I have a friend that says all the time “there is just no good music right now”, but he loves Adele. I agree, that Adele is very talented. And I think that he probably gets this perception from the fact that terrestrial radio is just plain terrible. I gladly pay for Sirius/XM because of the great playlists of new music on there. My favorite station is Alt Nation, which plays plays adult alternative music.
So here (after the jump) is my list of favorite songs that were in my favorites playlist from this past year.
Miike Snow (yes, his name has two “i”s) – Sylvia (the whole Miike Snow album is good)
Miike Snow – Animal
Sad Brad Smith – Help Yourself (not from this year, but still a fave)
Young the Giant – Cough Syrup (the whole album is good)
Young the Giant – Strings
Cold War Kids – Louder than Ever (again, whole album)
Cold War Kids – Mine is Yours
Cults – Go Outside
Foster the People – Helena Beat
Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks (overplayed now)
MGMT – Time to Pretend
The Black Keys – Next Girl
The Features – From Now On (only available on the new twilight soundtrack, which is good)
Jem – Save Me
Givers – Up Up Up
Grouplove – Colours
Grouplove – Tongue Tied
Coconut Records – West Coast
The Airborne Toxic Event – Changing
The Big Pink – Dominos
Broken Bells – The High Road (whole album is decent)
Broken Bells – The Ghost Inside
Broken Bells – Mongrel Heart
Cage The Elephant – Aberdeen
Death Cab For Cutie – Stay Young, Go Dancing
Company of Thieves - Death of Communication
Yeasayer – Ambling Alp
The Bravery – This is Not The End
AWOL Nation – Sail
Joy Formidable – Whirring
Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work
Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know
Peter BJorn & John – Second Chance
