Welcome New Year, here's A PLAYLIST to get you off to a good start.

Unfortunately, the situation with my laptop has not yet been rectified!  For this reason, I'm quite slow to write a blog post.  But it's high time I did write one, I believe, so here goes, all the way to you from iPad notes is LAURA'S NEW YEAR 2011 PLAYLIST.  My music taste is a real mixture of new and old, and this will definitely be reflected in the compilation.  Prepare for a hearty helping of buzz bands, respectfully peppered with some oldies to maintain balance.

Anyway, enough of my mindless chatter, and time for the PLAYLIST to welcome the new year with some great tunes you may or may not have heard!

1. 10 Mile Stereo- Beach House.*

2. In The Flowers- Animal Collective.

3. Surprise Hotel- Fool's Gold.

4. Rebel Rebel- David Bowie.*
5. Air War- Crystal Castles.

6. King's Crossing- Elliott Smith.*

7. Always Wrong- Jaill.

8. Substance- Girls.
(let me recommend their newest EP- Broken Dreams Club.)

9. Wonderful Life- Hurts.

10. In Your Heart- A Place To Bury Strangers.

11. William Powers- Maccabees.

12. Chelsea Girls- Nico.

13. Hoppipolla- Sigur Ros.

14. Burgundy- Warpaint.

15. Galapogos- Smashing Pumpkins.*

16. Dear God I Hate Myself- Xiu Xiu.

17. Where Do My Bluebird Fly?- Tallest Man On Earth.

And I cannot come up with a more perfect way to leave you than with my namesake, my favourite and the most beautifully written artist I know,
18. Glamourous Glue- Morrissey.*

(the * refer to the songs which are some of my all-time favourites)