EVEN BROKEN MY HEART WILL GO ON
20. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - "Shitsville"
GO. IN. I love violins in all kinds of music.
19. Mac DeMarco - "Chamber of Reflection"
So... reflective. I said it was like him channeling Beach House which is still true, it's for sure chill enough, but on an album where every song sounds like a different reworking of the same ex key elements, this is the one that sounds off kilter enough to stand out most.
18. How to Dress Well - "Repeat Pleasure"
UNABASHEDLY cheesy and direct, it's admirable. Gone is any shroud of mystery + reverb
from around the time of his first album, but he has a lovely Celine Dion impression.
17. Rae Sremmurd - "No Flex Zone"
Bet you Kriss Kross never went in like this one! Nicki did a good job
here, but when her remix can't top the original, that's when you know.
16. Elle Varner f/ A$AP Ferg - "Don't Wanna Dance"
Starting off shy with the "We Don't Care" sample and then working its confidence up into the huge singalong chorus. Ferg was one of the emergency guest verse MVPs of this year and here he plays the lonely at-home boyfriend like it's his job.