Special: 2019 In Review: Best Songs of 2019: 90 - 81

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90. Roam - Turn


89. We Came As Romans - Carry The Weight


88. Angels & Airwaves - Kiss & Tell


87. Senses Fail - Bastard Son


86. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth


85. Bayside - Interrobang


84. Locket - Out Of Sight


83. The Used Ft. Jason Aalon Butler – Blow Me


82. With Confidence - Drops Of Jupiter


81. Weezer - Lost In The Woods


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Special: First Listen Thoughts: blink-182 "Nine", Bayside "Interrobang", The Early November "Lilac"

blink-182 - Nine

Label: Columbia Records

Press Release: blink-182 have revealed full details for their upcoming album. The record is called NINE, and it will arrive on September 20 via Columbia Records. The rainbow-coloured, neon-lit album artwork is pictured. NINE will mark the band's follow-up to 2016's California. It's their second album with Matt Skiba in the lineup instead of Tom DeLonge.

My thoughts: Definitely reminiscent of the untitled blink record. This album has dark themes throughout based upon the state of the world as well as the state of yourself and well-being. That being said you couldn't really tell if you didn't pay attention to the lyrics as this album is still bouncy and may just end up being my favourite since that untitled record, perhaps even surpassing it. blink makes it clear they don't need Tom or joke songs to put out a compelling record.

Bayside - Interrobang

Label: Hopeless Records

Press Release: The band are returning with Interrobang and it’s arriving a lot sooner than you would expect with an October 4 release date. Interrobang is a punctuation mark that combines an exclamation and a question mark. Lead singer Anthony Raneri says in a statement that the album title represents the feelings listeners receive from the record.

My thoughts: People are calling this a pop punk album but I honestly don't hear it. I can see this being where alternative music heads once the current state of "alternative" officially becomes top 40. The music is incredibly aggressive but the melodies are catchy as hell making for an incredible listening experience.

The Early November - Lilac

Label: Rise Records

Press Release: The Early November have announced their highly anticipated 5th studio album which is set to be released on 27th September via Rise Records. The band’s first album since 2015’s Imbue, Lilac represents a shift towards a more pop-centric sound while preserving the raw vulnerability that The Early November has become known for.

My thoughts: This was supposed to be a record where TEN pivoted their sound and although it is a step up from their previous effort it still falls short of capturing the magic of their early 00's work. Something I expected after listening to the first single "I Dissolve" but got hyped following the release of "Ave Maria" which gave me high hopes and the beginning half of the record is good but by the time I Dissolve comes around the rest of the record gets moody and slumps in comparison to the first half.

Special: 2018 Christmas CD GREATEST HITS!

What's up everyone, it's almost Christmas which means it's time for another installment of my Christmas CD series called "What's A Partridge? What's A Pear Tree?" Last year saw the 10th volume get released which means it makes perfect sense to make the 2018 compilation a Greatest Hits CD. Me and my future wife Tawnya each picked one song from all 10 releases to go on this compilation, my picks are in blue and hers are in pink. If you need a reminder of all past releases then you're in luck click HERE to see past years tracklisting and download links. Anyways here's the yearly: I do not claim any ownership to any of the music listed below.

What's A Partridge? What's A Pear Tree? Greatest Hits Volume 1

1. Anberlin - Baby Please Come Home
2. From The Top - Hot Chocolate Stains And Candy Canes
3. All Time Low - Fool's Holiday
4. A Change Of Pace - Christmas On The Coast
5. Plain White T's - Christmas Won't Be The Same Without You
6. Sunrise Skater Kids - 12 Days Of A Pop Punk Christmas
7. These Kids Wear Crowns Ft. Vital - You're My Mrs. Claus
8. Artist Vs. Poet - Airplanes And Candy Canes
9. Man Overboard - Decemberism
10. Unwritten Law Ft. Sum 41 - Unwritten Christmas
11. The Matches - December Is For Cynics
12. Relient K - Santa Claus Is Thumbing To Town
13. Divided By Friday - All I Want For Christmas Is You
14. The Summer Set - Love By Our Side
15. Bayside - Angels We Have Heard On High
16. Suckerpunch - This December
17. fun. - Sleigh Ride
18. All These Lights - Christmas Wish
19. Hawk Nelson - Up On The Housetop
20. Good Charlotte - Last Christmas

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Special: 2017 In Review: 100 Best Songs of 2017 Part 5 (60 - 51)

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60. With Confidence - Long Night


59. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold


58. Relient K - Candy Hearts


57. The Maine - How Do You Feel?


56. New Found Glory - The Sound Of Two Voices


55. Bayside - Mary


54. Neck Deep - In Bloom


53. We Were Sharks - Stay


52. All Time Low - Good Times


51. Anti-Flag - When The Wall Falls


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Top 10 Countdown: March 11, 2017

10. Less Than Jake - Bomb Drop
Last week: NEW!


9. Relient K - Candy Hearts
Last week: 10.


8. Bayside - Mary
Last week: 9.


7. New Found Glory - Happy Being Miserable
Last week: NEW!


6. As It Is - Hey Rachel
Last week: 8.


5. State Champs - Losing Myself
Last week: 3.


4. Mayday Parade - Black Cat
Last week: 5.

3. Pierce The Veil - Dive In
Last week: 4.


2. The Menzingers - Lookers
Last week: 2.


1. The Summer Set - The Night Is Young
Last week: 1.

Top 10 Countdown: March 4, 2017

10. Relient K - Candy Hearts
Last week: NEW!


9. Bayside - Mary
Last week: 10.


8. As It Is - Hey Rachel
Last week: 9.


7. Carousel Kings - Grey Goose
Last week: 7.


6. Courage My Love - Stereo
Last week: 4.


5. Mayday Parade - Black Cat
Last week: 6.


4. Pierce The Veil - Dive In
Last week: 5.


3. State Champs - Losing Myself
Last week: 1.


2. The Menzingers - Lookers
Last week: 3.


1. The Summer Set - The Night Is Young
Last week: 2.

Top 10 Countdown: February 25, 2017

10. Bayside - Mary
Last week: NEW!


9. As It Is - Hey Rachel
Last week: 10.


8. Roam - Leaving Notice
Last week: 8.


7. Carousel Kings - Grey Goose
Last week: 9.


6. Mayday Parade - Black Cat
Last week: 7.


5. Pierce The Veil - Dive In
Last week: 5.


4. Courage My Love - Stereo
Last week: 4.


3. The Menzingers - Lookers
Last week: 3.


2. The Summer Set - The Night Is Young
Last week: 2.


1. State Champs - Losing Myself
Last week: 1.

Special: 2016 In Review: Best Albums of 2016

Hey everyone, hope you all enjoyed my top 100 songs of 2016 over the last 2 weeks or so. If you missed any of it the countdown starts HERE. We're keeping with the music theme with my favourite albums in 2016 this week. Now albums are hard for me to rank as usually it's completely dependent on how I'm feeling so I decided to use tiers this year so let's look at my favourites of 2016.

Top 4:

With Confidence - Better Weather

Record Label: Hopeless Records

Choice Cuts: We'll Be Okay, Voldemort, Keeper, Higher

Why: A great summer album. With Con, from Australia, know how to write a chorus and an album full of hooks. With Confidence writes about everything from girls, to struggling with mental health problems, and every song oozes pop-punk that demands to be played in the summer with your windows down. Ladies and gentlemen, your new favourite Pop-Punk band.

Yellowcard - Self-titled

Record Label: Hopeless Records

Choice Cuts: Rest In Peace, Got Yours, The Hurt Is Gone, Empty Street

Why: From a great summer album to the band that's career was launched off the success of arguable the greatest summer album ever made, Ocean Avenue. Now Yellowcard has released 6 albums since then and although none will likely be as memorable as OA, every one has helped Yellowcard mature and us listeners mature alongside of them. This is the end of Yellowcard and that band pulls no punches saying goodbye as every song is as fitting of a farewell as the next and the albums lead single/first track Rest In Peace, lets you know that's what you're in for. A moment of silence now as this will be the last time I ever write about Yellowcard for a year in review series...

Good Charlotte - Youth Authority

Record Label: MDDN

Choice Cuts: 40 oz. Dream, Makeshift Love, Keep Swingin', Life Changes

Why: Good Charlotte has never been a band that settles for being complacent, they're often challenging themselves but after 2010's Cardiology it seems they ran out of challenges and went on hiatus. They decided to reemerge this year with one of their best albums Youth Authority, the high points are constant, and the only real misses are the ballads which GC has never really excelled at, even then tracks like "Life Can't Get Much Better" are probably stronger than their former ballads.

The Summer Set - Stories For Monday

Record Label: Fearless Records

Choice Cuts: Missin' You, Figure Me Out, The Night Is Young, Wasted

Why: We finally got a follow up to 2013's Legendary (my favourite album that year BTW) this year with Stories For Monday. It's not the perfect pop record it's predecessor was, but Stories certainly holds it's own charm. Where Legendary focused on having a good time in the present, Stories dealt with a tumultuous time for the band that almost seen them calling it quits leading to a variety of songs about growing up and moving on (The Night Is Young, Wasted among them).

Second-Tier Classics

Real Friends - The Home Inside My Head

Choice Cuts: Mess, Colder Quicker

Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3

Choice Cuts: Talk To Me, Legend Has It

Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues

Choice Cuts: Sure And Certain, Get Right

blink-182 - California

Choice Cuts: She's Out Of Her Mind, Rabbit Hole

A Day To Remember - Bad Vibrations

Choice Cuts: Naivety, Bullfight

Like Pacific - Distant Like You Asked

Choice Cuts: Richmond, Distant

Relient K - Air For Free

Choice Cuts: Man, Air For Free

Bayside - Vacancy

Choice Cuts: I've Been Dead All Day, Not As Depressing As It Sounds

Against The Current - In Our Bones

Choice Cuts: Young And Relentless, In Our Bones

Rarity - I Couldn't Be Weaker

Choice Cuts: Absent, Hollow

Simple Plan - Taking One For The Team

Choice Cuts: Boom!, Opinion Overload

Roam - Backbone

Choice Cuts: Headrush, Hopeless Case

Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave

Choice Cuts: Tidal Wave, You Can't Look Back

Sum 41 - 13 Voices

Choice Cuts: War, Fake My Own Death

Pierce The Veil - Misadventures

Choice Cuts: Circles, The Divine Zero

Set It Off - Upside Down

Choice Cuts: Something New, Uncontainable

Other Favourites

River Oaks - Self-Titled EP

The Starting Line - Anyways EP

Sleeping With Sirens - Live And Unplugged

The Ready Set - I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love

A Loss For Words - Crises

Hands Like Houses - Dissonants

Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor

Green Day - Revolution Radio

Hit The Lights - Just To Get Through To You EP

Tonight Alive - Limitless

Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost

All Time Low - Straight To DVD II: Past, Present & Future Hearts

Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties - Bittersweet

Special: 2016 In Review: 100 Best Songs in 2016 Part 4 (70 - 61)

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70. Mariana's Trench - Who Do You Love?


69. A Day To Remember - Bad Vibrations


68. Simple Plan - Singing In The Rain


67. With Confidence - I Will Never Wait


66. Yellowcard - The Hurt Is Gone


65. The Starting Line - Anyways


64. Panic! At The Disco - Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time


63. Silverstein - Ghost


62. Real Friends - Scared To Be Alone


61. Bayside - I've Been Dead All Day


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Top 10 Countdown: October 1, 2016

10. Bayside - I've Been Dead All Day
Last week: NEW!


9. Silverstein - Toronto (Unabridged)
Last week: 10.


8. Broadside - The Simple Type
Last week: NEW!


7. Yellowcard - Rest In Piece
Last week: 2.


6. Rarity - Inhale
Last week: 8.


5. Pierce The Veil - Circles
Last week: 7.


4. With Confidence - Voldemort
Last week: 5.


3. Set It Off - Something New
Last week: 1.


2. Neck Deep Ft. Mark Hoppus (blink-182) - December (Again)
Last week: 4.


1. Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! - Set It Straight
Last week: 3.

Top 10 Countdown: October 18, 2014

10. Zebrahead - Automatic
Last week: NEW!

9. Bayside - Pigsty
Last week: 9.

8. New Found Glory - Selfless
Last week: 3.

7. Take Me To The Pilot - What They Ask For
Last week: 8.

6. Fireworks - Bed Sores
Last week: 7.

5. Transit - Rest To Get Better
Last week: 6.

4. Chiodos - 3 AM
Last week: 5.

3. New Found Glory - Ready And Willing
Last week: 4.

2. Marianas Trench Feat. Anami Vice - Pop 101
Last week: 2.

1. I The Mighty - Love Your Sin
Last week: 1.

Top 10 Countdown: October 11, 2014

10. Protest The Hero - Mist
Last week: 10.

9. Bayside - Pigsty
Last week: NEW!

8. Take Me To The Pilot - What They Ask For
Last week: 9.

7. Fireworks - Bed Sores
Last week: 8.

6. Transit - Rest To Get Better
Last week: 7.

5. Chiodos - 3 AM
Last week: 5.

4. New Found Glory - Ready And Willing
Last week: 4.

3. New Found Glory - Selfless
Last week: 1.

2. Marianas Trench Feat. Anami Vice - Pop 101
Last week: 3.

1. I The Mighty - Love Your Sin
Last week: 2.

Top 10 Countdown: March 15, 2014

After a weekend off the countdown is back! Here's this week's top 10.

10. Fall Out Boy Feat. Courtney Love - Rat A Tat
Last week: NEW!

9. Breathe Carolina Feat. Danny Worsnop (Asking Alexandria) - Sellouts
Last week: 10.

8. The Used - Cry
Last week: 8.

7. A Day To Remember - Right Back At It Again
Last week: 3.

6. Bayside - Time Has Come
Last week: 6.

5. Paramore - Ain't It Fun
Last week: 5.

4. Silverstein - On Brave Mountains We Conquer
Last week: 7.

3. Save Your Breath - Harrow Road
Last week: 4.

2. Rescue Kid - Make You Mine
Last week: 1.

1. Simple Plan - The Rest Of Us
Last week: 2.

Top 10 Countdown: March 1, 2014

Since the new year we've had exactly 3 different number 1's. Is this the week we add a 4th? Let's take a look.

10. Breathe Carolina Feat. Danny Worsnop (Asking Alexandria) - Sellouts
Last week: NEW!

9. City Lights - See You At The Top
Last week: 5.

8. The Used - Cry
Last week: 10.

7. Silverstein - On Brave Mountains We Conquer
Last week: 9.

6. Bayside - Time Has Come
Last week: 7.

5. Paramore - Ain't It Fun
Last week: 6.

4. Save Your Breath - Harrow Road
Last week: 4.

3. A Day To Remember - Right Back At It Again
Last week: 1.

2. Simple Plan - The Rest Of Us
Last week: 2.

1. Rescue Kid - Make You Mine
Last week: 3.

Top 10 Countdown: February 22, 2014

Music is my misery, and this is my cure. Saturday means new countdown!!

10. The Used - Cry
Last week: NEW!

9. Silverstein - On Brave Mountains We Conquer
Last week: 10.

8. July - What We Signed Up For
Last week: 6.

7. Bayside - Time Has Come
Last week: NEW!

6. Paramore - Ain't It Fun
Last week: 7.

5. City Lights - See You At The Top
Last week: 2.

4. Save Your Breath - Harrow Road
Last week: 5.

3. Rescue Kid - Make You Mine
Last week: 4.

2. Simple Plan - The Rest Of Us
Last week: 3.

1. A Day To Remember - Right Back At It Again
Last week: 1.

(Christmas!) Song of the day: November 16, 2013

(Christmas!) Song of the day: November 16, 2013:

Bayside - Angels We Have Heard On High

Off the CD Single of the same name, out now!

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/angels-we-have-heard-on-high/id478016747