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Collin's Best of 2013
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Marina, Tame Impala, Charli, and, of course...
CRYSTAL-****ING-CASTLES. BAE.
Honestly, TRF.
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Queen Charli and Kings crystal castles
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#9 - #6
Artists 25-10
25 Porcelain Black
24 Lily Allen
23 Natalia Kills
22 Sheryl Crow
21 Miley Cyrus
20 KT Tunstall
19 Kerli
18 Becky G
17 Azealia Banks
16 Lorde
15 James Blake
14 V V Brown
13 Charli XCX
12 Marina & the Diamonds
11 Crystal Castles
10 Tame Impala
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Sky Ferreira
Plays This Year: 244
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Though her name's always been on the sidelines, I never paid her much attention until this year, and I'm glad I did! Especially at this time, because her previous material doesn't click with me. Besides her releasing a load of great music in the last year and a half, her persona is something that I really connect with. Everything about her is just a "yes" from me, and I'm happy to see her career where it belongs!
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Skylar Grey
Plays This Year: 324
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Another artist I never really paid attention to until 2013, Skylar became a driving force in my listening palette this year. Surging in with C'Mon Let Me Ride in the early months of the year, I kept checking for her and she did not disappoint. I even went as far to purchase her album (keep an eye out for it on my Top 25) and I discovered she grew up in Wisconsin, just like me. I even see it in her work, and I really connect with that. |
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Neon Hitch
Plays This Year: 538
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Falling 5 or so spots from last year's artist chart, Neon has not failed to remain a driving force in my music life. Releasing a free EP back in January, I was hooked for a good few months. She even released accompanying music videos for her fans. I'm even more excited to hear her new mixtape coming out next month! With such an undying love for staying true to her gypsy self, I adore Neon and always will. |
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Sevyn Streeter
Plays This Year: 180
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I first heard a Sevyn song on an Urban station in Nashville over spring break, I Like It. I hardly even knew the song and it was stuck in my head, so I knew I had to start checking for this girl. I found she's an extremely hard-working and incredibly talented R&B artist, just as I was undergoing an R&B kick. The success she's getting now is so long-awaited and I couldn't be happier for her - she's wonderful!
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No more males Sorry.
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Those artists are very underrated.
Sadly I don't know much about some of them but I wish I knew.
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Sky
Neon Hitch is amazing too! and I use some songs by Skylar
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Sky and Sevyn in the top 10
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SkyLAR
She is so underrated
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I kind of like Sky.
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Neon! Pink Fields made me a fan.
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Love Neon's EP, and I listened to Sky's album and its really great!
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Sky and Crystal Castles. Great picks!
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#5 - #1
Artists 25-6
25 Porcelain Black
24 Lily Allen
23 Natalia Kills
22 Sheryl Crow
21 Miley Cyrus
20 KT Tunstall
19 Kerli
18 Becky G
17 Azealia Banks
16 Lorde
15 James Blake
14 V V Brown
13 Charli XCX
12 Marina & the Diamonds
11 Crystal Castles
10 Tame Impala
09 Sky Ferreira
08 Skylar Grey
07 Neon Hitch
06 Sevyn Streeter
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Avril Lavigne
Plays This Year: 602
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Avril, being by my side for over a decade now, has become a less polarizing artist and more of a friendly, symbolic artist to me. Thereby, I don't spend a lot of time checking out every little thing she does. However, at the end of the day, I have an undying love for her and what she means to me in my life, and her comeback this year has blown me to smithereens! It's a shame that #BeEpic f**ked up her career, but I'll always stand by her side, even in moments as tragic as Hello Kitty.
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Lady Gaga
Plays This Year: 491
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I must say, it's been quite fun watching Gaga this year. Her album, full of bops, surely gave me my life, but there's more than just the music with her, obviously. It's her artistry that makes her most interesting. Maybe more than just her artistry, but the way she reacts to her artistry, the way she reacts to other people reacting to her artistry... it's like a horrendous chain reaction that you can't take your eyes off of! I can't get enough. Gaga's a cool lady, I hope ARTPOP works out. |
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M.I.A.
Plays This Year: 466
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Ahh... Maya, Maya. After a strenuous, heart-attack-inducing 3.5 year gap since /\/\ /\ Y /\, she was long overdue for this new, INCREDIBLE record, Matangi. Naturally, it and every part of it blew me to pieces and I couldn't be happier. I've also been fascinated with watching her in interviews. I really just want to talk to her for hours. And her documentary... there's so much that comes along with being an M.I.A. fan and I love every moment of it. I hope we seemore o f her in 2014! |
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Ciara
Plays This Year: 1,390
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Where do I even BEGIN? Coming into 2013, the only songs I knew by Ciara were the classic hits and Got Me Good. You tell ME that's not a problem. I was immediately addicted after listening to Basic Instinct, and I slowly got into each of her albums as the year progressed, with her Earth-shattering self-titled Ciara landing smack-dab in the middle. I don't know why the entire damn planet isn't stanning for Ci. I'll continue to get my life and pray that Overdose works, #BeEpic!
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And LAST but not LEAST...
#1 - - - Ke$ha
Plays This Year: 1432
Ke$ha has not only provided me with music to claim as my life soundtrack, but has supplied me with my most beautiful moments of 2013. I saw her live two different times, both were phenomenal. One, I won free tickets and got to bring my friends from Twitter... it was actually incredible. We got into the front row after waiting all day, and Ke$ha LOOKED at me. It makes me want to die over and over. Aside from the liberating experience that was seeing her perfection in real life for the second and third time, she taught me many valuable lessons about stanning and has been symbolic to me here on ATRL. I became owner of the Ke$ha base this year! Even low-key Ke$ha fans know that I had the Earth's biggest meltdowns about C'Mon and the Warrior era flopping to the pits, but it taught me that music is so much more than a chart position. Aside from that, the entire movement surrounding Ke$ha's Creative Freedom has been a huge facet of my life this year, as well as her MTV show, My Crazy Beautiful Life (which I was on once, my good friend was also on!) Ke$ha brings out the best in me and I hope 2014 is a promising year for her, if Timber is any indication. Also, I've been getting supreme life to her leaked indie demos like Innocence and Pills. By the looks of it, I'll be stanning until deep, deep into Miss Sebert's career. Ain't an issue with me!
2 0 1 2 t o p a r t i s t s
20 Karmin
19 No Doubt
18 Slowdive
17 Rye Rye
16 Leona Lewis
15 Kreayshawn
14 Rihanna
13 Lady Gaga **4 this year**
12 Avril Lavigne **5 this year**
11 Christina Aguilera |
10 Marina & the Diamonds **12 this year**
09 Justin Bieber
08 Nicki Minaj
07 Madonna
06 Björk
05 Azealia Banks **17 this year**
04 Crystal Castles **11 this year**
03 Lana Del Rey
02 Neon Hitch **#7 this year**
01 Ke$ha **#1 this year** |
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Skylar Grey
Avril
Recognize that talent
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Gaga
Kesha
Avril
cool reviews btw
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Ciara and legendary queen Ke$ha
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Maya being #3
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YES MAYA!
I loved 'Matangi', and a few weeks ago, I've seen her live. She was amazing.
Honestly, TRF.
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Sky Ferreira + Avril Lavigne.
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Sky Ferreira yassss Lady Gaga, Ciara
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