1. “Still Sound” by Toro Y Moi
2. “An Easy Life” by Broken Bells
3.”Second Chance” by Pete Bjorn and John
4. “Cigarettes” by Russian Red
5.”Elevator Fight” by Little Ghost
6. “Glass Deers (Teen Gaze Remix)” by Braids
7. “Hospital Beds” by Florence + the Machine (Cold War Kids original)
8. “Wake and Be Fine“ by Okkervil River
9. “Latitude” by Kanye West (Sigur Rós mash-up)
10. “Two” by The Antlers
Sorry for the hiatus! What has everyone been listening to?
Peace,
The past 365 days have played host to quite the amount of amazing new music. Some of these records made the list for being satisfying follow-up efforts while some made it for being awesome new bands in general. In both of these categories, this year has turned out many treats for the ear.
Vampire Weekend – Contra
Beach House – Teen Dream
Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
Ray LaMontagne – God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise
Deer Tick – The Black Dirt Sessions
Sleigh Bells – Treats
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
She & Him – Volume Two
First Aid Kit – The Big Black &the Blue
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Best Coast – Crazy For You
Band of Horses – Infinite Arms
The National – High Violet
The Ruby Suns – Fight Softly
Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
M.I.A. – Maya
The Black Keys – Brothers
Yeasayer – Odd Blood
The Weepies – Be My Thrill
Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love
Glasser – Ring
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Caribou – Swim
Who would you have included or excluded from the list? Please share!
Peace,
1. “Girl in Love” by Smith Westerns
2. “Life Coach” by Fang Island
3. “Sing Me to Sleep” by Fran Healy (of Travis) & Neko Case
4.”Lost in the World” by Kanye West & Bon Iver
5. “Get Some” by Lykke Li
6. “Hideaway” by The Weepies
7. “The Walls are Coming Down” by Fanfarlo
8.”Lovin’s For Fools” by Bon Iver & Anaïs Mitchell
9. “All That We See” by The Black Ryder
10. “This is Our Lot” by Wild Beasts
I just returned from seeing The Weepies live. They are chatty and adorable and had me smiling as I left–even despite the torrential rain.
What songs have been stuck in your head recently?
Peace,
