Editor’s note: We caught up with last semester’s abroad columnist to get her own top tracks from last year. The verdict: club bangers and chillwave.

These two picks would mos def be on a list had I compiled my favorite tunes from 2011, but it‰’s early in 2012 and I have yet to discover new music that I can continuously blast and annoy my roommates.

Album: Washed Out, “Within and Without‰Û

A resident of “Top 10 or 50 or 200 or 278,415 Albums of 2011‰” lists, Ernest Greene‰’s debut album under his stage name Washed Out has also found a home in my rotation. I‰’ve been riding the chillwaves of “Within and Without‰” since early fall and I don‰’t anticipate slowing the flow any time soon. Perfect for cruising in the car at night, Washed Out‰’s first LP swoops in on the electronic indie trend while pushing the lofty style boundaries and being effortlessly catchy.

Song: Fever Ray, “Seven (The Twelves Remix)”

Now, I‰’m not one for hyperbole, but this just might be the greatest dancing song ever to be made ever. I dare you to put the track on and try to not dance to the disco-influenced beats. Impossible, right? First heard at the greatest pub in London, The Lexington, and now a staple on every new playlist, this Fever Ray remix is surely a crowd-pleaser with staying-power.