Zella Day - Sweet Ophelia
Zella Day is another one of my favorite 2014 newcomers. I love this song, but the lyrics sound a little too much like a try-hard Lana demo. It doesn't really work with her style. She has even been described as the 'happier Lana Del Rey' by fans and critics alike! Something about this song also reminds me of hiking in California on a windy day nnn
#45
Katy B - All My Lovin'
Katy B is back with her second, and sadly, last, song on the chart. 'All My Loving' was one of my favorite songs before all of my main faves began releasing. Light vocals over dubstep production is one of many guilty pleasures in music. There's not much else to say about this song
#44
Foxes - Talking To Ghosts
I was really into Foxes towards the end of 2013/the start of 2014, and as the year went on, I became a bit bored with her. However, when I was looking through my library for my favorite songs of 2014, this song immediately popped out at me. It was another one of my most overplayed songs of Q1/Q2, and I still love it to death . The entirety of 'Glorious' was pretty flawless, actually. I need to start actively listening to her again!
#43
Sam Smith - Stay With Me
Sam Smith is officially the first male to chart on this countdown. What a legend! 'Stay With Me' is one of the few songs that got better as it became more overplayed. I'm sure it will be one the songs that reminds me of all of the memories I had this year because it was literally playing everywhere . Nonetheless, it is a timeless bop that absolutely everybody loves.
#42
Mac Demarco - Chamber of Reflection
Mac Demarco quickly joining Sam as one of the first males to chart on this . Although he went a bit downhill with his recent album, 'Chamber of Reflection' is the best song out of his entire discography, honestly. It's very psychadelic and Connan Mockasin-esque, a huge contrast from the other songs on 'Salad Days' that have a lo-fi folk sound.
Stay With Me grew on me a lot. And I like that Katy B song too! I think I need to hear Mac Demarco, I've heard so many opinions on him and they seem so divided.
Stay With Me grew on me a lot. And I like that Katy B song too! I think I need to hear Mac Demarco, I've heard so many opinions on him and they seem so divided.
you definitely should listen to him! 2 is better than salad days though so you should prob start with that
Kitty - Marijuana
Kitty ends her run on the chart with her last song. 'Marijuana' proves that she is still a great rapper, and it also shows off some of her vocal talent. The production is super cute and bubbly. What more is there to say about the princess of hip-hop/pop crossover?
#40
Fergie - L.A Love (La La)
Fergie came back so strong this year with 'L.A Love.' I get hype AF whenever I hear this song on the radio / on shuffle. I always love DJ Mustard's production even though all of it usually sounds the same . Plus, I love how the song is a huge shout out to the my hometown aka the king of all cities aka L.A.This song deserved to do so much better. Ageism is real.
#39
Elliphant - All Or Nothing (feat. Bunji Garlin and Diplo)
We say 'good-bye' to another artist with her second song: Elliphant. This wasn't really one of my favorite songs by her until I heard her perform it live at the Charli concert. The first thing I did the next day was put this song on repeat. She really should have released more music produced by Diplo and Skrillex because this is so perfect. Ugh!
#38
Lorde - Yellow Flicker Beat 'Yellow Flicker Beat' is one of Lorde's strongest efforts. It starts off a bit weak, but once it hits the chorus, LORDDDD does it slay me Uptempo Lorde > downtempo Lorde by a landslide in my opinion. Hopefully her next album sounds a lot more like this than 'Pure Heroine.'
#37
Tove Styrke - Borderline
This song is where it began becoming difficult for me to rank everything. 'Borderline' is such a immaculate song. The production and the vocals get me every time I'm so glad I found this song. Somebody I follow on Twitter was tweeting about it, and since I love discovering new music, I searched it and ended up being amazed. If you want more of her, listen to 'Brag.' It was just about to make my bubbling under.
L.A Love (La La) is my jam! great comeback single from Fergie imo.
YFB! Didn't like it at first but now I love it, and even more after watching the movie!