Before we are too far into 2014 to even remember the events and music of 2013 I’m letting loose with my 21 favorite tracks of the year. So worn was my brain from selecting and arranging my Top Albums of 2013 that I made no attempt to further rank the selections below; hence no numbers next to the artist/title. Rather, they are presented in order of their placement in my LDD – Best of 2013 mix which can be heard above.
…and don’t piss yourselves when you see the first two selections and think this is a regurgitation of the Teen Choice Awards.
…or do (do). I’m having fun picturing all five of the readers simultaneously messing themselves.
On your marks. Get set. LIST!!
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Robin Thicke (feat. Pharrell and T.I.) | Blurred Lines
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Daft Punk | Get Lucky
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CHVRCHES | Lungs
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A$AP Rocky | Goldie
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Pusha T | Suicide (feat. Ab Liva)
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Autre Ne Veut | Play By Play
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Bastille | Pompeii
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Javelin | Light Out
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Lucius | Hey, Doreen
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HAIM | The Wire
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Sleigh Bells | Young Legends
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Cults | Keep Your Head Up
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Arctic Monkeys | Do I Wanna Know?
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FIDLAR | Wake Bake Skate
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Born Ruffians | Permanent Hesitation
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Cayucas | A Summer Thing
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Arcade Fire | Afterlife
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Vampire Weekend | Hannah Hunt
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Phosphorescent | Song For Zula
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Rhye | Open
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James Blake | Retrograde
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And there you have it, the last list of 2013. Now bring on the new music of 2014, lest I feel LISTless!!
