Kevin Bronson on December 18th, 2011

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Tonight’s LA Buzz Bands Show on KCSN (88.5 FM, or streaming at KCSN.org) features Part 2 of the three-week countdown of my “Fave 40” local songs of the year. The first week was heavy on tracks from stellar debut albums by SoCal artists – Foster the People, the Belle Brigade, Active Child and Hanni El Khatib among them. That trend will continue this week, along with songs from maiden EPs that foreshadow some highly anticipated 2012 releases. Tune in at midnight tonight for the hour-long show. After the jump, the playlist so far:

Week 1 countdown
40. White Arrows, “Get Gone”
39. Fool’s Gold, “Wild Window”
38. Victory, “Kickers”
37. The Belle Brigade, “Losers”
36. Alexander, “Truth”
35. Mariachi El Bronx, “48 Roses”
34. Gardens & Villa, “Black Hills”
33. Foster the People, “Helena Beat”
32. Dead Sara, “Weatherman”
31. Everest, “Into the Grey”
30. Active Child, “Hanging On”
29. Francisco the Man, “Broken Arrows”
28. Hanni El Khatib, “Build. Destroy. Rebuild.”
27. FIDLAR, “Max Can’t Surf”

This week’s countdown
26. Just an Animal, “Kamikaze”
25. The New Division, “Munich”
24. The Sister Ruby Band, “Straight Into Your Heart”
23. Papa, “I Am the Lion King”
22. Zola Jesus, “Avalanche”
21. Soft Swells, “Every Little Thing”
20. The Ruby Friedman Orchestra, “Hang Around”
19. Races, “Big Broom”
18. The Sea of Cortez, “Rewind”
17. Army Navy, “The Long Goodbye”
16. Dawes, “Times Spent in Los Angeles”
15. Holloys, “#25”
14. NO, “Stay With Me”

… and coming Christmas night at midnight, Nos. 13 through 1. Stay up late with me.