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 Jan 21 2018, 03:33 PM
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 The owls are not what they seem
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2. Coldplay – Hypnotised
Surprise! Well maybe not, they are my favourite band after all, but I don't think I've expressed my love for this quite as much this year as all their releases off their EP have been quite low key and honestly this aside, forgettable which have been disappointing, but Hypnotised, though it certainly won't win any converts, feels like a callback to the Coldplay that really did become my favourite band. Running at almost six minutes, it's less in sync with popular sounds as their last few singles and perfectly reflects the sound of Parachutes and Rush of Blood... well, I do very much love the lyrics too, the one that was in the subtitle (yep I did that trick again, you should know I do that by now) especially, preceded by 'it's easy to be lethal, learning from the news'. There's all the standard Coldplay tropes in here such as the 'ohs' and twinkling piano and falsetto so there really isn't much you could ask for them, for me at least this felt like the type of Coldplay single I've been waiting for for years even if I have loved most of their others and one that whilst it won't set the charts alight, shows they're not all sellout and know the sound that suits them best. 
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Jan 21 2018, 03:46 PM
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1. Steven Wilson feat. Ninet Tayab – Pariah
It's somewhat fitting isn't it? The year I rediscover Steven Wilson, he is my number 1 song and fittingly, had some new material out to coincide with that. I haven't actually listened to the parent album of this yet which is very much my bad, but based on this I'd certainly want to. Now, he's been getting quite a lot of stick from fans that this material is deviating a lot from his usual prog-rock anthems, and based on some of the other singles it does seem that way, but that shouldn't be a drawback as he is allowed to experiment in sound and Pariah feels a perfect medium between both phases. It's quite accessible, you could easily hear it on the radio, but it has that sheer emotional and angsty value that is almost exclusive to this genre. Starting as a quiet musing, the chorus sung beautifully by the haunting vocals of Ninet Tayab is reaching an emotional hand out to the listener, the track builds gradually and eventually the emotions get more desperate and it all comes out in a spine-tingling guitar riff that truly releases all the pent up emotions bought through the track. It's such a perfect narrative of the cycle of grief and a heartwarming duet at the same time. It definitely bought a few tears to my eye this year, especially as I have been feeling some effects of being a bit lonely sometimes so it resonated with me more than most. A supremely beautiful track that can appeal to all listeners without alienating any, it really can't have been anything else as my number 1 of the year. Nothing really ends... 
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Jan 21 2018, 03:53 PM
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(six posts in a row yay)
Full list: 1. Steven Wilson feat. Ninet Tayab – Pariah 2. Coldplay – Hypnotised 3. FM-84 feat. Ollie Wilde – Running in the Night 4. Marcus Warner – If Elephants Could Fly 5. The Enigma TNG – The Glass Alice 6. Marcus Warner – Africa 7. Agy - Arvedavgi 8. Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds – Holy Mountain 9. Anathema – Untouchable (Parts I & II) 10. The xx – On Hold 11. Stellar Dreams – Infinity 12. Arcade Fire – Everything Now 13. Jutro feat. Linda - Travva 14. ZAYN feat. Sia – Dusk til Dawn 15. The Midnight feat. Nikki Flores - Jason 16. Disciples – On My Mind 17. Oh Wonder – All My Friends 18. Ramin Djawadi – Paint it Black 19. Varien - Lilith 20. Films – I’m Sleeping Under the Dead Tree 21. Harry Styles – Sign of the Times 22. Ariana Grande – One Last Time 23. Forest Swords - Panic 24. Daydreamer – Skyscraper 25. Saor – Hearth 26. Miles Teller – Who Needs Real Life Anyway? 27. Oh Wonder – Ultralife 28. Just Us - Cloudbusting 29. The Birthday Massacre – Under Your Spell 30. Merely – Backdraft 31. Paradis – Toi et Moi 32. Alev Lenz – Fall Into Me 33. Steven Wilson – The Raven that Refused to Sing 34. CUSCO – Orpheus & Eurydice 35. Tina Guo – Pokemon/Super Mario Bros. 36. Owl Eyes – Closure 37. Inouwee – Danger 38. French Montana feat. Swae Lee - Unforgettable 39. Films - Sympathizer 40. Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson – Symphony 41. Yaeji – Feel It Out 42. MGMT – Little Dark Age 43. RUFUS - Innerbloom 44. Two Steps from Hell – Archangel 45. Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos - Slide 46. SIAMES – The Wolf 47. Stuck in the Sound - Let’s Go 48. Crystal Castles – Concrete 49. In love with a ghost - flowers 50. Fang Island – Daisy 51. Camila Cabelo feat. Young Thug - Havana 52. Films – Kumoito 53. Peter Gundry – The Vampire Masquerade 54. Stellar Dreams – Dimensions 55. Gareth Emery – Saving Light 56. Amy Lee – Love Exists 57. KING PLAGUE – Ave Plague 58. Carpenter Brut – Turbo Killer 59. Paramore – Hard Times 60. The Birthday Massacre - One 61. Dua Lipa – New Rules 62. Lucy Camp – The Heart Dies 63. London Grammar – Big Picture 64. Kyarypamyupamyu – Harajuku Iyahoi 65. Grouplove – Good Morning 66. CUSCO – Oracle of Delphi 67. Aether – Dear Lillie 68. Sixfingerz – Laws of Nature 69. MK - 17 70. Rag’n’Bone Man – Human 71. Starley – Call on Me 72. Katy Perry – Chained to the Rhythm 73. Paddy and the Rats – Join the Riot 74. Little Scream – Love is a Weapon 75. Cassie feat. Rick Ross – Numb 76. Hugar feat. Arnor Dan - Waves 77. Xi – Happy End of the World 78. Solarstones - Falcons 79. Hannah Diamond – Make Believe 80. Death Team – Messed Up 81. Felicita – A New Family 82. Era - Ameno 83. Zola Jesus – Exhumed 84. Miley Cyrus - Malibu 85. Francesca Micheilin - Vulcano 86. Lorde – Perfect Places 87. Sampha – No One Knows Me Like the Piano 88. World’s End Girlfriend – Les Enfants du Paradis 89. Conner Youngblood – The Warpath 90. Foo Fighters – Run 91. Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete the Kisses 92. Charlie Puth – How Long 93. Linkin Park – Heavy (feat. Kiiara) 94. Haim – Want You Back 95. Fant4stik – Reptilian 96. Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee - Despacito 97. Stefflon Don feat. French Montana – Hurtin’ Me 98. Rita Ora – Anywhere 99. Big Shaq – Man’s Hot Hot 100. Captain Ska – Liar Liar GE2017 Whew, that's done! Thank you all for commenting and reading and sticking with this cos I went along way longer than I actually hoped to, and ofc. thanks to all that contributed a Buzzjack related discovery here  My aim for the year 2018 is to get more acquainted with music outside of BJSC  21 days in, hmmm mixed results but we'll revisit in 11 months ay? Thanks once again!
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Jan 21 2018, 04:36 PM
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Thrilled that two of these were from me
 and made some great discoveries of my own in this thread, thanks!
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Jan 22 2018, 04:12 PM
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 Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon
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Both of your Top 2 are quite nice! They have passed my charts by but both are decent tracks
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Jan 22 2018, 05:20 PM
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Didn't expect FM-84 to appear as high as #3 here ;o Fair to say you enjoy it more than I the sender of that track as it was #241 in my EOY.
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Feb 18 2018, 03:32 PM
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Ooh yay at your No.1 Chez, definitely my favourite BJSC entry of yours last year, what an epic. Africa was very good too so nice to see that in the top 10 as well!
Tina Guo sneaking into the top 40 too *.* Ha at Liar Liar making it, I guess it's quite a catchy song! Hilarious that it made the UK top five. |
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