bill callahan - so long marianne /songs of leonard cohen: covered, mojo/
leonard cohen - amen /old ideas, columbia/
mark lanegan - deep black vanishing train /blues funeral, 4ad/
jack white - love interruption /7', third man/
jessie baylin - star cannon /little spark, thirty tigers/
wilco feat. nick lowe - cruel to be kind /itunes session ep, dbpm/
dr. dog - how long must i wait /be the void, anti/
of monsters and men - from finner /into the woods ep, universal republic/
mariachi el bronx - love sick /chimes of freedom: songs of bob dylan honoring 50 years of amnesty international, fontana/
ron sexsmith - broken hearted people /this one's for him: a tribute to guy clark, icehouse/
grinderman - palaces of montezuma (barry adamson remix) /grinderman 2 rmx, mute/
barry adamson - turnaround /i will set you free, mute/
chairlift - wrong opinion /something, columbia/
air - parade /la voyage dans la lune, astralwerks/

michael kiwanuka - i don't know (live) /itunes session ep, communion/
lee fields & the expressions - i still got it /faithful man, truth & soul/
sharon jones & the dap-kings - what if we all stopped paying taxes /soul time!, daptone/
the bamboos - can't you hear me knocking /sticky soul fingers, mojo/
nick waterhouse - some place /7', pres/
black keys - money maker /el camino, nonesuch/
the men - open your heart /open your heart, sacred bones/
tennis - petition /young & old, fat possum/
la sera - please be my third eye /sees the light, hardly art/
cloud nothings - fall in /attack on memory, carpark/
now, now - school friends /threads, trans-records/
joy zipper - what difference does it make? /please, please, please, american laundromat/
hong kong in the 60s - my phantoms /my phantoms, proper songs/
justin townes earle - nothing's gonna change the way you feel about me now /nothing's gonna change the way you feel about me now, bloodshot/
andrew bird - eyeoneye /break it yourself, mom+pop/
elizaveta - what the world needs now /soundcloud.com/elizaveta/

johnny cash & avett brothers - one too many mornings /chimes of freedom: songs of bob dylan honoring 50 years of amnesty international, fontana/
raphael saadiq - leopard skin pill box hat /chimes of freedom: songs of bob dylan honoring 50 years of amnesty international, fontana/
the men - open your heart /open your heart, sacred bones/
grinderman - bellringer blues (nick zinner remix) /grinderman 2 rmx, mute/
mark lanegan band - ode to sad disco /blues funeral, mute/
destroyer - leave me alone /power, corruption & lies: covered, mojo/
cloud nothings - stay useless /attack a memory, carpark/
tennis - my better self /young & old, fat possum/
the doors - love her madly (alternate version) /l.a. woman - 40th anniversary edition, rhino/
terry hall - music to watch girls by /the best of 1981-1997, music club/
the peach kings - easy /trip wop ep, diy/
electric guest - american daydream /12", downtown/
lana del rey - million dollar man /born to die, universal/
dr. dog - that old black hole /be the void, anti/

portugal. the man - i'd rather go blind /live @ kcrw, blogs.kcrw.com/
etta james - i worship the ground you walk on /tell mama, chess/
etta james - tell mama /tell mama, chess/

of monsters and men - little talks /into the woods ep, universal republic/
lee fields - you're the kind of girl /faithful man, truth & soul/
michael kiwanuka - rest (live) /itunes session ep, polydor/
wilco - passenger side (itunes session) /itunes session ep, dbpm/
rhett miller feat. jon brion - california stars /the interpreter -  live at largo, maximum sunshine/
the black keys - little black submarines /el camino, nonesuch/
chuck prophet - temple beautiful /temple beautiful, yep roc/
jessie baylin - hurry hurry /little spark, thirty tigers/
cate le bon - fold the cloth /cyrk, contol group/
cuddle magic - moby dickless /info nympho, fyo/
my morning jacket  - youre a big girl now /chimes of freedom: songs of bob dylan honoring 50 years of amnesty international, fontana/
charlotte gainsbourg - just like a woman (live) /stage whisper, because/

michael kiwanuka - tell me a tale (live) /itunes session ep, polydor/
alabama shakes - you ain't alone /s/t, diy/
black joe lewis & the honeybears - sway /sticky soul fingers, mojo/
destroyer - leave me alone /power, corruption & lies: covered, mojo/
mark lanegan - harbor view hospital /blues funeral, 4ad/
the shins - simple song /port of morrow, columbia/
of montreal - dour percentage /paralytic stalks,
pollyn - going through the motions /living in patterns, diy/
electric guest - awake /12', downtown/
fujiya & miyagi - your silent face /power, corruption & lies: covered, mojo/
the magnetic fields - andrew in drag /love at the bottom of the sea, merge/
bill wells & aidan moffat - cruel summer /cruel summer ep, chemikal underground/

leonard cohen - darkness /old ideas, columbia/
la volume courbe - born to lie /theodaurus rex ep, pickpocket/
terry hall & mushtaq - a tale of woe /the hour of two lights, honest jons/
elizaveta - dreamer /beatrix runs, universal republic/
of monsters and men - love love love /into the woods ep, universal republic/
justin townes earle - nothing's gonna change the way you feel about me now /nothing's gonna change the way you feel about me now, bloodshot/
kathleen edwards - empty threat /voyager, decca/
chuck prophet - temple beautiful /temple beautiful, yep roc/
the black keys - run right back /el camino, nonesych/
white stripes - the hardest button to button (beck remix) /7', third man/
the peach kings - little things /trip-wop ep, diy/
sharon van etten - ask /tramp, jagjaguar/
ren harvieu - forever in blue /through the night, island/
dr. john - rain /city lights, horizon/
mountain man - soft skin /made the harbor, partisan/

Personal selection of last year's finest songs:

feist - comfort me /metals, polydor/
bodies of water - open rhythms /twist again, thousand tongues/
danger mouse & daniele luppi feat. norah jones - black /rome, capitol/
asa - the way i feel /beautiful imperfection, naive/
tom waits - talking at the same time /bad as me, anti/
alabama shakes - i found you /s/t ep, diy/
charles bradley - the world (is going up in flames) /no time for dreaming, dunham/
jenny o - well ok honey /home ep, diy/
tennis - origins /7', forest family/
pollyn - how small we are /living in patterns, diy/
raphael saadiq - movin' down the line /stone rollin', columbia/
destroyer - kaputt /kaputt, merge/
ren harvieu - through the night /7', island/
ron sexsmith - no help at all /long player, late bloomer,

gaby moreno - daydream by design /illustrated songs, paisley/
wilco - capitol city /the whole love, anti/
anna calvi - i'll be your man /s/t, domino/
the fresh & onlys - keep telling everybody lies /secret walls ep, sacred bones/
sonny & the sunsets - teen age thugs /hit by hit, fat possum/
alessi's ark - wire /time travel, bella union/,
big harp - everybody pays /white hat, saddle creek/
love inks - blackeye /e.s.p., hell yes!/
jonathan wilson - can we really party today /gentle spirit, bella union/
jono mccleery - the gymnopedist /there is, ninja tune/
still corners - endless summer /creatures of an hour, subpop/
cults - bumper /s/t, columbia/
derobert & the half-truths - just don't care /beg me ep, g.e.d. soul/
friends - i'm his girl /7', lucky numbers/
lisa hannigan - knots /passenger, hoop/
scattered trees - love and leave /sympathy, roll call/
hong kong in the 60s - softly sung /my phantoms, proper/
cass mccombs - the lonely doll /wit's end, domino/

Personal selection of last year's finest songs:

duane eddy - kindness ain't made of sand /road trip, mad monkey/
gorillaz - bobby in phoenix /the fall, virgin/
michael kiwanuka - tell me a tale /tell me a tale ep, communion/
the stepkids - santos and ken /s/t, stones throw/
unknown mortal orchestra - ffunny ffrends /s/t, fat possum/
kitty, daisy & lewis - tomorrow /smoking in heaven, sunday best/
the bandana splits - sometimes /s/t, boy scout/
the limiñanas - got nothin' to say /s/t, trouble in mind/
cashier no. 9 - to make you feel better /to the death of fun, bella union/
keren ann - my name is trouble /101, emi/
arthur's landing - it's a boy /s/t, strut/
the pains of being pure at heart - anne with an e /belong, pias/
lykke li - sadness is a blessing /wounded rhymes, atlantic/
fergus & geronimo - powerful lovin' /unlearn, hardly art/
girls - magic /father, son, holy ghost, true panther/

king creosote & jon hopkins - bubble /diamond mine, domino/
john stammers - idle i'm (colorama coloured in remix) /7", wonderfulsound/
beth jeans houghton - dodecahedron /single, mute/
the elected - jailbird /bury me in my rings, vagrant/
chemical brothers - hanna's theme /hanna ost, sony/
lana del rey - blue jeans /7", strange/
alex turner - piledriver waltz /submarine ost, domino/
dum dum girls - coming down /only in dreams, sub pop/
black keys - sister /el camino, nonesuch/
gary clark jr. - don't owe you a thang /the bright lights ep, warner/
black joe lewis & the honeybears - mustang ranch /scandalous, lost highway/
deer tick - the bump /divine providence, partisan/
new york dolls - streetcake /dancing backwards in high heels, 429/
hunx & his punx - lovers lane /too young to be in love, hardly art/
earth girl helen brown - i wanna do it /100 records vol.2 - i miss the jams, turn up/
cat's eyes - love you anyway /s/t ep, polydor/

adele - if it hadn't been for love /7', xl/
charles bradley & the menahan street band - stay away /newermind, spin/
little roy - come as you are /battle for seattle, ark/
dennis coffey feat. mick collins & rachel nagy - i bet you /s/t, strut/
jc brooks & the uptown sound - i am trying to break your heart /want more, bloodshot/
tony christie - get christie /now's the time, acid jazz/
poolside - harvest moon /soundcloud.com/poolside_music/
kisses - johnny & mary /single, diy/
thundercat - for love i come /the golden age of apocalypse, ninja tune/
lou canon - close to me /s/t, hardwood/
cicero - barely legal /is this indie, rocknbeats/
beirut - o leãozinho /red hot + rio 2, entertainment one music/
g. love - 50 ways to leave your lover /fixin' to die, island/
foo fighters - this will be our year /medium rare, roswell/

sondre lerche - mr. bassman /the muppets ost, disney/
neville skelly - 900 miles /poet & the dreamer, setanta/
nicole atkins - vitamin c /7', razor & tie/
okkervil river - u.f.o. /golden opportunities vol.2, okkervilriver.com/
mayer hawthorne - mr blue sky /impressions ep, stonesthrow.com/
the bamboos feat. megan washington - the wilhelm scream /7', tru thoughts/
naomi shelton & the gospel queens - you gotta move /sticky soul fingers, mojo/
kid loco - the passenger /confessions of a belladonna eater, green united/
alex winston - everlasting light /single, v2/
the webb sisters - i need you /harrison covered, mojo/
sara lov - papa was a rodeo /i already love you, splinter/
steven bernstein's millennial territory orchestra feat. antony hegarty - family affair /mto plays sly, royal potato family/
robert smith - small hours /johhny boy would love this...a tribute to john martyn, absolute/
bon iver - i can't make you love me/nick of time /s/t, 4ad/

she & him - blue christmas /a very she & him christmas, merge/
the raveonettes - the christmas song (alternative version) /7',  columbia/
rogue wave - jingle bell rock /this warm decembar, vol.2, brushfire/
johnny marr & the healers - free christmas /johnnymarr.com/
crocodiles & dum dum girls - merry christmas, baby (please don't die) /single, hell yes!/
tristen - frosty the snowman /7', american myth/
slow club - christmas (baby please come home) /christmas, thanks for nothing ep, moshi moshi/
bob dylan - christmas blues /christmas in the heart, sony/
screamin' jay hawkins - it's christmas (a time for giving) /a vintage r&b christmas, master classics/
sharon jones & the dap-kings - ain't no chimneys /soul time!, daptone/
clarence carter - back door santa /soul christmas, atlantic/
derobert & the half-truths - christmas kisses /super soul christmas, g.e.d. soul/
donnie hathaway - this christmas /7', atlantic/
fitz & the tantrums - santa stole my lady /7', dangerbird/
electric jungle - funky funky christmas /in the christmas groove, strut/
money mark - make time /this warm decembar , vol.2, brushfire/
mayer hawthorne - christmas time is here /single stones throw/
findlay brown - last christmas /single, diy/
hong kong in the sixties - winter symphony /happy christmas, wiaiwya/

my morning jacket feat. the head and the heart - i'll be home for christmas /itunes session ep, ato/
wye oak - christmas will be just another lonely day /avclub.com/
the walkmen - christmas party /little house of savages ep, record collection/
r.e.m. - silver bells /fan club single/
caitlin rose & keegan dewitt - you never come home for christmas /single, diy/
bill withers - the gift of giving /7', susex/
tom waits - new year's eve /bad as me, anti/
josh t. pearson  - o holy night /christmas ep, rough trade/
jenny o. - get down for the holidays /target.com/holidayalbum/
blitzen trapper - christmas is coming soon /i'll stay 'till after christmas, animal world/
parenthetical girls - post-christmas time /save christmas, diy/
the dandy warhols - silent night /single, xmas.dandywarhols.com/
camera obscura - the blizzard /7', 4ad/
she & him - baby, it's cold outside /a very she & him christmas, merge/
the puppini sisters - let it snow /christmas with, verve/
keith richards - run, rudolph run /single, mindless/

andrew bird - effigy /fake conversations ep, diy/
lee fields - moonlight mile /sticky soul fingers, mojo/
the rolling stones - just my imagination (running away with me) /some girls live in texas 1978, eagle rock/
wanda jackson - riot in cell block #9  /live at third man records, third man/
the black keys - gold on the ceiling /el camino, nonesuch/
alex winston - everlasting light /single, v2/
naomi shelton & the gospel queens - you gotta move /sticky soul fingers, mojo/
shirley caesar - gotta serve somebody /gotta serve somebody: the gospel songs of bob dylan, columbia/
adele - make you feel my love /live at the royal albert hall, columbia/
bon iver - i can't make you love me/nick of time /s/t, 4ad/
birdy - skinny love /s/t, warner/

this mortal coil - song to the siren /dust & guitars, 4ad/
joy zipper - what difference does it make? /please, please, please, american laundromat/
darkside - a1 /s.t, clown & sunset/
james blake - love what happened here /love what happened here ep, r&s/
kendra morris - concrete waves /7", wax poetics/
electric guest - american daydream /12', downtown/
feist - a commotion /metals, polydor/
tennis - deep in the woods /7", forest family/
cass mccombs - the living word /humor risk, domino/
wilco - born alone /the wilco loft, daytrotter.com/
ural thomas - smile /7", mississippi us/
the black belles - not tonight /s/t, third man/
sharon jones & the dap-kings - when i come home /soul time!, daptone/
the dandy warhols - silent night / single, xmas.dandywarhols.com/

trent raznor & karen o - immigrant song /the girl with the dragon tattoo ost, mute/
hanni el khatib - human fly /single, inertia/
the black belles - not tonight /s/t, third man/
alison mosshart & the forest rangers - what a wonderful world /songs of anarchy: music from sons of anarchy, columbia/
the black keys - little black submarines /el camino, nonesuch/
alex winston - everlasting light /single, v2/
the rolling stones - beast of burden /some girls live in texas 1978, eagle rock/
pj harvey - the words that maketh murder /let england shake, island/
girls - magic /father, son, holy ghost, true panther/
nick waterhouse - is that clear /7", il records/
allah-las - catamaran /7", pres/
tom waits - new year's eve /bad as me, anti/
my morning jacket feat. the head and the heart - i'll be home for christmas /itunes session ep, ato/
she & him - blue christmas /a very she & him christmas, merge/
michael kiwanuka - home again /home again ep, communion/

air feat. victoria legrand - seven stars /le voyage dans la lune, astralwerks/
electric guest - american daydream /12', downtown/
pollyn - sometimes you just know /living in patterns, diy/
the bamboos feat. megan washington - the wilhelm scream /7", tru thoughts/
charlotte gainsbourg - anna /stage whisper, elektra/
jono mccleery - the gymnopedist /there is, ninja tune/
theo bleckmann - cloudbusting /hello earth! - the music of kate bush, winter & winter/
ólöf arnalds - close my eyes / ólöf sings, one little indian/
wilco - black moon /the whole love, dbpm/
birdy - white winter hymnal /s/t, warner/
okkervil river - u.f.o. /golden opportunities vol.2, okkervilriver.com/
rhett miller feat. joey santiago - wave of mutilation  /the interpreter -  live at largo, maximum sunshine/
bombay bicycle club - video games /live @ bbc, bootleg/
lana del ray - born to die /born to die, stranger/
leisure process - flying /out of the murky water, full time hobby/
liz green - rag & bone /o devotion, pias/

the rolling stones - miss you /some girls live in texas 1978, eagle rock/
the black keys - sister /el camino, nonesuch/
bare wires - don't ever change /cheap parfume, southpaw/
wanda jackson - you know i'm no good /live at third man records, third man/
amy winehouse - will you still love me tomorrow /lioness: hidden treasures, lioness/
michael kiwanuka - they say i'm doing just fine /home again ep, communion/
okkervil river - u.f.o. /golden opportunities vol.2, okkervilriver.com/
iron and wine - tree by the river /morning becomes eclectic, sub pop/
rhett miller feat. jon brion - california stars /the interpreter -  live at largo, maximum sunshine/
lissie - games people play /covered up in flowers ep, fat possum/
bobby charles - small town talk (single version) /s/t deluxe, rhino handmade/

the rolling stones - far away eyes /some girls live in texas 1978, eagle rock/
nikki lane - lies /walk of shame, iamsound/
calexico - crystal frontier (original version) /road atlas 1998-2011, city slang/
the black keys - run right back /el camino, nonesuch/
dr dog - that old black hole /be the void, anti/
the bandana splits - sometimes /s/t, boy scout/
the poison tree - never know me /mirror door, saltlands/
liz green - bad medicine /o devotion, pias/
benjamin biolay feat. jeanne cherhal - brandt raphsodie /best of..., emi/
lulu gainsbourg feat. iggy pop - initial bb /from gainsbourg to lulu, mercury/
charlotte gainsbourg - paradisco /stage whisper, elektra/
pollyn - sometimes you just know /living in patterns, diy/
angus & julia stone - love will take you / the twilight saga: breaking dawn pt.1 ost, nettwerk/
birdy - comforting sounds /s/t, birdy/

giant sand - the beat goes on / cover magazine: 25th anniversary edition,
fire/
wanda jackson - funnel of love /live at third man records, third man/
bare wires - don't ever change /cheap parfume, southpaw/
deer tick - the bump /divine providence, partisan/
the rolling stones - respectable /some girls - deluxe, universal/
cícero - barely legal /is this indie, rocknbeats/
stevie jackson - just, just so to the point  /i can't get no..., matador/
jc brooks & the uptown sound - i am trying to break your heart /want more,
bloodshot/
otis redding - you left the water running /the fame studios story 1961-73,
ace/
bobby charles - i must be in a good place now /s/t deluxe, rhino handmade/
leisure society - flying /out of the murky water, full time hobby/
feist - get it wrong, get it right /metals, polydor/
future islands - the great fire /on the water, thrill jockey/
birdy - shelter /s/t, warner/
peaking lights - key sparrow /936, not not fun/

laura veirs - king kong kitchie kitchie ki me o /tumble bee, bella union/
laura veirs - jamaica farewell /tumble bee, bella union/

bobby charles - save me jesus (mono single version) /s/t deluxe, rhino
handmade/
tom waits - hell broke luce /bad as me, anti/
jamie n commons - the preacher /the baron ep, luvluvluv/
marcus foster - shadows of the city /the nameless path, comminion/
calexico - glowing heart of the world /road atlas 1998-2011, city
slang/
liz green - midnight blues /o devotion, pias/
electric guest - troubleman /12', downtown/
tennis - origins /7", forest family/
big harp - out in the field /white hat, saddle creek/
buried beds - steady hand /tremble the sails, diy/
adrian younge feat. dennis coffey - lovely lady /something about april,
forest fire - they pray execution style /staring at the x, bloodshot/