:hi: there Seven

 

Very late but just to let you know, I'm taking most of your album chart and its commentaries as recommendations, with Oh Wonder, Django Django and Everything Everything top of the list as I love what I've heard from each so far. Carly's album is something I want to keep trying with based on the massive praise it gets, but I don't quite get it as of now, solid and well-written as it is. :/

 

Some excellent stuff throughout your top 100, and quite a bit of overlap with my own. Great to see 'Fuel To The Fire' so high and 'King Kunta', the infectious 'Kool-Aid' and the Honourable Sir finish top 20. <3

 

Intrigued to see how the rest plays out~

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Trap Queen & Hotline Bling :heart:

Kendrick made it so so well :music:

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10 Animal Collective "FloriDada"





I awaited, with baited breath, to see if someone would bring me that bright, colourful, psychedelic-tinged winter pop jam (ceo's "Whorehouse" filled that role in 2013). Thankfully, who else but Animal Collective reunited to deliver just that :music: the highlight is definitely the way the middle 8 builds up to and climaxes with that instantly singalong chorus <3

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09 Jamie xx Ft. Young Thug & Popcaan "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"





Jamie xx's "Good Times" stuck out like a sore thumb on his album In Colour. But in a very good way- an infectious, technicolour ray of light meshing cool dancehall vibes with enthusiastic verses from the Young Thug. A song that strikes the perfect balance between fun and laidback <3

Yessss that is a banger :heart:

“FloriDada” is really growing on me - expect it to be in my 2016 list! :P

 

“I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)” I love but the rap just puts me off slightly: She got that pussy locked up like locksmith . That's no way to treat a cat . :(

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08 Carly Rae Jepsen "Run Away With Me"





"All That" wasn't the only Carly Rae gem this year to carry off an 80s influence, her single "Run Away With Me" does this but much in the opposite direction; a great saxophone intro never fails to hook you in right away, and we also get one of the year's KILLER choruses, packed up with blaring synths, that aforementioned sax refrain and punctuated by "RUN AWAY WITH ME!" backing chants. It's tough to pick an overall favourite from Emotion, but this one was an absolute joy!

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07 Grimes "Flesh Without Blood"





One of the many great tracks from 'Art Angels'- with a bubbly and effortlessly infectious energy, the pop-tastic single "Flesh Without Blood" should be a warm welcome to anyone looking to get into that album!

Yes to them tbh :heart:

YAY - both amazing and both #01s on my chart. “Flesh Without Blood” is only the 10th song to spend 6 or more weeks at #1 on my chart... EVER. :D

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06 Christine & The Queens "Christine"





Now onto my favourite BJSC discovery of 2015! After underrating it a bit in that January contest, that silky smooth production and enchanting French vocal kept me pressing play on this throughout the year *.*

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05 Years & Years "King"





Yeah this is a cool tune isn't it? Sometimes there aren't many words to use to describe liking a song, but it was gonna be pretty difficult for me not to enjoy this mesh of airy, euphoric synths, that addictive instrumental refrain (do-do-doooooooo, do-do-do-do-dooooooooo!) and the ever-likeable vocals from Olly Alexander <3

'King' a brilliant fantastic tune from Years & Years. Years & Years easily one of my favourite new acts from last year.

 

 

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04 Kero Kero Bonito "Picture This"





An intro that feels ripped from a video game soundtrack lures us into one of the most ridiculously fun pop tracks of the year. The production bright and lively, the hooks instant and memorable, not to mention a light-hearted stab at the vapid selfie/instagram culture of today, except done in such a way that it also feels like a celebration of said culture

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03 Grimes "REALiTi"





Grimes makes an unprecedented second appearance in this here Top 10, a track that was originally thrown out to the public as merely a demo(!), before it eventually landed on "Art Angels", albeit with quite a few production tweaks. A beautifully euphoric instrumental here, and her voice just glides over it so well <3

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02 Everything Everything "Distant Past"





Everything Everything sure know how to kick an era off with an almighty bang! It does have a bit of that chaotic energy of 2012's "Cough Cough" but a bit more 'composed' if you will. Don't get me wrong though it's still wacky as all hell; Higgs' quirky vocal performance, a cool instrumental that subtly stabs away in the background, before they go all guns blazing with a killer chorus. Typically wonderful stuff from ma boys- able to pull off an excellent indie-rock/pop blend with such aplomb, bravo~

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01 Kurt Vile "Pretty Pimpin"





Arguably my personal 'song of the summer', this one caught on with me almost immediately with the laid-back (but still fairly upbeat) vibe, and breezy acoustic guitars, not to mention the introspective lyrics, I feel like I can almost relate to the line; "cause it was a Monday, no a Tuesday, no a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday then Saturday came around"- considering my life was so uneventful at that time it kinda did feel like the days of the week just breezed past lol. Anyways though the element that kept me coming back to this throughout the rest of the year (and beyond!) was the very simple, catchy and melodic approach to those lyrics that had me singing along each time I played it, proof that sometimes that simple catchy tune is all you really need.

oh and yes, #longhairdontcare

I haven't heard your #1 Seven, so I'll put that on now, but what a brilliant #2, #3 and #4. Admittedly took me a while to come round to Realiti but I'm really loving all of Art Angels right now so that comes along with it. Distant Past is an absolutely huge track, undeniable really.

 

And Picture This, definitely one of my favourite pop tracks of last year for sure, superior to Sick Beat even and I thought that'd be hard for them to achieve. It's so perfect in its social commentary and bubblegum sound, lovely discovery from you.

 

Pretty Pimpin' sounds quite :music: love the guitars on it.

I haven't heard your #1 Seven, so I'll put that on now, but what a brilliant #2, #3 and #4. Admittedly took me a while to come round to Realiti but I'm really loving all of Art Angels right now so that comes along with it. Distant Past is an absolutely huge track, undeniable really.

 

And Picture This, definitely one of my favourite pop tracks of last year for sure, superior to Sick Beat even and I thought that'd be hard for them to achieve. It's so perfect in its social commentary and bubblegum sound, lovely discovery from you.

 

Pretty Pimpin' sounds quite :music: love the guitars on it.

Thanks Iz :D Knew you'd love Art Angels! hard not to love it rly. And I would love to see more KKB bangers in 2016 as they've definitely impressed me so far <3 (you should certainly check out that 'Intro Bonito' album they put out in 2014, to my shock I spotted it in HMV a while back and had to pick it up!)