I liked I Got U, but it was overplayed everywhere, so I hate it now
It was overplayed a bit, although I managed to play it heaps before I heard it everywhere and got sick of it. If I got to the song any later I don't think it would have made any near as much of an impact.
31. ONE DIRECTION - "STOCKHOLM SYNDROME"But I fear I'm getting used to being held by you.
Ugh, I was worried for 1D for a minute when I heard "Steal My Girl" this year but they really brought it with their album. This is an album cut that should be a summer single because it's wonderful. Those damn "oh!"s will be the death of me. An upgrade from the "na na"s of the rest of their material.
30. PEKING DUK F/ SAFIA - "TAKE ME OVER"Dream no more and leave it all behind.
So one thing I want to say is that Australia often has a bad rep amongst pop circles (or maybe just ATRL) because we won't ever let go of P!nk and we dropped Gaga while still being fans of LMFAO and Katy. But one thing I love about Australia that never gets mentioned is that we often have some really obscure tracks in our top ten and I'm often surprised at who Australia decides to love for any particular week. We also still like pop girls. ATRL shouldn't hate our charts like they do.
Anyway, this song is one of those random tracks that is a big success. It makes a bit of sense as to why it's a hit (it's the followup single to Peking Duk's "High", which was a big hit here as well), but it doesn't sound like hit material. Yeah it's EDM, but it still has a pretty unique stamp on it. It's a bit glitchy and that chorus instrumental is massive, and I am in love with the alarm-sounding synth throughout the chorus… it makes the song. I only started playing this song like two weeks ago, so this song really made an impression to chart in the Top 30.
29. KYARY PAMYU PAMYU - "KIRA KIRA KILLER"Look up at the sky; a Glitter Glitter Killer!
So the translation for this title is "Glitter Glitter Killer". In true Kyary fashion, this song is sickly sweet and it takes a lot of effort to absorb everything that's going on. It took me ages to get into Kyary, but this song made an impression on me and I ended up loving it. The "L U C K !" chant is mind-numbingly insane, in the best way. My favourite memory of this track is blasting it in the car down the highway at midnight with the windows down, I hope the nearby houses were blessed with Kyary's sugar sweet tune.
28. GLASS ANIMALS - "POOLS"Pools teem with tiny feet and whorls of tired anemones.
I love percussion so much in music, and this track is definitely chock-full of it. It's a really unique record, and the lyrics paint a really mystical story. I still don't know what it all means if I'm honest, but I do love the apparent character development that goes on here. For example, the beginning of the song mentions "I smile before I want to, I smile because you want to". By the end of the song, the lyrics have changed to "I smile because I want to". He also says "I'm dead before I…" towards the end but let's focus on the happy character development, hm?
27. SUPER JUNIOR M - "SWING"Swing!
That's it. That's the charm of this song. That high pitched little "swing!" in the chorus. And yes, that was enough to make it this far in my countdown. I like to think I have good taste but sometimes the smallest things make me so happy and keep me entertained for ages.
26. SISTAR - "I SWEAR"If you lose the chance today, I know you'll regret it, I swear.
Rather than blending R&B and pop together into one sound like everyone else, Sistar have created a somewhat "tug-of-war" effect between the slower R&B sections, and the more energetic brassy-pop parts. It's a constant back-and-forth which actually makes "Swear" one of the more fun and interesting listens in k-pop this year. Also "Swear" has an atypical structure, including two "middle-eight" sections, one after each chorus. The cherry on top is the saxophone outro.
Also, let's watch the dance practice video so we can appreciate my bae Hyorin. She's the blonde one at the front at the very beginning (and the focus for pretty much the whole song). And I'll stop here because I could appreciate her forever.
All 3 are great. 7/11 being here is understandable, the others should've made it to the main list! Though the main is only 40 songs so I guess that's not too bad.
Legit yassss at these graphics. Omg the banner in the OP is legit one of the calmest gifs I've ever seen. So lovely.
All 3 are great. 7/11 being here is understandable, the others should've made it to the main list! Though the main is only 40 songs so I guess that's not too bad.
Main List:
Love Me Harder | Bad_News | Stockholm Syndrome
Happy new year everyone!
Hope 2015 is going smoothly so far for you all and I'll be updating now.
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Good place to end it! I'm glad you didn't attempt the whole thing in one day.
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Picasso, Kira Kira Killer and Pools are all awesome and worthy of their places, kudos!
Lemme stop there.
Formatting takes so much effort.
I forgot how much work these can be.
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omg all these Hipster acts I don't know
SLAYSTAR slays tho
You know One Direction tho.
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Comeback, Picasso, Kira Kira Killa, Pools & I Swear are all amazing. Hyorin is a goddess; poor Taemin not making the real countdown tho
Also, your graphics >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hyorin is actually perfect.
Taemin almost made the real countdown. The difference between the ~40s and the bubbling under were only like five plays or something.
Jack. Bauer made the graphics for me. But yeah they are really good, thank you!
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Happy New Year!
I don't know a lot of the songs here, but rest assured, I will check them all out and come back with opinions.
The graphics though
Thanks man! You too.
Looking forward to it.
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Bookmarking your list! I need to get into K-Pop more in 2015.
Otherwise I love Kira Kira Killer & Stockholm Syndrome Especially loved the latter, I was so impressed with 1D last year.
K-Pop was alright in 2014, definitely not bad at all, but I do hope for an improvement in 2015. There was a general aura of misfortune for k-pop last year and I think that feeling ended up finding its way into the music a little.
25. NEON HITCH - "YARD SALE"I'm having a yard sale, giving away all of the memories that used to fill our home.
I just really like the circus theme of this record. I also enjoy how metaphorical it is about moving on from her record label. I hope she gets a hit and finds success one day because she's entertaining enough to do it. Her gypsy upbringing and influence could give her a pretty sweet niche, too.
24. GRIMES F/ BLOOD DIAMONDS - "GO"Time won't stay, it'll stretch itself out from a minute to days.
So this is the track Grimes and Blood Diamonds made for Rihanna, but the song was knocked back and Grimes decided to have some fun and release it herself. Unfortunately, everyone freaked out and assumed Grimes was becoming generic and the poor girl was attacked for releasing a Rihanna reject as a standalone release. But anyway, I really love this one. That dance break is amazing. If only this song was made two years ago so it could have replaced "Right Now" on Unapologetic…
23. SAM SMITH - "REMINDS ME OF YOU"I walk the streets and hear heartbeats and city smoulder.
So by now it's apparent I am a fan of electronic music, and it's no surprise that my favourite from Sam's album was the most electronic one there. I was about to say it sounds very Lorde & Broods, and after a quick check, I just found it's produced by their producer. Well, no wonder. It's excellent and I wish it wasn't some random bonus track.