I'm not sure there's any defense for my choice of "Last of the English Roses," the only stand-out tune from Doherty's solo debut (not counting Babyshambles). It doesn't hold a candle to the better halves of the Libertines' and Babyshambles' discographies, but it's a minimalist stab at classic mid-90s Britpop (a genre I barely understand and marginally appreciate). I deliberately chose video clips that show Doherty in full-on strung-out mode.
Vampire Weekend's "Cousins" barely counts as a 2009 release (it debuted in December, but appears on January's Contra. On an album full of top-notch tunes, "Cousins" is the one the band apparently flipped a coin to choose as its first single (because the album is excellent start-to-finish).
Let the mocking of Pete ensue, Doc.
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