CHARMING NOISE | BEST OF 2013 P.2

Thus continues a look back at the best music of last year. To listen to all of my picks in a compact and convenient playlist form, head here.

8. Midlake - Antiphon

7. Phosphorescent - The Quotidian Beasts

6. Arcade Fire - Afterlife

5. Kurt Vile - Girl Called Alex

4. Julia Holter - He's Running Through My Eyes

3. Rhye - The Fall

2. Savages - She Will

1. Foxygen - No Destruction

CHARMING NOISE | BEST OF 2013 P.1

Even though it may have felt a little flat for me, looking back, 2013 was actually a really solid year for music. These are my favorite songs off of my favorite albums of the year, in no particular order. For some reason doing a top 16 sounded like a good idea? It really came from the fact that I didn't want to narrow it down any more, but 20 seemed like too much. Indecisiveness wins again. I'll post a playlist with all of the songs when I post the top 8 later this week.

+songs that I didn't post the video of are linked to video or audio, I just didn't want to overwhelm the blog with too many videos+

16. James Blake - To The Last

15. My Bloody Valentine - Only Tomorrow

14. Washed Out - All I Know

13. No Joy - E

12. Chvrches - Lies

11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wide Lovely Eyes

10. Haim - Falling

9. Atoms For Peace - Default

CHARMING NOISE | SXSW 2013

There's a lot of bands that I'm excited to see this week while I'm at SXSW. Here's my top five favorites that I'll definitely be hunting down to see live.