Sam's Best of 2015 #20

So ignoring the fact that this is the most horribly updated year yet it's been a pretty great year musically for me I've been to a shit load of shows and I've heard so many great songs and it being December means it's time for my favorite article of the year my choice for the Top 20 of 2015 and oddly enough this year's Number 1 will be on Christmas so that's convenient now isn't it but with that in mind you know how this works every weekday I'll be telling you guy's the best songs of the year also when it comes to some of the songs Ill post videos from whenever I saw these bands live if available which will vary in terms of audio quality but hey it's my list and my memories, so without further ado or much back story as to why this year was so underwhelming in terms of post numbers let's get to it with this bad ass cut:

#20: Dark Black Makeup-Radkey

You know I made it a thing to myself this year to give more local acts a chance and it's been a pleasant experience that my fine local alternative station 96.5 The Buzz has made quite easy and they've managed to really showcase a fine variety of acts that I'll be mentioning later in this list but I figure one of the best way's to kick off this years best of is with one of those tunes and acts in the form of these new age Misfits in the form of Radkey.

Like I've said before this band sounds exactly like an even more badass Danzig but with twice the punk and their album Dark Black Make Up is a fine collection of songs indeed, and I found myself kind of sticking with the Title cut because it's not only a solid blend of punky aesthetics but it showcases that these guy's can really craft a quality hook and it's just fucking bad ass seriously give it a listen.... 

Best of the Rest 2015

#1 Lifted Up(1985)-Passion Pit

So next week the top 20 begins but before then I'd like to take note that the last track to just miss the but Lifted Up(1985) proved that Passion Pit has really crafted a very sugary sweet pop number that most certainly left us all wanting to move this year and while it's not his best it's till keeping in this string of quality singles that he's been doing over the past few years.

Best of the Rest 2015

#2 Hollow Moon(Bad Wolf)-AWOLNATION

This song is fairly typical in that it's an angry track with a killer chorus, a beat you can jump, thrash, and dance to, and a screaming section thrown in to remind you that AWOLNATION is here and he's going nowhere also this song is fucking great live.

Also I'd like to take a second to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving from here at Sam's Song of the Day....

Best of the Rest 2015

#3 The Man Who Broke his own heart-Everclear

So this honestly was one of the most underrated shows I went to this year because I'm not going to lie the first time I saw this band I realized exactly why I talk so much shit on them compared to all their other early/late 90's contemporaries but after seeing them this most recent Summerland tour I have to say my tone has changed they have actually managed to really outdo themselves and not only put on a significantly better show but this song looking back is a really solid single that's kind of armature in it's songwriting at points but even so it's still a welldone bit of angst ridden alternative rock that holds up well to the material these guy's were releasing 20 years ago and have made the most surprisingly good thing I heard all year.

Best of the Rest 2015: #4

#4 Criminals-MS MR

This band puts on one hell of a show and really outdid themselves this year in terms of making some super catchy danceable tracks that leave you wanting to move and groove as you endlessly repeat these tunes over and over again.

This song was my personal favorite from the singles they put out and I'm pretty sure it's probably the song responsible for why I'm making an honorable mentions list this year.

Best of the Rest 2015: #5

Well the end of 2015 is upon us and there's a shit load of quality tunes that have come out and upon finishing my list there's still a few songs that sadly missed the cut so before the list officially starts November 30^th I Figured i'd take the time to post some of the cuts that were great as fuck but didn't quite make the final cut so here's the best of the rest 2015...

#5 Greek Tragedy-The Wombats

This band has spent the last few years consistently releasing some really quality music and while I really liked this song a lot during the early part of the year it just kind of faded off for me as time went on and I couldn't include it's bad ass in the main list but it's still a great tune in it's own right.

The countdown is coming....

So just a quick update for those interested expect constant updates November 30th here at Sam's Song of the day and possibly a series of things the week before but there's a reason for the wait....