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A couple of Cardboarders liked the idea of sharing favorite music here. 
My list is intended for two groups.

The first are those of you who had not had the time to stay up on music but still like the music that evolved from Chuck Berry, The Beatles, and U2, and are willing to give a try to hop-hop, techno, and other modern iterations.

The second group are Cardboarders who are up on modern pop/rock but might be interested in tidbits about several songs that you like.

To my heart and ears, these are the 16 Best Songs out there, almost all of them from 2013.  Because of message limits, this post spans this and the next post.

I have attempted to create links to Spotify.  If you have an interest in music and are not registered on the site, it’s indispensable.  Here’s the link (or at least a url you can copy into your browser) to Spotify. 
https://www.spotify.com/us/ 
Registering takes seconds. 

Open, Rhye 
https://play.spotify.com/album/6b1HPtDuYioXwmw5xLLFQ9
The new Sade is a cellist from Canada backed by an instrumentalist from Denmark.  For months, no one knew who was making these songs.  When the curtain was opened, everyone was surprised.  You will be, too.

Song For Zula, Phosphoresence 
https://play.spotify.com/album/2he3CA9Gg1XLCsBiMAaXiz
For anyone who ever has fallen into a burning ring of fire.  This makes lost love truly beautiful; you can feel his ache.  And Phosporescent only sounds like a band that is channelling Brian Eno and U2.  It's really Matthew Houck from Brooklyn via Athens, Georgia, plus his boys.  You’ve heard it if you saw The Spectacular Now.  Lucky you.  Thousands of votes for Song of the Year.  No kidding.

Closer, Tegan and Sara 
https://play.spotify.com/album/5IUJ6v408Z7pECC3BXUJxX
You have to have a sex song.  Needs a throbbing rhythm to it.  A bit light, sure, but what the hell.  All I dream of lately is how to get you underneath me--well, no kidding guys.  This is sex we’re talking about. 

Wildest Moments (2012), Jessica Ware 
https://play.spotify.com/album/1T5wmjLCBuuTKTpKsiAn7R
You know the relationship that drove you crazy--on each extreme?  Maybe you should, maybe you shouldn’t?  Why did you even try?  Another reason to love her, guys:  She was a sportswriter at one time.  One part Adele (her friend) and one part Sade--how does England turn out out so many remarkable female singers?  A voice you want to hear underneath you.

Get Lucky, Pharrell and Daft Punk
https://play.spotify.com/album/2ePFIvZKMe8zefATp9ofFA
It sounds like another song about sex, disco/punk meets a one-night stand.  But the coming together these artists are singing about is being reunited--the gifted producer/singer Pharrell and the distinctly French dance-pop duo Daft Punk.  (Daft Punk disappeared in 2005, while Pharrell was in the background helping to produce hits for other artists.) And it’s about these three working to achieve something big and get electronic dance music out of its rut.  And some one-night stand: This song, which Steve Colbert has called “the Song of the Summer of the Century,”  took 18 months start to finish. 

Wake Me Up, Avicii   
https://play.spotify.com/album/37qAVEAZSyRTVFvVRHcwOa
Another great summer anthem.  He’s not from rural Georgia?  Well no, the guy who created it is from Sweden and the vocalist is the American soul singer Aloe Blacc, a 2001 USC graduate from Laguna Hills, California.  He’s guy worth supporting, too, as he is active in immigrant causes and malaria education.  Love his voice.

[b]If You Could See Me Now, The Script  [/b]
https://play.spotify.com/album/7JOCOjZTcLysDMkZGWlcIj
Who cannot relate to Danny O’Donoghue wishing that his dad could see him play to packed stadiums, or just wishing that his dad were alive?  You are not a fan of hip-hop?  This song will convince otherwise.  Continuing the anywhere-but-America theme, these guys are Irish.  And a sign that the music world is flat generationally: This is my teenage daughter’s favorite group.

Let Her Go, Passenger (Summer 2012)
https://play.spotify.com/album/2sRnJq6dfXdqhIflBk0ve1
We move a few hundred miles to England although only the writer/singer is British (Passenger is one guy, not a band).  The other five musicians are Aussies.  No other voice in music like his.  And while it seems to be a yet another song about a failed relationship, it also is a reminder that loss makes us treasure gain and that failure makes success taste sweeter and, more important, that we too often don’t know what we’ve got ‘til its gone.

Everything Is Embarrassing, Sky Ferreira.
https://play.spotify.com/user/1276717022...JoK7zdZXGH
Finally, an American.  Get off your feet dance/pop.  You may notice my preference for this female voice (Lana Del Ray, Florence + The Machine).  Yeah, I guess.
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[Hulk01]

A couple of Cardboarders liked the idea of sharing favorite music here. 
My list is intended for two groups.

The first are those of you who had not had the time to stay up on music but still like the music that evolved from Chuck Berry, The Beatles, and U2, and are willing to give a try to hop-hop, techno, and other modern iterations.

The second group are Cardboarders who are up on modern pop/rock but might be interested in tidbits about several songs that you like.

To my heart and ears, these are the 16 Best Songs out there, almost all of them from 2013.  Because of message limits, this post spans this and the next post.

I have attempted to create links to Spotify.  If you have an interest in music and are not registered on the site, it’s indispensable.  Here’s the link (or at least a url you can copy into your browser) to Spotify. 
https://www.spotify.com/us/ 
Registering takes seconds. 

Open, Rhye 
https://play.spotify.com/album/6b1HPtDuYioXwmw5xLLFQ9
The new Sade is a cellist from Canada backed by an instrumentalist from Denmark.  For months, no one knew who was making these songs.  When the curtain was opened, everyone was surprised.  You will be, too.

Song For Zula, Phosphoresence 
https://play.spotify.com/album/2he3CA9Gg1XLCsBiMAaXiz
For anyone who ever has fallen into a burning ring of fire.  This makes lost love truly beautiful; you can feel his ache.  And Phosporescent only sounds like a band that is channelling Brian Eno and U2.  It's really Matthew Houck from Brooklyn via Athens, Georgia, plus his boys.  You’ve heard it if you saw The Spectacular Now.  Lucky you.  Thousands of votes for Song of the Year.  No kidding.

Closer, Tegan and Sara 
https://play.spotify.com/album/5IUJ6v408Z7pECC3BXUJxX
You have to have a sex song.  Needs a throbbing rhythm to it.  A bit light, sure, but what the hell.  All I dream of lately is how to get you underneath me--well, no kidding guys.  This is sex we’re talking about. 

Wildest Moments (2012), Jessica Ware 
https://play.spotify.com/album/1T5wmjLCBuuTKTpKsiAn7R
You know the relationship that drove you crazy--on each extreme?  Maybe you should, maybe you shouldn’t?  Why did you even try?  Another reason to love her, guys:  She was a sportswriter at one time.  One part Adele (her friend) and one part Sade--how does England turn out out so many remarkable female singers?  A voice you want to hear underneath you.

Get Lucky, Pharrell and Daft Punk
https://play.spotify.com/album/2ePFIvZKMe8zefATp9ofFA
It sounds like another song about sex, disco/punk meets a one-night stand.  But the coming together these artists are singing about is being reunited--the gifted producer/singer Pharrell and the distinctly French dance-pop duo Daft Punk.  (Daft Punk disappeared in 2005, while Pharrell was in the background helping to produce hits for other artists.) And it’s about these three working to achieve something big and get electronic dance music out of its rut.  And some one-night stand: This song, which Steve Colbert has called “the Song of the Summer of the Century,”  took 18 months start to finish. 

Wake Me Up, Avicii   
https://play.spotify.com/album/37qAVEAZSyRTVFvVRHcwOa
Another great summer anthem.  He’s not from rural Georgia?  Well no, the guy who created it is from Sweden and the vocalist is the American soul singer Aloe Blacc, a 2001 USC graduate from Laguna Hills, California.  He’s guy worth supporting, too, as he is active in immigrant causes and malaria education.  Love his voice.

[b]If You Could See Me Now, The Script  [/b]
https://play.spotify.com/album/7JOCOjZTcLysDMkZGWlcIj
Who cannot relate to Danny O’Donoghue wishing that his dad could see him play to packed stadiums, or just wishing that his dad were alive?  You are not a fan of hip-hop?  This song will convince otherwise.  Continuing the anywhere-but-America theme, these guys are Irish.  And a sign that the music world is flat generationally: This is my teenage daughter’s favorite group.

Let Her Go, Passenger (Summer 2012)
https://play.spotify.com/album/2sRnJq6dfXdqhIflBk0ve1
We move a few hundred miles to England although only the writer/singer is British (Passenger is one guy, not a band).  The other five musicians are Aussies.  No other voice in music like his.  And while it seems to be a yet another song about a failed relationship, it also is a reminder that loss makes us treasure gain and that failure makes success taste sweeter and, more important, that we too often don’t know what we’ve got ‘til its gone.

Everything Is Embarrassing, Sky Ferreira.
https://play.spotify.com/user/1276717022...JoK7zdZXGH
Finally, an American.  Get off your feet dance/pop.  You may notice my preference for this female voice (Lana Del Ray, Florence + The Machine).  Yeah, I guess.
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