Stream: Giovanni James - "Shining"

I missed this one when it was first released this summer but it's good enough to highlight now. He hasn't released this to download in any way (any legal way, that is) so I will respect his wishes and only provide the stream from Soundcloud. Best whistling of 2012!

Broken Links

Apparently while I wasn't paying attention, my online storage provider, Opendrive, changed their link format for streaming music so all of my streaming links are broken. I've fixed a few of the more popular ones and all of the download links should be fixed, but the older ones I will probably just leave be. This obviously doesn't apply to the new spotify streams below.

Best of 2012 - Disc Three

Disc Three is Indie & Indie-Folk. Link at the bottom to download the entire album.

Best of 2012 - Disc Three

1. Disparate Youth - Santigold
2. Sweater Weather - The Neighborhood
3. This Head I Hold - Electric Guest
4. You Go Running - Deep Sea Diver
5. Forever - Haim
6. Dissolve Me - Alt-J
7. Yet Again - Grizzly Bear
8. Simple Song - The Shins
9. Airhead - Right The Stars
10. Some Nights - fun.
11. Bright Whites - Kishi Bashi
12. The Only Place - Best Coast
13. I Will Walk - Release The Sunbird
14. Far Away - Mean Lady
15. The Sun - SURES
16. Iscariot - Walk The Moon
17. Feathered Pocket - Wallis Bird
18. Ordinary Heart - Emily King
19. Blank Maps - Cold Specks

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Best of 2012 - Disc Two

Disc Two is made up of Rock, Indie-Rock, Southern Rock & R-n-B. A couple of songs were not available on Spotify so be sure to download the full compilation to hear them. Link at the bottom.

Best of 2012 - Disc Two

1. The House That Heaven Built - Japandroids
2. Are You Gonna Waste My Time? - Zeus
3. Indio - Matt Mays
4. O' Be Joyful - Shovels and Rope
5. North Side Gal - JD McPherson
6. A La Modeliste - Mark Ronson ft. Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, & Mos Def
7. Is Your Love Big Enough - Lianne La Havas
8. Nakamarra - Hiatus Kaiyote
9. Thinkin Bout You (Ryan Hemsworth Bootleg) - Frank Ocean
10. jasmine (demo) - Jai Paul
11. Please Forgive My Heart - Bobby Womack
12. I'll Keep My Light In My Window - Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro
13. Bright Lights - Gary Clark Jr.
14. Hold On - Alabama Shakes
15. "45" - The Gaslight Anthem
16. Sixteen Saltines - Jack White
17. Light Show - Plants and Animals
18. Would That Not Be Nice - Divine Fits
19. It's Time - Imagine Dragons

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Best of 2012 - Disc One

Continuing in the yearly tradition of compiling CDs of my favorite music from the year past, I present the first disc. The first disc is mostly Folk, Indie-Folk, and Singer-Songwriter material. The order of songs does not represent a ranking but rather a suggested order of listening. As usual, great care has been put into the arrangement of songs with consideration of flow in sound and story from one song to the next. Download link at the bottom.
Best of 2012 - Disc One

1. Hello My Old Heart - The Oh Hellos
2. Stubborn Love - The Lumineers
3. Pure Joy - M. Ward
4. I'll Get Along - Michael Kiwanuka
5. Fun Times In Babylon - Father John Misty
6. Before - Plants & Animals
7. National Anthem - The Gaslight Anthem
8. Museum Of Flight - Damien Jurado
9. Sweet - Dave Matthews Band
10. Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting - Glen Hansard
11. Let It Go - Joshua Radin
12. Age - Lianne La Havas
13. Man On Fire - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
14. Home - Philip Phillips
15. Something's Rattling (Cowpoke) - Ben Gibbard
16. To Be Born - Sean Hayes
17. One Lovely Day - Citizen Cope
18. Be Good (Lion's Song) - Gregory Porter
19. No Room For Doubt - Lianne La Havas
20. There's No Leaving Now - The Tallest Man on Earth

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Video: The Neighbourhood - 'Sweater Weather'

LA quintet The Neighbourhood just released a new EP called I'M SORRY on May 7th which includes this song, Sweater Weather. It sounds like The Weeknd crossed with Sam Sparro.

Video: Cold Specks - 'Blank Maps'

Cold Specks is the moniker of unpronounceable Canadian singer Al Spx. She apparently takes her name from the following line in James Joyce's Ulysses: "Born all in the dark wormy earth, cold specks of fire, evil, lights shining in the darkness". Lighthearted, this music is not. She has an album due out on May 22nd entitled I Predict a Graceful Expulsion but was kind enough to release this video for her upcoming single, Blank Maps.



Due out on May 22nd on Mute Records.