the dirtbombs - good life /party store, in the red/
brassroots - good life /good life ep, do right! music/

wanda jackson - like a baby /the party ain’t over, third man/
the black keys - ohio /7”, nonesuch/
smoke fairies - alabama /harvest revisited, mojo/
fujiya & miyagi - cat got your tongue /ventriloquizzing, full time hobby/
gil scott-heron - new york is killing me (jamie xx remix) /we’re new here, xl/
james blake - the wilhelm scream /s/t, atlas/
gorillaz - bobby in phoenix /the fall, diy/
raphael saadiq - good man /stone rollin’, columbia/
charles bradley - the world (is going up in flames) /no time for dreaming, dunham/
phillip mitchell - there's another in my life /deep shadows - the best of kent ballads, kent soul/
diane birch & the phenomenal handclap band - kiss them for me /the velveteen age, s-curve/

ron sexsmith - love shines /long player late bloomer, warner/
josiah wolf - let the mermaids flirt with me /under lovers covers, anticon/
anna calvi - i'll be your man /s/t, domino/
drive-by truckers - everybody needs love /go-go boots, ato/
fergus & geronimo - powerful lovin' /unlearn, hardly art/
tennis - marathon /cape dory, fat possum/
the limińanas - got nothin' to say /s/t, trouble in mind/
peter, bjorn and john - tomorrow has to wait /gimme some, cooking vinyl/
sea of bees - skinnybone /songs for the ravens, crossbill/
fences - girls with accents /s/t, ada/
foster the people - pumped up kicks /s/t ep, startime/
papercuts - do what you will / 7”, sub pop/
mgmt - weekend wars (live) /qu’est-ce que c’est la vie ep, columbia/
the twilight singers - on the corner /dynamite steps, sub pop/
sharon van etten - a crime /epic, ba da bing/

ryan adams - the bar is a beautiful place /gold, lost highway/

Personal selection of last year's finest songs:
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teenage fanclub - sometimes i don't need to believe in anything /shadows, pema/
summer camp - ghost train /young ep, moshi moshi/
cults - go outside /7”, forest family/
sunset - moonlight /loveshines but moon is shining too, autobus/
mates of state - sleep the clock around /crushes (the covers mixtape), mos/
eliza doolittle - pack up /s/t, parlophone/
jonathan jeremiah - heart of stone /7”, island/
hot chip feat. bonnie 'prince' billy - i feel bonnie /12”, emi/
free energy - dream city /stuck on nothing, dfa/
the black keys - ten cent pistol /brothers, nonesuch/
the rolling stones - plundered my soul /exile on main street – deluxe, universal/
the walkmen - stranded /lisbon, fat possum/
dr. dog - shadow people /shame shame, anti/

angus & julia stone - big jet plane /down my way, flock/
tift merritt - mixtape /see you on the moon, fantasy/
josh ritter - lantern /so runs the world away, pytheas/
the national - lemonworld /high violet, 4ad/
mavis staples - you are not alone /you are not alone, anti/
breathe owl breathe - dogwalkers of the new age /magic central, hometapes/
philip selway - by some miracle /familial, nonesuch/
smoke fairies - dragon /through the low light and trees, v2/
dylan leblanc - emma hartley /paupers field, rough trade/
frontier ruckus - ontario /deadmalls & nightfalls, ramseur/
karen elson - the ghost who walks /the ghost who walks, xl/
best coast - when i'm with you /crazy for you, mexican summer/
papercuts - boys of summer /sing me to sleep: indie lullabies, american laundromat/
arcade fire - the suburbs /the suburbs, mercury/
warpaint - ashes to ashes /we were so turned on: tribute to david bowie, manimal/

Personal selection of last year's finest songs:

gil scott-heron - me and the devil /i'm new here. xl/
james murphy - people /greenberg ost, parlophone/
andreya triana - draw the stars /lost where i belong, ninja tune/
steve mason - lost and found /boys outside, domino/
guards - crystal truth /guards ep, diy/
paul & the patients - the way that you are / songs.paulandthepatients.com /
beck's record club - never tear us apart /kick, beck.com /
blitzen trapper - heaven and earth /destroyer of the void, sub pop/
boy & bear - mexican mavis /with emperor antartica ep, universal/
midlake - fortune (alternate version) /fortune ep, bella union/
broken bells - october /s/t, columbia/
the morning benders - excuses /big echo, rough trade/
villagers - home /becoming a jackal, domino/
the bird and the bee - rich girl /interpreting the masters vol.1 - a tribute to hall & oates, verve/

cee-lo green - no one's gonna love you /the lady killer, elektra/
ariel pink's haunted graffiti - round and round /before today, 4ad/
the drums - down by the water /s/t, island/
family of the year - summer girl /summer girl ep, crc/
robert plant - i'm falling in love again /band of joy, decca/
kathryn williams - 50 white lines /the quickening, one little indian/
gorillaz - crystalized /bootleg/
john grant - where dreams go to die /queen of denmark, bella union/
james blake - limit to your love /10", polydor/
blonde redhead - everything is wrong /penny sparkle, 4ad/
girls - caroline /broken dreams club ep, true panther/
still corners - don't fall in love /7", the great pop supplement/
isobel campbell & mark lanegan - time of the season /hawk, v2/
the national - bloodbuzz ohio /high violet, 4ad/
she & him - i can hear music /7", merge/

gorillaz - detroit /the fall, parlophone/
the dirtbombs - sharevari /party store, in the red/
fujiya and miyagi - yoyo /ventriloquizzing, full time hobby/
toro y moi - still sound /underneath the pine, carpark/
charles bradley - no time for dreaming /no time for dreaming, dunham/
sharon jones & the dap-kings - when i come home /i learned the hard way, daptone/
the black keys - too afraid to love you (itunes session) /itunes session, nonesuch/
gorillaz feat. bobby womack - bobby in phoenix /the fall, diy/
destroyer - blue eyes /kaputt, merge/
twin sister - all around and away we go /color your life ep, infinite best/
james blake - the wilhelm scream /s/t, atlas/
alex clare - relax my beloved /s/t, island/
steve mason - boys outside (keep shelly in athens remix) /12”, domino/
diane birch & the phenomenal handclap band - a strange kind of love /the velveteen age, s-curve/

wanda jackson - thunder on the mountain /7”, third man/
girls - alright /broken dreams club ep, true panther/
ron sexsmith - love shines /long player late bloomer, warner/
feist - secret heart (live) /look at what the light did, interscope/
the national - england (live) /high violet – expanded edition, 4ad/
mumford & sons - little lion man (live) /sigh no more – deluxe edition, island/
james apollo - no east, no west /’til your feet bleed, no alternative/
breathe owl breathe - lions jaw /magic control, hometapes/
she & him - i put a spell on you /7”, merge/
miniature tigers - mamma mia /truffles, diy/
sharon van etten - a crime /epic, ba da bing/
the tallest man on earth - like the wheel /sometimes the blues is just passing bird ep, dead oceans/
justin townes earle - one more night in brooklyn /harlem river drive, bloodshot/
the puppini sisters - let it snow /christmas with…, verve/

the flaming lips - a change at christmas /ego tripping at the gates of hell ep, warner/
r.e.m. - christmas (baby please come home) /fan club single/
the mynabirds - all i want is truth (for christmas) /7”, saddle creek/
bishop allen - you'll never find my christmas / target.com/holidayalbum /
esquivel - white christmas /merry xmas from space-age bachelor pad, bar/
clare and the reasons - last christmas / frogstandrecords.com /
glossies - glossy xmas / myspace.com/glossies /
the forest & the trees - santa claus is coming / www.theforestandthetrees.se /
saint etienne - i don't intend to spend christmas without you /a glimpse of stocking, foreign office/
kanye west feat. cam'ron, jim jones, cyhi da prynce, pusha t, big sean, teyana taylor & musiq soulchild - christmas in harlem /single, roc-a-fella/
mayer hawthorne - christmas time is here / stonesthrow.com /
zooey deschanel & leon redbone - baby, it's cold outside /elf ost, watertower/
the puppini sistres – last christmas /christmas with…, verve/
elvis presley - blue christmas /christmas album, rca/
bob dylan - winter wonderland /christmas in the heart, sony/
keith richards - run rudolph run /single, mindless/

arab strap - xmas (baby, please come home) /bbc evening session, bootleg/
okkervil river - listening to otis redding at home during christmas /don’t fall in love with everyone you see, jagjaguar/
red star belgrade - xmas day /end of the line, loose sounds/
ox - xmas in the jailhouse /silent night and other cowboy songs, cosmic dave’s record factory/
frontier ruckus - christmas eve, driving home /way upstate and the crippled summer pt.1, lower peninsula/
teenage fanclub - christmas eve /it’s a cool cool christmas, jeepster/
jenny o. - get down for the holidays / target.com/holidayalbum /
i like trains - last christmas / iliketrains.co.uk /
beach house - i do not care for the winter sun / beachhousebaltimore.com /
blitzen trapper - christmas is coming soon /i’ll stay ‘till after christmas, animal world/
the gorgeous colours – hurry up children santa’s coming /an indiecator christmas, indiecator/
frightened rabbit - it’s christmas so we’ll stop /7”, fatcat/
best coast & wavves - got something for you / target.com/holidayalbum /
the golden filter - white nights / thegoldenfilter.com /
the bird and the bee - carol of the bells /stockings by the fire, hear/
neko case - christmas card from a hooker in minneapolis /new coat of paint: song of tom waits, manifesto/

bob dylan - tomorrow is a long time /the bootleg series vol. 9 – the witmark demos, columbia/
breathe owl breathe - dogwalkers of the new age /magic central, hometapes/
josh ritter - lantern /so runs the world away, pytheas/
feist - my moon my man (live) /look at what the light did now, interscope/
calexico - mi vida y el circo /circo ost, lunada bay/
girls - thee oh so protective one /broken dreams club ep, true panther/
bruce springsteen - someday (we'll be together) /the promise, columbia/
ron sexsmith - love shines /long player late bloomer, warner/
griffin house - if you want to /the learner, nettwerk/
sonny & the sandwitches - throw my ashes from this pier when i die /7”, endless nest/
carrie rodriguez - steal your love /love and circumstance, ninth street opus/
the head and the heart - lost in my mind /s/t, diy/
ryan adams & the cardinals - dear candy /III/IV, pax am/
iron & wine - walking far from home /12", warner/

john lennon - mother /home tapes, emi/
gil scott-heron - home is where the hatred is (live studio version) /i’m new here – bonus disc, xl/
ania dabrowska - across 110th street /ania movie, sony bmg/
tame impala - solitude is bliss (mickey moonlight remix) /solitude ius bliss ep, modular/
ohbijou - last christmas / ohbijou.com /
summer camp - christmas wrapping /a christmas gift for you, moshi moshi/
destroyer - chinatown /kaputt, merge/
boy & bear - the storm /with emperor antartica, 101 distribution/
neil halstead - cloudbusting /sing me to sleep, american loundramat/
the war on drugs - comin' through /future weather ep, secretly canadian/
sam amidon - climbing high mountains /i see the sign, bedroom community/
galapaghost - never heard nothin' /runnin’, diy/
she & him - i put a spell on you /7”, merge/
elvis presley - tomorrow is a long time /from nashville to memphis: essential 1960’s masters vol.1, rca/

primal scream - screamadelica /dixie narco ep, creation/
gil scott-heron - new york is killing me (jamie xx remix) /we’re new here, xl/
steve mason - boys outside (andrew weatherall dub 1) /boys outside ep, domino/
carl sagan - a glorious dawn /7”, third man/
john grant - i wanna go to marz /queen of denmark, bella union/
the doors - people are strange (false starts & studio dialogue) /strange days - remastered & expanded, rhino/
das racist - people are strange /sit down, man, mishka/
jay-z - 99 problems (the prodigy remix)
lcd soundsystem - i can change (london session) /london sessions, dfa/
the black keys - howlin' for you (itunes session) /itunes session, nonesuch/

syl johnson - is it because i’m black /complete mythology, numero group/
ron sexsmith - love shines /long player late bloomer, cooking vinyl/
the national - wake up your saints /high violet – extended, 4ad/
handsome furs - nyet spasiba /face control, sub pop/
generationals - trust /trust ep, park the van/
the pains of being pure at heart - the one /7”, slumberland/
best coast - when i'm with you /crazy for you, wichita/
cut copy - where i'm going /zonoscope, modular/
galapaghost - never heard nothin’ /runnin’ ep, diy/
girls - carolina /broken dreams club ep, true panther/
destroyer - chinatown /kaputt, merge/
boy & bear - rabbit song /with emperor antartica, 101 distribution/
primal scream - damaged /screamadelica, creation/
laura marling - the needle & the damage done /7”, third man/

laura marling – blues run the game /7”, third man/
john grant - queen of denmark /queen of denmark, bella union/
girls - thee oh so protective one /broken dreams club ep, true panther/
family of the year - chugjug /through the trees ep, washashare/
guards - don't wake the dead /guards ep, guardsbandcamp.com /
broken bells - meyrin fields /7”, columbia/
handsome furs - dumb animals /plague park, sub pop/
lcd soundsystem - all my friends (london session) /london sessions, dfa/
generationals - say for certain /trust ep, park the van/
grinderman - hyper worm tamer (unkle remix) /12”, mute/
the black keys - too afraid to love you (itunes session) /itunes session, nonesuch/
jessica lea mayfield - our hearts are wrong /tell me, nonesuch/
blitzen trapper - dragon's song /destroyer of the void, sub pop/

nouvelle vague - mala vida /couleurs sur paris, universal/
gorillaz - crystalised /live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge, bootleg/
hurricane bells - will you still love me tomorrow /down comes the rain ep, invisible brigades/
summer camp - ghost train /young ep, moshi moshi/
bear hands - julien /burning bush supper club, cantora/
tahiti 80 - a night in the city /solitary bizness ep, human sounds/
the bird and the bee - rich girl /interpreting the masters vol.1 – tribute to hall & oates, blue note/
sam amidon - i see the sign /i see the sign, bedroom community/
alexi murdoch - wait /time without consequence, zero summer/
keren ann - life on mars /we were so turned on: a tribute to david bowie, manimal/
warpaint - baby /the fool, rough trade/
houses - sleeping /all night, lefse/
isobel campbell & mark lanegan - cool water /hawk, vanguard/
tony joe white - paintings on the mountain /shine, swamp/
jackson c. frank - blues run the game /s/t, columbia/

spiritualized - ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (original mix) /ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space – special edition, dedicated/
salem - king night /king night ep, insound/
blonde redhead - love or prison /penny sparkle, buzzard/
el guincho - mientes /pirates de sudamerica vol.1, young turks/
nite jewel - another horizon /am I real? ep, gloriette/
film school - heart full of pentagons /fission, hi speed soul/
summer camp - veronica sawyer /young ep, moshi moshi/
guards - i see it coming /s/t ep, guardsbandcamp.com /
dead models - tonight /s/t ep, white noise/
the selfish gene - a shot in the arm /wisco: a tribute to wilco’s summerteeth, muzzleofbees.com /
kings of leon - radioactive /come around sundown, rca/
deadstring brothers - houston /săo paolo, bloodshot/
the choosey beggars - good times, they disappear /s/t, choosybeggars.bandcamp.com /
peter wolf - thick as thieves /midnight souvenirs, verve/

bruce springsteen - the promise (alternate take) /darkness on the of town outtakes, bootleg/

david dondero - caught the song /# zero with a bullet, team love/
peasant - hard times /shady retreat, paper garden/

lloyd cole - why in the world? /broken record, tapete/
paul & the patients - the way that you are / songs.paulandthepatients.com /
sonny & the sunsets - the hypnotist /7”, future stress/
karen elson - the ghost who walks /the ghost who walks, third man/
dylan leblanc - changing of the seasons /pauper’s field, rough trade/
blake mills - hey lover /break mirrors, record collection/
free energy - bang pop /stuck on nothing, dfa/
of montreal - coquet coquette /false priest, polyvinyl/
philip selway - by some miracle /familial,nonesuch/
isobel campbell & mark lanegan - cool water /hawk, vanguard/
frontier ruckus - nerves of the nightmind /daedmalls and nightfalls, ramseur/
the drums - down by the water /s/t, island/
frank sinatra & antônio carlos jobim - one note samba (samba de uma nota só) /sinatra/jobim: the complete reprise recordings,universal/

blundetto - bad bad things /bad bad things, sweetness/
matt & kim - cameras /sidewalks, fader/
electric sunset - soda /s/t, k/
ra ra riot - boy /orchard, barsuk/
fitz & the tantrums - dear mr. president /pickin’ up the pieces, dangerbird/
chilly gonzales - crying /ivory tower, arts&crafts/
mates of state - true love will find you in the end /crushes, mos/
still corners - don't fall in love /7”, great pop supplement/
summer camp - round the moon /young ep, moshi moshi/
guards - crystal truth /s/t ep, guardsbandcamp.com /
she & him - bring it on home to me /bootleg/
jenny & johnny - just like zeus /i’m having fun now, warner/
angus & julia stone - big jet plane /down the way, capitol/
teenage fanclub - start again /songs from northern britain, creation/

david dondero - it's peaceful here /# zero with a bullet, team love/
philip selway - beyond reason /familial, bella union/
carl broemel - life leftover /all bird say, ato/
lloyd cole - the flipside /broken record, tapete/
dylan leblanc - 5th avenue bar /pauper’s field, rough trade/
damien jurado & richard swift - radioactivity /other people’s songs vol.1, otherpeoplesongs.tumblr.com /
justin townes earle - harlem river blues /harlem river blues, bloodshot/
isobel campbell & mark lanegan - hawk /hawk, vanguard/
tame impala - lucidity /innerspeaker, modular/
margot & the nuclear so and so's - new york city hotel blues /buzzard, mariel/
magic kids - little red radio /memphis, true panther/
magic bullets - red room /s/t, mon amie/
war on drugs - comin’ through /future weather ep, secretly canadian/
cotton jones - somehow to keep it going /tall hours in the glowstream, suicide squeeze/
blonde redhead - oslo /penny sparkle, buzzard/
villagers - set the tigers free /becoming a jackal, domino/