Journalist Chris Leo Palermino's best songs of 2013. Find me in Metro Newspapers, Myspace, on Twitter (twitter.com/indiecalp) or in lots of local clubs and DIY spots. He enjoys emerging artists and DIY culture. Email him at cleopale@gmail.com. 

Missing from this mix: 
New / Indians
Nightmare / Guards
Gun Shy / Slim Twig

@indiecalp Best Songs of 2013

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music to make it through mondays

LVL UP

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<a href="http://www.transgressive.co.uk/release/schoolofnight">Transgressive Records</a>

School Of Night

iTunes U.S.

Lying

Bipolar Sunshine 'Love More Worry Less' download now: http://bipo.la/LoveMoreSC or stream on Spotify: http://bipo.la/LMWLSpotify
Taken from the 'Drowning Butterflies' EP, out now: http://bipo.la/DrowningButterfliesSC

Tickets for O2 Shepherds Bush Empire show on October 17th are now on sale: http://bipo.la/SBush

Debut EP 'Aesthetics' out now: http://bipo.la/AestheticsEP
Get a Free Download of 'Blossom' here: http://bipo.la/Blossom

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Love More Worry Less

The first single from LVL UP, on a split 7" with PORCHES. out November 26th on Birdtapes and DDW.

LVL UP :: Cross The Sea

The second single from LVL UP, on a split 7" with PORCHES. out November 26th on Birdtapes and DDW.

LVL UP :: Bad Blood

"Hoodwink'd" is the long awaited sophomore LP from NY lo-fi rockers, LVL UP. The 15-song full length will release this fall on Double Double Whammy and Exploding in Sound.

LVL UP :: Ski Vacation

LVL UP :: DBTS

This song will be in her 1st EP which is comming soon!  (Feb, 2012 hopefully!)

cuushe.net

Cuushe - Do You Know the Way to Sleep (new song, 2011)
Cuushe is the latest artist on Flau from the city of Kyoto and her CD 'Red Rocket Telepathy' is a bizarre, unique trip down some blurred vision of "dream-pop" lane, showcasing some gorgeous, lilting ethereal vocals, wonky, woozy synths, slow trippy beats &amp; laptop scrunch. Comparisons to the likes of Seefeel are apt and not without good reason but the layering of bizarre smudged sounds &amp; drunken sounding keys recalls early Boards of Canada and Leila's kaleidoscopic bedroom soul and even such random sound texture/noise-art pioneers such as Kit Clayton. I'm really fascinated by this CD, its appeal crosses the normally static boundaries of shoegaze and should be of interest to fans of progressive electronica as well as fans of the more adventurous extremes of "trip-hop" such as Lamb. A very intriguing and magical listen! -Norman Records (feeling Ecstatic)
A most unusual and deeply beautiful album from Cuushe and a hard one to describe in many ways as it blends together many different styles whilst retaining its own unique identity. Constructed from mostly electronic components and using vocals as one of the main focuses of the tracks, there’s an instantly appealing depth and warmth to this. Washes of sound and texture play gorgeously over a selection of downbeat, abstract beats~ You can hear elements of shoegaze in some of the more intense works, but generally there’s a low-key sound that works in an almost subconscious way. The female vocals are delivered in such a way that they feel more a part of the instrumentation than anything else, yet there’s a breathiness and easiness to them that gives them clarity at all times. The sense of melancholy is tangible throughout and I found myself going back to particular tracks again and again just to experience their almost aquatic, underwater sound. It’s beautifully put together and something that I believe will give more and more over time – certainly, the more I listen to it the more I get it. Rarely does music like this leave me struggling for words, but this really has, and I reckon that’s an extremely good thing. As I said before, it’s unique and very, very beautiful indeed. You know what to do… - smallfish
Another delightful abstract pop record from the Flau stable, Red Rocket Telepathy mixes the sensitive, leftfield song formations of Cuushe with the additional mixing and treatments of Yasuhiko Fukozono (of Aus fame) ~ the electronic production is beguiling in itself throughout the tracklist, plumbing depths that might exceed your J-pop expectations. You might even identify a touch of Cocteau Twins coming through during the blurry, weightless vocals and shimmering textures - boomkat
RIYL: Memoryhouse, Grouper, How To Dress Well, oOoOO, Laurel Halo, Glasser,

Do you know the way to sleep

Bellows - Bully

Austerity Measures by Liam Betson out 8/19 on DDW.

Liam Betson :: The Comedians

Liam Betson :: Mispronounced

Hovvdy's "Taster" will be reissued by Double Double Whammy on April 14th 2017.

Problem

Cende - "Bed"
Off their debut album, "#1 Hit Single"
Out May 26 2017, on Double Double Whammy

Order the album - http://www.dbldblwhmmy.com/family/cende

"I get into bed
I can't get out
I'm the only one that I could let down
You get into me
You can't get out
You're the only one that I could let down
You'll be better off when I'm not around 

I put on my clothes 
How do I look 
Well you say good but who knows 
Face that you put on 
Tell me what's wrong 
You're the only one that I could count on 
You'll be better off when I'm all alone 

I'll get out of the way
Don't make it easy on me"

Cende - Bed

From the album Celebration Rock. Purchase CD / LP / MP3 here: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/celebrationrock

Buy on iTunes

Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built

Debut EP available digitally NOW: http://smarturl.it/stluciaep
10" Vinyl out March 27th, available for pre-order: http://neongoldrecords.com/shop.php

https://www.facebook.com/stlucianewyork
http://twitter.com/#!/stlucianewyork

St. Lucia

Paper Heart

From the upcoming 'Dining Room' tape, recorded on a sunday in June. Download the complete tape on 30/6/12 or email us at miningboomband@gmail.com and we will send you a physical copy.

Hello,

We're a band from Lisbon that has just recorded its first single at Blacksheep Studios, produced by Makoto Yagyu (PAUS, Riding Pânico, If Lucy Fell) and Fábio Jevelim (Men Eater, Riding Pânico).

We're currently preparing our first album.


JUBA - Bloodvessels

I love the sound of daughter, so I decided to make a remix of her track "youth". I hope you enjoy it like I do. do.

Daughter - Youth (Alle Farben remix)

from the Bleeder EP

Follow Gracie on Facebook:  facebook.com/petgracie

Buy 7"

Gracie - Habits

Taken from Phosphorescent's 'Muchacho' out now on Dead Oceans

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SCD Deluxe Bundle http://www.scdistribution.com/phosphorescent/

Phosphorescent
http://www.deadoceans.com/artist.php?name=phosphorescent
https://www.facebook.com/Phosphorescentmusic
https://twitter.com/Phosphorescent

Song for Zula
Some say love is a burning thing 
That it makes a fiery ring
Oh but I know love as a fading thing
Just as fickle as a feather in a stream
See, honey, I saw love. You see, it came to me
It put its face up to my face so I could see
Yeah then I saw love disfigure me
Into something I am not recognizing

See, the cage, it called. I said, "Come on in"
I will not open myself up this way again
Nor lay my face to the soil, nor my teeth to the sand
I will not lay like this for days now upon end
You will not see me fall, nor see me struggle to stand
To be acknowledge by some touch from his gnarled hands
You see, the cage, it called. I said, "Come on in"
I will not open myself up this way again

You see, the moon is bright in that treetop night
I see the shadows that we cast in the cold, clean light
My feet are gold. My heart is white
And we race out on the desert plains all night
See, honey, I am not some broken thing
I do not lay here in the dark waiting for thee
No my heart is gold. My feet are light
And I am racing out on the desert plains all night

So some say love is a burning thing
That it makes a fiery ring
Oh but I know love as a caging thing
Just a killer come to call from some awful dream
O and all you folks, you come to see
You just stand there in the glass looking at me
But my heart is wild. And my bones are steam
And I could kill you with my bare hands if I was free

Muchacho

Song for Zula

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Phosphorescent - Song For Zula (Official Audio)

The first single from LVL UP's forthcoming Extra Worlds 7". Following their debut LP "Space Brothers". Extra Worlds is out April 6th, 2013.

LVL UP ::: Graveyard

UK: Everything Is Embarrassing EP out April 8, pre-order now at http://smarturl.it/SKYEEITUNES

Pre-order from iTunes

Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing (Krystal Klear Remix)

The first single from Born Ruffians' LP "BIRTHMARKS" 

Available on iTunes:
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U.S. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/needle-single/id594270146?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Everywhere http://georiot.co/1gq6

Ruffians on tour:

March 19th – Victoria, BC – Lucky Bar [<a href="http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3355184&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed&wt.mc_id=aff_BUYAT_97249&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_97249">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
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March 23rd – Edmonton, AB – Avenue Theatre [<a href="http://yeglive.ca/events/born-ruffians/mar-23-2013/avenuetheatre">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
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March 26th – Regina, SK – The Exchange [<a href="http://www.ticketedge.ca/index.php?page=EventDetail&id=2005">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
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March 28th – Thunder Bay, ON – The Apollo [<a href="http://www.tbshows.com/shows/2013-03-28/born_ruffians__the_elwins/">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
March 29th – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Loplop Lounge & Gallery [<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/100566776792829/?ref=22">TICKETS</a>]
March 30th – Sudbury, ON – The Townhouse [<a href="http://www.thetownehouse.com/">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
April 5th – St. John’s, NL – Breezeway Bar [<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Breezeway-Bar-Events/272773487528">TICKETS</a>]
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April 12th - Burlington, VT - Signal Kitchen [<a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/eventV2/228237/tfly?wrKey=5F9D04A89C15310F2828C17DDA941B85">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
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April 18th - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells [<a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/event/228189-born-ruffians-hoboken/">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
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April 26th - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon [<a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3417654&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed&crosssite=TM_US:1122376:336659">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
April 27th - Shreveport, LA - Fatty Arbuckle's [<a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3418124&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed&crosssite=TM_US:1122376:338670">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
April 29th - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's [<a href="https://www.stubwire.com/event/bornruffians/fitzgeralds/houston/4874/">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
April 30th - Austin, TX - Red 7 [<a href="http://red7.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?a=1&lid=78788&eid=88852">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
May 2nd - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace [<a href="http://holdmyticket.com/event/132898">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
May 3rd - Phoenix, AZ - Sail Inn [<a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/eventV2/227513?utm_medium=bks&wrKey=5F9D04A89C15310F2828C17DDA941B85">TICKETS</a>] on sale!
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May 18th - Madison, WI - Great Hall Memorial Union - U. Of WI [TICKETS]
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May 22nd - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick [<a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3394364&pl=majestic">TICKETS</a>] on sale!

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