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Brett-Butler
post Dec 30 2018, 08:02 PM
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14U+14ME
The Presets



Album: Hi Viz

Although the music of Australian duo The Presets helped to formulate my own musical tastes back in 2008 with songs like "Talk Like That" and "This Boy's In Love", in the intervening years I haven't listened to them that much. Until this year that is, when I heard their single "14U+14ME" (pronounced "one for you and one for me, confusingly enough), and fell back in love with them for a second time. It's an heavy electronic track that hooks you in from the moment the beat drops 62 seconds in, and doesn't let up the rest of the song.

Previous chart positions:
2008 Talk Like That - #34
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Brett-Butler
post Dec 30 2018, 08:06 PM
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Don’t You Know I’m In A Band
Confidence Man



Album: Confident Songs For Confident People

The Australian group make a 2nd appearance in this year's countdown with "Don't You Know I'm In a Band". The song sees Sugar Bones take a rare step up to lead vocals, and is filled with the same playful vibes and cut & paste pop that the band have become known for, with lyrics skewing the stereotype of what life as a high-flying musician is like.

Previous chart positions:
2017 Bubblegum - #2
2017 Better Sit Down Boy - #10
2018 Out The Window - #15

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Brett-Butler
post Dec 30 2018, 08:21 PM
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#3
Dreamer
Ciara O’Neill



Album: Arrow

The song "Dreamer" by Ciara O'Neill, which listeners to The Metaphorical Boat podcast will undoubtedly know, was inspired by a Sylvia Plath short story from the collection "Johnny Panic & The Bible of Dreams", which is about a woman who is consumed by her inability to share the vivid dreams of her husband.

It a a song that I've heard Ciara play live for a few years, although it wasn't until this year that we got a studio recording of it, and boy, it was worth the wait. The string-swept dark folk song got right under my skin, and stayed with me throughout the year. It's the only song released this that brought me to tears. And I don't have tear ducts.
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Brett-Butler
post Dec 30 2018, 08:27 PM
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#2
Girl
Brand New Friend



Album: Seatbelts For Aeroplanes

"Girl" by Brand New Friend is the kind of song that doesn't mess around, and doesn't have a bit of fat on it at all. In less than two minutes, we get two verses, two choruses, a guitar solo, and then both the verse and chorus simultaneously. It is an infectious slice of youthful pop-punk that never outstays its welcome.
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post Dec 30 2018, 08:29 PM
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Glad to see Don't You Know I'm In A Band make it on this list.
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Brett-Butler
post Dec 31 2018, 04:47 PM
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And my favourite song of 2018 is....





























































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Today Is The Day
Eels



Album: The Deconstruction

And my favourite song of 2018 goes to a song from one of my favourite all-time bands. "Today Is The Day" is a song that falls on the 'hopeful' side of the Eels musical catalogue, and is a joyous, uplifting song that really perks you up at the time when you really need it. The music video's pretty great as well, it's a little ball of sunshine, in embedded form.


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2009 Fresh Blood- #16
2014 Parallels - #10
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Brett-Butler
post Dec 31 2018, 04:50 PM
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Full list:

1 Eels - Today Is The Day
2 Brand New Friend - Girl
3 Ciara O'neill - Dreamer
4 Confidence Man - Don't You Know I'm in a Band
5 The Presets - 14U+14ME - Single Edit
6 George Ezra - Paradise
7 The Fratellis - Starcrossed Losers
8 Snow Patrol - Life On Earth
9 Suede - Life is Golden
10 isaac gracie - last words
11 Crossfaith - Wipeout
12 Kelsea Ballerini - I Hate Love Songs
13 EGOISM - Sorry
14 Manic Street Preachers, Warm Digits - Hold Me Like a Heaven
15 Confidence Man - Out The Window
16 Blue October - I Hope You're Happy
17 Fjokra - Evening Lights
18 Spring King - Animal
19 Pizzagirl - gymnasium
20 New Atlas - Dizzi
21 Matt Edible & the Obtuse Angels - Nightclubbing
22 Jealous of the Birds - Plastic Skeletons
23 The Hector Collectors - Overton Window
24 George Ezra - Shotgun
25 Jorja Smith - Blue Lights
26 The Wombats - Cheetah Tongue
27 Franz Ferdinand - Feel The Love Go
28 Bad Wolves - Zombie
29 Boston Bun, DVNO - Spread Love (Paddington)
30 Ciaran Lavery - To Chicago
31 Astræa - You're Not Alone
32 Spray - Anthologised By Cherry Red
33 Nathan O' Regan - Moving Closer
34 ONR - AMERICAN GODS
35 Gizmo Varillas - Losing You
36 Benin City - Final Form
37 Joshua Burnside - A Man of High Renown
38 Ten Tonnes - Lay It On Me
39 Toto - Hash Pipe
40 George Ezra - Pretty Shining People
41 Owen Denvir - Human Touch
42 Public Service Broadcasting - White Star Liner
43 Town of Saints - Up In Smoke
44 King Cedar - Hard Luck Anodyne
45 Seazoo - St Hilary Sings
46 Déjà Vega - Eyes of Steel
47 Straw Bear - Be Prepared
48 De Staat - KITTY KITTY
49 Son of The Hound - The Also Rans
50 Hugh Jackman - The Greatest Show
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post Dec 31 2018, 09:25 PM
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loving the Confidence Man, George Ezra and Presets tracks in the top ten! i hadn't heard Snow Patrol's new album but Life On Earth was easily the best single from it
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post Jan 1 2019, 11:54 AM
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Gymnasium was another great UP discovery, if it was you who sent it (we still haven't got results ohmy.gif ) Starcrossed Losers was a big his in my Personal Chart and will be high up in my End of Year as well, nice to see I Hope You're Happy and 14U+14ME here as well!
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