At the end of every year comes those obligatory “Best of” lists and stuff. Wax! Crackle! Pop! is no exception! Well, sorta. Special guests, filmmaker Danny Plotnick and musician Chris Xefos, join DJ Jim G and look back to celebrate “musical moments” had this year. Discovering new and rediscovering the not as new sounds 2013 experienced us with.

Playlist:

Beat by Sebadoh from Defend Yourself (2013)
Alighted by Chelsea Light Moving from Chelsea Light Moving (2013)
Parri Passu by Pancho-San from Epics (2014)
Mesmerizing Fire by Shane Abrahm Nelkin from Your War Is At Home (2013)

Dead Moon Night by A Place to Bury Strangers from Strange Moon (2013)
Not Alone by Bloody Knives from Death (2013)
Things I Shouldn’t Have Told You by Sam Phillips from Push Any Button (2013)
When You Smile by The Dream Syndicate from The Day Before Wine and Roses (1995/2013)
Albatross by The Besnard Lakes from The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night (2010)

Banded Agates by Moan from Bookshelf Sanctuary (2013)
Det Som Aldrig Forandras/Diarabi by Goat from World Music (2012)
You’ve Got Me Wondering by Parquet Courts from Tally the Things You Broke (2013)
Shout It Out by Mikal Cronin from MC II (2013)
Frosted Tips by Califone from Stitches (2013)

Machine by Real Vocal String Quartet from Four Little Sisters (2012)
Field 8 (excerpt) by Henry Plotnick from Fields (2013)
Exodus Due West by Date Palms from The Dusted Sessions (2013)
Atomic Bomb by William Onyeabor from Who is William Onyeabor? (2013)

Me You Us Them by Me You Us Them from Post-Data (2010)
Double Exposure by Kelly Stoltz from Double Exposure (2013)