Brant's January 2014 Playlist

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  It's great to be back!  I love Christmas music during the holidays, but gotta say it's nice to get back to the regular stuff!  Here's this month's batch!  To listen on Spotify click HERE.

1.  Ordinary Love (U2) - U2's glorious tribute to Nelson Mandela, from the soundtrack to the biography film about him.

2.  Modern Jesus (Portugal. The Man) - The latest from the band that's neither a man nor from Portugal!!!

3.  New Year's Resolution (Camera Obscura) - Seemed appropriate given the timing.  More cool vocal stylings from the Scottish band.  Now to work on my own resolutions...

4.  Let Her Go (Jasmine Thompson) - It feels a little soon for this song to be covered, but Jasmine's vocals are so angelic I don't even care!  To hear the original, check out my November 2012 playlist.

5.  Sonnentanz/Sun Don't Shine (Klangkarussell featuring Will Heard) - One of those groovy little songs I heard on the internet and was happy to see was available in the US.  Apparently this is a huge hit in Europe.

6.  Red Eyes (The War on Drugs) - Kind of sounds like the love child of Bruce Springsteen and Joe Jackson!

7.  I Blame You (Ledisi) - Grammy nominated R&B singer is back and I know I am rejoicing (you should too)!!!

8.  Canary Island (Houndstooth) - This totally sounds like a band I would've dug back in college.  Spooky female vocals over stoner guitars.  Definitely in that Edie Brickell/early 10,000 Maniacs territory.

9.  Dangerous (Big Data) - ÜberCool electronic rock from New York band.

10.  Center Stage (Capital Cities) - Just saw these guys last month during their tour with Fitz and the Tantrums!  Great show if you ever get the chance to see them live.  This song stuck in my head for weeks afterwards!

11.  Time Will Tell (Blood Orange) - Solo project of Dev Hynes, a songwriter/producer who has worked with Florence & the Machine and Solange Knowles.  After hearing this, I'm convinced he has some Ready for the World cassettes stashed away in his closet!

12.  Panic Cord (Gabrielle Aplin) - Another act with angelic voice, who is popular in the UK and now her material is becoming available in the US!  One of her other songs, "Please Don't Say You Love Me", is on my April 2013 playlist.

13.  Never Give In (Will Hoge) - Some yummy Southern rock from Nashville.

14.  Turn It Around (Lucius) - Luscious (lucius?!) 60s girl-group stylings from New York band.

15.  Somebody Loves You (Betty Who) - I was almost done with January's list, but wanted to include an exuberant pop song.  After much searching, I stumbled upon this!  Found it on one of the myriad Best of 2013 lists that always pop up this time of year.

16.  Frontline /Cahill Mix/ (Shaun Baker) - I think this is a few years old, but wanted to end with a good party/club song.

17.  Top of the Pops 2013 (Audiomaniac) - It's always good to take a moment to appreciate the year that's been.  I looked at several mashups for 2013, and ended up choosing the same DJ as last year.  Well played, Audiomaniac.  Well played.  Free download HERE.

So that's the first list of the New Year!  Hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve celebration.  Looking forward to whatever 2014 brings!  See you in February!