10 Favorite Songs of 2013

This year, I kept a running list of my favorite songs on a Spotify playlist. Out of over 40 tracks, these are my absolute top 10 that I still listen to on repeat. My favorite album of the year was Okkervil River's Silver Gymnasium, so let's start with them. In no particular order...

1. Okkervil River

"Down Down the Deep River" from The Silver Gymnasium

2. Neko Case

"Local Girl" from The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

3. The National

"This Is the Last Time" from Trouble Will Find Me

4. Torres

"Honey" from Torres

5. Caveman

"In the City" from Caveman

6. Aoife O'Donovan

"Red & White & Blue & Gold" from Fossils

7. Drake

"Hold On, We’re Going Home" from Nothing Was the Same

8. Kanye West

"Black Skinhead" from Yeezus

9. Typhoon

"Young Fathers" from White Lighter

10. Rilo Kiley

"About the Moon" from rkives