is for... Can't be bothered to find an X thing so here's a cool soup thing.
The number of musicians starting with the letter X is 1!
X Ambassadors
“I'm nothing but a low life, thinking about my own life.”
Song: Low Life by X Ambassadors
Why: If Miley was my least favorite of last year, and Halsey was my 2nd, X Ambassadors was probably my 3rd least favorite outside of 2 songs. Renegades was too obvious of a pick so I went with this one.
Maybe I like this one cause it's a collab apparently so it's only half these guys, but idk I kinda like that it's all self-deprecating in that emo way that we can sometimes feel. You think you're a low life and then you're like "aw I'm just thinking of myself so I suck even more" that kinda feeling. Too long of a song though.
Check Out: Just Renegades but you probably already know it.
Avoid: THE WHOLE ALBUM omg so bad. The worst song in particular is the song they did with Imagine Dragons... holy God that was awful.
The number of musicians starting with the letter Y is 1!
Years & Years
“I had to break myself to carry on.”
Song: King by Years & Years
Why: Their album was decent! Not my favorite of last year by far, but it had some really solid tracks. King is an obvious stand out (the chorus in particular) and even though the instrumental's bleepy bits sound a little bit like a blinker in some cars, I really love the electro-pop production.
Check Out: Worship is my favorite post-album song for sure. Desire has always been one that I've really enjoyed too.
is for... k **** the rest of the pairings but thank you all so much for following along!
The number of musicians starting with the letter Z is 1!
Zedd
“We'll light up the sky, we'll open the clouds.”
Song: Beautiful Now (feat. Jon Bellion) by Zedd
Why: We're not really ending on the best of notes, but oh well! I actually quite decently enjoyed Zedd's first album, particularly Clarity and Spectrum and some other songs. This new album was really disappointing, outside of the pretty album cover. It wasn't too surprising though. This song was pretty good.
WALK THE MOON They're awesome. Had no idea who they were before Shut Up and Dance, of course, but their material is amazing.
The Weeknd is alright, his album is kinda half good, half messy. I don't like the Ed song either... or the Lana one... or Earned It. Definitely my bottom three from it.