Turntable Kitchen’s Top ‘Side One, Track Ones’ Released Since 2000
A first impression is a lasting impression. At least that is the conventional wisdom. And I'd argue that whatever wisdom lay in that theory with regard to social interactions applies equally to a listener's interaction with music. If you have a negative reaction (i.e. boredom, indifference, or outright dislike) to the first song you hear by a band, it can be very difficult to overcome that first impression. And although people are listening to music as "albums" less and less frequently, an album's opening track is nonetheless often a band's first opportunity to connect with a listener. Additionally, opening tracks [...]
- Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
- Bon Iver - Flume
- Elliott Smith - Son Of Sam
- Girl Talk - Once Again
- Girls - Lust For Life
- Grizzly Bear - Southern Point
- Iron & Wine - On Your Wings
- James Blake - Unluck
- Kanye West - Dark Fantasy
- Matt & Kim - Daylight
- Modest Mouse - 3rd Planet
- Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
- Ratatat - Seventeen Years
- Spoon - Small Stakes
- Sufjan Stevens - All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands
- The National - Fake Empire
- The Shins - Caring Is Creepy
- The xx - Intro
- Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
- Wolf Parade - You Are A Runner And I Am My Father's Son




















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