Of the 345 songs that appeared on the 16 "regular" P of A mixes of 2013, here follow the 41 that most successfully insinuated themselves into my oft-soporific, oft-sentimental, oft-sodden, sometimes-seizures-&-hallucinations-besotted subconscious. That they appeared here once suggests that I couldn't help but be smitten with their initial, dauntlessly indomitable, Lloyd-Dobler-cum-boombox overtures; that they appear here twice proves that I have long-since fallen head-over-heels/ass-over-teakettle for their enviable endurance and endowments.
Oh, and... just to be clear... neither the songs nor the mixes are listed in order of preference, merely arranged in what I hope will make for a smooth-yet-varied listening experience. Finally, technically-speaking, not all tracks were released in the year 2013. My mixes would sooner contain a Taylor Swift ditty than be confined by calendars.
Left-click [HERE] or [HERE] or [HERE] to download the BEST OF 2013 (PART 1) mix.
TRACKLIST ---
01 DARK & STORMY hot chip
02 ESCAPE nightmare air
03 A.M.A. maps
04 THE BREATH I INHALED FROM YOU (PART 1) the building
05 AVENGER the bamboos
06 PRISMS temples
07 SHINE A LIGHT cults
08 A WANT THAT YOU WOULDN’T the tiger & me
09 PERMANENT BLISS smile smile
10 SATURDAYS ARE THE GREATEST kristina train
11 POISON PRINCE amy macdonald
12 HARLEQUIN DREAM boy & bear
13 CHANGE churchill
14 PINK WONTON man man
15 LET ME BACK IN rilo kiley
16 TUNNEL INTO YOUR DREAMS the band in heaven
17 METHUSELAH san fermin
18 MERCY sugarplum fairies
19 ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH the indelicates
20 GALVESTON glen campbell
Go
[HERE] to access the
BEST OF 2010 ->
2012 mixes.
Left-click [HERE] or [HERE] to download the BEST OF 2013 (PART 2) mix.
TRACKLIST ---
01 WELCOME HOME radical face
02 NOBODY THERE veronica falls
03 DO OR DIE hungry kids of hungary
04 ALL THOSE MEN miss li
05 1957 milo greene
06 GHOSTS strangefruit
07 TU VAS RIRE albin de la simone
08 WAVES gliss
09 CONGRATULATIONS agnes kain
10 COME SUMMER (COME STANDING OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR) kristofer astrom
11 COME TO ME lily & madeleine
12 MIRACLE MILE cold war kids
13 HIDDEN SIGN visage
14 DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL my heart belongs to cecilia winter
15 JUST KIDS chapel club
16 WEIGHT mikal cronin
17 COLD HAND sad day for puppets
18 I GOT DRUNK AND I WROTE YOU A POEM songdog
19 SHINE ON the house of love
20 THE OTHER SIDE ambrosia parsley
21 IF YOU DIDN’T SEE ME (THEN YOU WEREN’T ON THE DANCEFLOOR) dale earnhardt jr. jr.
If you'll indulge me... what follow are my favorite 13 albums of the year 2013. If you've heard them, I hope you've enjoyed them as much as I have. If you haven't heard them, I hope you'll consider giving them a listen...
