If you're a regular visitor to Sunshine Days, you'll be fully aware that music plays a mahoosive part in my life. Looking back, I've been to some bloomin' brilliant gigs this year (above is a little snapshot with some rubbish quality photos... I'm far too busy actually enjoying the music at gigs to watch it through my phone screen!) from little gigs like The Family Rain who played the Brudenell Social Club to a mammoth expedition down to Suffolk for a weekend of fun and vodka at Latitude. Other highlights included HAIM, an Old Skool Cribs gig a few weeks back and stumbling upon a tiny Pigeon Detectives set in Leeds Trinity and ending up on the front row (even though we don't really like them all that much...).
While I'm thinking about music of 2013, I thought I'd put together a list of my top tracks of the year. I did this back at the end of 2012 too and its a great way to look back and remember songs from a particular time in your life! Last year I narrowed the list down to five songs, this year I just couldn't whittle it down to any less than ten. Miss Indecisive 2013 right here.
Why'd you only call me when you're high? Arctic Monkeys
My Number Foals
The Wire HAIM
Lovesick Peace
Hearts Like Ours The Naked and Famous
Biblical Biffy Clyro
Trust Me... I'm a Genius The Family Rain
Wasting My Young Years London Grammar
Best of Friends Palma Violets
Youth Daughter
What have been your favourite songs of the year? Hope you've enjoyed some of my top ten too!
Roll on 2014- its already shaping up to be a good one for me music-wise... so far I've got tickets for Foals, Bombay Bicycle Club and *ahem* McBusted (not ruining my indie street cred at all there...).
Also, for once I've not used song lyrics in my post title- yet more proof of how indecisive I am... I couldn't pick one of the 10 songs above as the most worthy of the title! I was discussing with my friends the other day that I really should get an app or something that will make all life decisions for me!
You went to The Family Rain at Brude! I was gutted to have missed that one, saw them supporting Miles Kane and they were brilliant! Your music taste is impeccable!xxx
ReplyDeleteSo jealous you saw Hai , I love them!
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I'm obsessed with arctis monkeys.. OBSESSED! :) :)
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