HONESTLY, 2013 - SONGS #30-16: Ellie, Rih, C Castles, etc.
Rushing this ****ing update.
30-16. SINGLES + 15-6 ALBUMS. No reviews and caps, tho. Althought I'd post the album/single covers.
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"Pull up the blinds, open the door wide, feel the cold arrive in my bones..."
#30.
Goldfrapp "Drew"
from the Album 'Tales of Us' Genre:
Chamber Pop, Art Pop, Dream Pop
Chamber Folk, Alt-Country, Trip Hop, Folktronica Country: UK
"R.I.P, set me free, yeah, this is dangerous, and I can't get enough..."
#29.
Charli XCX "SuperLove" Genre:
Electropop, Dance-Pop
Nu-Disco, Synth Pop, New Wave Country: UK
"I want you staaaaaaay, STAAAAAAAY..."
#28.
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko "Stay"
from the Album 'Unapologetic' Genre:
Chamber Pop
Pop Soul, Contemporary R&B Country: Barbados/UK
"Hide, hide, I have burned your bridges, now I'll be a gun, and it's you who I'm coming for... "
#27.
CHVRCHES "Gun"
from the Album 'The Bones of What You Believe Genre:
Synth Pop, Electropop, Synthwave
Indietronica, Dance-Pop Country: UK
"I sleep and I wish, for not a thing at all..."
#26.
Jon Hopkins feat. Purity Ring "Breathe This Air"
from the Album 'Immunity Genre:
IDM, Indietronica, Art Pop
Tech House, Synth Pop, Ambient Techno, Glitch Pop Country: UK/Canada
"He won't make love to me now..."
#25.
FKA Twigs "Water Me"
from the Album 'EP2' Genre:
Art Pop, Glitch Pop, Alternative R&B
Downtempo, Wonky, Ambient Pop, Progressive Pop Country: UK
"Just noise, white noise..."
#24.
Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge "White Noise"
from the Album 'Settle' Genre:
UK Funky, House
Deep House, UK Garage, Dance-Pop Country: UK
"We drawn in pneumonia, not rivers and streams..."
#23.
Crystal Castles "Affection"
from the Album '(III)' Genre:
Synth Pop, Glitch Pop
Dream Pop, Witch House, Electropop, Downtempo Country: Canada
"Little grey fairy tales and, little white lies..."
#22.
AlunaGeorge "Attracting Flies"
from the Album 'Body Music' Genre:
UK Garage, Electropop
Synth Pop, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop Country: UK
"Tell me the truth, boy, am I, losing you for good?..."
#21.
Solange "Losing You"
from the Album 'True EP' Genre:
Alternative R&B, Synth Pop
Dance-Pop, Neo-Soul, Synth Funk, Chillwave Country: USA
"My demons rise, they take their place, I wish I had a pure embrace (So keep me warm until the sunlight)..."
#20.
Katy B "5 AM"
from the Album 'Little Red' Genre:
Electropop, UK Garage, House
Dance-Pop, UK Funky Country: UK
"It's cool, it takes two, some I'm gonna still **** with you..."
#19.
M.I.A. "Come Walk With Me"
from the Album 'Matangi' Genre:
Electropop, Art Pop, Alternative Dance
UK Bass, Glitch Pop, Dance-Pop Country: Sri Lanka
"Everything and nothing always hunts me..."
#18.
Sky Ferreira "Everything Is Embarrassing"
from the Album 'Ghost EP' Genre:
Synth Pop, Indietronica
Dream Pop, Dance-Pop, Alternative R&B Country: USA
"And if I recover, would you be my comfort?..."
#17.
CHVRCHES "Recover"
from the Album 'The Bones of What You Believe' Genre:
Synth Pop, Electropop
Dream Pop, Synthwave, Chillwave Country: UK
"I chased our love around a figure 8, I need you more than I can take..."
#16.
Ellie Goulding "Figure 8"
from the Album 'Halcyon' Genre:
Dream Pop, Electropop
Brostep, Chamber Pop Country: UK
What? Stay esta fuera del top 20 me gusta, es mi balada favorita de Rihanna
White Noise! y la masterpiece de Attracting Flies kings Aluna y George!
Me gusta 5 AM y Recover too. La de Recover apenas le comenzé a escuchar
Goldfrapp 'Tales of Us' Genre:
Art Pop, Chamber Pop
Chamber Folk, Downtempo, Dream Pop, Indietronica Highlights: "Thea", "Drew", "Jo", "Stranger" Label: Mute Records You'll Like It If You Like: Kate Bush, Lana del Rey, 'Felt Mountain', 'Seventh Tree' (8.7)
Really different from their previous releases, but still remains very similar to the amazing 'Felt Mountain' and 'Seventh Tree', and this is definitely their most organic work yet. Almost every song is a ballad, and the whole album has a really amazing cinematic-like vibe I love.
#14.
My Bloody Valentine 'm b v' Genre:
Dream Pop, Shoegaze
Noise Pop, Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia, Drone Highlights: "Wonder 2", "She Found Now", "Only Tomorrow" Label: MBV You'll Like It If You Like: F**k Buttons, a darker 'Loveless', HEALTH (8.8)
22 years. 22. ****ing. Years. That's the time that Kevin Shields and co. took to make the follow-up to the iconic 'Loveless' - by the way, if you say you like alternative music and you don't know this album, then what the **** are you?-. And, well, we could say that the wait was worth it. Of course, doesn't reach the level of amazingness that 'Loveless' do. But, damn, it's real close.
#13.
Kendrick Lamar 'Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City' Genre:
Conscious Hip Hop
Pop Rap, Trap Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop Highlights: "The Art of Peer Pressure", "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (feat. Lady Gaga )", "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst", "Swimming Pools (Drank)" Label: Interscope You'll Like It If You Like: Kanye West, OutKast (8.8)
Kendrick Lamar surprised us all with this near-***flawless alberm. Not really keen on Kendrick's singing, but, well, I forgive him. Probably one of the best hip-hop album of this century.
And he deserved to win that Grammy over that unbearable thing called Macklemore
#12.
Sky Ferreira 'Night Time, My Time' Genre:
Synth Pop, Noise Pop
Alternative Dance, Indietronica, Pop Rock, Shoegaze Highlights: "Night Time, My Time", "You're Not the One", "24 Hours", "Omanko", "Heavy Metal Heart" Label: Capitol You'll Like It If You Like: Garbage, Charli XCX, Courtney Love, The Cure (8.8)
Remember in 2010, when she was going to be the new Britney Spears? **** that. Now, she is more like a new Shirley Manson-meets-Courtney Love. After making "Everything Is Embarrassing" with Blood Orange, she got more attention and freedom from her label, and changed her initial sound completely. This album keeps on growing and growing on me, I mean, I used to hate the title track and "Heavy Metal Heart", but now their both my favorite tracks of the album. Also, the cover. It's not supposed to turn you on. It's supposed to make you feel disgusting.
#11.
DARKSIDE 'Psychic' Genre:
Art Pop, Electronic, Progressive Pop
Microhouse, Art Rock, Ambient Techno, Ambient Pop Highlights: "Paper Trails", "Freak, Go Home", "Golden Arrow", "The Only Shrine I've Seen" Label: Matador You'll Like It If You Like: Moby, 'Vespertine', New Order (8.9)
A really epic album. It is very experimental and progressive, but still has pop edges. Nico Jaar and Dave Harrington really nailed it with this album, I hope to see more of them together soon.
Any predictions for the top 15 (singles) and the top 10 (alberms)?
m b v y Psychic son increíbles.
Las que he escuchado de Kendrick y Sky me gustan bastante, pero no escuché los álbumes.
Haber quizás esté así:
10. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
09. Tim Hecker - Virgins
08. AlunaGeorge - Body Music
07. Lorde - Pure Heroine
06. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
05. M.I.A. - Matangi
04. James Blake - Overgrown
03. Kanye West - Yeezus
02. Charli XCX - True Romance
01. iamamiwhoami - bounty
De canciones sólo espero ver que Royals y Retrograde les pateen el trasero a todos.
m b v y Psychic son increíbles.
Las que he escuchado de Kendrick y Sky me gustan bastante, pero no escuché los álbumes.
A VER () quizás esté así:
10. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
09. Tim Hecker - Virgins
08. AlunaGeorge - Body Music
07. Lorde - Pure Heroine
06. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
05. M.I.A. - Matangi
04. James Blake - Overgrown
03. Kanye West - Yeezus
02. Charli XCX - True Romance
01. iamamiwhoami - bounty
De canciones sólo espero ver que Royals y Retrograde les pateen el trasero a todos.
You only got one totally right.
#10.
Arcade Fire 'Reflektor' Genre:
Alternative Dance, Indie Rock
New Wave, Art Rock, Synth Pop, Art Pop Highlights: "Joan of Arc", "It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)" "Normal Person", "Reflektor", "Afterlife" Label: SONOVOX You'll Like It If You Like: David Bowie, LCD Soundsystem (8.9)
A change in their sound. Definitely. But it is totally worth it.
#09.
James Blake 'Overgrown' Genre:
Art Pop, Future Garage, Alternative R&B
Pop Soul, Dubstep, Ambient Pop Highlights: "I Am Sold", "Retrograde", "Digital Lion (feat. Brian Eno)", "Our Love Comes Back", "To The Last" Label: Universal Republic You'll Like It If You Like: Burial meets Soul music (9.0)
It's quite different from his first, self-titled LP, where he experimented a lot more with his music. But, nonetheless, despite being more "structured", it is still ****ing amazing.
No, but, seriously. Those YOU-YOU-YOU-AND-AND-ME-ME-MEs from the background, sampled from Gold Panda's "You", over Charli's vocals? That is, like, electropop heaven to my ears.
#14.
Lana del Rey "Summertime Sadness" from the album 'Born to Die' Genre:
Art Pop, Downtempo
Trip Hop, Chamber Pop, Pop Soul
"Even if you're gone, I'm gonna drive..."
This was in my Best of 2012 list, too. Like, around 80-75, don't clearly remember. But, we all know what happened to the Cedric Gervais remix. I mean, it's cool to dance to, but that's it. It takes the passion away from the original, the soul, only to add a dance beat, and, well, her cross-overing to the US pop radios... and that's not really fair, in my opinion. But, thanks to that remix, I actually got to enjoy this beautiful song again, so, yeah.
#13.
The Knife "Full of Fire" from the album 'Shaking the Habitual' Genre:
Electronic, Progressive Pop
EBM, Acid Techno, Electropop, Wonky Techno, Futurepop
"Not a vagina, it's an option, the ****, had it coming..."
Ok, yes. This is long. REAALLLLY long. (There's a song in the album, that is as TWICE as long as this, tho. ) And weird. And this is not typical Synthpop-ish The Knife, at all. And, really, I won't blame you if you don't like this. But that's just what makes me love this song. Also, not only this is weird, and long, but also has a great message. And the video, despite some... really uncomfortable scenes, has a great message too.
Las masterpieces de Full of Fire + Summertime Sadness
La verdad me gustaba más Sky cuando era una ñoña con música muy pop, aún amo "One" pero igual su nueva yo no es tan mala