Punctuated by singer Jehnny Beth’s snarls about a woman who will “choose to ignite” and “forget her pain,” it’s a powerful anthemic track which challenges expectations of women and pushes them to reclaim their sexuality. The foursome delivers a primal tribute to female empowerment that drives on with a no-holds-barred intensity. Opening with a ferocious clatter of drums and eerie guitar hooks, Savages’ “She Will” is one of the more electrifying cuts from their commanding debut, Silence Yourself. Sure, it’s not immediately The Plan we knew from the ‘90s, but hopefully you’ve changed a bit since then, too. But what sets Uncanney Valley aside from earlier Plan releases was its musical directness, which sees the band trading off-kilter time signatures and hot-wired synths for straightforward rhythms and slide guitar. Lyrically Uncanney Valley’s “Daddy Was a Real Good Dancer” saw the band right at home, spinning up a touching reflection on the early loss of a father. When The Dismemberment Plan returned with its first album in over a decade, the band stepped back with all the wry charm it was known for. The Dismemberment Plan – “Daddy Was a Real Good Dancer” Without a doubt, we didn’t get everyone’s favorite, so please share your own in the comment section below. Or take note of how a few newcomers like Haim and Lorde covered the worldwide quota for sugary hooks alone.īelow, we’ve listed our 50 favorite songs of the year. Just look at how we foamed at the mouth for clips of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” and then debated their legitimacy when the actual single leaked. But notably, 2013 has been a great year for music-especially the single.
Yes, the tallies for 453 different songs between 19 Paste writers and editors made it hard to trim this list down.
Selecting our favorite songs of the year wasn’t a hard task just because of the number of votes we sorted through.