2013: Top 60 So Far (Part #2): Places 41-50

Now it's time for the second part of the chart, after looking at the 51-60 places of this year so far, Hoping you'd like it too.

Number 50: Mark Lanegan And Duke Garwood - Black Pudding

Who Are They? Two veteran English performers who gathered together for the first time
Why? Because it's quite different from earlier releases of those two and still sounds great

Listen: Thank You

Number 49: The Flaming Lips - The Terror

Who Are They? A five piece Alternative Rock band from Oklahoma (13th album)
Why? Because you cannot ignore any of their releases, even though this one is not one of their best

Listen: Turning Violent

Number 48: Little Boots - Nocturnes

Who Is She? An Electro-Pop, Synthpop singer from Blackpool (2nd album)
Why? Because it is one of the greatest Pop albums of the year

Listen: Satellite

Number 47: Quadron - Avalanche

Who Are They? A Danish Duo who performs Electric-Soul (2nd album)
Why? Because the smooth sound and the beautiful voice of Coco O

Listen: Better Off

Number 46: Houses - A Quiet Darkness

Who Are They? An Indie Pop duo from Chicago (2nd album)
Why? A beautiful concept album about a couple who were separated due to an atomic holocaust

Listen: Beginnings

Number 45: Still Corners - Strange Pleasures

Who Are They? A new Wave/Dream Pop duo from London (2nd album)
Why? Because of the soft voice of Tessa Murray and the well-produced sounds

Listen: Going Back To Strange

Number 44: Johnny Marr - The Messenger

Who Is He? The legendary guitarist of The Smiths trying to go solo (Debut album)
Why? Because he keeps playing like the 80's still here (and still doing it great)

Listen: The Messenger

Number 43: Nataly Dawn - How I Knew Her

Who Is She? A young American Indie-Folk singer/songwriter (Debut album)
Why? Because it sounds like a home made recording, which is better from other over produced albums

Listen: Araceli

Number 42: Night Beds - Country Sleep

Who Are They? An Indie-Folk band from Nashville (Debut album)
Why? Because of the minimalist production and the soulful voice of Yellen

Listen: 22

Number 41: Yo La Tengo - Fade

Who Are They? A veteran Indie-Rock from New Jersey (13th album)
Why? Because everything they're doing sounds like a familiar feeling

Listen: Before We Run

Mark Lanegan (Collaborations #1)

Mark Lanegan is kind of musical Chameleon. You can find him singing with one group on Sunday, Listen to another cooperation on Monday and then forget it all when you hear him with the third band on Tuesday. Some of the critiques compare him to legendary Tom Waits, with whom he shares the experimental standpoint and the cigarette-crooked voice. Staring with the Screaming Trees in the mid-80's, he joined Queens Of The Stone Age for three albums and then found new home in the arms of former Belle And Sebastian singer, Isobel Campbell. It seems that he's never get tired of creating music and continue to innovate every day by joining new collaboration. So for his new collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Duke Garwood, with whom he'll release on 15 of May their debut album Black Pudding, here are five collaborative songs which I like.

Mark Lanegan Featuring Unkle (Taken From Where Did The Night Fall, 2010)

Mark Lanegan Featuring Moby (Special Records Day 2013 Release)

Mark Lanegan And Soulsavers - Kingdom Of Rain (Taken From It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land, 2007)

Mark Lanegan And Isobel Campbell - Ballad Of The Broken Seas (Taken From Ballad Of The Broken Seas, 2006)

 

Mark Lanegan And The Twilight Singers - Number Nine (Taken From Blackberry Belle, 2003)