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Shaun · 05-02-2015, 05:03 PM

forgot to do ten last night so here's twenty to make up for it

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#30 - "Dangerous Days" - Zola Jesus
Although Taiga might not've lived up to her career-high 2011 album Conatus, this first glimpse of it promised glory and a killer chorus. It just sounds super-happy, which is as far removed from her usual sound as it can get.

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#29 - "Put Your Number in My Phone" - Ariel Pink
He's certainly doing a lot to pick up a reputation as a douchebag this year but so long as he continues releasing enchanting albums and singles like this I'm quite happy to stay aboard this train. Also I quite like his fashion taste. Or I dislike it enough to come full circle.

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#28 - "Dibby Dibby Sound" - DJ Fresh, Jay Fay & Ms. Dynamite
As is custom with music threads posted by Z on here, I initially hated it and found it annoying. Then it crept onto the BRIT Award adverts. Then RuPaul's Drag Race launched and I considered it the perfect lipsynch-for-your-life should a UK edition emerge. It is flawless. Fun video, too.

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#27 - "Cavalier" - James Vincent McMorrow
dat falsetto tho

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#26 - "I'm Aquarius" - Metronomy
It took a while to adjust from the patriotic indie cool of English Rivieira but once I settled down and accepted that a 2001: A Space Odyssey video was the next phase, it burrowed its way into my head in pretty much the same way. Especially with those shoop-doop-doop-aaaahs.

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#25 - "I'm Not Part of Me" - Cloud Nothings
Full Springsteen effect on this one, it just feels energetic.

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#24 - "Tough Love" - Jessie Ware
Can this current trend of electronic/R&B ballads never end please? Thanks

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#23 - "I See You" - The Horrors
Although basically one long continuation of their 2011 album Skying, this just ticks every box for me.

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#22 - "Call You Out" - JUCE
I've already talked about the wonderfully-nineties video so let me instead wax lyrical on the insanely stylish trio behind it. You've got a hella soulful lead vocalist, a hella cute keyboarder (is that even a word?) and lovely harmonies from the guitarist. This song just deserves to go stratospheric.

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#21 - "Simplethings" - Miguel
The Girls soundtrack has already been responsible for hundreds of great things prior to 2014, so this was just the icing on the cake, really. Matching a heavily-distorted riff with Miguel's gorgeous crooning is a difficult balance to reach but it just works and works and works. *melts*

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#20 - "Steal My Girl" - One Direction
Look, I'm not comfortable about a One Direction single making it this far up the list either but that's just the selling power of this un. de. ni. a. ble. an. them.

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#19 - "Seasons (Waiting on You)" - Future Islands
Admittedly a late discovery for me and I strongly suspect this might creep its way further up the list with time. It sort-of sounds like someone has ground down the most sublime elements of about 12 different genres (the shoegazy synths, the gravelly voice, the piercing chorus riffs, the sci-fi sound effects) and concocted the perfect song from them.

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#18 - "I Got U" - Duke Dumont & Jax Jones
I spent all of my time allocated for this little write-up on a petition to make sure every single summer song features at least one steel drum in future. For now I'll just say: it makes me deliriously happy.

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#17 - "Shower" - Becky G
WHY, pray tell, DID THIS RACK UP 95 MILLION VIEWS, HIT THE TOP TEN OF THE BILLBOARD CHART, AND THEN MAKE ZERO IMPACT OVER HERE AT ALL? Especially when Carly Rae Jepsen can do it! That's just ****ing wrong. Real song of the summer right here.

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#16 - "Close Your Eyes (And Count to ****)" - Run the Jewels & Zack de la Rocha
It's just the perfect anarchic party song, really.

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#15 - "Crying for No Reason" - Katy B
Best British ballad since Someone Like You, no question.

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#14 - "Touch" - Shura
A video of pretty people making out to a chillout anthem? Well of course it was going to make the list.

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#13 - "My Type" - Saint Motel
Hands down the catchiest track of the year.

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#12 - "Let Me Down Gently" - La Roux
Oh god this La Roux era was so perfect and so much better than the first one <3

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#11 - "Ugly Heart" - G.R.L.
The absolute perfect pop debut and should've been the start of something special. It speaks of the song's strength and charm that even the tragic passing of Simone Battle can sort of momentarily be forgotten in amongst it. Aaaaah, now I'm sad

*puts it on again*