There’s no need for a lengthy intro, this is the third year in a row I’ve been offering up a mix of the best rock music these years have to offer. So unless your favorite grimy garage band is staunchly anti-Spotify or release labels on Drag City (no shots, Spotify is a necessary evil and if your band or label has managed to find a way to not need it, that is very commendable), it’s probably here on this playlist. You might find some new favorites, as did I, searching for the best songs that fit the Dirty Shoes wheelhouse. Without further delay, here is the 2016 Dirty Shoes Thirty. —Douglas Martin
1. Nots – “Cosmetic”
2. Tyvek – “Origin of What”
3. The Sueves – “Made Up Song”
4. VATS – “Green Glass Room”
5. Danny and the Darleans – “Bug Out Bag”
6. No Parents – “Looking for Lizards”
7. GØGGS – “Glendale Junkyard”
8. Nail Polish – “No New News”
9. The Hunches – “Mind Fuck Blues”
10. Alice Bag – “Little Hypocrite”
11. Car Seat Headrest – “Fill in the Blank”
12. The Coathangers – “Had Enough”
13. Death Valley Girls – “Death Valley Boogie”
14. Tacocat – “I Love Seattle”
15. No Joy – “Xo (Adam’s Getting Married)”
16. Flasher – “Make Out”
17. Purling Hiss – “Fumble Tumble”
18. Trust Punks – “The Reservoir”
19. The Men – “Gun”
20. Mitski – “My Body’s Made of Crushed Little Stars”
21. Communions – “Come On, I’m Waiting”
22. Parquet Courts – “Human Performance”
23. The Strokes – “Threat of Joy”
24. Angel Olsen – “Shut Up Kiss Me”
25. The Hecks – “Airport Run”
26. Guided by Voices – “Please Be Honest”
27. Frankie Cosmos – “If I Had a Dog”
28. Lisa Prank – “Turn it Up”
29. Preoccupations – “Fever”
30. Gazebos – “There Are Worse Things I Could Do”
