Kevin Bronson on December 14th, 2012

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Join me at 11 a.m. on Moheak Radio for Week 2 of Popular With Me 2012, the annual countdown of my favorite local songs of the year. Last week, the countdown kicked off with songs Nos. 101 through 71. Today, the Buzz Bands LA Show will be devoted to songs 70 through 41. The top 40 is coming Dec. 21.

Tune in for two hours of local jams celebrating some of the best Los Angeles bands had to offer this year.

After the jump, the playlist:

70. Francisco the Man, “Tiger”
69. Hands, “Warm Night Home”
68. Nightmare Air, “Escape”
67. Sea Wolf, “Kasper”
66. Max and the Moon, “Out of My Head”
65. Great Northern, “Holes”
64. Dante Vs. Zombies, “Natural Disaster”
63. So Many Wizards, “Lose Your Mind”
62. Auditorium, “Did Your Herat Shake Like This Song”
61. Electric Flower Group, “Eclipsed”
60. Chasing Kings, “Do It To Myself”
59. Pacific Air, “Float”
58. NO, “What’s Your Name”
57. The Donnies The Amys, “Boxer + Clover”
56. The Peach Kings, “Fisherman”
55. Drive He Said, “Real Full-Time Guy”
54. United Ghosts, “Unhypnotized”
53. Love on a Real Train, “Pointed Into Zoom” (feat. Inara George)
52. Harriet, “I Slept With All Your Mothers”
51. Shiny Toy Guns, “Lost You”
50. Fatal Jamz, “Another Crystal Morning”
49. Goldroom, “Fifteen (ft Chela)”
48. Lavender Diamond, “Oh My Beautiful World”
47. The Soft Pack, “Saratoga”
46. Blacks&, “The Race Is On”
45. Superhumanoids, “Too Young for Love”
44. Regal Degal, “Winning + Breaking”
43. Wildcat! Wildcat!, “Mr. Quiche”
42. Jutty Ranx, “Don’t Let Me Down”
41. Torches, “I Want Something”

*** Laura Laura, “Not Far to Go”

*** This song was not technically released in 2012, but I played it more than any other this year. So I included it in this week’s countdown because I had a little extra time and because it kept being that go-to song for me.

Week 1 playlist

101. The Jealous Sound, “This Is Where It Starts”
100. JJAMZ, “Heartbeat”
99. Death to Anders, “Handshakes and Earthquakes”
98. Electric Guest, “This Head I Hold”
97. Soft Pipes, “Unpaid Holiday”
96. Earlimart, “10 Years”
95. Dreamers Dose, “She Is Good”
94. Abandoned Pools, “Sublime Currency”
93. Best Coast, “The Only Place”
92. Line & Circle, “Roman Ruins”
91. Tsar, “Police Station”
90. Yellow Alex & the Feelings, “Lisa Lisa Lisa”
89. Paper Pilots, “Catch the Lamplight Low”
88. The World Record, “Freeway Special”
87. Gangi, “Gold”
86. Draemings, “Reno”
85. Nick Waterhouse, “(If) You Want Trouble”
84. Standing Hawthorn, “Worlds Away”
83. Michael Davis With Lions, “Real Love (Bandages)”
82. Audra Mae & the Almighty Sound, “The Real Thing”
81. Go West Young Man, “High School”
80. Allah-Las, “Don’t You Forget It”
79. Of Verona, “Castles”
78. WALK, “Icebreaker”
77. The Breakups, “Better Off Alone”
76. Dead Sara, “We Are What You Say”
75. Aaron Embry, “Your Heart and Mine”
74. Black Apples, “Cover Up”
73. Meiko, “Leave the Lights On”
72. Louis Friend, “Evolver”
71. Miner, “Hey Love”