3 Song Thursday: Overlooked Gems of 2008

Today I thought I would share with you three tracks that managed to hide their elustrious beauty from my ears until just recently.  I should have been singing praises of these three songs back when they were first released, but somehow they slipped under my radar until after the new year had rolled around.  So here I am today preventing each of you from letting another year roll around before you hear these addictive tunes.

1) Kings of Leon – Manhatten

I thought I had listened to all of the latest Kings of Leon album, Only By the Night.  But apparently I hadn’t, cause I don’t know how I could’ve heard this song and not been completely entranced right away. For that is what happened when I heard this track a couple of weeks ago while listening to an end of the year podcast on NPR’s All Songs Considered.  I don’t care who you are, I think everyone can groove to this tune.  The drum beat and little guitar riff that proceeds throughout just make you wanna just chill and dance at the same time, if that were possible.  And there is a passion in Caleb’s voice like never before.

2) Of Montreal – An Eluardian Instance

I’ve really been into pop tunes that you can dance to lately, and this one has found its way to the top of my playlists again and again this past month.  I am in love with the horn intro.  It is just a fun and danceable.   And as always, Kevin Barnes knows how to use his words to reach your heart.  Again I have no idea how I overlooked this gem of a song.

3) The Killers – I Can’t Stay

Now this song I did not accidentally overlook.   I just ignored it.  In fact I hated this track when I first listened to Day & Age.  But it came up again when I was listening to my library on shuffle a couple weeks ago, and something in the chorus just struck me.  I think it is just an absolutely lovely melody and I have not been able to stop listening to it.

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