Indie Music Filter: Best Of January 2017 (PLAYLISTS)
Best Of January 2017
Check out new music from Ella Vos, Maggie Rogers, Sun Airway, Spoon, Heat, Seramic and many more.
Something for everyone. Listen on (Soundcloud) / (Spotify) / (Youtube)
Check out new music from Ella Vos, Maggie Rogers, Sun Airway, Spoon, Heat, Seramic and many more.
Something for everyone. Listen on (Soundcloud) / (Spotify) / (Youtube)
“Rest Of It” from Hard Love by Strand of Oaks, out February 17th on Dead Oceans.
Hey friends,
Chris Budd here from the desk of Indie Music Filter, officially marking this day as the 10th anniversary of when I started this blog. This hobby-turned-monster-of-an-experiment has been quite a ride (so far) and I still kind of feel like I’m only just getting started.
I took a long look back through the archives, wondering if there would be a way to sum up 10 years in a playlist. Would I be able to keep it under 100 songs? Well, here’s my best attempt in this “Indie Music Filter Turns 10” playlist.
I made a massive list of my favourite artists and songs; those heavily covered in the 4,900 posts on this site since 2006. A list of 350 songs became 192 and after a few more passes, I hit the 100 mark. These songs leftover were the ones that still to this day move me, the ones that have left that lasting mark.
Also, I had no intention of spending days crafting the perfect order (and didn’t want to rank the songs in order of which I liked the best), so I randomized the order. Et voila!
But before you go hitting play, I’d like to say a huge thank you to all the people that have contributed to this blog over the years, as well as a huge thank you to you, the music fan. What keeps me going is when I hear back from someone about a great song they heard on my blog, a playlist they shared with friends, or a new artist they became a fan of, because of something that was posted here. Thanks to those that RT, Like and share in helping me get the word out.
Alright, let’s let the music speak for itself. Enjoy!
Chris
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Indie Music Filter Turns 10 (Spotify / Youtube / Playmoss)
1) Panda Bear – “Comfy In Nautica” (2007)
2) ANR – “It’s Around You” (2011)
3) Saintseneca – “Happy Alone” (2014)
4) The Dodos – “Fools” (2008)
5) Telekinesis – “Coast Of Carolina” (2009)
6) Sound Team – “Your Eyes Are Liars” (2006)
7) Alexander – “A Million Years” (2011)
8) Grouplove – “Ways To Go” (2013)
9) Annuals – “Brother” (2006)
10) Youth Lagoon – “17” (2011)
11) Kate Boy – “The Way We Are” (2014)
12) Lord Huron – “Time To Run” (2012)
13) TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me” (2006)
14) The War On Drugs – “Red Eyes” (2014)
15) Foreign Born – “Vacationing People” (2009)
16) The Middle East – “Blood” (2009)
17) Black Light Dinner Party – “Older Together” (2013)
18) Hooray For Earth – “True Loves” (2011)
19) Papa – “Young Rut” (2013)
20) Deastro – “Vermillion Plaza” (2009)
21) The Rapture – “Get Myself Into It” (2006)
22) Ryn Weaver – “OctaHate” (2015)
23) The Wombats – “Let’s Dance To Joy Division” (2007)
24) Page France – “Bush” (2006)
25) Frightened Rabbit – “Head Rolls Off” (2007)
26) Magic Man – “Nova Scotia” (2013)
27) School Of Seven Bells – “Half Asleep” (2008)
28) Arcade Fire – “Keep The Car Running” (2007)
29) Atlas Sound – “Walkabout (with Noah Lennox)” (2009)
30) Gypsy & The Cat – “Bloom” (2012)
31) Broods – “L.A.F.” (2014)
32) SEGO – “Wicket Youth” (2014)
33) Day Wave – “Drag” (2015)
34) MNDR – “#1 In Heaven” (2013)
35) Passion Pit – “Sleepyhead” (2009)
36) The Naked And Famous – “Young Blood” (2010)
37) Band Of Horses – “Funeral” (2006)
38) Young Wonder – “To You” (2013)
39) Beirut – “Santa Fe” (2011)
40) MGMT – “Kids” (2007)
41) Phoenix – “Lisztomania” (2009)
42) Does It Offend You, Yeah? – “Dawn Of The Dead” (2008)
43) Glasvegas – “Geraldine” (2008)
44) The Preatures – “Is This How You Feel?” (2014)
45) Favela – “Gong” (2015)
46) Little Joy – “No One’s Better Sake” (2008)
47) Jonsi – “Go Do” (2010)
48) Austin Basham – “Running” (2014)
49) Rogue Wave – “Eyes” (2006)
50) Jai Paul – “jasmine (demo)” (2012)
51) Jungle – “Busy Earnin'” (2014)
52) Mystery Jets – “Two Doors Down” (2008)
53) Oliver Tank – “Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion” (2011)
54) Phantogram – “Mouthful of Diamonds” (2009)
55) Haerts – “Wings” (2014)
56) Sea Wolf – “Middle Distance Runner” (2007)
57) Jagwar Ma – “The Throw” (2013)
58) Grizzly Bear – “Knife” (2006)
59) Foster The People – “Helena Beat” (2011)
60) Japandroids – “The House That Heaven Built” (2012)
61) Julian Casablancas – “11th Dimension” (2009)
62) Strand Of Oaks – “Shut In” (2015)
63) Ghost Beach – “Been There Before” (2014)
64) Snowden – “Anti-Anti” (2006)
65) Washed Out – “Feel It All Around” (2009)
66) Generationals – “Trust” (2010)
67) Peter Bjorn and John – “Young Folks” (2006)
68) Black Moth Super Rainbow – “Hairspray Heart” (2012)
69) Stars – “Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It” (2012)
70) CHVRCHES – “The Mother We Share” (2013)
71) Chad Vangaalen – “Willow Tree” (2008)
72) Ben Khan – “Youth” (2014)
73) Panama Wedding – “All Of The People” (2014)
74) Jamaica – “I Think I Like U 2” (2010)
75) LCD Soundsystem – “Dance Yrself Clean” (2010)
76) GEMS – “Medusa” (2013)
77) M83 – “Midnight City” (2011)
78) Darwin Deez – “Bad Day” (2009)
79) The Temper Trap – “Sweet Disposition” (2009)
80) Goldroom – “Fifteen (feat. Chela)” (2012)
81) Wintersleep – “Weighty Ghost” (2007)
82) HAIM – “The Wire” (2013)
83) RAC – “Let Go” (2014)
84) STRFKR – “Julius” (2011)
85) Sun Airway – “Waiting On You” (2010)
86) Young Empires – “White Doves” (2012)
87) Jose Gonzalez – “Heartbeats” (2006)
88) I Break Horses – “Hearts” (2012)
89) Two Door Cinema Club – “What You Know” (2010)
90) The Tallest Man On Earth – “The Wild Hunt” (2010)
91) Dan Croll – “In/Out” (2013)
92) ON AN ON – “Drifting” (2015)
93) Cayucas – “High School Lover” (2013)
94) Jack Garratt – “Weathered” (2015)
95) Friendly Fires – “Skeleton Boy” (2008)
96) Local Natives – “Airplanes” (2010)
97) Clock Opera – “Belongings” (2012)
98) Miike Snow – “Animal” (2009)
99) Yeasayer – “O.N.E.” (2010)
100) Wild Cub – “Thunder Clatter” (2014)
This will be the last post of 2014 for me and I’ve gotta say that it’s been a pretty awesome year for new music. Looking back through all our posts here, I wanted to make a list of artists and bands who really turned my head and caught my ear. Here’s my list of 7, in no particular order and classified as “Favourite New Artist Of 2014″ only by when I first discovered who they were, regardless of how they existed before 2014.
Take a listen and have a Happy New Year. See you in 2015.
Chris
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Phoria
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Broods
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Lowell
It’s been another great year for new music, 2014 did not disappoint at all. This post is always my favourite one to put together, the problem is always trying to keep the number of songs down. I settled on 50 tracks (listed here in playlist order, not a ranking) that rocked my year, take a look below and agree, disagree, discover of just hit play. As usual, I did my best to make these playlists on soundcloud, spotify, rdio, youtube and this year on Dropmark (which I use for saving videos). For those who like to watch your playlists, try out my collection.
1. The War On Drugs – “Red Eyes”
2. Jungle – “Busy Earnin'”
3. Saintseneca – “Happy Alone”
4. Ryn Weaver – “OctaHate”
5. Broods – “L.A.F”
6. Death From Above 1979 – “Trainwreck 1979”
7. Brolin – “Swim Deep”
8. Bastille vs Haim – “Bite Down”
9. Moscow Metro – “Future Fades”
10. Austin Basham – “All Is Well”
11. Alvvays – “Archie, Marry Me”
12. Sego – “Wicket Youth”
13. Ghost Beach – “Moon Over Japan”
14. Sucre – “Young And Free”
15. Strand Of Oaks – “Shut In”
16. Lowell – “The Bells”
17. Arkells – “Come To Light”
18. Nate Eiesland – “Drifting”
19. Future Islands – “Seasons (Waiting On You)”
20. Ben Khan – “Youth”
21. Prinze George – “Make Me”
22. Bombay Bicycle Club – “Luna”
23. Sylvan Esso – “Coffee”
24. Caribou – “Can’t Do Without You”
25. Fickle Friends – “Swim”
26. Snakadaktal – “The Sun II”
27. Old Man Canyon – “Wiser”
28. Chad VanGaalen – “Monster”
29. Cloud Nothings – “I’m Not Part Of Me”
30. Skaters – “Miss Teen Massachusetts”
31. Spoon – “Inside Out”
32. Haerts – “Giving Up”
33. Kevin Drew – “You In Your Were”
34. Wye Oak – “Glory”
35. SOHN – “Artifice”
36. Hey Rosetta! – “Kintsukuroi”
37. Wolf Saga – “You Only Live Once (Strokes Cover) feat. Lyon”
38. Seoul – “Stay With Us”
39. Panama Wedding – “All Of The People”
40. Magic Man – “It All Starts Here”
41. Phoria – “Atomic”
42. Vance Joy – “Mess Is Mine”
43. New Pornographers – “Brill Bruisers”
44. Tove Lo – “Habits (Stay High)”
45. Prides – “Messiah”
46. Operators – “True ”
47. Snowmine – “Tidal Wave”
48. Still Parade – “Beach”
49. Breakfast In Fur – “Shape”
50. Odesza – “Say My Name (feat. Zyra)”
BEST SONGS OF 2014 (RDIO PLAYLIST) / BEST SONGS OF 2014 (SOUNDCLOUD PLAYLIST) / BEST SONGS OF 2014 (SPOTIFY PLAYLIST) / BEST SONGS OF 2014 (YOUTUBE PLAYLIST) / BEST SONGS OF 2014 (DROPMARK VIDEO PLAYLIST)