Favorite Songs Of 2014, #3
“Gimme Something Good” - Ryan Adams
This was the soundtrack of my summer, something I heard every 90 minutes or so while we were lounging in the water at the lake. Which made perfect sense, because it has a timeless sound that would have let it fit perfectly into playlists from about any summer of the last 40 years. A song made for singing along to while riding in cars packed with friends, while chilling at the pool, or while grilling your dinner on warm nights.
I’ll get more into this next week, but Adams, and the sounds he created for his self-titled album, were at the core of what I listened to this year. Modern rock heavily influenced by the Heartland Rock of the mid–1980s. It may not be cutting edge, but it sure sounds great.
All my life been shaking Wanting something Holding everything I have like it was broken
Previously: 20 - “Black And White” - Parquet Courts 19 - “I Got Knocked Down (But I’ll Get Up)” - School Of Seven Bells 18 - “We Only Come Out At Night” - Sugar Stems 17 - “Too True To Be Good” - Dum Dum Girls 16 - “Milwaukee” - The Both 15 - “New Skin” - Torres 14 - “Seasons (Waiting On You)” - Future Islands 13 - “Fall In Love” - Phantogram 12 - “Spinners” - The Hold Steady 11 - “Rent I Pay” - Spoon 10 - “Teenage Wasteland” - Wussy 9 - “Goshen ’97” - Strand Of Oaks 8 - “Lazaretto” - Jack White 7 - “Honey Do” - Beverly 6 - “Head Underwater” - Jenny Lewis 5 - “Run Forever” Emma Ruth Rundle 4 - “Lights Out” - Angel Olsen