Into You + Million Reasons Both are definitely among the best of the year
Also, I'm glad to see you saw the MR light Living in delusion for too long would've been unhealthy.
Not the poppiest she has, but the opener on her album really sets the scene, and the song lives up to its gigantic title but crafting some intimate turns of phrasing into gargantuan productions and hooks that stand out as some of the best singer-songwriter work of 2016 complimented by an equally trippy video.
#37
The Weekend - False Alarm
From the album ‘Starboy’
Sounding like Zayn Malik were enlisted to create an RnB jam for a live action Scooby Doo film, this treads a careful line between ridiculous and immaturity, managing to err on the edge of greatness whilst still sounding so fun and unexpected, even in light of his poppies output of late.
#38
Luna - Free Somebody
From the EP ‘Free Somebody’
This sorta transcends everything that her group has ever done Galaxy was more interesting at first, but the title track is the one that really struck me from her mini. Great vocals, a nice throwback sound, a non-try hard drop, it's a great pop song through and through.
#39
The Chemical Brothers - C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L
(Standalone Single)
This is such a stupidly fantastic song with a stupidly fantastic videos (one of my absolute faves of the year) that I just love, it lowkey works better than anything on their last album despite seemingly being a random throwaway.
#40
Lower Dens - Real Thing
(Standalone Single)
Their most accessible song to date, this continues the new-wave 80s vibe that Escape From Evil encapsulated so well whilst going into more beat-driven, downtrodden directions that capture a really unique atmosphere that I hope this foreshadows on their next album.
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You're a mess for putting Into You so low when it your most played song of the year
Million Reason is alright and That's So Us is cute
False Alarm kinda slays, so much better than Starboy
I think David Bowie was in the middle of a rennaisance because The Last Day was a huge improvement on his legacy and Blackstar was way better than it but then he died so it's gonna be hyped up (and it probably already would have been cause he's a critical giant).
Without going TOO much further than this, for now (for...reasons )....yeah, Bowie was on fire with his last couple of albums, right at the end.