Kevin Bronson on December 20th, 2013

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Join me at 11 a.m. Pacific time for the second installment of the Buzz Bands LA 101 – my annual countdown of my favorite songs of year from L.A. artists. In the first week’s show on The Independent FM, we left off at No. 70, and for two hours today we’ll roar through 33 more songs in preparation the finale on Dec. 27. Thanks to everybody who weighed in the first week; it’s been a big, rewarding for great songs, and there are plenty of good ones (which got repeat plays on the show) that didn’t make the cut. If you’re celebrating Christmas this week, I hope your holiday is a great one. After the jump, the playlist and a stream of the show:

Week 2 playlist

69. Imaginary Persons, “Give”
68. Kisses, “Funny Heartbeat”
67. Capital Cities, “Kangaroo Court”
66. Kitten, “Like a Stranger”
65. Avid Dancer, “Stop Playing With My Heart”
64. The Donnies The Amys, “Stay the Same”
63. Deap Vally, “Bad for My Body”
62. Bom Bom, “Woman”
61. Yellow Red Sparks, “Monsters With Misdemeanors”
60. Miracle Days, “Miracle Days”
59. Kera & the Lesbians, “Gypsy Song”
58. The Neighbourhood, “Let It Go”
57. Incan Abraham, “Tuolumne”
56. Local Natives, “Heavy Feet”
55. The Happy Hollows, “Endless”
54. Distant Cousins, “Raise It Up”
53. Juliette Commagere, “Big Star”
52. Spirit Vine, “City Daze”
51. The Black Watch, “I Don’t Feel the Same”
50. Meg Myers, “Heart Heart Head”
49. Western Scene, “Same As You”
48. Tijuana Panthers, “Father Figure”
47. Youth Code, “Carried Mask”
46. Eels, “Peach Blossom”
45. Bad Suns, “Cardiac Arrest”
44. Kiev, “Falling Bough”
43. Hindu Pirates, “In the Dark”
42. Johnathan Rice, “Nowhere at the Speed of Light”
41. Mansions on the Moon, “Full Moon”
40. Fonda, “Seeing Stars”
39. The 88, “I Saw the Light That Day”
38. Wildcat! Wildcat!, “Garden Grays”
37. Warships, “Heater”

…. and more to come next week

Week 1 recap:

101. Light FM, “Let Go”
100. The Ceremonies, “Land of Gathering”
99. Hunter Hunted, “Keep Together”
98. Rainbow Jackson, “Freckles”
97. Ghost Loft, “So High”
96. The Fling, “Melancholia”
95. Black Hi-Lighter, “Crushed Velvet”
94. Saint Motel, “My Type”
93. FIDLAR, “Cheap Beer”
92. Carousel, “Another Day”
91. Cobalt Cranes, “Head in the Clouds”
90. Dear Boy, “Oh So Quiet”
89. A House for Lions, “Ordinary Life”
88. Irontom, “What Will Happen to All the Indie Stars”
87. Goldroom. “Only You Can Show Me”
86. The Reflections, “Disconnected”
85. Boardwalk, “I’m to Blame”
84. Seven Saturdays, “One in 3”
83. Jake Bellows, “All Right Now”
82. Lucy Schwartz, “Boomerang”
81. Best Coast, “Who Have I Become?”
80. Tapioca & the Flea, “Mellotron”
79. Charlie Clark, “Feel Something”
78. The Vim Dicta, “Name of the Game”
77. Patrick Park, “We Fall Out of Touch”
76. Paw City, “Lonely Machine”
75. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, “Better Days”
74. Dawes, “Just Beneath the Surface”
73. Blondfire, “Young Heart”
72. GRMLN, “Teenage Rhythm”
71. Carly Ritter, “Save Your Love”
70. IO Echo, “Ministry of Love”