The first bracket contains my favorite singles, b-sides or one-off-purchased songs of the year. Worthwhile songs populate the second. Should Have Been… are singles that came out too late last year to include or I missed their initial release during the previous year.
+ In Order +
- “Nikes” ~ Frank Ocean
- “Wedding Daze” ~ Daniel Wilson
- “Love Comes Back” ~ Nazty Gal
- “We Are Dreamers!” ~ Tinder Sticks
- “Free Room” ~ Ravyn Lenae
- “Speedball City” ~ The Icarus Line
- “ELK MOUNTAIN” ~ Melkbelly
- “Playing in the Band” ~ Tunde Adebimpe & Lee Ranaldo
- “Inherently Low” ~ NOTS
- “it’s different for girls” ~ of Montreal
- “Left-handed Kisses” ~ Andrew Bird & Fiona Apple
- “Called You Queen” ~ Haley Bonar
- “You and I” ~ Margaret Glaspy
- “This Mother Forever” ~ Fucked Up
- “Black Star” ~ David Bowie
- “Surrender Under Protest” ~ Drive-By Truckers
- “Blackies” ~ Jaded Juice Raiders
- “Furniture” ~ Homme
- “Dance (Get Off Your Ass)” ~ Queen of Jeans
- “Bummed Out” ~ Goth Babe
- “Friend Hospital” ~ Nada Surf
- “Man in a Suitcase” ~ Thee Oh Sees
- “Hot Mullet” ~ Hardly Boys
+ Alphabetical +
- “Comeback Kids” ~ The Jayhawks
- “Could Be You” ~ Allah-Las
- “Drive North” ~ SWMRS
- “Every Night You've Got to Save Me” ~ Mass Gothic
- “Fell Like I Do” ~ Disclosure
- “Gemini Rise” ~ The Ghost Ease
- “Golden Age” ~ Chris Staples
- “I Don't Mind” ~ Psychic Ills
- “I Was Home” ~ Sunflower Bean
- “I’m Still here” ~ Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- “Little Jackson” ~ Damien Jurado
- “Little Lightning” ~ Gramma's Boyfriend
- “LORRI” ~ Joe Cardamone
- “Make It Right” ~ The Coathangers
- “Modern Act” ~ Cloud Nothings
- “The Order Of Things” ~ Field Mouse
- “Pacifist Masochist” ~ Prism Tats
- “Pain” ~ LVL UP
- “Pretty Much Amazing” ~ Desdamona
- “Redbone” ~ Childish Gambino
- “Sunset” ~ Tangerine
- “Take It There” ~ Massive Attack & Tricky
- “Time Moves Slow” ~ Bad Bad Not Good