January 9, 20205 yr The last 3 songs all sound good to me especially Lucky Me and Bigger Than. I can't decide which one I prefer. Well, I think I'm going to the robotic vocals. :P
January 9, 20205 yr 'Lucky Me' sounding like a right tune from a first listen, that's going straight to my personal chart potentials playlist. 'Bigger Than' is rather good too (and is on said playlist from discovering it off your PC a few weeks back), one of their best of recent times I suppose though clearly they'll never come close to the quality of ITAPII and 'Breathe' again. I quite liked 'Roll With Me' although only enough for a few listens.
January 9, 20205 yr Author Gemini Rising are literally Tensnake and Fiora - they seem to have credited themselves as solo artists as well so it appears on their own Spotify artist pages. edit: it seems someone else called Lester Mendez is also in the group but clearly he's not big enough to warrant getting his own solo credit. Ah that makes more sense! Omg I very nearly BJSC'd Anything I Do :lol: Tune. It is a great track, you probably would have done quite well with it as well (I say with my limited hit-detection functionality and 7 DNQs in one year :lol:) Thanks Liam! The last 3 songs all sound good to me especially Lucky Me and Bigger Than. I can't decide which one I prefer. Well, I think I'm going to the robotic vocals. :P Glad you like them, they are great songs - thanks Jason! Let's Get Lost is a cute little track, never heard of it (or him) before!! Thought you might like it! I hadn't heard of him before this one but fell in love with Let's Get Lost - thanks Joseph! 'Lucky Me' sounding like a right tune from a first listen, that's going straight to my personal chart potentials playlist. 'Bigger Than' is rather good too (and is on said playlist from discovering it off your PC a few weeks back), one of their best of recent times I suppose though clearly they'll never come close to the quality of ITAPII and 'Breathe' again. I quite liked 'Roll With Me' although only enough for a few listens. Glad you like Lucky Me, it's another great track form The Knocks. What Do You Love still remains my favourite SeeB track although ITAPII and Breathe are not too far behind (Breathe didn't chart for me purely due to it being blocked on YouTube's music policies which skews my 2016 charts a little). Thanks Dan!
January 9, 20205 yr Author #37 (1243pts) Kadebostany Mind If I Stay - Chart Statistics NE (18/05/2019) | 68-73-55-27-18-16-13-15-10-13-17-16-19-31-34-41-40-48-65-83-80-97-xx Video f7vKleuS3FQ Commentary As I've just hinted at in Liam's comment, I only managed three qualifying BJSC entries this year, and this is the first of two to make my EOY (ironically enough DHARIA wasn't anywhere near despite being my highest peaker in BJSC this year). Despite this one just scraping in there it is a great dance track, it does take a bit to get into but as you can see it stuck about my chart for ages! Top 100 Chart History 2019 10 Mind If I Stay
January 9, 20205 yr Author #36 (1248pts) MORLAND & MIIA How To Lose Something Good - Chart Statistics NE (06/07/2019) | 10-5-4-6-8-8-9-8-8-13-18-26-37-53-76-86-93-92-xx Video H8IzNXlF2KA Commentary A MORLAND release is always so rare that I have to take whatever I can get, and this collaboration was exactly what I needed. It isn't particularly special in any way really, it's just a really solid pop song with some really solid vocals from both MORLAND and MIIA. Top 100 Chart History MORLAND 2016 01 Skin 2016 33 Driving Home For Christmas 2018 04 Leo 2019 24 En Livredd Mann 2019 04 How To Lose Something Good (MORLAND & MIIA) MIIA 2019 04 How To Lose Something Good (MORLAND & MIIA)
January 9, 20205 yr Author #35 (1250pts) Leon Else Signs - Chart Statistics NE (01/08/2019) | 20-7-1-1-2-9-10-13-13-14-22-25-35-48-66-91-95-xx Video eEfMooRWris Commentary Leon Else pretty much fell off my radar after his pair of BJSC entries, but I discovered this thanks to someone's personal chart and it subsequently went #1 in my chart. This is a perfect example of how I'm becoming more and more partial to minimalist music - it's not got much power to it at all and only has a couple of instruments at best, but there's just something about it that caught me. Top 100 Chart History 2017 64 The City Don't Care (Leon Else ft. Oliver) 2017 25 What I Won't Do 2019 01 Signs
January 9, 20205 yr Author #34 (1258pts) Kokab & Beatchild Bottom of You - Chart Statistics NE (05/03/2019) | 35-32-16-9-5-4-5-7-11-12-9-11-30-37-54-81-xx Video 8NX8Laupe-8 Commentary Now to a song which just missed out of the BJSC final by a tiebreak (:cry:), this is one of the few songs I discovered thanks to a person in the flesh recommending it as opposed to finding it on a forum. The person in particular was my Polish flatmate from last year, and whilst I never heard him play it since I still love it. A birlliant dance song that I thought could replicate the success of 'Broken Love' but alas no, although they both peaked at #4 in my chart. And for the record, contrary to the artist's name I don't condone beating children. Top 100 Chart History Kokab 2019 04 Bottom of You (Kokab & Beatchild) Beatchild 2019 04 Bottom of You (Kokab & Beatchild)
January 11, 20205 yr Author #33 (1261pts) I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME Do It All The Time - Chart Statistics NE (24/11/2018) | 27-16-19-21-19-10-11-15-16-18-21-31-40-54-54-61-76-87-94-xx NE (13/04/2019) | 98-xx NE (04/05/2019) | 87-92-95-xx Video hXzPxBhhmY8 Commentary What a nice concise name. I believe this one also made its way into BJSC, however I knew it quite a while before then (I think the week it went Top 10 was the one just after Christmas). A robotic, catchy, fun indie piece, and a one hit wonder, although this time it's because their follow-ups were rubbish. Top 100 Chart History 2019 10 Do It All the Time
January 11, 20205 yr Author #32 (1271pts) KAWALA Play It Right - Chart Statistics NE (21/09/2019) | 29-17-12-11-9-6-5-6-12-11-11-10-15-22-20-18-22-... Video f59kvK8MifQ Commentary A third one-hit-wonder in a row (although these guys haven't released anything else since this yet), this is another fairly minimal indie-guitar track with some fairly soothing vocals with a cute music video as well. Top 100 Chart History 2019 05 Play It Right
January 11, 20205 yr Author #31 (1281pts) The Dangerous Summer Where Were You When the Sky Opened Up - Chart Statistics NE (18/05/2019) | 30-44-36-25-9-6-8-8-11-19-21-26-45-50-56-60-66-71-85-87-86-92-xx Video BkGD-wYUP7o Commentary A fourth one-hit wonder in a row (again, not released anything since), I always find it strange how some American rock songs stick with me and some don't. I could listen to something almost identical to this and throw it away as bland, but I genuinely love this song. It debuted the week before Eurovision but lived to tell the tale, pushing up into the Top 10 only a few weeks later. Top 100 Chart History 2019 06 Where Were You When the Sky Opened Up
January 11, 20205 yr Author #30 (1299pts) Lola Marsh Echoes - Chart Statistics NE (18/05/2019) | 22-10-7-4-5-4-4-4-5-11-12-14-14-20-29-32-... Video wggVs0rRqds Commentary The highest Niceland qualifier in my EOY this year (still two DNQs to come), I'm aware Lola Marsh have been around for a while now but this is the first song of theirs I've really got into bringing a sound from 10 or so years ago into this song. It's a tune and I'm glad it qualified. Top 100 Chart History 2019 04 Echoes 2019 20 Only For A Moment
January 11, 20205 yr Author #29 (1303pts) Duncan Lawrence Arcade - Chart Statistics NE (25/05/2019) | 7-4-3-4-5-5-6-9-11-16-20-25-42-57-62-72-77-90-xx Video Eztx7Wr8PtE Commentary The second highest Eurovision entry now, and the winner of the actual contest, this was only the 6th highest charting song on its debut but went on to become a real standout moment, really showing why it won. He's also the only act from this year to get a second Top 40 hit (peaking at #40, it's so much easier to do these when I don't need to drag out a 4-year artist history). Top 100 Chart History 2019 03 Arcade 2019 40 Love Don't Hate It
January 11, 20205 yr Great to see "Echoes" and "Arcade" in your top 30! I haven't heard of Lola Marsh, before this and after "Echoes", yeah I have to say they are amazing! "Arcade" is a worthy winner in my opinion, can't wait what will happen next year in Rotterdam!
January 12, 20205 yr #35 (1250pts) Leon Else Signs - Commentary Leon Else pretty much fell off my radar after his pair of BJSC entries, but I discovered this thanks to someone's personal chart and it subsequently went #1 in my chart. 2019 01 Signs[/size] Joseph's personal chart maybe? ;) It's the kind of guy I would see in his chart. :lol: Not too keen on Arcade but I loved another song from last year's Eurovision. :P
January 13, 20205 yr Author Great to see "Echoes" and "Arcade" in your top 30! I haven't heard of Lola Marsh, before this and after "Echoes", yeah I have to say they are amazing! "Arcade" is a worthy winner in my opinion, can't wait what will happen next year in Rotterdam! Glad you're a fan of Lola Marsh, 'Only For A Moment' is another great song from them if you've not heard it already. Looking forward to Eurovision also - thanks Sergej! 'Echoes' is like an uptempo Lana Del Rey song. I dig it! Glad you like it, it really is a fun tune - thanks Jordan! Joseph's personal chart maybe? ;) It's the kind of guy I would see in his chart. :lol: Not too keen on Arcade but I loved another song from last year's Eurovision. :P It was actually jcwll's Personal Chart (if I remember correctly)! And if you're implying I should know which song you loved my brain isn't functioning that quickly tonight :kink: Thanks Jason!
January 13, 20205 yr Author #28 (1306pts) Dido Hurricanes - Chart Statistics NE (16/02/2019) | 26-8-1-2-2-2-4-5-7-[/color]12-17-19-28-49-75-71-84-100-xx Video -mfladpK0AA Commentary Dido has steadily risen in my rankings as her music has gone from being slow and dreary and nostalgic in a good way. Then this came out. It's probably the most interesting of my #1s this year, starting off as a sweet piano ballad before rising into a slow dance-esque beat with chopped voices and plenty of instruments. Quite like a hurricane actually, Top 100 Chart History 2019 01 Hurricanes 2019 27 Give You Up 2019 80 Still On My Mind 2019 66 Just Because
January 13, 20205 yr Author #27 (1386pts) Julian Lamadrid Mess - Chart Statistics NE (24/08/2019) | 7-3-3-3-2-3-5-7-10-10-13-16-22-22-29-50-62-90-90-91-96-... Video BVsPS2zgj_4 Commentary Born in Mexico, raised in the UAE but now stuck in America, this is the first I've heard of this guy and his lovely twangy voice. A real earworm, it's neither a ballad nor a fun pop song but it fills in a gap I didn't even realise was there. Top 100 Chart History 2019 02 Mess
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