{"id":177,"date":"2013-12-29T23:04:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T23:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=177"},"modified":"2013-12-30T10:31:32","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T10:31:32","slug":"singles-of-the-year-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=177","title":{"rendered":"Singles of the Year &#8211; 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As ever this list has been an absolute nightmare to compile. The fact that Nine Inch Nails&#8217; <em>Come Back Haunted<\/em>, Lady Gaga&#8217;s <em>Applause<\/em>, Kanye West&#8217;s <em>Black Skinhead<\/em> and life-affirming singles from the likes of Hatebreed, Bring Me The Horizon, Tegan and Sara and Chrvches did not get a look in is testament alone to how much great music has come out this year. Special mentions must also go to <em>Alter Bridge&#8217;s<\/em> Addicted To Pain and <em>Disclosure&#8217;s<\/em> White Noise for just missing out.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Frank Turner &#8211; Recovery<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F1L5zJ2afLs\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nLead single from Frank&#8217;s fourth album Tape Deck Heart. Well worth getting absolutely drenched at Leeds festival for.<br \/>\n<em>And I&#8217;ve been dipping in my darkness for serotonin boosters, cider and some kind of smelling salts&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Deaf Havana &#8211; Boston Square<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vfGZZJnoJ0U\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFrom their game-changing, 3rd album Old Souls, my album of the year hands down.<br \/>\n<em>But I guess I was wrong. All I am is wrong these days&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Hacktivist &#8211; Paris<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XDtP3yFZQow\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nBecause the only thing this Jay-Z\/Kanye West track was missing, was some beefy guitars and a load of breakdowns the RAC wouldn&#8217;t know what to do with.<br \/>\n<em>You know how many sick trainers I own?!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Fall Out Boy &#8211; My Songs Know What You Do In The Dark<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LkIWmsP3c_s\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHighlight of a triumphant return nobody would have predicted, and many didn&#8217;t realise they needed.<br \/>\n<em>I&#8217;m on FIRAAAA!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Max Raptor &#8211; England Breathes<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I6BBiPwSffY\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis Daily-Mail hating four-pice are arguably the best British punk band right now &#8211; and this takes no prisoners.<br \/>\n<em>We are now taking over it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>AFI &#8211; 17 Crimes<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y9Vh8XGgqjE\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSpectacular return to form for the Californian four-piece. Lead single from the natural successor to 2003&#8217;s Sing The Sorrow, Burials.<br \/>\n<em>Let&#8217;s love, and kill like 17 now.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Limp Bizkit &#8211; Ready To Go<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GyAAwCu-Lu4\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFeaturing Cash Money labelmate Lil&#8217; Wayne on vocals, with one riff Wes Borland demonstrates the Bizkit aren&#8217;t going anywhere, anytime soon.<br \/>\n<em>I&#8217;m so pokerfaced, ladies going gaga.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>Avenged Sevenfold &#8211; Shepherd of Fire<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bT8FEOJEFcI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFirst track from their UK No. 1 album Hail To The King, crushing any doubts about their ability to join rock&#8217;s premier league.<br \/>\n<em>Know me by name, shepherd of fire!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>Manic Street Preachers &#8211; Rewind The Film<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwwtOd3pMlk\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nEpic six and a half minute ode to youth and life, featuring a vocal lead from Richard Hawley.<br \/>\n<em>I want to see my joy, my friends&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10. <strong>Paramore &#8211; Still Into You<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OblL026SvD4\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nOne of four stupidly catchy singles this year from the Tennessee four-piece&#8217;<br \/>\n<em>I should be over all the butterflies&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As ever this list has been an absolute nightmare to compile. 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