#135. | | ∆
"Hunger of the Pine"
from 'This Is All Yours' - Listen Here
Genre: Art Pop, Indietronica, Ambient Pop
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Some people dislike this band - a lot, but certainly, they can make really good songs, this being an example of such. The Miley Cyrus sample is kinda weird, but it's not bad, either.
#134. | | SZA
"Babylon"
from 'Z' - Listen Here
Genre: Alternative R&B, Wonky, Neo-Soul
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Great beats, really good lyrics and an angelic voice. Don't know why I didn't check her EP out. Will check soon. I promise. Maybe.
#133. | | Holly Herndon
"Home"
- Listen Here
Genre: Glitch, Glitch Pop, IDM
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This is like a break-up song. About breaking up... with the NSA. Yeah, it's expected to sound ****ing insane.
#132. | | Wild Beasts
"A Simple Beautiful Truth"
from 'Present Tense'- Listen Here
Genre: Synth Pop, Art Pop, Dream Pop
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Awwww, this is such a cute song, and the video is even more cute. Not the best they've done - so? It's adorable to see them dancing to such a positive song.
#131. | | Iceage
"The Lord's Favorite"
from 'Plowing Into the Field of Love' - Listen Here
Genre: Post-Punk, Punk Blues, Art Punk
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A reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally different thing from the danish Post-Punk band Iceage. Not only on sound (they sound influenced by Blues and Country music), but also on their appearance. They don't hide in the shadows anymore!
#130. | | Xiu Xiu
"Stupid in the Dark"
from 'Angel Guts: Red Classroom' - Listen Here
Genre: Synth Punk, Experimental Rock, Electro-Industrial
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Probably... no, surely the most violent video of the year. Seriously. If you don't like seeing blood don't watch this. But if you get the chance listen to this song. It's so... Xiu Xiu. It's quite good.
#129. | | Bok Bok feat. Kelela
"Melba's Call"
from 'Your Charismatic Self' - Listen Here
Genre: Alternative R&B, UK Bass, Glitch Pop
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Like Prince meets Aphex Twin. It's funky, but also aggressive and extremely loud. Kelela's vocals are really on point too, and the video is cute.
#128. | | Todd Terje
"Leisure Suit Preben"
from 'It's Album Time' - Listen Here
Genre: Library Music, Progressive Electronic, Synthwave
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This is not a direction I would like to see Todd fully going in, but anyways it's still a good track with lots of synthesizers and harmonies, so it's quite pleasant. The video is a mix between hilarious and terrible.
#127. | | Shakira feat. Rihanna
"Can't Remember to Forget You"
from 'Shakira' - Listen Here
Genre: Pop Rock, Pop Reggae, Ska
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When I found out Shakira and Rihanna were going to collaborate, for some reason I expected a cheesy EDM song. But, uh, no, what we have here is a nice Pop-Rock song with Reggae influences. Could've been higher, but I don't know, it's not that special. Still RiRi is a queen.
#126. | | Jessie Ware
"Tough Love"
from 'Tough Love'- Listen Here
Genre: Alternative R&B, Art Pop, Smooth Soul
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This sounds more dreamy and Sade-ish than her usual stuff (which, by the way, that's saying a lot), but it's a really good song. Still have to give her second album a listen.
#125. | | Jon Hopkins feat. Lulu James
"We Disappear"
from 'Immunity' - Listen Here
Genre: IDM, Art Pop, Tech House
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Definitely not as good as the instrumental version, but it's not like it really matters, because the hook is indeed really catchy and the beat is really good too.
#124. | | Grimes feat. Blood Diamonds
"Go"
- Listen Here
Genre: Trap, Electropop, Contemporary R&B
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It would be really good for Rihanna, but for Grimes... eh. No, not really. But once you forget who this song is by, then you are sure going to have a lot of fun listening to it! But I really wanted Grimes and Rihanna to collaborate, maybe for #R9.
#123. | | Pharmakon
"Body Betrays Itself"
from 'Bestial Burden' - Listen Here
Genre: Death Industrial, Power Electronics, Drone
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If this is not how hell sounds like, then I would be very disappointed. No but seriously, this track is indeed probably one of the most disturbing listening experiences I've had this year.
And it's not even the most disturbing in that album.
#122. | | RÜFÜS
"Sundream"
from 'Atlas' - Listen Here
Genre: Electropop, Indietronica, Balearic Beat
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Super catchy! And just like most RÜFÜS songs, it sounds like it was made for relaxing in the beach.
#121. | | Gazelle Twin
"Anti Body"
from 'UNFLESH' - Listen Here
Genre: Art Pop, Industrial Techno, Electro-Industrial
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Like a mix between, I don't know, The Knife/Fever Ray and Pete Swanson? Again, I don't know, but it really works. It's kinda scary too.
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Honestly, TRF.