Tag Archive: Song of the Year

Garden by July Talk

A relatively unknown Canadian blues/alternative rock band surprises me with a number of contenders off of what was also my Album of the Year.

Honourable mention:       

My Demons by Starset

Wrong Side of Heaven by Five Finger Death Punch

Torn to Pieces by Pop Evil

Album of the Year: July Talk by July Talk

Rising Stars:

Jeff Sharp by Itari Ascend

Pirate Vendetta by Seth

Kiss it Goodbye by Nickelback

Outside of the rock genre, it was a pretty ho-hum, no-hum year for music. My song of the year, an unapologetic rant against the musick ^sic(k)  moguls of the entertainment industry, wasn’t officially released or given any airtime.  As the song goes, “It’s tough to see through bull–it when it’s up above your eyes”

Honourable mention:       

Deal with the Devil by Pop Evil

Fly On the Wall by Thousand Foot Krutch

Bitter End by Veer Union 

Although acknowledging a very good Try from P!nk and a Christian Rock band called Thousand Foot Krutch that Let the Sparks Fly from what was easily the best album of the year (albeit not one you will find on any of the mainstream lists), Bitter End merits top spot on strength of a never say die message for a year when hope was in such short supply:

Honourable mention:

Try by P!nk

War of Change by Thousand Foot Krutch 

Let the Sparks Fly by Thousand Foot Krutch

Somebody that I used to Know by Gotye

Nothing I have heard this year in any genre would have made my honourable mention list in prior years.

Honourable Mention: “If I Can Get Through This“ by The Art of Dying

… alas this one was actually a song from 2007 that was re-released on the 2011 as part of the Transformers Movie soundtrack.

“Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum

Honorable Mention:  “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem with Rihanna

“Sometime Around Midnight” by Airborne Toxic Event

Honorable Mention:

“Two Is Better Than One” by Boys like Girls (with Taylor Swift);

“I Got a Feeling” by The Black-Eyed Peas

 “Stop and Stare” by One Republic

 Honorable Mention:

 “When I Grow Up” by The Pussycat Dolls;

 “The Little Things” by Danny Elfman;

“U + Ur Hand” by P!nk

Honorable Mention:

          “Don’t Blink” by Kenny Chesney

“All I Ever Wanted” by Brian Melo

“Apologize” by OneRepublic

“Steady as She Goes” by The Raconteurs.

Honorable Mention:

 “You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt

“Keep Holding On” by Avril Lavigne

“Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol

Nothing stands out here either.  In the absence of any serious contenders from 2005, I’ll pick an old song called “We Were Meant to Live” by Switchfoot on the grounds that I just stumbled onto it this year.