FESTIVE 50 2013 1-10

1.  ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor


2.  RANDOLPH'S LEAP - The Nonsense In My Soul
3.  DAN LE SAC Vs SCROOBIUS PIP -You Will See Me


4.  THE UNCLUDED - Delicate Cycle


5.  JUNGLE - Platoon


6.   JOHN GRANT - GMF
 

7.  THE BAND IN HEAVEN - Young and Dumb


8.  DR. JOHN - You Lie


9.  INK - Ink Goes On


10. KISHI BASHI - Song For The Sold

FESTIVE 50 2013 11-20

11. CAPITAL CITIES - Farrah Fawcett Hair (ft. Andre 3000)


12. THE ASTEROID No.4 - Dead Blues


13. PRIMAL SCREAM - 2013


14. COURTNEY BARNETT - Avant Gardener


15. LITTLE GREEN CARS - The John Wayne


16. ANNIE - Invisible


17. MAPS - A.M.A


18. FLUME - Holdin' On


19. JAGWAR MA - What Love


20. SHY FX - Soon Come (Feat. Liam Bailey)

FESTIVE 50 2013 31-40

31. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Step


32. JOHN LEGEND - Who Did That To You?


33. YOUTH LAGOON - Dropla


34. MØ - Never Wanna Know


35. PUBLIC ENEMY - Everything


36. BIPOLAR SUNSHINE - Fire


37. SMALL DEATH - Black Widow


38. MIDLAKE - Antiphon


39. THE HIDDEN CAMERAS - Gay Goth Scene


40. LEO WELCH - Praise His Name

FESTIVE 50 2013 21-30

21. JAMAICAN QUEENS - Kids Get Away


22. UNCLE O - Hot Hot Hot


23. SOLANGE - Losing You


24. LA FEMME - It's Time To Wake Up (2023)


25. ONLYREAL - Get It On


26. HAERTS - Wings


27. BLEACHED - Dead In Your Head


28. PAUL WHITE - Watch The Ants


29. SIGUR ROS - Brennisteinn


30. ALEC LOMAMI - Pardon My French

FESTIVE 50 2013 41-50

41. THE OCTOPUS PROJECT - The Falls
 

42. TEEN - Big Talk


43. WOODEN SHJIPS - Back To Land


44. PRIMAL SCREAM - It's Alright, It's OK


45. DEAR READER - Man Of The Book


46. THEE OH SEES - Lupine Dominus


47. VOLCANO CHOIR - Byegone


48. THE BLACK KEYS - She's Long Gone Ft. Notorious B.I.G. (Wet Paint Remix)


49. YEAH YEAH YEAHS - Buried Alive (ft. Dr. Octagon)


50. THE LEISURE SOCIETY - Forever Shall We Wait

FESTIVE 50 2013

It's been an incredible year for music, with so many great tunes that it was hard enough to make a shortlist of 100 songs, never mind 50.  The likes of Peder, MS MR, Cut Copy, Neon Neon, Portugal The Man, Chin Chin, MT Ossa, Tijuana Panthers, Sleigh Bells, East India Youth and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin could so easily have made this list on another day.    That said, here are my fave tunes of the year 100-51 at the time of writing:

100. FACTORY FLOOR - Turn It Up
99.   THE LATE DAVID TURPIN - Garland
98.   EDWYN COLLINS - Too Bad (That's Sad)
97.   JONNIE COMMON - Figurehead (Wet)
96.   BEACH FOSSILS - Clash The Truth
95.   THE RUMOUR SAID FIRE - Moon Stream
94.   PIXIES - Bagboy
93.   TRICKY - Nothing Matters
92.   BODY PARTS - People
91.   UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - No Need For A Leader
90.   TEMPLES - Colours To Life
89.   DAN LE SAC v SCROOBIUS PIP - Stunner
88.   PALEHOUND - Pet Carrot
87.   EMPRESS OF - Realize You
86.   MR KITTY - Insects
85.   OKKERVIL RIVER - Down Down The Deep River
84.   BEST COAST - I Don't Know How
83.   TOVE LO - Habits
82.   PET SHOP BOYS - Vocal
81.   FIDLAR - Gimme Something
80.   DEAR READER - Down Under Mining
79.   RANDOLPH'S LEAP - Foolishness of Youth
78.   BAD BOOKS - Forest Whitaker
77.   PARQUET COURTS - You've Got Me Wondering Now
76.   NIGHTMARES ON WAX - Be, I Do
75.   YOUNG FATHERS - Low
74.   TRICKY - Passion of the Christ
73.   POLSKA RADIO ONE - Sky Fractals
72.   LORDE ft. RICK ROSS - Royals (Rozay Remix)
71.   SARA LOWES - I Find You
70.   PRONTO MAMA - Rubber
69.   GANG COLOURS - Invisible in Your City
68.   GHOST WAVE - Here She Comes
67.   ERAAS - Ghost
66.   MARCO POLO - 3 O'Clock
65.   ARCADE FIRE - Afterlife
64.   JOHN GRANT - Black Belt
63.   THE FALL - Sir William Wray
62.   MELT YOURSELF DOWN - Fix My life
61.   JAGWAR MA - Come Save Me
60.   DAUGHN GIBSON - In The Beginning
59.   UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - Swim & Sleep (Like A Shark)
58.   CITY BRAT - Yeah It's There   
57.   DAN LE SAC Vs SCROOBIUS PIP - Gold Teeth
56.   THE NAKED AND FAMOUS - Hearts Like Ours
55.   THE DEREVOLUTIONS - We Found That Beat
54.   FAT WHITE FAMILY - Cream of The Young
53.   ANA THREAT - Bretzel High Stomp
52.   NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - We Real Cool
51.   JAGWAR MA - Four