Playlist: Midway 2012

Yeah, so this playlist has nothing to do with a famous battle or Chicagoland's second airport. It does have to do with the year in music, though. I'm late to the game posting my favorite records of the year so far and, frankly, I find the enterprise a bit tedious. This is a good list to check out, if you're into such things. 

But, I'm all about trying to spread the word on some of the year's best music. So, here's a playlist of some of my favorite songs of the year so far. This is by no means comprehensive. I choose 25 songs, but I could have easily chosen 100 more. I tried to represent the diversity of musical styles/artists I have loved this year, though that's never an easy task. There's obviously a ton of music I haven't heard yet, and the year is only a little more than half over. So, happy listening and all that.  

If you have Spotify, you can click here to hear all the songs.

1. "We Can't Be Beat," The Walkmen from Heaven

2. "Candy," The Men from Open Your Heart

3. "Give Out," Sharon Van Etten from Tramp

4. "2B2," Lambchop from Mr. M

5. "Love Interruption," Jack White from Blunderbuss

6. "Little Brother," Tallest Man on Earth from There's No Leaving Now

7. "You Ain't Alone," Alabama Shakes from Boys & Girls

8. "Sambo Joe From the Rainbow," Willis Earl Beal from Acousmatic Sorcery

9. "Show Me Everything," Tindersticks from The Something Rain

10. "Every Single Night," Fiona Apple from The Idler Wheel ...

11. "Cashback," Neneh Cherry & The Thing from The Cherry Thing

12. "God," THEESatisfaction from awE naturalE

13. "Freddie Freeloader," Chano Dominguez from Flamenco Sketches

14. "Saint Nothing," Daniel Rossen from Silent Hour/Golden Mile

15. "Pink Matter," Frank Ocean and Andre 3000 from Channel Orange

16. "Movement and Location," Punch Brothers from Who's Feeling Young Now?

17. "Myth," Beach House from Bloom

18. "Eigth Avenue," Hospitality from Hospitality

19. "No Future," Craig Finn from Clear Heart Full Eyes

20. "I Bought My Eyes," Ty Segal Band from Slaugherhouse

21. "Fall In," Cloud Nothings from Attack On Memory

22. "Younger Us," Japandroids from Celebration Rock

23. "Take a Walk," Passion Pit from Gossamer

24. "The Full Retard," El-P from Cancer 4 Cure

25. "Last Land," John Talabot from Fin