Top 100 Songs of 2013 (80-61)

Continuing along with my Top 100 Songs of 2013, here are songs 80-61:

80. Arcade Fire – Afterlife/Here Comes The Night Time/Supersymmetry/It’s Never Over (Oh Orpheus)

Afterlife:

Here Comes The Night Time:

(To whomever made this video: I want to shake your hand. Superb.)

Supersymmetry:

It’s Never Over (Oh Orpheus):

 

79. The Besnard Lakes – People of The Sticks

 

78. Slowriter – Silver Spaceships/April 8

Silver Spaceships:

April 8:

 

77. The National – Hard To Find/This Is The Last Time

Hard To Find:

(An absolutely heartbreaking song combined with an absolutely heartbreaking visual. This is when the internet wins life. Pure perfection.)

This Is The Last Time:

 

76. In The Valley Below – Peaches

 

75. USS – This Is The Best

 

74. Selena Gomez – Slow Down

 

73. The Killers – Shot At The Night

 

72. Frightened Rabbit – Nitrous Gas

 

71. Disclosure – When A Fire Starts To Burn

(Right, and it starts to spread…)

 

70. Avicii – Wake Me Up

 

69. Porcelain Raft – The Way Out

 

68. Ambassadors – Unconsolable

 

67. Frightened Rabbit and Manchester Orchestra – Architect

 

66. Editors – The Phone Book

 

65. Sky Ferreira – Boys/Omanko/Ain’t Your Right

Boys:

Omanko:

Ain’t Your Right:

 

64. CLMD vs. KISH – The Stockholm Syndrome

 

63. Linkin Park & Steve Aoki – A Light That Never Comes

 

62. The Belle Game – River

 

61. Grouplove – Ways To Go

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.