Choice Cuts Playlist: January and March 2011

Are banjos taking over indie rock? If my March 2011 playlist is any indication, it sure seems like it. Both Alameda and Mumford & Sons feature the much-maligned instrument in their songs... and it works. I'm digging this March mix, as it offers up quite a diverse mix of indie, dance, R&B, chill out and more, from new artists and veterans alike.

March 2011

New Leaf -- Alameda (2:58)
Something's Gotta Give -- The Kickdrums (3:44)
Breaker Breaker -- Peter Bjorn & John (1:39)
Perfectly Crystal -- Asobi Seksu (3:49)
The Cave -- Mumford & Sons (3:36)
Catapult -- Operator Please (3:12)
Seance On A Wet Afternoon -- Girls Names (3:00)
I Don't Wanna -- Anna Waronker (3:08)
Simmerdown -- Nostalgia 77 (3:27)
Save Me -- Nicki Minaj (3:05)
The Last Dance (Chase & Status Remix) -- Clare Maguire (3:26)
Helplessness Blues -- Fleet Foxes (5:03)
Rolling In The Deep -- Adele (3:48)
Oh My Heart -- R.E.M. (3:21)
Eleven (feat. tUnE-yArDs) -- Thao & Mirah (4:01)
The Tide Pulls From The Moon (Acoustic Version) -- William Fitzsimmons (3:21)
Call Up to Heaven -- Kraak and Smaak (4:46)
Armistice (RAC Remix) -- Phoenix (4:56)
Forget That You're Young -- The Raveonettes (3:58)
Winter Song -- The Head and the Heart (2:43)


January 2011

Middle Of The Night -- Eastern Conference Champions (2:56)
Genius Of Love (Money Mark Remix) -- Tom Tom Club (4:43)
Ready To Start -- Arcade Fire (4:19)
Tonight -- Koudlam (3:25)
The World (Is Going Up In Flames) -- Charles Bradley (3:25)
Tree By The River -- Iron & Wine (3:57)
Mine Is Yours (Passion Pit Remix) -- Cold War Kids (4:18)
Sweet Louise -- Belle Brigade (3:08)
Up All Night (SBTRKT Remix) -- Alex Clare (3:22)
Tear the Fences Down -- Eulogies (2:37)
Still The Same Person -- Sister Crayon (3:44)
Cold Rain (prod. Ski Beatz) -- Talib Kweli (2:37)
I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek Remix) -- Lykke Li (3:58)
Alter Ego -- Tame Impala (4:48)
Shake Me Down -- Cage the Elephant (3:30)
Barton Hollow -- The Civil Wars (3:25)
We Are Stars -- The Pierces (3:48)
Sunlight (feat. Dan Black) -- Bag Raiders (4:03)
I Count The Ways -- Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible (3:50)
The Smoke -- Home Video (5:12)
Triple Double -- Girl Talk (6:28)