-- set your media players to 'shuffle', here are our most beloved 113 tracks of last year (with no repeats from any one album)...
(113) doves - 'kingdom of rust'
(112) city reverb - 'ghetto glamour'
(111) editors - 'the boxer'
(110) sondre lerche - 'like lazenby'
(109) the big pink - 'golden pendulum'
(108) bat for lashes - 'glass'
(107) taken by trees - 'to lose someone'
(106) kenny burrell - 'isabella'
(105) sea wolf - 'the orchard'
(104) beirut - 'on a bayonet'
(103) mum - 'the smell of today is sweet like breastmilk in the wind'
(102) the gallows - 'london is the reason'
(101) tortoise - 'gigantes'
(100) twilight sad - 'in the blackout'
(99) thomas marriott - 'little frances'
(98) the thermals - 'when i died'
(97) jj - 'ecstasy'
(96) venetian snares - 'calvin kleining'
(95) radian - 'git cut derivat'
(94) allen toussaint - 'egyptian fantasy' (sidney bechet)
(93) au revoir simone - 'tell me'
(92) anni rossi - 'machine'
(91) the xx - 'infinity'
(90) el goodo - 'i saw her today'
(89) iron & wine - 'god made the automobile'
(88) y.a.c.h.t. - 'i'm in love with a ripper'
(87) dear reader - 'dearheart'
(86) black moth super rainbow - 'smile the day after today'
(85) lupe fiasco - 'love come down (remix)'
(84) yeasayer - 'i remember'
(83) yo la tengo - 'periodically triple or double'
(82) washed out - 'feel it all around'
(81) woods - 'september with pete'
(80) ugk with big gipp - 'purse come first'
(79) savath y savalas - 'la llama'
(78) q-tip - 'blue girl'
(77) moderat - 'a new error'
(76) royal bangs - 'war bells'
(75) os mutantes - 'anagrama'
(74) peter brotzmann - 'weird blue'
(73) metric - 'blindness'
(72) band of skulls - 'cold fame'
(71) kid cudi with kayne west and common - 'i make her say'
(70) fever ray - 'dry and dusty'
(69) medeski martin and wood - 'amber girls'
(68) japandroids - 'crazy/forever'
(67) klimek - 'unbearable exploding desires'
(66) mos def - 'revelations'
(65) the heartless bastards - 'nothing seems the same'
(64) hiromi uehara - 'sicilian blue'
(63) the flaiming lips - 'see the leaves'
(62) devendra banhart - 'first song for b'
(61) bibio - 'lovers' carvings'
(60) brakes - 'worry about it later'
(59) brother ali - 'crown jewel'
(58) metric - 'gimme sympathy (acoustic)'
(57) modest mouse - 'king rat'
(56) caspian - 'of foam and wave'
(55) lhasa de sela - 'love came here'
(54) nathan fake - 'basic mountain'
(53) air - 'tropical disease'
(52) balmorhea - 'remembrance'
(51) ben klock - 'gloaming'
(50) dead weather - 'so far from your weapon'
(49) charlotte gainsbourg with beck - 'heaven can wait'
(48) vetiver - 'down from above'
(47) papercuts - 'the machine will tell us so'
(46) mr. scruff - 'fix that speaker!'
(45) the clientele - 'i wonder who we are'
(44) friendly fires - 'on board'
(43) built to spill - 'good ol' boredom'
(42) blakroc with raekwon - 'stay of the f#&$kin' flowers'
(41) bon iver with st. vincent - 'roslyn'
(40) arvo part - 'erat lux vera'
(39) st. vincent - 'just the same but brand new'
(38) antony with bryce dessner - 'i was young when i left home' (bob dylan)
(37) the arctic monkeys - 'dance little liar'
(36) patrick wolf - 'the sun is often out'
(35) jim o'rourke - 'the visitor'
(34) malajube - 'casablanca'
(33) m. ward - 'hold time'
(32) johann johannsson - 'theme'
(31) the emeralds - 'alive in the sea of information'
(30) andrew bird - 'natural disaster'
(29) micachu - 'golden phone'
(28) the beatles (remastered) - 'julia'
(27) peanut butter wolf - '45 live'
(26) phoenix - 'love like a sunset'
(25) two fingers - 'moth rhythm'
(24) regina spektor - 'human of the year'
(23) the white rabbits - 'the company i keep'
(22) riceboy sleeps - 'happiness'
(21) bibio - 'bones & skulls'
(20) dalek - 'armed with krylon'
(19) casiotone for the painfully alone - 'white jetta'
(18) the field - 'leave it'
(17) bowerbirds - 'northern lights'
(16) royksopp - 'silver cruiser'
(15) the antlers - 'kettering'
(14) animal collective - 'what would i want? sky'
(13) akron/family - 'everyone is guilty'
(12) jay-z with alicia keys - 'empire state of mind'
(11) dan deacon - 'snookered'
(10) joe lovano - 'song for judi'
(9) raekwon with rza and inspectah deck - 'black mozart'
(8) here we go magic - 'tunnelvision'
(7) the dodos - 'two medicines'
(6) animal collective - 'bluish'
(5) james blackshaw - 'fix'
(4) sunset rubdown - 'silver moons'
(3) grizzly bear - 'cheerleader'
(2) doom with tony starks - 'angelz'
(#1 with a bullet)
** THE DIRTY PROJECTORS - 'USEFUL CHAMBER' **
-- and for good measure, here are our 23 favorite albums...
(23) royal bangs - let it beep.
(22) band of skulls - baby darling doll face honey.
(21) black moth super rainbow - eating us.
(20) animal collective - fall be kind.
(19) atlas sound - logos.
(18) casiotone for the painfully alone - vs. children.
(17) papercuts - you can have what you want.
(16) bibio - ambivalence avenue.
(15) the clientele - bonfires on the heath.
(14) andrew bird - noble beast.
(13) malajube - labyrinthes.
(12) raekwon - only built for cuban linx... part 2.
(11) the field - yesterday & today.
(10) phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix.
(9) joe lovano us five - folk art.
(8) the antlers - hospice.
(7) dalek - gutter tactics.
(6) the dodos - time to die.
(5) the white rabbits - it's frightening.
(4) here we go magic - here we go magic.
(3) st. vincent - actor.
(2) grizzly bear - veckatimest.
(1)
** DAN DEACON - BROMST. **
-- and finally, 10 mesmerizing music videos, in no particular order...
(1) matt and kim - 'lessons learned'
(2) kanye west - 'we were once a fairytale'
(3) charlotte gainsbourg with beck - 'heaven can wait'
(4) d.m. stith - 'b.m.b.'
(5) crystal stilts - 'departure'
(6) papercuts - 'future primitive'
(7) royal bangs - 'war bells'
(8) bowerbirds - 'northern lights'
(9) kid cudi with kanye west and common - 'make her say'
(10) casiotone for the painfully alone - 'optimists vs. the silent alarm'
(113) doves - 'kingdom of rust'
(112) city reverb - 'ghetto glamour'
(111) editors - 'the boxer'
(110) sondre lerche - 'like lazenby'
(109) the big pink - 'golden pendulum'
(108) bat for lashes - 'glass'
(107) taken by trees - 'to lose someone'
(106) kenny burrell - 'isabella'
(105) sea wolf - 'the orchard'
(104) beirut - 'on a bayonet'
(103) mum - 'the smell of today is sweet like breastmilk in the wind'
(102) the gallows - 'london is the reason'
(101) tortoise - 'gigantes'
(100) twilight sad - 'in the blackout'
(99) thomas marriott - 'little frances'
(98) the thermals - 'when i died'
(97) jj - 'ecstasy'
(96) venetian snares - 'calvin kleining'
(95) radian - 'git cut derivat'
(94) allen toussaint - 'egyptian fantasy' (sidney bechet)
(93) au revoir simone - 'tell me'
(92) anni rossi - 'machine'
(91) the xx - 'infinity'
(90) el goodo - 'i saw her today'
(89) iron & wine - 'god made the automobile'
(88) y.a.c.h.t. - 'i'm in love with a ripper'
(87) dear reader - 'dearheart'
(86) black moth super rainbow - 'smile the day after today'
(85) lupe fiasco - 'love come down (remix)'
(84) yeasayer - 'i remember'
(83) yo la tengo - 'periodically triple or double'
(82) washed out - 'feel it all around'
(81) woods - 'september with pete'
(80) ugk with big gipp - 'purse come first'
(79) savath y savalas - 'la llama'
(78) q-tip - 'blue girl'
(77) moderat - 'a new error'
(76) royal bangs - 'war bells'
(75) os mutantes - 'anagrama'
(74) peter brotzmann - 'weird blue'
(73) metric - 'blindness'
(72) band of skulls - 'cold fame'
(71) kid cudi with kayne west and common - 'i make her say'
(70) fever ray - 'dry and dusty'
(69) medeski martin and wood - 'amber girls'
(68) japandroids - 'crazy/forever'
(67) klimek - 'unbearable exploding desires'
(66) mos def - 'revelations'
(65) the heartless bastards - 'nothing seems the same'
(64) hiromi uehara - 'sicilian blue'
(63) the flaiming lips - 'see the leaves'
(62) devendra banhart - 'first song for b'
(61) bibio - 'lovers' carvings'
(60) brakes - 'worry about it later'
(59) brother ali - 'crown jewel'
(58) metric - 'gimme sympathy (acoustic)'
(57) modest mouse - 'king rat'
(56) caspian - 'of foam and wave'
(55) lhasa de sela - 'love came here'
(54) nathan fake - 'basic mountain'
(53) air - 'tropical disease'
(52) balmorhea - 'remembrance'
(51) ben klock - 'gloaming'
(50) dead weather - 'so far from your weapon'
(49) charlotte gainsbourg with beck - 'heaven can wait'
(48) vetiver - 'down from above'
(47) papercuts - 'the machine will tell us so'
(46) mr. scruff - 'fix that speaker!'
(45) the clientele - 'i wonder who we are'
(44) friendly fires - 'on board'
(43) built to spill - 'good ol' boredom'
(42) blakroc with raekwon - 'stay of the f#&$kin' flowers'
(41) bon iver with st. vincent - 'roslyn'
(40) arvo part - 'erat lux vera'
(39) st. vincent - 'just the same but brand new'
(38) antony with bryce dessner - 'i was young when i left home' (bob dylan)
(37) the arctic monkeys - 'dance little liar'
(36) patrick wolf - 'the sun is often out'
(35) jim o'rourke - 'the visitor'
(34) malajube - 'casablanca'
(33) m. ward - 'hold time'
(32) johann johannsson - 'theme'
(31) the emeralds - 'alive in the sea of information'
(30) andrew bird - 'natural disaster'
(29) micachu - 'golden phone'
(28) the beatles (remastered) - 'julia'
(27) peanut butter wolf - '45 live'
(26) phoenix - 'love like a sunset'
(25) two fingers - 'moth rhythm'
(24) regina spektor - 'human of the year'
(23) the white rabbits - 'the company i keep'
(22) riceboy sleeps - 'happiness'
(21) bibio - 'bones & skulls'
(20) dalek - 'armed with krylon'
(19) casiotone for the painfully alone - 'white jetta'
(18) the field - 'leave it'
(17) bowerbirds - 'northern lights'
(16) royksopp - 'silver cruiser'
(15) the antlers - 'kettering'
(14) animal collective - 'what would i want? sky'
(13) akron/family - 'everyone is guilty'
(12) jay-z with alicia keys - 'empire state of mind'
(11) dan deacon - 'snookered'
(10) joe lovano - 'song for judi'
(9) raekwon with rza and inspectah deck - 'black mozart'
(8) here we go magic - 'tunnelvision'
(7) the dodos - 'two medicines'
(6) animal collective - 'bluish'
(5) james blackshaw - 'fix'
(4) sunset rubdown - 'silver moons'
(3) grizzly bear - 'cheerleader'
(2) doom with tony starks - 'angelz'
(#1 with a bullet)
** THE DIRTY PROJECTORS - 'USEFUL CHAMBER' **
-- and for good measure, here are our 23 favorite albums...
(23) royal bangs - let it beep.
(22) band of skulls - baby darling doll face honey.
(21) black moth super rainbow - eating us.
(20) animal collective - fall be kind.
(19) atlas sound - logos.
(18) casiotone for the painfully alone - vs. children.
(17) papercuts - you can have what you want.
(16) bibio - ambivalence avenue.
(15) the clientele - bonfires on the heath.
(14) andrew bird - noble beast.
(13) malajube - labyrinthes.
(12) raekwon - only built for cuban linx... part 2.
(11) the field - yesterday & today.
(10) phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix.
(9) joe lovano us five - folk art.
(8) the antlers - hospice.
(7) dalek - gutter tactics.
(6) the dodos - time to die.
(5) the white rabbits - it's frightening.
(4) here we go magic - here we go magic.
(3) st. vincent - actor.
(2) grizzly bear - veckatimest.
(1)
** DAN DEACON - BROMST. **
-- and finally, 10 mesmerizing music videos, in no particular order...
(1) matt and kim - 'lessons learned'
(2) kanye west - 'we were once a fairytale'
(3) charlotte gainsbourg with beck - 'heaven can wait'
(4) d.m. stith - 'b.m.b.'
(5) crystal stilts - 'departure'
(6) papercuts - 'future primitive'
(7) royal bangs - 'war bells'
(8) bowerbirds - 'northern lights'
(9) kid cudi with kanye west and common - 'make her say'
(10) casiotone for the painfully alone - 'optimists vs. the silent alarm'
