Monthly Mix: December 2013

American Authors plan to write their own script

     December once again offered up a mountain of snow to keep all the skiers and snowboarders busy. There was also a stocking-load of fresh mp3s that made for the perfect companion alongside a fire and some eggnog.
     Brooklyn indie-rockers American Authors are ending the year with a bang. Although their self-titled EP was released back in the summer, the band is riding the waves of their songs into the winter. The folk-pop sound comes out on the track "Best Day Of My Life" and features some good banjo work by James Adam Shellby. Only one show in Huntington, NY, is scheduled for the tour so far.
     It's a melancholy feeling as one chapter ends and one chapter begins. This year has brought some exciting, unique, new music, and it appears the future will be just as bright in 2014.


December 2013 Playlist

1. Bipolar Sunshine - Drowning Butterflies

2. Miami Horror - Colours In The Sky

3. American Authors - Best Day Of My Life

4. Saint Motel - Ace In The Hole

5. Cut Copy - We Are Explorers

6. The Suits - Stars

7. I Know The Chief - Stay Coloured

8. The Strokes - Slow Animals

9. Black Lips - Boys In The Wood

10. 7 Days Of Funk - Faden Away

IN THE BONUS:

What would the last installment of the year be without a final rundown of the year's top tracks? Here is a look at 10 of Orbit Sound's favorite tunes of the year.

Favorite Tracks of 2013

10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs -  Sacrilege

9. Toro Y Moi - Say That

8. Arcade Fire - Normal Person

7. Ducktails - Jazz

6. Bear Hands - Giants

5. Max Frost - White Lies

4. Fitz And The Tantrums - Out Of My League

3. Queens Of The Stone Age - I Sat By The Ocean

2. Phoenix - Trying To Be Cool

1. Portugal. The Man - Creep In A T-Shirt

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Best Albums of 2013



Phoenix went Bankrupt! in 2013

It’s hard to believe another year is almost in the books. This time of year is always fun
to look back on all the great albums that came in and were absorbed into the eardrums.
Once again, the music world treated us to a diverse platter of exciting sounds. There
was a surge in indie rock, and we saw the return of some alt-rock giants from the past.
As the smoke cleared, there were a few gems that stood out above the rest.

With that being said, here is a look at Orbit Sound’s list of Best Albums of 2013:

30. Deerhunter - Monomania

29. Yo La Tengo - Fade

28. David Bowie - The Next Day

27. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind

26. Vampire Weekend -  Modern Vampires Of The City

25. Dawes - Stories Don't End

24. My Bloody Valentine - m b v

23. HAIM - Days Are Gone

22. White Denim - Corsicana Lemonade

21. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt

20. M.I.A. - Matangi

19. The Avett Brothers - Magpie And The Dandelion

18. The Flaming Lips - The Terror

17. Wale - The Gifted

16. The Strokes - Comedown Machine

15. Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull

14. Foals - Holy Fire

13. Atoms For Peace - Amok

12. The 1975 - The 1975

11. Arctic Monkeys - AM

10. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks

9. Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action

8. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

7. Atlas Genius - When It Was Now

6. Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return

5. Queens of the Stone Age - Like Clockwork

4. The National - Trouble Will Find Me

3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor

2. Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends

1. Phoenix - Bankrupt!


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