Every time I listen to Laura Marling and then write about Laura Marling I have to mention that this girl is STILL only 23 years old. It astounds me everytime, I really should get used to it.

“Master Hunter” is a big acoustic guitar picking song that Marlings vocals mesh with effortlessly. The opening lines reminded me so much of Fiona Apple and if this was over a piano the comparison would be uncanny. But it’s not, its completely Marling. 

“Master Hunter” and “Where Can I Go” are both from the upcoming album Once I Was An Eagle out May 27. 

ITYLTS’ Top Songs of 2012 from ITYLTSmusic on 8tracks Radio.

Just my thoughts, man, just my thoughts

It’s here, it’s arrived, here is ITYLTS’ 33 Best Songs of 2012!

You can agree, disagree, shout about my glaring omissions or smile sadly at my glaring admissions, who cares! These are the songs that made my 2012, let me know how they fit into yours. Back in June, I did a list of the best songs of the year so far… and a few from that list are gonna make my final 33 but a few have been edged out. 

Anyways, here’s my pick of the 33 Best Songs of 2012 in the handy playlist up top. (Spotify too!) Have fun with this… coming up in Jan, the best Remix Baby and disCOVERs

ITYLTS’ 33 Best Songs of 2012

“Anything Could Happen” Ellie Goulding

“It’s Time” Imagine Dragons

“You Know You Like It” AlunaGeorge

“Oblivion” Grimes

“Same Love ft. Mary Lambert” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

“Every Single Night” Fiona Apple

“Friend Crush” Friends

“Mississippi” The Griswolds

“Call Me Maybe” Carly Rae Jepson

“Locked Out Of Heaven” Bruno Mars

“Running” Jessie Ware

“Longevity” Yeasayer

“We Will Wake” Seasfire

“Sweater Weather” The Neighbourhood

“Open” Rhye

“Sweet Life” Frank Ocean

“Adorn” Miguel

“Get Free fr. Amber of Dirty Projectors” Major Lazer

“Losing You” Solange

“Don’t Save Me” Haim

“Warrior” Mark Foster + A-Trak + Kimbra 

“Jumanji” Azealia Banks 

“Backseat Freestyle” Kendrick Lamar 

“Mercy ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz” Kanye West 

“Mama Told Me ft. Little Dragon” Big Boi 

“Diamonds” Rihanna 

“We Are Young ft. Janelle Monae” Fun. 

“Wings” HAERTS 

“Confetti” She’s So Rad 

“Paradise” Wild Nothing 

“Dissolve Me” Alt- J 

“Take A Walk” Passion Pit

“I Will Wait” Mumford & Sons 

Mumford & Sons sophomore album Babel is huge and also brilliant, the boys stopped by Daytrotter to record a session featuring tracks from the new album, covers including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan and some old favourites including one of my personal favourites “Not in Nottingham”.

Check out the whole session here.

Those pop-folk boys have just released the video for “I Will Wait” from the upcoming album Babel, the eagerly anticipated follow up to Sigh No More.

Babel is out September 24.

The first time I heard Mumford & Sons was in a club in Leicester after spending a year in America. During that year, Mumford & Sons had gotten huge in the UK but hadn’t made it over to the US yet so I was in a club thinking why the hell are they playing country music on a Saturday night-but wait, people are dancing, people are singing along… THIS IS A THING. That was my first taste of “Little Lion Man” and I quickly boarded the Mumford & Sons train and got a copy of Sigh No More and fell in love like the rest of us.

Now its three years later and Mumford & Sons are internationally known on the microphone and releasing their sophomore effort Babel with lead single “I Will Wait”, a track full of banjo picking heavy drum energy that will not disappoint. Huzzah. 

Babel is due September 15th. 

“White Blank Page” is possibly my favourite Mumford & Sons track from their debut Sigh No More. Beautiful lyrics and beautiful music, Warsonic have captured this perfectly breaking it down into piano and synths. 

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We’re having a bit of a Laura Marling moment surfing through youtube, and we found this. The fantastic Jolene by Dolly Parton covered just brilliantly by Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons. Oh enjoy this one.

Alex Winston is a great new quirky American singer songwriter. There are a lot of them out there but we think Alex Winston still has a place. Here is her take of Mumford & Sons’ The Cave. (and we’ll throw in an original of hers, Choice Notes)

The Cave (Mumford & Sons Cover) by Alex Winston

Choice Notes by Alex Winston

Alex Winston: Website…Facebook…Store…SoundCloud

From my favourite Disney film Robin Hood, Mumford & Sons cover Not In Nottingham just beautifully.