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♫Liner Notes♫: Welcome to the only official Media Monarchy mixtape this year: "Dance Apocalyptic" and the Best of 2013! As we just noted on the year's final episode of @PumpUpThaVolume (our weekly new music podcast), some think 2013 was just terrible. But as for music, this was as good a year as any other. I know that a lot of the songs I loved this year just floored me and will be with me forever. The 'play count' on some of these songs in my iTunes is crazy! This two hour batch of my favorite music from this year could've been thrice as long, but I kept whittling it down to the snappiest, most representative tracks. What you hold in your head is a collection of some of the most exciting sounds around... Enjoy and share with peace and love!
Boards Of Canada
"Gemini/Reach For The Dead"
'Tomorrow's Harvest'
Warp, 2013
Arctic Monkeys
"Do I Wanna Know"
'AM'
Domino, 2013
!!!
"Even When The Water's Cold"
'Thr!!!er'
Warp, 2013
Franz Ferdinand
"Evil Eye"
'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action'
Domino, 2013
Arcade Fire
"Here Comes The Night Time"
'Reflektor'
Merge, 2013
Vampire Weekend
"Diane Young"
'Modern Vampires Of The City'
XL, 2013
*****
Boards Of Canada
"Telepath"
Janelle Monáe
"Dance Apocalyptic"
'The Electric Lady'
Wondaland/Bad Boy, 2013
Thao And The Get Down Stay Down
"We The Common (For Valerie Bolden)"
'We The Common'
Ribbon, 2013
Har Mar Superstar
"Lady, You Shot Me/Prisoner"
'Bye Bye 13'
Cult, 2013
Polyphonic Spree
"Heart Talk"
'Yes, It's True.'
Good/Kirtland, 2013
Sallie Ford And The Sound Outside
"Party Kids"
'Untamed Beast'
Partisan, 2013
Tristen
"No One's Gonna Know"
'Caves'
PupSnake, 2013
Shout Out Louds
"Illusions"
'Optica'
Merge, 2013
Ariel Pink & Jorge Elbrecht
"Hang On To Life/No Real Friend" split single
Mexican Summer, 2013
*****
Boards Of Canada
"Transmissiones Ferox"
Arcade Fire
"Here Comes The Night Time II"
'Reflektor'
Merge, 2013
Savages
"Husbands"
'Silence Yourself'
Matador, 2013
Portugal. The Man
"Creep In A T-Shirt"
'Evil Friend'
Atlantic, 2013
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
"Hate The Taste"
'Specter At The Feast'
Vagrant, 2013
Lissie
"I Don't Wanna Go To Work"
'Back To Forever'
Atlantic, 2013
John Grant
"GMF"
'Pale Green Ghosts'
Bella Union, 2013
Placebo
"Loud Like Love"
'Loud Like Love'
Vertigo, 2013
*****
Boards Of Canada
"Sundown"
Daughn Gibson
"The Sound Of Law"
'Me Moan'
Sub Pop, 2013
Those Darlins
"Optimist"
'Blur The Line'
Oh Wow Dang, 2013
Surfer Blood
"Say Yes To Me/Slow Six"
'Pythons'
Warner Bros., 2013
Lana Del Rey
"Young And Beautiful"
'The Great Gatsby'
Interscope, 2013
Phoenix
"Entertainment"
'Bankrupt!'
Glassnote, 2013
M83
"Oblivion" (w/ Susanne Sundfør)
'Oblivion'
Back Lot Music, 2013
*****
Boards Of Canada
"Come To Dust"
*****
Featuring clips from "Stories We Tell" by Sarah Polley and "Blue Jasmine" by Woody Allen
