The Most Addictive Songs You’ve Never Heard

At the risk of a way too long title (though I’m a fan of those…), this is officially:

The List of 20 (and growing) Most Addictive Songs You’ve Never Heard, But Should

I will try to keep it short, sweet, and to the point. I’ll leave it up to you to find them on youtube, hype machine, project playlist, or Amazon (Unless you’re a pirate. Arrrrr) and leave it at this. These are in no particular order, and one of my favorite songs is close to the middle, so note that.

1. “Foundations” by Kate Nash
2. “Night Reconnaissance” by The Dresden Dolls
3. “Sugar Cube” by Porcelain and the Tramps
4. “Painted by Numbers” by The Sounds
5. “Breathe Me” by Sia
6. “Snail Song” by A Particularly Vicious Rumor (Note: anything by them is addictive)
7. Cover: “In The Air Tonight” performed by Anousheh Khalili (Available for free eargasm on her myspace page)
8. “In This Life” by Delta Goodrem
9. “Virginia” by Tori Amos
10. “The First” by Tegan and Sara
11. “Après Moi” by Regina Spektor (Don’t deny that you pretended you could speak Russian after hearing the bridge…)
12. Cover: “The Unforgiven” performed by Apocalyptica
13. “All Over Me” by The Danger Flowers (From the Loving Annabelle (2006) soundtrack)
14. “Shutterbug” by Veruca Salt
15. “Hopeful Morning” by Patrice Pike (This one’s hard to find, but worth it)
16. “Shy” by Ani DiFranco
17. “Freedom” by Melissa Ferrick
18. “Run Baby Run” by Garbage
19. “Where I Stood” by Missy Higgins
20. “Mystery Achievement” by The Pretenders

Now, keep in mind I chopped off about 15 songs total in reviewing this list, because they were way too popular to keep true to the “You’ve never heard” bit.

That said, I feel I’ve done well. With every song on the list, I’ve either listened to it way too many times for my own good, most of those times within the first week of knowing it, or I’ve spent hours upon hours searching for some way to find it (“Hopeful Morning” is a big one for that criteria, along with “Mystery Achievement”).

Some people with a very ecclectic musical taste may have heard all these, but I’m sure most people will find at least one they haven’t heard.

And yes, I know, I have an awesome taste in music. You can tell me, but it doesn’t need to be said.