Free Download - my 40 favourite tracks of the year!

(right click on the present & choose 'Save as..' to download, or just click to listen)

Everyone likes a present, right? So here's my gift to you - a non-stop, 3 hour mix of my favourite tracks from 2011. These are tracks that have either been released as singles in their own right, or are taken from some of my favourite albums of the year. They pretty much cover all of the bases as far as my music tastes are concerned - there's a little bit of everything mixed in here. They're not in any order of preference, just the order that they best fitted together.

The full tracklist is below, together with approximate timings. Enjoy listening, let me know which tracks you like the best, and have a great Christmas!

1. Gang Gang Dance - Glass Jar (00:00-11:00)
2. Connan Mockasin - Faking Jazz Together (11:00-16:15)
3. TV On The Radio - Will Do (16:15-19:52)
4. Foo Fighters - Rope (19:52-24:10)
5. Art Brut - Axl Rose (24:10-27:37)
6. British Sea Power - Who's In Control (27:37-30:45)
7. The Vaccines - Post Break-Up Sex (30:45-33:37)
8. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Senator (33:37-37:45)
9. Golden Grrrls - Beaches (37:45-41.19)
10. Real Estate - It's Real (41.19-44:02)
11. Other Lives - For 12 (44:02-47:55)
12. The Horrors - Still Life (47:55-52:50)
13. Son Lux - Leave The Riches (52:50-57:17)
14. Lana Del Rey - Video Games (57:17-1:01:52)
15. Balam Acab - Oh, Why (1:01:52-1:05:28)
16. Ensemble Economique - To Feel The Night As It Really Is (1:05:28-1:10:10)
17. Ghostpoet - Survive It (1:10:10-1:14:21)
18. Holy Ghost! - Do It Again (1:14:21-1:18:12)
19. Joe Goddard - Gabriel (feat. Valentina) (1:18:12-1:23:20)
20. Dominik Eulberg - Teddy Tausendtod (1:23:20-1:30:40)
21. Robert Lippok - Sugarcubes (1:30:40-1:35:13)
22. Dam Mantle - Not A Word (1:35:13-1:42:06)
23. Mondkopf - Day of Anger (1:42:06-1:46:50)
24. Metronomy - The Look (1:46:50-1:51:05)
25. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (1:51:05-1:54:54)
26. Friends - I'm His Girl (1:54:55-1:57:43)
27. Alexander - Truth (1:57:43-2:01:58)
28. Dirty Beaches - Lord Knows Best (2:01:58-2:05:10)
29. Big Deal - Talk (2:05:10-2:08:22)
30. Peter and Kerry - Knees (2:08:22-2:11:55)
31. The Antlers - Putting The Dog To Sleep (2:11:55-
32. Bon Iver - Perth (2:17:07-2:21:00)
33. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Bats In The Attic (2:21:00-2:24:26)
34. Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat - The Copper Top (2:24:26-2:29:25)
35. Lanterns On The Lake - If I've Been Unkind (2:29:25-2:33:59)
36. Josh T. Pearson - Sorry With A Song (2:33:59-2:37:04)
37. Jack Hayter - I Stole The Cutty Sark (2:37:04-2:41:03)
38. Benjamin Shaw - How To Test The Depth Of A Well (2:41:03-2:46:42)
39. Withered Hand - Religious Songs (2:46:42-2:51:10)
40. Elbow - Lippy Kids (2:51:10-end)

Thanks to everyone who's visited my blog since I started it at the end of January - 14,000 people can't be wrong!

PS There's a fair amount of potty-mouthed lyrics on some of these tracks, so don't play it in front of the kids!

PPS Here's the link again in case you can't get the present to work