So I finally completed the Best of 2013 playlist. When I sat back and listened to the playlist for the first time, I realized that music taste this year spilled into the area of dubstep with some rock and a sprinkle of instrumental. There were a couple of obvious choices, and I decided to include the kids’ favorite songs from the year. Ezra picked his, but if you are wondering how I could know the selection of a 14 month old…well, you just haven’t seen her smile and dance moves when a particular song comes on.
Like always, there are three rules that go into qualifying for the list: Rule #0 (because it applies every year): fit on a traditional CD and come to my library in the calendar year (even though the songs may be older than that). Rule #1 (becoming widely applied to all aspects of life): Don’t suck. Rule #2 (and most important): Be interesting. I thought that last year featured a narrowed eligibility list, but this year was even tighter with only 159 songs meeting the criteria for consideration.
No more delay, just music:
2. Don’t Leave Me by Regina Spektor
3. Here Comes The King by Snoop Lion
5. Original Don by Major Lazer
7. Up Past The Nursery by Suuns
9. Four Simple Words by Frank Turner
10. Good On by Two Fisted Tango
11. Came Back Haunted by Nine Inch Nails
13. On My Way by Pandas & People
14. Fare The Well by Oscar Isaac and Marcus Mumford
Elia’s Favorite:
Ezra’s Favorite:
My Favorite: Fare The Well
The One Despite All Efforts I Couldn’t Keep Off: Either of the kid’s tracks
Biggest Surprise: Here Comes The King
Really Crank This One…No, Louder Than That: Strange answer…but Dry Sequence
Band Not Making The List For The First Time In A Few Years: Mumford and Sons, sort of.
Bands Continuing Their Run: Fun.
Dammit If They Didn’t Show Up Again: Mumford and Sons, sort of.
This Year’s Local Act: Two Fisted Tango
Last Song Dropped From The Playlist: I can’t remember anymore.
Previous Year’s Best Of Lists:
The Life of a Little Hippie 
There are some really interesting songs, different, comfortable and challenging — thanks for sharing