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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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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(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 :heart: My aim for the year 2018 is to get more acquainted with music outside of BJSC :kink: 21 days in, hmmm mixed results but we'll revisit in 11 months ay? Thanks once again!

Thrilled that two of these were from me :D and made some great discoveries of my own in this thread, thanks!

Both of your Top 2 are quite nice! They have passed my charts by but both are decent tracks :D

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.

 

Not surprised for Steven Wilson at #1 though, it's a great track for its genre.

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.