I marked some significant changes in 2011, or the year marked them on me. Either way, I am starting out 2012 feeling inspired, loved and supported, thanks to all of you.
In the text that I mailed along with the 2010 discs, I said I refused to let the mix CD die. Well, for various reasons, as of 2011, the mix CD is on hiatus. I know, I'm disappointed too. Good music did not take a break in 2011 though. So, I would like to share two playlists with you + a few extra sweets.
If you have favorite tracks of the year or playlists of your own to share, please leave them in the comments.
The playlists below can be played on Spotify.* I've also linked to Soundcloud/Bandcamp/Vimeo/Youtube sites for each track if you're not interested in joining. Finally, at the end, are a grab-bag list of songs that are exceptional but not available on Spotify.
*I'm not crazy about the Spotify-Facebook mashup. but it is damn convenient. Y'all probably know this BUT: Spotify is a music streaming program. It's free or you can pay to upgrade to an ad-free version. New users have to have a Facebook account. And, unless you want everyone to know every song you listen to, I suggest that you check the appropriate boxes so that your tracks don't show up on Facebook. Other, Spotify-like programs abound: Rdio, Mog, among others.
hope you're well friends.
2011 Low
1. Sunlight - The One AM Radio
2. Peppermint - Lovers
3. Little Cup - Thao & Mirah
4. Serpents - Sharon Van Etten
5. Trembling Hands - Explosions in the Sky
6. Shoot the Water - Austra
7. Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
8. Dark Road - Daniel Martin Moore
9. The Rip Tide - Beiruit
10. Civilian - Wye Oak
11. I Follow Rivers - Lykke Li
12. Beth/Rest - Bon Iver (also see the piano only version)
13. Headlines - Drake
2011 High
1. Countdown - Beyonce (watch this video, seriously)
2. Bury Me Standing - Handsome Furs
3. Whirring - The Joy Formidable
4. Not for Sleepin' - The Congregation
5. North Side Gal - JD McPherson
6. Who Do You Love - Museum of Bellas Artes
7. S'eteint Le Soleil - Yelle
8. Hearts - I Break Horses
9. Don't Move - Phantogram
10. Wrong Feels Right - Dum Dum Girls
11. Midnight City - M83
12. Not in Love - Crystal Castles (ft. Robert Smith)
13. Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
14. Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn
Other Good Ones
Pickwick - Hacienda Hotel
What You Need - The Weeknd
The Way it will Be - Gillian Welch
Hey Boy (Nicolas Jaar remix) - The Blow
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