Sunday, December 29, 2013

The Top 25 2013ish Songs I Voluntarily Chose to Listen to in 2013

Disclaimer:
These are not the best songs of the year.  I may even be sick of some of these songs.  These are the songs that came out in 2013 (with a little give for 2012) that I voluntarily chose to listen to the most over the course of 2013.  While I likely heard songs by Miley, Katy and Robin Thicke just as much as any of these, and maybe even enjoyed them just as much as any of these, they won't be on here, as I heard those plenty on their own without necessarily queuing them up myself on my spotify.  These are the songs I actively chose to listen to the most when I had a hankering to listen to some music.  So let's do it...

And yes, there are more than 25 songs in my Top 25.  Deal With it.

The 22 Not In The Top 5 (in alphabetical order)

The 1975 - Cholcolate


Avicii - Wake Me Up (feat. Aloe Blacc)


Bear Mountain - Congo


C2C - Down the Road


The Ceremonies - The Land of Gathering


Coasts - Oceans


Daft Punk - Get Lucky (feat. Pharell)


Grouplove - Ways to Go


Guards - Coming True


Har Mar Superstar - Lady, You Shot Me


Icona Pop - I Love It (feat. Charlie XCX)


Jamie N. Commons - Rumble and Sway


Jay-Z/Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail


Kanye West - Black Skinhead


Klingade - Jubel


The Lighthouse and the Whaler - Pioneers


The Mowgli's - San Francisco


St. Lucia - Wait For Love
Wait for Love by St. Lucia on Grooveshark

Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
Diane Young by Vampire Weekend on Grooveshark

Wild Child - Crazy Bird


Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege


Ylvis - The Fox




The Top 5

5 (tie) - Smallpools - Dreaming


5 (tie) - Crystal Fighters - You & I

5 (tie) -Bad Rabbits - Can't Fool Me

4. Portugal. The Man - Hip Hop Kids


3. Haim - The Wire


2. CVRCHES - The Mother We Share


1. Phosphorescent - Song for Zula

Song of the Day #469 - hater I be doin’ me, you guys should be doin’ y’all

2 hip hop tacks in the same month! Preach!

Meek Mill - Amen (feat. Drake)

ps - i put together a list of the top 30 or so songs i voluntarily chose to listen to in 2013 (that came out in...or almost in...2013)...thinking about posting the list on here...we shall see...

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Song of the Day #468 - don't ever leave me alone

Half the song is basically the same verse on repeat, yet you can't stop listening.

Autre Ne Veut - Play by Play

ps - back to warmth tomorrow!

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Song of the Day #467 - now the drinks are getting harder and my mind is gettin' soft

This guy knows how to write a pop song.

Butch Walker - I've Been Waiting For This

ps - finished the british house of cards trilogy and finally starting the american version...cause i'm a dbag like that

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Song of the Day #466 - you'll never fool me again

Merry Christmas!

Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas

ps - i love how each year there's one film released on christmas that is totally inappropriate for christmas...  dragon tattoo, django, wolf of wall street...

Monday, December 23, 2013

Song of the Day #465 - i like all the girls, and all the girls like me

What can I say?

The Blood Arm - Suspicious Character

ps - i'm enjoying this whole older song thing.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Song of the Day #464 - but if it's L-O-V-E, i'll see ya later

Sometimes you just happen across a song you haven't heard in at least 5 years....and sometimes you just remember how much it rocks.

Razorlight - Vice

ps - i need to get back to posting some older goodies on here

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Friday, December 20, 2013

Song of the Day #462 - do you understand the things that you've been dreaming?

I don't know their albums well, but when it comes to singles, these guys have yet to disappoint.

Cage the Elephant - Come A Little Closer

ps - by the hymen of olivia newton john!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Song of the Day #461 - my sleepless heart is torn up, babe

Been too long since these fellas (& gal) were on here...

Fitz and the Tantrums - 6am

ps - not looking forward to coldness for so many days

Monday, December 16, 2013

Song of the Day #460 - let's tear it up here, you and i

Not sure how anyone could resist this.

Wild Child - Crazy Bird

ps - and they're from austin!

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Song of the Day #459 - it's the same old song all night

A little burst of pop for your Sunday evening.

The Postelles - Caugh by Surprise

ps - what the h, pats?

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Song of the Day #458 - i write everything down except what's on my mind

In honor of seeing one of my favorite bands tonight...  don't judge me.

Third Eye Blind - Narcolepsy

ps - last time i saw them was the day michael jackson died and they covered 'i want you back'...it was pretty nuts.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Song of the Day #457 - a fantasy, taking over like a disease

I'm warning you in advance...this one is loaded to the brim with sugar...

Magic Man - Paris

ps - not dodgeball champions...sad.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Song of the Day #455 - and the whole wide world is whistling

This will now be stuck in your head.

NONONO - Pumpin Blood

ps - what an amazing day of football

Friday, December 6, 2013

Song of the Day #454 - still crammin' the shelves full of hamburger helper

Eminem's first 2 albums are easily among my favorite rap albums of all time, but I haven't listened to him much post album 3 (The Eminem Show).  With that said, I'm liking the new album the few times I've listened through, though it's way tooooo long.  Some pretty cool samples on there, and as usual, Em kills it throughout with his rhymes.  This one is pretty fun.

Eminem - So Far...

ps - hot damn, 'her'...what a freakin great movie.  spike jonze does it again.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Song of the Day #453 - will you come home again?

Don't know what it is about this song, but I heard it for the first time ever on Tuesday and became immediately obsessed .  Apparently they're Aussies....and that's all I got for ya

I can't find it on youtube or grooveshark, so you're just gonna have to listen on spotify or itunes.

Jenny Broke the Window - Wash Your Mouth

ps - saw the lion king musical last night for the first time in over a decade and was again absolutely floored by the costume and set design.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Monday, December 2, 2013

Song of the Day #450 - i'll stay up here, just you and me

If Passion Pit, "old-school" MGMT and The Polyphonic Spree had an eccentric baby...

Gentleman Hall - Sail Into the Sun

ps - so frozen was pretty legit...

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Song of the Day #449 - these numbers could be lucky for you

Been sitting on this one for a while.  I think I once saw someone describe it as Apple Advert Pop...aka music essentially born to be featured in an Apple ad...and yeah, I don't think that's too far from the truth.  Basically the only thing I approve about Apple is their ad team's musical tastes.

BOY - Little Numbers

ps - back to warm LA...