RadioBoise DJ’s have poured over their playlists and have constructed their Top 10 lists for 2013. Some lists are composed of albums, some of individual tracks, some mix and match. What you are guaranteed is that each selection provides the highest possibility that you will also enjoy it. Please support your local record stores and online services that pay artists.
Brian Boru
Global Grooves
OMAR SOULEYMAN – Wenu Wenu (Syria)
FRIKSTAILERS – En Son de Paz (Argentina)
GIPSY KINGS – Savor Flamenco (France)
VIEUX FARKA TOURE – Mon Pays (Mali)
BOMBAY DUB ORCHESTRA – Tales from the Grand Bazaar (India/Us/World)
BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA – Jama Ko (Mali)
ALI MOHAMMED BIRRA – Ethiopiques 28, Great Oromo Music (Ethiopia)
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR – Traces of You (India)
A Tribe Called Red – Nation II Nation (Canada)
Various – The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Brazil (Brazil)
FRIKSTAILERS – En Son de Paz (Argentina)
GIPSY KINGS – Savor Flamenco (France)
VIEUX FARKA TOURE – Mon Pays (Mali)
BOMBAY DUB ORCHESTRA – Tales from the Grand Bazaar (India/Us/World)
BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA – Jama Ko (Mali)
ALI MOHAMMED BIRRA – Ethiopiques 28, Great Oromo Music (Ethiopia)
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR – Traces of You (India)
A Tribe Called Red – Nation II Nation (Canada)
Various – The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Brazil (Brazil)
Brion Rushton
Strange Feeling
Carl B
Idle Afternoons
ROSE WINDOWS – The Sun Dogs
YUCK – Glow and Behold
LAKE – The World Is Real
ARCADE FIRE – Reflektor
MIKAL CRONIN – MCII
NEKO CASE – The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – II
ATOMS FOR PEACE – Amok
CULTS – Static
DAVID BOWIE – The Next Day
YUCK – Glow and Behold
LAKE – The World Is Real
ARCADE FIRE – Reflektor
MIKAL CRONIN – MCII
NEKO CASE – The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – II
ATOMS FOR PEACE – Amok
CULTS – Static
DAVID BOWIE – The Next Day
Catherine Merrick
Mother’s Ruin
SHOVELS & ROPE – O’ Be Joyful
MAZZY STAR – Seasons of Your Day
LOW – The Invisible Way
PHOSPHORESCENT – Muchacho
RICHARD THOMPSON – Electric
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS – Push the Sky Away
BILL CALLAHAN – Dream River
ROSE WINDOWS – The Sun Dogs
ANNA CALVI – One Breath
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Songs for Slim: Rockin’ Here Tonight
MAZZY STAR – Seasons of Your Day
LOW – The Invisible Way
PHOSPHORESCENT – Muchacho
RICHARD THOMPSON – Electric
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS – Push the Sky Away
BILL CALLAHAN – Dream River
ROSE WINDOWS – The Sun Dogs
ANNA CALVI – One Breath
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Songs for Slim: Rockin’ Here Tonight
Chad Dryden
Toast ‘n Jam
Chaz Allen
The Blue and the Green
TY SEGALL – Sleeper
JOHN WIZARDS – John Wizards
JONI MITCHELL – The Studio Albums 1968-1979
DAFT PUNK – Random Access Memories
NEIL YOUNG – Live At The Cellar Door
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – Like Clockwork
MILES DAVIS – The Complete Mono Recordings
FUZZ – FUZZ (Ty Segall)
BOB DYLAN – The Complete Album Collection, Vol. 1
SERENGETI – Kenny Dennis LP
JOHN WIZARDS – John Wizards
JONI MITCHELL – The Studio Albums 1968-1979
DAFT PUNK – Random Access Memories
NEIL YOUNG – Live At The Cellar Door
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – Like Clockwork
MILES DAVIS – The Complete Mono Recordings
FUZZ – FUZZ (Ty Segall)
BOB DYLAN – The Complete Album Collection, Vol. 1
SERENGETI – Kenny Dennis LP
DJ Winkle
Bangers and Mashups
The Melker Project – Juicy Royals Ft. Lorde & The Notorious B.I.G.
We are Alive (3Oh!3 vs Empire of the Sun)
Portugal.The Man+JayZ+Woodkid- So American Gangster (Brayn Drain Mash-up)
THE BEATLES vs ELTON JOHN vs THE PIXIES vs ARETHA FRANKLIN – Safari Love (Loo & Placido Bootleg)
The Black Keys ft. Nas, Jay-Z, Biggie, Mos Def – Little Black Submarines (VOODOO FARM REMIX)
We are Alive (3Oh!3 vs Empire of the Sun)
Portugal.The Man+JayZ+Woodkid- So American Gangster (Brayn Drain Mash-up)
THE BEATLES vs ELTON JOHN vs THE PIXIES vs ARETHA FRANKLIN – Safari Love (Loo & Placido Bootleg)
The Black Keys ft. Nas, Jay-Z, Biggie, Mos Def – Little Black Submarines (VOODOO FARM REMIX)
Dusky Durango
Dusky Durango’s Caravan
Grant Olsen
It’s Now Right Now
PRINCE RAMA – Top 10 Hits of the End of the World* (Paw Tracks)
PATRICK COWLEY – School Daze (Dark Entries)
JOHN WIZARDS – John Wizards (Planet Mu)
BLANCHE BLANCHE BLANCHE – Breaking Mirrors (Wharf Cat)
BOMBINO – Nomad (Nonesuch)
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER – Personal Record (Merge)
WILLIAM ONYEABOR – World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor? (Luaka Bop)
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS – Haunted Head (In The Red)
ANDY KAUFMAN – Andy and His Grandmother (Drag City)
DAVID LYNCH – The Big Dream (Sacred Bones)
PATRICK COWLEY – School Daze (Dark Entries)
JOHN WIZARDS – John Wizards (Planet Mu)
BLANCHE BLANCHE BLANCHE – Breaking Mirrors (Wharf Cat)
BOMBINO – Nomad (Nonesuch)
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER – Personal Record (Merge)
WILLIAM ONYEABOR – World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor? (Luaka Bop)
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS – Haunted Head (In The Red)
ANDY KAUFMAN – Andy and His Grandmother (Drag City)
DAVID LYNCH – The Big Dream (Sacred Bones)
John McCarthy
Jazz Beyond The Sky
DAVELL CRAWFORD – The River of Dreams, My Gift to You
LORRAINE FEATHER – 159, Attachments
DEE DANIELS & QUARTET – Cherokee, State of the Art
ROBERTO FONSECA – Chabani, Yo
MICHELE ROSEWOMAN – Divine Passage (Eleggua), New Yor-Uba 30 Years
MESCHIYA LAKE – It’s The Rhythm In Me, Foolers’ Gold
MONIQUE DIMATTINA – Jazz No More Coffee, Nola’s Ark
KATHY KOSINS – Don’t Be On The Outside, The Space Between
LISA ENGELKEN – Throw It Away, Little Warrior
KHESWA & HER MARTIANS – Jikele Maweni, Meadowlands, Stolen Jazz
CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT – You Bring Out The Savage In Me, WomanChild
LOSTON HARRIS – Nice Work If You Can Get It, Swingfully Yours
KELLYE GRAY – Sailing, And – They Call Us Cowboys
GREGORY PORTER – Water Under Bridges, Liquid Spirit
MADELEINE PEYROUX – Changing All Those Changes, The Blue Room
TIERNEY SUTTON – Both Sides Now, After Blue
LORRAINE FEATHER – 159, Attachments
DEE DANIELS & QUARTET – Cherokee, State of the Art
ROBERTO FONSECA – Chabani, Yo
MICHELE ROSEWOMAN – Divine Passage (Eleggua), New Yor-Uba 30 Years
MESCHIYA LAKE – It’s The Rhythm In Me, Foolers’ Gold
MONIQUE DIMATTINA – Jazz No More Coffee, Nola’s Ark
KATHY KOSINS – Don’t Be On The Outside, The Space Between
LISA ENGELKEN – Throw It Away, Little Warrior
KHESWA & HER MARTIANS – Jikele Maweni, Meadowlands, Stolen Jazz
CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT – You Bring Out The Savage In Me, WomanChild
LOSTON HARRIS – Nice Work If You Can Get It, Swingfully Yours
KELLYE GRAY – Sailing, And – They Call Us Cowboys
GREGORY PORTER – Water Under Bridges, Liquid Spirit
MADELEINE PEYROUX – Changing All Those Changes, The Blue Room
TIERNEY SUTTON – Both Sides Now, After Blue
Just Some Clown
Inversion EDM
FIGHT THE DAWN – Lights Out, Feat. Phoebe Ryan (with Jon Weinman)
SOULWARE – Return To The Source
RIBOTTO – Backroad Aliens
MOCHIPET – Complex Players Dub (Ribotto Of The Flying Skulls Remix)
GHETTO FUNK – I Just Want To Celebrate (Stickybuds Remix)
MODCAM – Dub Satchel, Six Minute City
BEATNWORDS – One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Remix) (Club Mix)
TYR – A Jimi Thing, Grant Redmond, Nudity & Espionage
RUBICON 7 & DEEVEAUX – Make Me Feel(Reflektion Remix)
ELLIE GOLUDING vs DAFT PUNK – There’s Something About Us Under The Sheets
SOULWARE – Return To The Source
RIBOTTO – Backroad Aliens
MOCHIPET – Complex Players Dub (Ribotto Of The Flying Skulls Remix)
GHETTO FUNK – I Just Want To Celebrate (Stickybuds Remix)
MODCAM – Dub Satchel, Six Minute City
BEATNWORDS – One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Remix) (Club Mix)
TYR – A Jimi Thing, Grant Redmond, Nudity & Espionage
RUBICON 7 & DEEVEAUX – Make Me Feel(Reflektion Remix)
ELLIE GOLUDING vs DAFT PUNK – There’s Something About Us Under The Sheets
Mary Jane
Black Sheep Farm
Matty F
For Good Or For Awesome
MIKHAEL PASKALEY – I Spy
ANDREW BIRD – Pulaski at Night
ARCADE FIRE – Here Comes the Night Time
JOHN VANDERSLICE – How The West Was Won
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Time Will Tell
DEVANDRA BANHART – Fur Hildegard von Bingen
JUNIP – Walking Lightly
MAN MAN – Head On (Hold On To Your Heart)
ON AN ON – The Hunter
ROYAL BANGS – Better Run
PAPER LIONS – Philadelphia
CAYUCAS – Will “The Thrill”
MY BUBBA– Poem Found in The Pocket Of An Amazon
VAMPIRE WEEKEND – Everlasting Arms
THE EVIL EYES – Shake the Dust
BIPOLAR SUNSHINE – Rivers
SAN FERMIN – Sonsick
BLOOD ORANGE – You’re Not Good Enough
ASGEIR – Lupine Intrigue
GREAT GOOD FINE OK – You’re the One For Me
VALERIE JUNE – Somebody To Love
ANDREW BIRD – Pulaski at Night
ARCADE FIRE – Here Comes the Night Time
JOHN VANDERSLICE – How The West Was Won
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV – Time Will Tell
DEVANDRA BANHART – Fur Hildegard von Bingen
JUNIP – Walking Lightly
MAN MAN – Head On (Hold On To Your Heart)
ON AN ON – The Hunter
ROYAL BANGS – Better Run
PAPER LIONS – Philadelphia
CAYUCAS – Will “The Thrill”
MY BUBBA– Poem Found in The Pocket Of An Amazon
VAMPIRE WEEKEND – Everlasting Arms
THE EVIL EYES – Shake the Dust
BIPOLAR SUNSHINE – Rivers
SAN FERMIN – Sonsick
BLOOD ORANGE – You’re Not Good Enough
ASGEIR – Lupine Intrigue
GREAT GOOD FINE OK – You’re the One For Me
VALERIE JUNE – Somebody To Love
Mississippi Marshal
The Juke Joint
TOMMY JOHNSON – Canned Heat Blues
JUNIOR WELLS – Messing With the Kid
JOHN LEE HOOKER – I’ll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
ROOSEVELT SYKES – A Bad Mother For You
ALBERT KING – Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven
BARBECUE BOB – Going Up to the Country
BESSIE SMITH – Gimme A Pigfoot
BIG JOE TURNER – Stoop Down Baby
CEDELL DAVIS – My Dog Won’t Stay Home
ZZ TOP – Just Got Back From Baby’s
JUNIOR WELLS – Messing With the Kid
JOHN LEE HOOKER – I’ll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
ROOSEVELT SYKES – A Bad Mother For You
ALBERT KING – Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven
BARBECUE BOB – Going Up to the Country
BESSIE SMITH – Gimme A Pigfoot
BIG JOE TURNER – Stoop Down Baby
CEDELL DAVIS – My Dog Won’t Stay Home
ZZ TOP – Just Got Back From Baby’s
Stephanie Clarkson
The Plimsoll Line
WILLIAM ONYEABOR – World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor?
SON LUX – Lanterns
LONNIE HOLLEY – Keeping A Record Of It
KING KRULE – 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
JULIANNA BARWICK – Nepenthe
JULIA HOLTER – Loud City Song
VARIOUS – Finders Keepers: Motown Girls 1961-67
SQÜRL, EP #1 and EP #2
MAMMANE SANI ET SON ORGUE – La Musique Electronique du Niger
LA LUZ – It’s Alive
SON LUX – Lanterns
LONNIE HOLLEY – Keeping A Record Of It
KING KRULE – 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
JULIANNA BARWICK – Nepenthe
JULIA HOLTER – Loud City Song
VARIOUS – Finders Keepers: Motown Girls 1961-67
SQÜRL, EP #1 and EP #2
MAMMANE SANI ET SON ORGUE – La Musique Electronique du Niger
LA LUZ – It’s Alive
Travis G
The Wreck
BLACK MILK – No Poison No Paradise
J-ZONE – Peter Pan Syndrome
CURLY CASTRO – Fidel
RUN THE JEWELS – Run the Jewels
QWEL & MAKER – Beautiful Raw
BLAME ONE & J57 – Walk in the Sun
ODDISEE – The Beauty in it All/Tangible Dream
DIEGO BERNAL & ERNEST GONZALES – Atonement
DEMIGODZ – KILLmatic
CZARFACE – Czarface
J-ZONE – Peter Pan Syndrome
CURLY CASTRO – Fidel
RUN THE JEWELS – Run the Jewels
QWEL & MAKER – Beautiful Raw
BLAME ONE & J57 – Walk in the Sun
ODDISEE – The Beauty in it All/Tangible Dream
DIEGO BERNAL & ERNEST GONZALES – Atonement
DEMIGODZ – KILLmatic
CZARFACE – Czarface
Wayne Birt
Drift Correction / Sonic Saturday
Wendy Fox
Tennis Court Disco
GOLDFRAPP – Tales of Us (Mute)
BLUE HAWAII – Untogether (Arbutus)
DISCLOSURE – Settle (Cherrytree)
BONOBO – The North Border (Ninja Tune)
FALTYDL – You Stand Uncertain (Planet Mu)
JAGWAR MA – Howlin (Mom & Pop Music)
MILOSH – Jet Lag (Entertainment One)
JUNIP – Junip (Mute)
BOARDS OF CANADA – Tomorrow’s Harvest (Warp)
JESSE LANZA – Pull My Hair Back (Hyperdub)
BLUE HAWAII – Untogether (Arbutus)
DISCLOSURE – Settle (Cherrytree)
BONOBO – The North Border (Ninja Tune)
FALTYDL – You Stand Uncertain (Planet Mu)
JAGWAR MA – Howlin (Mom & Pop Music)
MILOSH – Jet Lag (Entertainment One)
JUNIP – Junip (Mute)
BOARDS OF CANADA – Tomorrow’s Harvest (Warp)
JESSE LANZA – Pull My Hair Back (Hyperdub)