Ode to Pretension

1/14/10

First show! And what a great way to start off the semester with our favorite hipster virtue: pretension. Here are songs we love, but are "holier than thou" in some way or another…whether it is the title, the group, or even the way the artist sounds while singing. Note: we also threw in some extremely unpretentious songs, too, just to feel a little bit better about ourselves.

1. Charmless Man- Blur
2. So Bored – Wavves
3. Bad Education - Tilly and the Wall
4. Kiss of Life – Friendly Fires
5. Staplegun – Ladyfuzz (Moment in A Capella - RIP segment)
6. The Penalty – Beirut
7. The Crook of My Good Arm – Pale Young Gentlemen
8. Peacebone – Animal Collective
9. Damn Sam I Love a Woman – Ryan Adams
10. Lord – Langhorne Slim
11. About Love – Timothy Seth Avett as Darling
12. White Sky - Vampire Weekend
13. Maybe Someday – The Ordinary Boys
14. You, Me, and the Bourgeoisie – The Submarines
15. Kings of the Wild Frontier – Adam and the Ants
16. Pretty Green – Mark Ronson (Feat. Santogold)
17. I’m Good I’m Gone – Lykke Li
18. Homecoming – Kanye West (Feat. Chris Martin)
19. When the Day Met the Night – Panic at the Disco
20. The Underdog – Spoon
21. Momma’s Boy – Elizabeth and the Catapult
22. That’s Not My Name – The Ting Tings
23. To Kingdom Come – Passion Pit
24. The Angels Hung Around – Rilo Kiley (Music About Musicians - RIP segment)
25. Small Planet – Ferraby Lionheart
26. Dearest – Buddy Holly
27. By and By – Brett Dennen