Let's get this out of the way, right at the top: lists that rank musicians and artists are, for the most part, fairly useless. But as part of this week's massive Year in Review coverage in the Boston Phoenix, we also decided to rank the Top 10 Boston Accents songs of 2011, an eclectic mix of rock and pop that properly reflects the WFNX local music program's playlist over the past 12 months.
If you've tuned in to the show -- which airs every Sunday night at 8pm -- then this roundup should come as no suprise. We'll spin most of this list on Sunday, Christmas night, for a special holiday edition of Accents, and in the meantime, catch up on our month-by-month breakdown of the Year in Boston Rock over on our music homepage.
Believe in Boston xo
1_"Talking to God," Casey Desmond /// [mp3 of the week 10.13.11]
2_"Guilty Girls," Buffalo Tom /// [mp3 of the week 02.10.11]
3_"Hailing a Cab in Hell," Viva Viva /// [cellars by starlight 11.09.11]
4_"Sunlight," Mean Creek /// [boston act of the year, bmp 2011]
5_"Louisville Slugger," Have Nots /// [mp3 of the week 05.11.11]
6_"Take Me Under," Gentlemen Hall /// [boston accents 04.11.11]
7_"Chorus Line," OldJack /// [mp3 of the week 05.09.11]
8_"(A) Natural History," Soccer Mom /// [mp3 of the week 09.21.11]
Soccer Mom - (A) Natural History by 100m Records
9_"The Way We Kill," Grey Valley Ghost /// [mp3 of the week 08.31.11]
10_"Please Don't Go," RIBS /// [mp3 of the week 01.27.11]