MTV's resident contrarian (and most prominent blogger) James Montgomery has posted his list of the best songs of 2009. Along with a healthy selection of pop songs, the list includes Mastodon, Franz Ferdinand, The Flaming Lips, Brand New, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Lily Allen, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Matt and Kim, Animal Collective and Paramore. Regarding Paramore, he says this:

You can practically hear the heads exploding in the room. It's the best vocal moment of 2009, signifying not only Hayley Williams' transformation from a kid with Kool-Aid-colored hair to a full-grown woman, but her arrival in the pantheon of truly great rock vocalists.

Check out the list here.

RELATED NEWS

Universal to cut CDs prices to under $10 in the US
Related Artist/Band(s): AFI [FB]  Brand New [FB]  No Doubt [FB]  Rise Against [FB]  Abandoned Pools [FB]  Lucero [FB]  Blaqk Audio [FB]  Forever The Sickest Kids [FB]  Kanye West [FB]  Lil Wayne [FB]  The Starting Line [FB]  Be Your Own Pet [FB]  The Pink Spiders [FB]  Straylight Run [FB]  Blink 182 [FB]  Klaxons [FB]  Angels and Airwaves [FB]  Ludacris [FB]  Q-tip [FB]  TV On The Radio [FB]  Plus 44 [FB] 

New Releases Out This Week
Related Artist/Band(s): Brand New [FB]  From First To Last [FB]  The Audition [FB]  Dropkick Murphys [FB] 

Mastodon Guitarist: 'we're Only Ten Years Old Now So I Think The Sky's The Limit With Ideas'
Related Artist/Band(s): Mastodon [FB] 

Tours: The Flaming Lips (east coast, midwest)
Related Artist/Band(s): The Flaming Lips [FB] 

Brand New Vinyl Explanation
Related Artist/Band(s): Brand New [FB]