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50 songs from last year – #42 – Calvin Harris – Summer
Yeah, so it’s Calvin Harris with a blatant ploy to cash in on the moribund Ibiza summer holiday anthems market, and he doesn’t even have Rihanna helping him out, just his odd, strained voice, and somehow it’s…. really good? You … Continue reading
50 songs from last year – #44 – Tanika – Bad 4 U
Girl meets big lorry.
50 songs from last year – #45 – Gorgon City – Ready For Your Love ft. MNEK
Pretty average chunk of EDM with a killer synth line pushing it up into the top 50.
50 songs from last year – #46 – Manic Street Preachers – Walk Me To The Bridge
Having given up on the Manic Street Preachers in about 1997, the presence of this song in this list is even more of a surprise to me than it is to you. …and another link as the youtube one is … Continue reading
50 songs from last year – #47 – Marissa Nadler – Drive
Twin Peaks alt-country, suggested by Duncan.
50 songs from last year – #48 – Spoon – Do You
I’ve never really *got* Spoon, perhaps I still don’t, but this is excellent in any case.
50 songs from last year – #49 – Jessica Pratt – Back, Baby
I’m still not sure how I feel about her voice, but for now she’s on the right side of the brilliant / annoying divide.
50 songs from last year – #50 – Neneh Cherry – Cynical
Hello friends / relatives / internet people / SEO robots. In a departure from the usual list of tracks in December I’m going to spend the first month and a half of 2015 posting a song every day. This should … Continue reading
