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25. Monophonics – It’s Only Us 24. Ryan Adams - Wednesdays 23. Fleet Foxes - Shore 22. Jonsi - Shiver 21. Fantastic Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? 20. The Flaming Lips – American Head 19. Cold War Kids – New Age Norms 2 18. The Artisanals - Zia 17. Travis – 10 Songs 16. beabadoobee – Fake It Flowers 15. Paul McCartney – Mccartney III 14. Rolling Blackouts Costal Fever – Sideways to New Italy 13. Matt Berninger – Serpentine Prison 12. Fiona Apple – Fetch The Bolt Cutters 11. Needtobreathe – Out of Body 10. Painted Shield – Painted Shield 9. Bruce Springsteen – Letter to You 8. Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension 7. Jason Isbell - Reunions 6. The Strokes – The New Abnormal 5. Doves – The Universal Want 4. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher 3. The Killers – Imploding The Mirage 2. Pearl Jam - Gigaton 1. Colony House – Leave What’s Lost Behind

Sometime last year I became consciously aware that I wake up with a song in my head every single morning . I thought it would be an interesting exercise to document each song for an entire year and then make Spotify playlists for each month.  Well, starting back on January 1, I started to do just that.  The subconscious is an odd thing and it has been really interesting seeing seeing what my mind comes up with every morning. Sometimes it is a song or artist I have been listening to recently, sometimes it a band or song that I haven't thought of in years. Below are the first 6 playlist for the year, but I thought I'd include some stats about the year so far as well: Number of Days: 182 Total Number of Songs: 178 Number of Repeated Songs: 4 Total Number of Artists: 116 Most Frequent Artist: Pearl Jam (s hocking, I know)  / 18x w/ only one song repeated   So enjoy a glimpse into the jukebox of my brain. Maybe you'll be reminded of some songs you haven't thou...

25. Idlewild - Interview Music 24. Keane - Cause & Effect 23. Dream Theater - Distance Over Time 22. Tool - Fear Innoculum  21. Jimmy Eat World - Surviving 20. Of Monsters & Men - Fever Dream 19. The Lumineers - III 18. Glen Hansard - The Wild Willing 17. Sturgil Simpson - Sound & Fury 16. Alice Merton - Mint 15. Hozier - Wasteland, Baby 14. Collective Soul - Blood 13. The Black Keys - Let’s Rock 12. The National - I Am Easy to Find 11. Jenny Lewis - On The Line 10. Big Wreck - ..But For The Sun 9. The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger 8. Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars 7. Cold War Kids - New Age Norms 6. Bon Iver - i,i 5. Beck - Hyperspace 4. Wilder Woods - Wilder Woods 3. Maggie Rogers - Heard it in a Past Life 2. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride 1. Coldplay - Everyday Life

25. First Aid Kit - "Ruins" 24. Dawes - "Passwords" 23. Snail Mail - "Lush" 22. The Decemberists - "I'll Be Your Girl" 21. Florence + The Machine - "High As Hope" 20. Interpol - "Marauder" 19. Phosphorescent - "C'est La Vie" 18. Our Lady Peace - "Somethingness" 17. Glen Hansard - "Between Two Shores" 16. Boygenius - "Boygenius" EP 15. Needtobreathe - "Forever On Your Side" EP 14. Paul McCartney - "Egypt Station" 13. Brandi Carlile - "By The Way, I Forgive You" 12. Fantastic Negrito - "Please Don't Be Dead" 11. Andrew Osenga - "The Painted Desert" 10. Death Cab For Cutie - "Thank You For Today" 9. Muse - "Simulation Theory" 8. The Boxer Rebellion - "Ghost Alive" 7. Editors - "Violence" 6. Leon Bridges - "Good Thing" 5. The Artisanals - "The Artisanals...

25. The Artisanals, "Literally Anywhere" EP 24. St. Vincent, "Masseduction" 23. The Flaming Lips, "Oczy Mlody" 22. Big Wreck, "Grace Street" 21. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, "Who Built The Moon?" 20. Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, "Choir of the Mind" 19. David Bazan, "Care" 18. Derek Webb, "Fingers Crossed" 17. Matt Cameron, "Cave Dweller" 16. Starsailor, "All This Life" 15. The War on Drugs, "A Deeper Understanding" 14. MuteMath, "Play Dead" 13. The Killers, "Wonderful Wonderful" 12. Ryan Adams, "Prisoner" 11. U2, "Songs of Experience" 10. Queens of the Stone Age, "Villians" 9. Foo Fighters, "Concrete and Gold" 8. The National, "Sleep Well Beast" 7. Arcade Fire, "Everything Now" 6. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, "The Nashville Sound...

25. Leagues, “Alone Together” 24. Split Single, “Metal Frames” 23. Joseph, “I’m Alone, No You’re Not” 22. Lucius, “Good Grief” 21. Wilco, “Schmilco” 20. Tom Chaplin, “The Wave” 19. Car Seat Headrest, “Teens of Denial” 18. The Monkees, “Good Times” 17. Jeff Buckley, “You & I” 16. The Lumineers, “Cleopatra” 15. Bear’s Den, “Red Earth and Pouring Rain” 14. Kaleo, “A/B” 13. Travis, “Everything at Once” 12. Fantastic Negrito, “The Last Days of Oakland” 11. Dream Theater, “The Astonishing” 10. Gungor, “One Wild Life: Body” 9. Jimmy Eat World, “Integrity Blues” 8. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “The Getaway” 7. Kings of Leon, “WALLS” 6. The Boxer Rebellion, “Ocean By Ocean” 5. Needtobreathe, “H A R D L O V E” 4. Radiohead, “A Moon Shaped Pool” 3. Bon Iver, “22, A Million” 2. Gungor, “One Wild Life: Spirit” 1. David Bowie, “Blackstar”

25. Collective Soul - “See what You Started By Continuing” 24. Metric - “Pagans in Vegas” 23. Natalie Prass - “Natalie Prass” 22. The Dead Weather - “Dodge and Burn” 21. Foo Fighters - “St. Cecilia” EP 20. Matthew Perryman Jones - “Cold Answer” EP 19. CHVRCHES - “Every Open Eye” 18. Chris Cornell - “Higher Truth” 17. Brandi Carlile - “The Firewatcher’s Daughter” 16. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - “Chasing Yesterday” 15. Muse - “Drones” 14. Ian Fletcher Thornley - “Secrets” 13. Adele - “25” 12. Leon Bridges - “Coming Home” 11. Coldplay - “A Head Full of Dreams” 10. Ryan Adams - “1989” 9. Florence + The Machine - “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” 8. Alabama Shakes - “Sound and Color” 7. Brandon Flowers - “The Desired Effect” 6. MUTEMATH - “Vitals” 5. Mumford and Sons - “Wilder Mind” 4. Civil Twilight - “Story of an Immigrant” 3. Death Cab for Cutie - “Kintsugi” 2. Gungor - “One Wild Life: Soul” 1. Sufjan Stevens - “Carrie &...

25.  Split Single  Fragmented World 24.  Alt-J  This Is All Yours 23.  Interpol   El Pintor 22.  First Aid Kit  Stay Gold 21.  Ray LaMontagne  Supernova 20.  Thom Yorke  Tomorrow's Modern Boxes 19.  Damien Rice  My Favourite Faded Fantasy 18.  Boy & Bear  Harlequin Dream 17.  Big Wreck  Ghosts 16.  Birds of Tokyo  March Fires 15.  Foo Fighters  Sonic Highways   14.  Bear's Den  Islands 13.  The War On Drugs  Lost in the Dream 12.  New Basement Tapes  Lost on the River 11.  Coldplay  Ghost Stories 10.  Benjamin Booker  Benjamin Booker 9.  U2   Songs of Innocence 8.  Needtobreathe  Rivers in the Wasteland 7.  Jack White  Lazaretto 6.  Jenny Lewis  The Voyager 5.  Cold War Kids  Hold My Home ...

2013 was a fantastic year for music. The close I got to the top of my list the harder it was to put them in order. It took a lot of deliberating, but this is how it shook out: 20. Derek Webb "I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry & I Love You" 19. Arctic Monkeys "AM" 18. Stone Gossard "Moonlander" 17. The National "Trouble Will Find Me" 16. The Civil Wars "The Civil Wars" 15. The Hawk In Paris "Freaks" 14. The Boxer Rebellion "Promises" 13. Editors "The Weight of Your Love" 12. Arcade Fire "Reflektor" 11. Leagues "You Belong Here" 10. Kings of Leon "Mechanical Bull" 9. Phosphorescent "Muchacho" 8. Chvrches "The Bones of What You Believe" 7. Travis "Where You Stand" 6. Cold War Kids "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts" 5. Pearl Jam "Lightning Bolt" 4. Jars of Clay "Inland...

I know this is a little late, but I found it that much more difficult to rank all the great music this year. That's also why there's 28 albums, and not something more of a round number like 25...so here it is, 2012 in music the way I saw it. 28. Ben Folds Five - "The Sound of the Life of the Mind" 27. Boxes - "Stickers" 26. Our Lady Peace - "Curve" 25. Imagine Dragons - "Night Visions" 24. James Walsh - "Lullaby" 23. Benjamin Gibbard - "Former Lives" 22. Menomena - "Moms" 21. Grizzly Bear - "Shields" 20. Sandra McCracken - "Desire Like Dynamite" 19. Gotye - "Making Mirrors" 18. Yeasayer - "Fragrant World" 17. Glen Hansard - "Rhythm & Repose" 16. The Killers - "Battle Born" 15. Derek Webb - "Ctrl" 14. fun. - "Some Nights" 13. Andrew Osenga - "Leonard, The Lon...

25. The Hawk in Paris - His+Hers EP 24. The Muppets - Soundtrack 23. The Boxer Rebellion - The Cold Still 22. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Self-Titled 21. Adele - 21 20. Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire 19. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow 18. R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now 17. The Head and The Heart - Self-Titled 16. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues 15. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials 14. New London Fire - The Dirt The Blood The Faith 13. Wilco - The Whole Love 12. The Strokes - Angles 11. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead 10. The Black Keys - El Camino 9. Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs 8. Bon Iver - Self-Titled 7. Radiohead - The King of Limbs 6. Death Cab For Cutie - Codes & Keys 5. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light 4. Needtobreathe - The Reckoning 3. MuteMath - Odd Soul 2. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto 1. Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours

(originally posted Dec. 31, 2009) Wow...This was not easy, and I will probably always feel like I left some out, 'cause let's be honest, I bought a crap load of music in the past ten years! 50. Stir - "Holy Dogs" 49. As Tall As Lions - "You Can't Take It With You" 48. Bruce Springsteen - "The Rising" 47. The Strokes - "This Is It" 46. Sigur Ros - "( )" 45. Arctic Monkeys - "Whatever People Say I Am, That Is What I Am Not" 44. Robert Plant & Allison Krauss - "Raising Sand" 43. The Black Keys - "Attack and Release" 42. "Once" Soundtrack 41. R.E.M. - "Accelerate" 40. She & Him - "Vol. 1" 39. Ben Folds - "Rockin' The Suburbs" 38. Bon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago" 37. Damien Rice - "O" 36. The Decemberists - "The Crane Wife" 35. Franz Ferdinand - "Franz Ferdinand" 34. Interpol - "Turn T...

25. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 24. Ryan Adams - III/IV 23. Fistful of Mercy - As I Call You Down 22. Broken Bells - Broken Bells 21. Derek Webb - Feedback 20. The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards 19. New London Fire - Happiness Through Radios and Wires 18. Interpol - Interpol 17. Jimmy Eat World - Invented 16. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor 15. Kevin Max - Cotes d'Armor 14. Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave 13. Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back 12. The Black Keys - Brothers 11. Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown 10. Jars of Clay - The Shelter 9. Menomena - Mines 8. The National - High Violet 7. She & Him - Vol. 2 6. Sandra McCracken - In Feast or Fallow 5. Yeasayer - Odd Blood 4. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz 3. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 2. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More 1. Vampire Weekend - Contra

HONORABLE MENTION: Needtobreathe "The Outsiders," Owl City "Ocean Eyes" Yeah Yeah Yeahs "It's Blitz," Brenden Benson "My Old Familiar Friend" The Swell Season "Strict Joy," Arctic Monkeys "Humbug" Rodrigo y Gabriella "11:11," Sleeping At Last "Storyboards" Regina Spektor "Far" Neko Case "Middle Cyclone" TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2009 25. 'Away We Go' Soundtrack 24. Phoenix - "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" 23. Rhett Miller - "Rhett Miller" 22. The Mountain Goats - "The Life of The World To Come" 21. Grizzly Bear - "Veketimest" 20. Dave Matthews Band - "Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King" 19. Band of Skulls - "Baby Darling Doll Face Honey" 18. Julian Casablancas - "Phrazes for the Young" 17. Kurt Vile - "God Is Saying This to You?" 16. Metric - "Fantasies" 15. As Tall As Lions - "You Can...