Roses is fantastic! I have such high hopes for Abra, I think she'll be an it-girl next year, she is so cool. Coffee is great ofc, and I see some other singles that were fun too!
I'm listening to the 新しい日の誕生 track right now and it sounds amazing omg. Thank you for this, I'm so glad I could discover it through your list!!
Roses is great! I forgot about that song, I found it on some random Apple Music playlist but it's really great! Let me save it so I can play on the regular
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First, I think that this song is the worst on the album
Does Carly's album make a clean sweep here?
It would be deserving.
I love I Really Like You and High By The Beach, both are excellent for me.
Also, I listened to ２８１４ - '新しい日の誕生' because I liked the cover
It was an interesting listen and I just discovered a genre I knew nothing about! I liked the part with the sirens, it was an interesting soundscape
#94. Prurient - "Dragonflies to Sew You Up" from 'Frozen Niagara Falls' Genre: Death Industrial, Power Electronics
Minimal Synth, Power Noise Country: USA - Label: Profound Lore
"I PROMISE! I WILL ONLY **** PROSTITUTES!"
So, this year I reaaaaally got into Prurient - I still have a hard time listening to his early harsh-noise stuff, but, that being said, I oddly find this great. I mean, in a way similar to like, Pharmakon or Swans, it's really hard to get into, but it's in a way... beautiful too? And the lyrics are really depressing, even if the line I quoted isn't really representative of that.
#93. Christine and the Queens - "Tilted"/"Christine" from 'Christine and the Queens Genre: Synthpop, Art Pop
French Pop, Electropop, Indietronica Country: France - Label: Neon Gold/Atlantic
"I'm doing my face, with magic marker..."
I first discovered this song in its English version, thanks to my queen Carly Rae Jepsen, who has a... pretty good music taste actually! But the French version is great too! So is its music video! This song is funky and infectious but also really subtle. I just love Christine and the Queens, OK?
#47. Adele - '25' Genre: Pop Soul
Folk Pop, Piano Rock, Adult Contemporary Country: UK - Label: XL/Columbia Highlights: “Hello”, “I Miss You”, “When We Were Young”, “Love in the Dark”, “Million Years Ago”
You don’t really see any other Pop star doing what Adele is doing – despite being a really funny, nice person (as you can see on interviews, for example), there is something about her personality that seems both relatable, even normal, as well as dark and mysterious, something that would attract the attention of all the general public. It is commercial, it is accessible, and it probably doesn’t have a track as huge as “Rolling in the Deep”, “Rumour Has It”, or “Set Fire to the Rain”, so it’s kinda dissapointing in that sense, but it’s a classy, consistent record, and I’m glad that at least something as… honest as this is breaking all the records possible. Legends only, indeed!
"In our home all day I waited for the change, something warm that I could say, but I admit it won't come..."
I never really consider Flume's music to be "EDM", not in its traditional sense, at least. But it's still fun, while being dark and mysterious, also the """drop""" at the end it's still fantastic, the lyrics are pretty good too.
#91. Years & Years - "Shine" from 'Communion' Genre: Synthpop, Electropop
Dance-Pop, Alternative R&B Country: UK - Label: Polydor
"Don't leave me behind, can't you see me, I'm shining..."
Unpopular opinion: this song is way better than "King". I really wish this would take off in the U.S., but I know it's just not realistic. Still, great song, with an explosive but at the same time subtle chorus. The Danny L Harle remix also bangs. Also there are like 4 videos for this idk why.
#46. Earl Sweatshirt - 'I Don't Like ****, I Don't Go Outside' Genre: Abstract Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop Country: USA - Label: Tan Cressida/Columbia Highlights: “Grief”, “Off Top”, “Inside”, “DNA” (feat. Na'Kel), “Wool” (feat. Vince Staples)”
It’s a perfect representation of a claustrophobic state in a hip-hop album, sometimes even talking about depression altogether. And it also shows Earl has matured and grown up, and will continue to do so. The fact that this is less then half an hour long helps a lot, too. Also, I’m surprised an album as weird and dark as this gets released by major label…
I forgot about that song, I found it on some random Apple Music playlist but it's really great! Let me save it so I can play on the regular 
I still need to listen to 25 in full!
I even have Through The Window sitting on my hardrive and I haven't listened 