Scroll down to see many DJ’s favorite releases of 2013 and KXCI’s Top 100 at the end.
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The Party of Special Things to Do – Team Mauzy
Top releases of 2013 (in no particular order)
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band – Take Me To the Land of Hell
Chelsea Light Moving – S/T
Man Man – On Oni Pond
Robert Pollard – Honey Locust Honky Tonk
Body/Head – Coming Apart
Yo La Tengo – Fade
Bass Drum of Death – S/T
The Uncluded – Hokey Fright
Major Lazer – Free the Universe
Radkey – Devil Fruit EP
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Electric Feel — Best of 2013
Corbin Dooley’s Picks:
1. Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merritt “Feel Of The World” (2013) on Sony
2. Jose James “Vanguard” (2013) on Blue Note
3. Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers “Always Come Back” (2013) on Little Sur
4. Mayer Hawthorne “They Don’t Know You” (2013) on Universal
5. Trentemøller featuring Jonny Pierce “Never Stop Running” (2013) on In My Room
6. Daft Punk “Giorgio by Moroder” (2013) on Columbia
7. Claude VonStroke featuring Sacha Robotti & DJ Nehpets “Lay It Down Re-Smoked (VIP)” (2013) on Dirtybird
8. Phoseph “Knock” (2013) Promo
9. Benjamin Damage “Swarm” (2013) on 50 Weapons
10.Max Cooper & Tom Hodge “Fragments of Self” (2013) on Fields
11.Moderat “Let In The Light” (2013) on Monkeytown
12.Classixx “I’ll Get You” (2013) on Innovative Leisure
13.Kavinsky “Odd Look” (2013) on Record Makers
Toby Roberts’ Picks:
1. Scarper! ”New Blue Noon” (2013) on Plexus
2. Papercut featuring Kristin Mainhart “Adrift (Hiras Remix)” (2013) on The Sound Of Everything
3. Dino Lenny “I’m Coming Home” (2013) on Exploited
4. Art Of Tones “Take Me Higher” (2013) on We Play House
5. Thomas B “Bone Dance” (2013) on Free Love Digi
6. Max Cooper featuring Kathrin deBoer “Numb” (2013) on Fields
7. Phon.o “Schn33” (2013) on 50 Weapons
8. Green Velvet & Gary Beck “Stronger” (2013) on Relief
9. Nicole Moudaber “Movin’ On” (2013) on Drumcode
10.Margot “Trentaseitrenta” (2013) on Holger
1. “Imps of Perversion” by Pop. 1280
2. “Honeys” by Pissed Jeans
3. “Fetch” by Melt-Banana
4. “Everybody Loves Sausages” by The Melvins
5. “Empire Inward” by STNNNG
6. “Re-Mit” by The Fall
7. “Man With the Hat” by The Coltranes
8. “All My Relations” by Black Pus
9. “M B V” by My Bloody Valentine
10. “Deep Trip” by Destruction Unit
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The Road Show – Gene Armstrong
(in alphabetical order)Arcade Fire: Reflektor
Boards of Canada: Tomorrow’s Harvest
David Bowie: The Next Day
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Push the Sky Away
Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
The Grahams: Riverman’s Daughter
Haim: Days Are Gone
Laura Marling: Once I Was an Eagle
Mazzy Star: Seasons of Your Day
My Bloody Valentine: MBV
Honorable mention: Jason Isbell: Southeastern
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KXCI Music Director – Duncan Hudson
Top Albums
Roberto Fonseca – Yo
Portugal. The Man – Evil Friends
Man Man –On Oni Pond
KT Tunstall – Invisible Empire / Crescent Moon
Anders Osborne – Three Free Amigos
Americana
Ha Ha Tonka – Lessons
Various – Songs For Slim
Steve Earle – The Low Highway
The Mavericks – In Time
Justin Townes Earle – Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way…
World
Chico Trujillo – Gran Pecador
Bombino Nomad
La Santa Cecilia – Treinta Dias
Rokia Traore – Beautiful Africa
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Jama Ko
Instrumental
Cactus Channel – Wooden Boy
William Tyler – Impossible Truth
Brokeback – Brokeback and the Black Rock
Pretty Lights – Live Studio Sessions from A Color Map Of The Sun
Maxwell Hughes – Only In Dreams
Songs that aren’t on above albums
!!! – Even When The Water’s Cold
Randall Bramblett – Till The Party’s All Gone
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Blackbird
Adam Green & Binki Shapiro – Just To Make You Feel Good
Stuart Oliver and the Desert Angels – Jesus Has A Soft Spot (For Losers Like Me)
Alice Russell – Heartbreaker
T.V. Mike – Safe and Sound
Jason Isbell – Elephant
Lee DeWyze – Silver Lining
Tony Joe White – Hoodoo
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KXCI Top 100 most played releases from 2013 – as selected by our DJ’s from airplay throughout 2013
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1 |
Yo La Tengo | Fade |
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2 |
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories |
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3 |
Iron & Wine | Ghost On Ghost |
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4 |
Portugal. The Man | Evil Friends |
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5 |
Vampire Weekend | Modern Vampires Of The City |
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6 |
Jim James | Regions Of Light And Sound Of God |
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7 |
Camper Van Beethoven | La Costa Perdida |
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8 |
Eels | Wonderful, Glorious |
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9 |
Kurt Vile | Wakin On A Pretty Daze |
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10 |
Neko Case | The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight … |
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11 |
Jake Bugg | Jake Bugg |
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12 |
Carla Morrison | Dejenme Llorar |
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13 |
KT Tunstall | Invisible Empire / Crescent Moon |
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14 |
Phosphorescent | Muchacho |
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15 |
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros | Edward Sharpe and The Magentic Zeros |
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16 |
Mavis Staples | One True Vine |
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17 |
Fitz & The Tantrums | More Than Just a Dream |
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18 |
Michael Franti & Spearhead | All People |
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19 |
Charles Bradley | Victim Of Love |
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20 |
Junip | Junip |
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21 |
Amos Lee | Amos Lee: Live From The Artists Den |
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22 |
Dawes | Stories Don’t End |
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23 |
Washed Out | Paracosm |
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24 |
The National | Trouble Will Find Me |
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25 |
Laura Veirs | Warp & Weft |
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26 |
Stefan George | Stefan George & the Ditchriders |
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27 |
Devandra Banhart | Mala |
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28 |
Man Man | On Oni Pond |
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29 |
Saint Maybe | Things As They Are |
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30 |
The Soul of John Black | A Sunshine State of Mind |
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31 |
Valerie June | Pushin’ Against a Stone |
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32 |
Local Natives | Hummingbird |
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33 |
Camera Obscura | Desire Lines |
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34 |
Anders Osborne | Three Free Amigos |
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35 |
Lila Downs | Pecados Y Milagros |
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36 |
Blitzen Trapper | VII |
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37 |
Chicha Dust | Live at The Dust Ballroom |
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38 |
She & Him | Volume 3 |
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39 |
Various Artists | The Lone Ranger Wanted – Music Inspired By The Film |
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40 |
Run Boy Run | So Sang the Whippoorwill |
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41 |
Various Artists | The Music Is You – A Tribute To John Denver |
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42 |
Empire Of The Sun | Ice On The Dune |
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43 |
Buford Pope | Matching Numbers |
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44 |
Foals | Holy Fire |
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45 |
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down | We The Common |
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46 |
Arcade Fire | Reflektor |
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47 |
Slaid Cleaves | Still Fighting The War |
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48 |
Amos Lee | Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers of Song |
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49 |
North Mississippi All Stars | World Boogie Is Coming |
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50 |
Paul McCartney | New |
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51 |
Rogue Wave | Nightingale Floors |
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52 |
Tedeschi Trucks Band | Made Up Mind |
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53 |
Howe Gelb | The Coincidentalist |
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54 |
The Head and the Heart | Let’s Be Still |
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55 |
Low | The Invisible Way |
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56 |
Sun Bones | Sentinel Peak |
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57 |
The Cordials | Not Like Yesterday |
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58 |
John Fogerty | Wrote A Song For Everyone |
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59 |
Natalie Maines | Mother |
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60 |
Phoenix | Bankrupt |
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61 |
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound | Howl |
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62 |
Billy Bragg | Tooth & Nail |
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63 |
Chico Trujillo | Gran Pecador |
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64 |
Toro Y Moi | Anything In Return |
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65 |
Mark Knopfler | Privateering |
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66 |
Daughter | If You Leave |
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67 |
Josh Rouse | The Happiness Waltz |
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68 |
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell | Love Has Come For You |
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69 |
Tricky | False Idols |
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70 |
Sarah Jarosz | Build Me Up From Bones |
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71 |
Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite | Get Up! |
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72 |
Bob Marley and The Wailers | Legend Remixed |
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73 |
Dr. Dog | B-Room |
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74 |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Push The Sky Away |
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75 |
Smith Westerns | Soft Will |
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76 |
Howe Gelb | Dust Bowl |
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77 |
David Bowie | The Next Day |
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78 |
Andrew Collberg | Minds Hit |
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79 |
Generationals | Heza |
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80 |
Gov’t Mule | Shout! |
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81 |
Los Amigos Inivisibles | Repeat After Me |
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82 |
The Crackling | Mary Magdalene |
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83 |
Carlos Arzate & The Kind Souls | Fly Away |
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84 |
Atoms for Peace | Amok |
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85 |
Night Beds | Country Sleep |
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86 |
Okkervil River | The Silver Gymnasium |
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87 |
Patti Griffin | American Kid |
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88 |
The Lone Bellow | The Lone Bellow |
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89 |
The Polyphonic Spree | Yes, It’s True |
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90 |
Laura Marling | Once I Was An Eagle |
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91 |
Buddy Guy | Rhythm & Blues |
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92 |
Joshua James | From The Top Of Willamette Mountain |
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93 |
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper | Ripely Pine |
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94 |
The Cave Singers | Naomi |
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95 |
Mendoza | Alarma |
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96 |
Jimmy Cliff | The KCRW Session |
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97 |
JJ Grey & Mofro | This River |
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98 |
Leftover Cuties | The Spark & The Fire |
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99 |
The Lonely Wild | The Sun As It Comes |
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100 |
Moby | Innocents |
