My 30 Favorite Tracks of 2013

30. "Dream the Dare," Pure Bathing Culture

29. "El Rito," Destroyer

28. "Frosted Tips," Califone

27. "Caught in the Briars," Iron and Wine

26. "Toe Cutter/Thumb Buster," Thee Oh Sees

25. "One Million Lovers, " Growlers

24. "You're Not Good Enough," Blood Orange

23. "A Tooth for an Eye," The Knife

22. "Don't Look Down, " Alex Bleeker and the Freaks

21. "So Good at Being in Trouble," Unknown Mortal Orchestra

20. "Varsity," Smith Westerns

19. "Dead in Your Head," Bleached 

18. "Heavy Feet, "Local Natives

17. "When a Fire Starts to Burn, " Disclosure

16. "Holy Roller," Thao and the Get Down Stay Down

15. "Mean Streets," Tennis

14. "Wakin' On A Pretty Day," Kurt Vile

13. "In the Kingdom," Mazzy Star

12. "San Francisco," Foxygen

11. "We Know Who U R, "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

10. "My Number, "Foals

9. "All I Know," Washed Out

8. "In Another Way, "My Bloody Valentine

7. "Get Lucky," Daft Punk

6. "Stay Young," Okkervil River

5. "Afterlife," Arcade Fire

4. "Sea of Love," The National

3. "Step," Vampire Weekend

2. "Ohm," Yo La Tengo

1. "Song for Zula," Phosphorescent

My Ten Favorite Albums of 2013

10. "Dream River," Bill Callahan
Baritone songs that turn your soul into a puzzle that you cannot wait to reassemble.

9. "Paracosm," Washed Out
Bells ring, Chimes chime, and Washed Out washes away space and time.

8. "Push the Sky Away," Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

The mustache is gone, but Hannah Montana is here to stay.

7. "Random Access Memories," Daft Punk

Robots return to form with friends and files that you thought you had sent to the Recycle Bin years ago.

6. "Reflektor," Arcade Fire

It was dark in the disco when I realized I missed my home in the suburbs.

5. "Wakin' on a Pretty Daze," Kurt Vile

What happens when you mix one part De Ja Vu with one part nostalgia?

4. "Muchacho," Phosphorescent

Weariness is a burning thing. That's ok because, I've been tired, too.

3. "Trouble Will Find Me," The National

 We didn't have to smoke forever. And we didn't have to scream forever.

2. "mbv," My Bloody Valentine

The past is a beautiful thing. 

1. "Modern Vampires of the City," Vampire Weekend

I'm almost surprised, as well.