Winter Honorable Mentions

Winter Honorable Mentions in 2012 reverts back to the "Bundled Up" and "Cabin Fever" monikers.  Bundled Up is full of chill tracks for the chilly months and Cabin Fever is more uptempo tunes to help you break the winter blues. 

For the sake of time, Honorable Mentions will consist of only the tracklists.   If a track has proved it's mettle or is a standout, I'll make a special note for that song.

WINTER 2011-2012 HONORABLE MENTIONS: BUNDLED UP

1.  Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks
 - If the original has been overplayed for you, give this one a listen.  It'll clean that taste right outta your mouth.
2.  Northpilot - 1000 Lives
3.  Poor Spirits - Benefits
4.  Givers - In My Eyes
 - These kids are really going somewhere.
5.  School of Seven Bells - The Night
6.  Andrew Bird - Eyeoneye
 - He played this one when I saw him in November.  I think the new album is stellar.
7.  The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines
8.  Feist - The Bad In Each Other
9.  First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
10.  Icarus Himself - On Your Side
11.  Islands - This Is Not A Song
12.  Nicolas Jaar - With Just One Glance You
13.  Beatrice Eli - The  Conqueror
14.  Absofacto - Lies
15.  The Magnetic Fields - Andrew In Drag
16.  Jinja Safari - Hiccups
17.  The Decemberists - I4U & U4ME
18.  Bryan John Appleby - Honey Jars
19.  Foxes - Home
20.  Sufjan Stevens - That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!

WINTER 2011-2012 HONORABLE MENTIONS:  CABIN FEVER

1.  Young Circles - 2012
2.  Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid
 - Oh, Yes!  More!
3.  Fun. - One Foot
4.  Family Portrait - Other Side
5.  Said The Whale - New Brighton
6.  Team Me - Show Me
7.  The Concept - D-D-Dance
8.  Good Luck - All Good People
9.  Cloud Nothings - Stay Useless
10.  Young Dreams - Young Dreams
11.  New Navy - Tapioca Uluwatu
12.  Harrison Hudson - Every Girl
13.  Florence + The Machine - Lover To Lover
14.  Born Gold - Lawn Knives
15.  Grouplove - Close Your Eyes And Count To Ten
16.  Behind Sapphire - Vancouver, Baby!
 - Only fuels my fire to go to Vancouver that much more.
17.  Jonquil - It's My Part
18.  Diagrams - Black Light
19.  Big Hurry - Gets Me Low
20.  Stonefield - Magic Carpet Ride
 - I don't like this original much, but I do like this.
21.  Alphabet Backwards - Tonight
22.  WU LYF - We Bros (12" Version)