Now the dust has settled from 2009 we can sift through all the detritus and take stock of the year's musical output. We've got "best of" lists coming left right and centre at the moment, so here's a bit of a twist on the format.
This 'cast is a look at all the stuff we really ought to have turned our noses up at; good songs by bands that we'd never actually admit to liking, and that sort of thing. There's also a couple of Christmas songs thrown in for good measure - now the joy of yuletide has past us by, how well does this year's crop of festive songs hold up in the cold hard light of the new year?
Happy New Year, by Lightspeed Champion.
The Anthem is a Gift, by The Winter Sounds.
It's a Wonderful Lie, by Withered Hand.
Walking in the Air, by Frightened Rabbit.
Golden Phone, by Micachu.
Death, by White Lies.
Man in the Machine, by Royworld.
Sometime Around Midnight, by Airborne Toxic Event.
Knowing Me, Knowing You, by The Wondermints.
