Top 100 Songs of 2013 (60-41)

Continuing along with my Top 100 Songs of 2013, here are songs 60-41:

60. Pharrell (sung by luckiest “I-can’t-believe-I-got-to-sing-on-this-track-that-I-had-nothing-to-do-with” guy of the year, Robin Thicke) – Blurred Lines

 

59. Vampire Weekend – Step/Unbelievers/Diane Young/Obvious Bicycle

Step:

Unbelievers:

Diane Young:

Obvious Bicycle:

 

58. Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop/Wrecking Ball

We Can’t Stop:

Wrecking Ball:

 

57. White Lies – There Goes Our Love Again

 

56. Sara Bareilles – Brave

 

55. Pearl Jam – Sirens

 

54. Phosphorescent – Muchacho’s Tune

 

53. Beyonce – XO

 

52. Placebo – Too Many Friends/Bosco/A Million Little Pieces/Exit Wounds

Too Many Friends:

Bosco:

A Million Little Pieces:

Exit Wounds:

 

51. Foxes – Youth

 

50. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – So Good At Being In Trouble/Swim and Sleep (Like A Shark)

So Good At Being In Trouble:

Swim and Sleep (Like A Shark):

 

49. The Preatures – Is This How You Feel?

 

48. Goldfrapp – Drew

 

47. Britney Spears – Perfume

 

46. The Joy Formidable – The Leopard And The Lung/Silent Treatment

The Leopard And The Lung:

Silent Treatment:

 

45. Frank Turner – Recovery

 

44. Coheed and Cambria – The Hard Sell/The Dark Side Of Me

The Hard Sell:

The Dark Side Of Me:

 

43. Louise Burns – Emeralds Shatter

 

42. Tegan & Sara – I Was A Fool

 

41. Bastille – Pompeii

My Top 20 Songs of September 2013

The summer was sensational for songs, and September didn’t let up. Brilliant tune after tune made its way to my ears. I went in detail with the written accompaniments of my favourite songs of the summer, so I’ve decided to switch things up a bit here and practice some brevity.

That said, here are my Top 20 Songs of September 2013, described in 10 words or less.

20. Porcelain Raft – The Way Out

Getting pretty damn good at using synths that “cry.”

 

19. Flyleaf – Something Better

The best not-by-Paramore Paramore song of the year.

 

18. Two Door Cinema Club – Changing Of The Seasons

The seasons might change, but the hits keep coming.

 

17. In The Valley Below – Peaches

Peaches is delicious, succulent, juicy, fresh, from the first bite.

 

16. Foxes – Youth

Those lips. That look. The hooks. This song.

 

15. Autumn Hill – Fire

Brilliant New Country-Pop. That chorus, burning hearts and ears.

 

14. Katy Perry – Roar/Ylvis – The Fox/Natalia Kills – Saturday Night

Does The Fox Say Roar On Saturday Night?

 

13. Gavin DeGraw – Best I Ever Had

Toe-tapping, foot-thumping, piano pop of the highest order.

 

12. Goldfrapp – Jo/Drew

Ethereal. Deep breaths. Cold air. Warm summers. Jo and Drew.

 

11. Mikky Ekko – Kids (Monsieur Adi remix)/Zedd – Clarity

Kids: when remix trumps original. Clarity: a flat-out smash.

 

10. Arcade Fire – Reflektor

A reflection of a band with unparalleled creative might.

 

9. Editors – The Phone Book

My favourite song from their latest album. Wonderful.

 

8. The Killers – Shot At The Night

Simply, spectacularly: M83 + The Killers = a monster tune.

 

7. Haim – Strong Enough

A fantastic choice of a cover that makes magic. #TeamCrow.

 

6. Placebo -A Million Little Pieces

No more glowing in the dark for… my heart.

 

5. Avicii – Wake Me Up

Made when Gustaffson came out to it vs. Jones. Monstrous.

 

4. King of Leon – Supersoaker

Meh at first. I was so wrong. Absolutely massive.

 

3. Blue October – Sway/Bleed Out

Sway: Justin Furstenfeld doesn’t get the credit he so rightly deserves.

 

Bleed Out: He’s shown an incomparable ear for melody, mood, major songs.

 

2. Alt-j – Matilda (Johnson Somerset remix)

Absolute transcendence. Rarely ever said of remixes. Pure, powerful, bliss.

 

1. Neko Case – Local Girl

For me, quite simply the best voice on the planet.

 

And a bonus, brilliant, breathtaking live rendition.