How cute this? I mean, the best thing that Carly Rae Jepsen never released this year would be an absolute no-brainer for any year-end list. It's colourful, warm, and so perfectly tied up in a cute little bow. I'm just glad that the pre-chorus was milked enough because it's pure heaven.
29 We Continue
Dâm-Funk
Was this really released in 2015? While the parent album kinda blended into one for me, We Continue is just as effortless as it is amazingly convincing as a throwback funk jam. Retro, but certainly not dated.
28 On The Regular
Shamir
Confidence is Shamir's best quality, and On The Regular completely radiates with it. With its bouncy electronic beat, "Yes I'm the best" playfulness and Shamir's sharp flow, I guess you could say that this is 2015's best answer to 212 while Azealia Banks is still arguing with flight attendants. Stay tuned for the sequel!
27 King
Years & Years
Although they're pretty inoffensive, Years & Years seem pretty polarising - I guess it might be because they kinda tread that line between wanting and not wanting to be pop. Regardless, the instant-earworm King shows their amazing potential as pop songwriters.
26 Ain't Got No...
Tove Styrke
The second Tove Styrke song, but I couldn't ignore this! Even If I'm Loud... showcases the brazen, outspoken side of Kiddo, whereas the opener track's huge chorus showcases the great, dynamic pop songwriting behind the record - even if I'm not really sure what this song is about lol
i think uv has more stand-out tracks, but honeymoon works a lot better as an album
Personally, I love all but three songs on Ultraviolence so I'm of course biased but I can kinda see the issue with this album. The run of the first five songs is definitely the strongest on it while it might be sometimes tiring to sit through the rest. Honeymoon is more consistent all the way through.
King grew old for me pretty quickly, Body Talk was nice though.
the best thing that Carly Rae Jepsen never released this year
Honestly, I can't find the fault in this statement, but as much as I was impressed by Carly this year, I'm still not sure she could pull off "Body Talk" quite like Foxes did.
But hey, Carly, I sure wouldn't mind being proven wrong!
That's a really good update! I love Annie so much, and Coffee is one of my top songs of the year for sure. Your descriptions are so well written though omg.