It’s exactly halfway through the year, and within it, we’ve seen some shockingly awesome releases being thrust into our ears like dirty patricians of sound. These molestular devices have slobbered their way onto us in the form of new music from The Strokes, Bad Religion, The xx, Foals, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Bowie, Wire, The Flaming Lips, The Black Angels….the list goes on. We’ve also had a fuckload of local releases from Dune Rats to Yes, I’m Leaving and Willow Beats all holding a torch with awesome new albums and EP’s grating our ears to tinnitus accepters. So, since I can’t be fucked to do albums, these are the best songs from the albums. These are the best songs, in my opinion, of 2013, so far. No surprises, it’s mostly garage-centric.
1. Parquet Courts- Stoned and Starving
2. Grave Babies-Over and Underground
3. Thee Oh Sees-Toe Cutter-Thumb Buster
4. Majical Cloudz-Bugs Don’t Buzz
5. My Bloody Valentine-She Found Now
10. Unknown Mortal Orchestra-So Good At Being In Trouble
11. Atoms for Peace- Before Your Very Eyes…
12. The Drones-How to See Through Fog
13. Palma Violets-Best of Friends
16. Dune Rats-Red Light Green Light
19. Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys-Bite My Tongue
20. Flume-Sleepless
