Courage - The Whitest Boy Alive

Diamond Skull (Lucid Bus cover) - Chromatic Flights

Everywhere - Teen Daze

since it’s too big to upload, but still totally chill.

since it’s now officially december, and I don’t anticipate being blown away by any new releases in the next 30 days, I figured I’d share my favourite albums of the past year. note that this isn’t a “best of” list. I don’t believe in that nonsense. what’s “best” is what you get the most out of, end of story. also, there’s a lot of things I just didn’t get around to hearing, so yeah. most of these I really connected with lyrically, a couple are spectacularly well executed and original, two of them are perfect representations of their respective genres, and a few are just pure fun. anyway, none of this will surprise you since you follow my blog. in no particular order:

• Causers of This - Toro Y Moi
• Odd Blood - Yeasayer
• Fleshtone - Kelis
• Teen Dream - Beach House
• Body Talk Pt. 2 - Robyn
• Oh Little Fire - Sarah Harmer
• Plastic Beach - Gorillaz
• The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monáe
• White Magic - ceo
• Four More Years - Teen Daze

Valkyrie in the Roller Disco - The New Pornographers

Shark Ridden Waters - Gruff Rhys

You Don’t Know Me - Ben Folds ft. Regina Spektor

Lewis Takes Action - Owen Pallett

Horseshoe Fortune - The Russian Futurists

since TRF is basically how i spent my weekend.

Dancing Behind My Eyelids - Múm

(sweet track, decent fan vid)

Boats and Trains - Stornoway

Hydra - Small Black

Looking for Gold - The Tough Alliance

Hoeing Weeds, Sowing Seeds - The Russian Futurists

first listen to The Weight’s on the Wheels: way poppier than Me, Myself, and Rye, but totally enjoyable.

Steppin Up - M.I.A