My annual Best of the Year mix is my only mix that has a few parameters. This is solely to keep me from losing my mind. If it were just my favorite tracks of the year we might end up with a bunch of Fucked Up, Explosions in the Sky, Florence and the Machine, and M83 tracks and not much else. That's not fun. So, only 1 track per artist. Also, I might be tempted to arrange the order by preference; either starting or ending with my favorite track of the year. Well, that would lend itself to more madness. So, the songs are presented by order of release date for the album from which they came. With those parameters in mind....here we go:
1. The Head and the Heart 'Down In The Valley'
2. DeVotchKa 'All the Sand in All the Sea'
3. Alexander 'Truth'
Alexander - Truth from Alexander on Vimeo.
4. The Kills 'Future Starts Slow'
5. Explosions in the Sky 'Last Known Surroundings'
Last Known Surroundings from Explosions in the Sky on Vimeo.
6. Fleet Foxes 'Helplessness Blues'
7. EMA 'California'
8. Tyler The Creator 'Yonkers'
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9. Fucked Up 'Queen of Hearts'
....while I adore the video, I'm sure some may prefer to hear the original version:
10. Black Lips 'Raw Meat'
11. Bon Iver 'Perth'
12. Kanye West & Jay-Z 'Otis'
13. Das Racist 'Girl'
14. A.A. Bondy 'The Heart Is Willing'
15. M83 'Steve McQueen'
16. Coldplay 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall'
17. Florence and the Machine 'Never Let Me Go'
18. The Black Keys 'Gold On The Ceiling'
19. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross featuring Karen O 'Immigrant Song'
...and while we're at it....
My Favorite Albums of the Year:
5. Bon Iver (self titled)
4. Fucked Up 'David Comes to Life'
3. M83 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'
2. Florence and the Machine 'Ceremonials'
1. Explosions in the Sky 'Take Care, Take Care, Take Care'
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