Best Songs of 2013: Honorable Mention
As we put the finishing touches on our year-end list, here are some of our favorite tracks that just missed the cut. We’ll be back tomorrow through Tuesday with our Top 100. Arcade Fire “Here Comes the...
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Best Songs of 2013: 100-71
100. Nothankyou “Oyster” Nothankyou’s “Oyster” was a pleasant surprise in a year that seemed dominated by well-established artists. The duo of Olga Bell (Dirty Projectors) and Tom Vek released a...
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Best Songs of 2013: 70-41
70. Son Lux “Lost It to Trying” During the first time through the thrilling and volatile”Lost It to Trying,” I experience a pang of guilt paired with the thought,”What have I been missing, and how...
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Best Songs of 2013: 40-11
40. Vampire Weekend “Step” Vampire Weekend’s “Step” is pretty magical. Ezra Koenig’s velvety voice introduces the track backed only by a bass drum and pulls you through the entire song. Once the...
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Best Songs of 2013: 10-1
10. MØ “Waste of Time” I don’t quite know how she does it, but MØ somehow manages in “Waste of Time” to make romantic desperation sound, dare I say it, kind of sexy? Not many women in the music...
View ArticleOur Favorite Albums of 2013
Andrew Brandt Senior Writer 10. This Routine is Hell Howl 9. Daughn Gibson Me Moan 8. Speedy Ortiz Major Arcana 7. CHVRCHES The Bones of What You Believe 6. Drake Nothing Was the Same 5. Frightened...
View ArticleFavorite Albums 2013: Madison Business Picks
Brandon Clementi Man About Town, Majestic Live 10. James Blake Overgrown James Blanket delivered a lush and warm follow-up that magically retained its comforting appeal after repeated washes. So...
View ArticleFavorite Albums 2013:Artists’ Choice
Andrew Mills, Barbarian San Diego, CA 10. Earthless, From the Ages 9. Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold 8. Tropical Popsicle, Dawn of Delight 7. Foals, Holy Fire 6. James Blake, Overgrown 5. Julia Holter,...
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Best Songs of 2014
100. Lowell “I Love You Money” Summer love songs are grade-A bummers because summer love, come December, is dead—by definition, it only lasts the season. Lowell appears to have learned this lesson...
View ArticleBest Songs of 2015
Our writers and editors chime in with their personal favorites from the past year. Andrew Brandt 2015 was the year Josh Tillman came to everyone’s apartment, through headphones, laptop speakers and...
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