1. Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg - Young, Wild & Free
Maybe it was the sea air, maybe it was the rocking of the catamaran, maybe it was the alcohol, but this jam has been stuck in my head ever since I heard it in Jamaica last month. I'm not a big rap guy, but I do like me some Wiz and Snoop.
2. Alabama Shakes - Always Alright
This jam will not have to grow on you, it will donkey kick you between the eyes and you'll fall in instantly in love with it. Just a straight forward cock strong, rock song. Hey, that rhymes.
3. Anthony Hamilton - Freedom
Tarantino knows how to put together a soundtrack, so when Django came out I headed straight to iTunes and found a couple of tunes worthy of making the 15's. This song has a gritty, driving pace that could make the town whore shake her ass at the local dive bar, and by town whore, I mean me.
4. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
I'm a sucker for songs with clapping in them which might explain my affinity for moderately successful 70's classic rock (Styx, Steve Miller Band etc...). This song has a grandiose reggae vibe to it.
5. Calvin Harris - Feel So Close
My brother-in-law turned me onto this guy and he has a clubby alt rock thing going on. I feel like I should be rolling at a rave to fully appreciate this jam, but even sans pacifier and bottled water it's most a enjoyable ditty.
6. Metric - Breathing Underwater
Saw these guys at some festival on the Palladia channel last summer and I finally got around to around to checking them out. They have that Brit pop/rock sound that could easily be dismissed if it weren't so damn catchy.
7. Macklemore - Thrift Shop
Being over 40 I shouldn't like this jam, but the 15 year old dude that still lives in my soul fully enjoys the comedic take on shopping at thrift stores. "Ah, he got the Velcros", damn right I do.
8. Amos Lee - Southern Girl
Saw him open for The Avett Brothers on new year's eve and he absolutely killed it. The couple behind us kept yelling for him to play this one and he eventually obliged. I will warn you that this is a slow jam, but if I had this one in my tape deck during high school I would have dry humped the hell out of my first girlfriend to it.
9. Phillip Phillips - Home
American Idol winner, shitty name, yada, yada, yada, all that aside, this is just a straight forward, kick ass acoustic track. A little known fact, his favorite type of screwdriver is a flathead.
10. The Killers - Here with me
I quickly passed over this song on my first few listens of their new record, but then I saw the video that Tim Burton did for it and that was all she wrote. It's a little on the ballady side, but I'm OK with that.
11. Frank Turner - If Ever I Stray
"Come on everybody sing it 1-2-3-4!!!!!". Frank has been getting a lot of airplay from me lately.
12. Brother Dege - Too Old to Die Young
This is my second selection from the Django Unchained soundtrack and is really different from the smooth sounds of Anthony Hamilton's "Freedom". Lots of slide guitar over a thumping bass drum on this raucous ride of a tune.
13. Fiona Apple - Dull Tool
Despite all of the critical praise that gets levied on her, I'm not the biggest Fiona fan, but this track from the "This is 40" soundtrack was interesting enough for inclusion in this months mix. She seems to be at her best when she's pissed about something or someone, which is the case here.
14. Ben Howard - Further Away
Really glad to see he'll be opening for Mumford & Sons on part of their tour this year. This guy needs to get some exposure in the US, because he is Matchbox Twenty Money. Check out the video for this one on YouTube.
15. Ryan Adams - Let It Ride (Live in London)
There's something about the stripped down live version of this song that really brings the lyrics to the forefront and even further endears it to me. Someone get me some free weights stat, I'm starting to sound like a chick.
2. Alabama Shakes - Always Alright
This jam will not have to grow on you, it will donkey kick you between the eyes and you'll fall in instantly in love with it. Just a straight forward cock strong, rock song. Hey, that rhymes.
3. Anthony Hamilton - Freedom
Tarantino knows how to put together a soundtrack, so when Django came out I headed straight to iTunes and found a couple of tunes worthy of making the 15's. This song has a gritty, driving pace that could make the town whore shake her ass at the local dive bar, and by town whore, I mean me.
4. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
I'm a sucker for songs with clapping in them which might explain my affinity for moderately successful 70's classic rock (Styx, Steve Miller Band etc...). This song has a grandiose reggae vibe to it.
5. Calvin Harris - Feel So Close
My brother-in-law turned me onto this guy and he has a clubby alt rock thing going on. I feel like I should be rolling at a rave to fully appreciate this jam, but even sans pacifier and bottled water it's most a enjoyable ditty.
6. Metric - Breathing Underwater
Saw these guys at some festival on the Palladia channel last summer and I finally got around to around to checking them out. They have that Brit pop/rock sound that could easily be dismissed if it weren't so damn catchy.
7. Macklemore - Thrift Shop
Being over 40 I shouldn't like this jam, but the 15 year old dude that still lives in my soul fully enjoys the comedic take on shopping at thrift stores. "Ah, he got the Velcros", damn right I do.
8. Amos Lee - Southern Girl
Saw him open for The Avett Brothers on new year's eve and he absolutely killed it. The couple behind us kept yelling for him to play this one and he eventually obliged. I will warn you that this is a slow jam, but if I had this one in my tape deck during high school I would have dry humped the hell out of my first girlfriend to it.
9. Phillip Phillips - Home
American Idol winner, shitty name, yada, yada, yada, all that aside, this is just a straight forward, kick ass acoustic track. A little known fact, his favorite type of screwdriver is a flathead.
10. The Killers - Here with me
I quickly passed over this song on my first few listens of their new record, but then I saw the video that Tim Burton did for it and that was all she wrote. It's a little on the ballady side, but I'm OK with that.
11. Frank Turner - If Ever I Stray
"Come on everybody sing it 1-2-3-4!!!!!". Frank has been getting a lot of airplay from me lately.
12. Brother Dege - Too Old to Die Young
This is my second selection from the Django Unchained soundtrack and is really different from the smooth sounds of Anthony Hamilton's "Freedom". Lots of slide guitar over a thumping bass drum on this raucous ride of a tune.
13. Fiona Apple - Dull Tool
Despite all of the critical praise that gets levied on her, I'm not the biggest Fiona fan, but this track from the "This is 40" soundtrack was interesting enough for inclusion in this months mix. She seems to be at her best when she's pissed about something or someone, which is the case here.
14. Ben Howard - Further Away
Really glad to see he'll be opening for Mumford & Sons on part of their tour this year. This guy needs to get some exposure in the US, because he is Matchbox Twenty Money. Check out the video for this one on YouTube.
15. Ryan Adams - Let It Ride (Live in London)
There's something about the stripped down live version of this song that really brings the lyrics to the forefront and even further endears it to me. Someone get me some free weights stat, I'm starting to sound like a chick.
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