Transmission's Top Tracks of 2013
by Jake Rudh
December 19, 2013
Transmission's roots are in the worlds of post-punk, new wave, synth, power & dream pop, shoegaze, psych, mod, space and Krautrock.
Here's a list of artists who carried on those sounds nicely in 2013 (in no particular order). Some broke through to the masses while others are still waiting their turn.
Johnny Marr — "New Town Velocity"
It's not a stretch that the man behind the music of the Smiths made Transmission's top of the list two years in a row. This track especially brings up the guitar chime we all love about Mr. Marr in the first place.
David Bowie — "I'd Rather Be High"
At 66, David Bowie is still one of the most innovative artists creating new material today.
Savages — "Husbands"
The raw, dark, post-punk feel of Savages' entire debut this year is exactly what 2013 needed.
Depeche Mode — "Should Be Higher"
This track is proof that Depeche Mode has lost nothing since their 1981 inception. Nothing. Well, besides Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder...but you know what I mean.
Parquet Courts — "Borrowed Time"
Long live great rock and roll!
The rest (in no particular order):
The Ocean Blue — "Sad Night, Where Is Morning?"
Ski Lodge — "Just to Be Like You"
The Proctors — "Trouble with Forever"
Wild Nothing — "The Body In Rainfall"
Veronica Falls — "Waiting For Something To Happen"
Saturday Looks Good To Me — "Invisible Friend"
Camera Obscura — "Do It Again"
Amor De Dias — "Jean's Waving"
Deerhunter — "Back to the Middle"
The Pastels — "Check My Heart"
Arctic Monkeys — "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High"
The London Suede — "Snowblind"
Eleanor Friedberger — "She's a Mirror"
Club 8 — "Stop Taking My Time"
Washed Out — "It all Feels Right"
Pure Bathing Culture — "Pendulum"
Still Corners — "Berlin Lovers"
Primal Scream — "Invisible City"
Yo La Tengo — "Well You Better"
Queens of the Stone Age — "I Sat By the Ocean"
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds — "Push the Sky Away"
Au Revoir Simone — "More Than"
Daft Punk — "Lose Yourself to Dance"
St. Vincent — "Birth In Reverse"
Blouse — "A Feeling Like This"
Mood Rings — "Pathos Y Lagrimas"
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — "Metroland"
Karl Bartos (formerly of Kraftwerk) — "Without a Trace of Emotion"