From the start, Japandroids never tried to be cool or clever in their lyrics. Instead of acting all cocky and cynical like most rock bands, Japandroids always wears its big giant heart on its sleeve and assumed its Feelings. Through relentless drumming and singing-your-heart-out vocals, the band proves that having worries is ok and that it doesn’t have to ruin the mosh pit, one giant “OOOOOOOOHH!!!!!” at a time.
89. Bloc Party - Banquet
It makes sense for Kele to close Banquet repeating “cause I’m on fire” over and over because this track would ignite anyone in a 10 meter-radius. With equal parts disco and punk, Bloc Party gets its guitar in interlocking mode for a dizzying masterpiece that’s as hot as her lips. …show more content…
CSS - Let’s Make Love And Listen To Death From Above
Let’s get one thing straight: Death From Above 1979 isn’t the most obvious choice for love-making music. This being said, CSS singer Lovefoxxx seems every bit willing to live dangerously on Let’s Make Love. She is both drunk and highly in need of sex on the track, spitting her plea with an unique flow on the dance-punk number.
86. Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance
Nothing sounds so 2006 than Alex Turner’s exclamation about how “there’s only music so that there’s new ringtones”, yet his theme of scummy hometown residents is still every bit relevant today. Like most of Arctic Monkeys’ début Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, closer A Certain Romance brings universal ideas about your lively neighborhood and staple them to a perfectly crafted rock number.
85. Interpol - Obstacle 1
With interlocking guitars reminiscent of Marquee Moon, Interpol teared its way out of post-9/11 New York into the rock stardom world with Obstacle 1. All dressed in black, the band’s members had a dark, yet grand single in their hands that would shake alternative rock and push it to a new direction.
84. Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams - Drop it Like It’s