Nice to see Moderat top 50 :D

#40
Joywave
Tongues (feat. KOPPS)





#39
Gesaffelstein
Hate or Glory





#38
Haerts
Hemiplegia





#37
Majical Cloudz
Bugs Don't Buzz





#36
HAIM
Falling




Next up: one of the better UP entries of the year (and former winner) 'Tongues', an aggressive techno track from Gesaffelstein; who first came caught my attention a few months ago with their track 'Pursuit', but BJSC runner-up 'Hate Or Glory' just felt it had a bit "more" to it (especially with the intense breakdown towards, hurtling a flurry of hard industrial beats at you <3). Haerts brought another wonderful dream-pop track to the table a few months back, following 'All The Days' and 'Wings' (the latter is still to come~). Majical Cloudz makes a big impression with the striking piano chords throughout 'Bugs Don't Buzz', and HAIM's breakthrough earlier this year continued with the great 'Falling'

#35
MØ
Pilgrim





#34
Phosphorescent
Song for Zula





#33
St. Lucia
Elevate





#32
David Bowie
Love is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix)





#31
Vampire Weekend
Step





MØ had a few good tracks to offer this year, but none better than the hand claps & punchy brass-laden 'Pilgrim'. There's even more hand-clapping to be found on James Murphy's inspired take on David Bowie's "Love is Lost" (also throwing in a synth hook borrowed from "Ashes to Ashes"). Other songs in this section include Vampire Weekend's "Step", Phosphorescent's lovely yet vulnerable "Song for Zula", and the MASSIVELY uplifting 'Elevate' from St. Lucia

#30
Le Youth
C O O L





#29
Kanye West
Black Skinhead





#28
Naughty Boy
La La La (feat. Sam Smith)





#27
Jagwar Ma
The Throw





#26
London Grammar
Wasting My Young Years





Le Youth borrow a lil sample from Cassie's "Me & U", and turn out a wonderful breakthrough summer jam in the form of 'C O O L'. The fierce tribal beats of 'Black Skinhead' made it an instant stand-out from Kanye's comeback album 'Yeezus'. These are followed by R&B/pop smash 'La La La' (featuring another impressive vocal performance from upcoming star Sam Smith), Jagwar Ma's long running hit 'The Throw', and London Grammar's emotional single 'Wasting My Young Years'

#25
CHVRCHES
Gun





#24
Melt Yourself Down
Fix My Life





#23
Bibio
Á tout á l'heure





#22
Clean Bandit
Mozart's House





#21
Arctic Monkeys
Do I Wanna Know?





CHVRCHES add another electro-pop gem to their repertoire, with the hard-hitting 'Gun', Melt Yourself Down's relentless fusion of jazz & funk works WONDERS on 'Fix My Life' (warning: the video for it may hurt your eyes ;o). others dropping out just before the top 20 include; Bibio's summer-tinged anthem 'Á tout á l'heure', Clean Bandit bringing a fresh sound to charts with their mix of dance/house and classical elements, and Arctic Monkey's hugely successful comeback 'Do I Wanna Know'

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#20
HAIM
The Wire





#19
Haerts
Wings

Edited December 31, 201311 yr by SevenSeize

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#18
Swiss Lips
U Got The Power





#17
Postiljonen
Supreme

Edited December 31, 201311 yr by SevenSeize

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#16
Duke Dumont
Need U (100%) (feat. A*M*E)





#15
Autre Ne Veut
Counting




Duke Dumont brought us one of the most infectious dance tracks of the year in 'Need U (100%)', with stabbing 90s House beats and a great vocal from A*M*E. And if his forthcoming single 'I Got U' is anything to go by, he may be making an appearance on my list next year! At #15 is 'Counting', a slightly unorthodox R&B track- featuring various distorted and off-kilter sound effects throughout, and a yearning vocal from Arthur Ashin, concerning the fear of losing his grandmother. The track took a while to get used to, but it does eventually mold together into something rather lovely

The two best BJSC entries of the YEAR :wub: 'Supreme' is just that and 'Counting' is sublime.

 

'Mozart's House', 'C O O L' & 'Need U' are jams too, and Kanye rocking about in all these countdowns *.* woopwoop.

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#14
Big Black Delta
Side of the Road





#13
The Knife
Full of Fire




Big Black Delta's rather odd vocoder-soaked slice of electronica 'Side of the Road' eventually rose to score 3 weeks at #1 for me in the summer. At 13, a track that took me quite some time to pick up on (didn't chart for me until September/October iirc D:), The Knife's 10-minute ADVENTURE includes distorted drums/synths, a twisted vocal delivery, and pretty much everything + the kitchen sink *.*

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#12
Savages
She Will





#11
Ghost Loft
So High





two of my own BJSC entries drop just before the top 10 (one still to go though~). 'So High' somehow managed to win back in July, much to everyone's + my own surprise (even though a month a prior to that i dubbed it as a 'winner' but nvm). Unfairly much less appreciated in comparison was 'She Will' by Savages (which was probably a bit of a silly choice for BJSC tbf). It's the best i've heard from this group so far, the main riff is instantly memorable, and the ferocious climax at the end just SEALS IT.

Totally agree with the Ghost Loft track, probably one of my favourite tracks from BJSC in the summer and was in my personal chart for a while, it was up against Thomas Azier / Ghostcity

which of these lucky 10 will be the #1? ;o

Bastille - Pompeii
Daft Punk / Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Disclosure / AlunaGeorge - White Noise
James Blake - Retrograde
John Newman - Love Me Again
Royksopp / Susanne Sundfor - Running to the Sea
Soap&Skin - Sugarbread
Sophie - Bipp
The Kite String Tangle - Given the Chance
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege

top 10 starting very soon~

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#10
Sophie
Bipp




i explained most of the reasons why this song is awesome in a countdown of my favourite BJSC entries this year (where, incidentally, it finished at the very top of the list!). One of the catchiest, cutest and most unique songs i've heard this year. big up Mdice! ;D

#9
John Newman
Love Me Again




Sir Newman's #1 smash lands at the some position his follow-up not-quite-a-smash single did :( but nonetheless, i couldn't really NOT have this in the top 10, not just from the fond memories of THAT week (wink wink), but simply because of how well executed the song itself is. Newman's signature vocal soars effortlessly throughout, and with a show-stealing and instantly memorable chorus, he really couldn't have made a bigger impact with his debut solo single (now release something this good again so i can further justify the loonage!)

Edited January 2, 201411 yr by SevenSeize

So many great songs in that Top 20 already: "Counting", "Wings", "The Wire", Supreme", "She Will" to name a few!

 

Totally agreed on John Newman - the only time on this site in 5 years I've changed my username.. to join in the loonage! *.*

Bipp is very good, so quirky! Some brilliant songs to come in your top ten too!

#8
Disclosure
White Noise (feat. AlunaGeorge)




Disclosure's 'Latch' made it to #3 on my EOY list for 2012, and their nearly-as-good follow up 'White Noise' makes the top 10. Both Disclosure & AlunaGeorge were pitted as rising stars at the time, and this collaboration just seemed to fit like a glove. Plus that icy cool production felt great among the early winter weather back in January!

#7
James Blake
Retrograde




James Blake's rather sudden return in February was marked with this wonderful track- a perfect balance of soul & electro elements, whereas the latter was much more prominent on his debut album, and Blake's vocal talents really shine against the minimal production

Like all of the top 10 so far. I gave the Newman album a listen but was quite disappointed with it. He still has this which I love though.

 

'Retrograde' is a stunner obviously and 'Sophie' is a hellalotta fun but never did hit me as hard as I know it hit you.

 

The Kite to soar??? pl0x