My Top 20 Songs of November 2013

I’m going to be pumping out a lot of content in December, so I’m going to keep this post short and sweet. With no written accompaniments or explanations, here are My Top 20 Songs of November:

20. A Lot Like Birds – Kuroi Ledge

 

19. Ed Kowalczyk – Holy Water Tears/Seven

 

18. The Sounds – Young & Wild/Shake Shake Shake

 

17. Lover Lover – Young Free

 

16. St. Lucia – Too Close

 

15. Best Coast – I Don’t Know How

 

14. Shad – Y’all Know Me/Intro: Lost

 

13. Dum Dum Girls – Lost Boys And Girls Club

 

12. Jhene Aiko – Bed Peace f. Childish Gambino

 

11. Say Lou Lou – Beloved

 

10. Arcade Fire – Here Comes The Night Time

 

9. Sky Ferreira – Boys/Omanko/Ain’t Your Right

 

8. Lorde – 400 Lux

 

7. Linkin Park x Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes

 

6.. Pearl Jam – Sirens

 

5. Britney Spears – Perfume

 

4. Panic! At The Disco – Far Too Young To Die

 

3. Queens Of The Stone Age – I Appear Missing/Keep Your Eyes Peeled

 

2. Lady Gaga – Gypsy (live)

 

1. Sky Ferreira – Heavy Metal Heart

My Top 15 Songs of October 2013 in Haiku

It’s been some time since I’ve dabbled in the art of Haiku poetry. I admire how Haiku use words and syllables to describe, cut, and leave open. It’s a freeing form of poetry, and since it’s easily recognizable to many, I’ve decided to work it into My Top 15 Songs of October list. Haiku needn’t necessarily follow the 5-7-5 syllable rule, but since it’s the form I originally learned, and it’s probably the most recognizable form of Haiku poetry (in English), it’s the one I’ve chosen to employ here.

15. Active Child f. Mikky Ekko – Subtle

Subtlety is lost

In your face is the standard

A wayward approach

 

14. Sleigh Bells – Bitter Rivals

I try to be nice

My rivals are people too

‘Til I stomp them down

 

13. Die Antwoord – Cookie Thumper

Gibberish sounds good

When it’s Zef above all else

While baking wear mitts

 

12. Janelle Monae f. Miguel- Primetime

No one was drop kicked

In the making of this song

Of this I’m not sure

 

11. Chvrches – Lungs

Lungs through which air flows

Distributing oxygen

I use ears to breathe

 

10. Placebo – Bosco/Exit Wounds

I can say sorry

How many times the same way?

When you leave I’ll stop

 

9. Shad – Love Means

You get what you give

It has eyes and can see all

Careful eyes betray

 

8. Charli XCX – Superlove

Japan likes neon

Lights that alter what is seen

Darkness eats it all

 

7. Sky Ferreira – You’re Not The One

I can see clearly

What I did not see before

Gone from you, happy

 

6. The Naked & Famous – Rolling Waves

Water cascading

Time after time on the beach

A new way to breathe

 

5. QOTSA – My God Is The Sun

The orb of life, warmth

Praised, praying, please rise today

All things some day sleep

 

4. Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball

Twerking unsteady

When practised on wrecking ball

Hip replacement, shame

 

3. Tame Impala – Elephant

Pink Floyd meets Lennon

It took me more than a while

Speakers shaking, taught

 

2. Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?

Crawling back to you

Dread tingling up, down, my spine

I shouldn’t have asked

 

1. The 1975 – The City

A metropolis

Lit, cunning, unforgiving

The place I call home