The Kingsington Journal: Playlist 2012 – 10 Favorite Songs of The Year

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Playlist 2012 – 10 Favorite Songs of The Year

I must admit that this year unlike any other would be the first where the majority of my favorites were listened to via online.

I remember way way back in 1999, Everything but the Girl’s “Lullaby of Clubland” was the first song I ever heard online via the RealPlayer music player. Since then, the downloads, remixes, etc. have been varied. By 2008, The 80s-influenced retro-dance group, Lemon would be the only artist I would listen to exclusively on Facebook because they did not have a CD released….In 2011, I listened to selections from Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” on YouTube. It was the first time I had previewed an entire album online exclusively. Normally, I would just wait until I saw a few videos, bought or borrowed a CD, etc. These times do change, eventually….

Earlier this year, I signed up on Spotify and started listening to Pandora again and set up, Live365 and TuneIn through my phone and Roku. Thanks to that decision, I discovered a host of artists I otherwise would not have listened to including Polica, Santigold, Metric, Tame Impala, Lemongrass, Rooney, Mike Snow and a great selection of music influenced by Chillout and Ibiza.

So, here are some of those songs and artists I discovered that have stood out for me and made the rotation on my playlists this past year:

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Adele – Skyfall (Skyfall Motion Picture)