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Thoughts on Arcade Fire ft. Mavis Stapes - "I Give You Power"

This is the first song of 2017 that gets me excited. It's right up my alley, with the pop-soul attitude. When I first heard about it, I was intrigued because I like Mavis's voice, even though I'm not a huge fan of Arcade Fire. After hearing it a few times, I love the chorus, it's super catchy. The vocals by Win Butler (?) are tense and nasty, I love it. The drumbeat gets my head bobbing, too. I like the bassline, but it sounds kind of goofy, like it's not heavy enough or something. Also, I wish Mavis Staples was boosted in the mix or had a bigger part.
Overall, I like the song.

I like the song a lot as well. My only complaint is that it doesn't really go anywhere. But the instrumentation sounds really great, like that of Reflektor but pushed even further.

Also, the melody kind of sounds like Gold Digger. Just listen to the song again and see if you can hear the "she takes my moneyyyyy when I'm in neeeeeed".

That and the Gorillaz song are both great.

StevieFan13 wrote:That and the Gorillaz song are both great.

I actually don't like the gorillaz track. I mean , it's alright I guess.

In hindsight, maybe not. I hope the rest of the album is better.

Really liking the latest song from Father John Misty, "Pure Comedy". The song won't turn anybody who hates him into a fan, but it's enough to leave me very excited for his next LP.

Big fan of AF, FJM & Gorillaz (and also loved Benjamin Clemetine's mercury prize winning debut) but of the 3 recent Trump inspired songs/videos only FJM was an instant hit with me. Still looking forward to all the albums though.

My favorite song of 2017 so far is "Say Something Loving" by The xx. Along with "On Hold", it's a standout on the first great album of the year, in my opinion.

I started an playlist that I will keep updating throughout the year.

https://open.spotify.com/user/125348893 ... 4jewUKzrUp

Hope you enjoy. Feedback appreciated.

prosecutorgodot wrote:Thoughts on Arcade Fire ft. Mavis Stapes - "I Give You Power"

RYM rating is only 2.06...!

I don't really know what I think of it myself.

Thundercat, frequent Flying Lotus collaborator, just released a song with Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. Yes, those Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. It's called "Show You the Way". It's amazing.

1. Mount Eerie – Real Death
2. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano
3. Grandaddy - Evermore
4. The xx – Performance
5. Temples - Strange or Be Forgotten
6. Julien Baker – Funeral Pyre
7. Real Estate – Darling
8. Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood – Tears on Fire
9. Laura Marling – Wild Fire
10. Future Islands - Ran

Slightly revised & longer list
1. Rose Elinor Dougall –Take Yourself With You
2. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano
3. Thundercat - Show You the Way (feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins)
4. Mount Eerie – Real Death
5. Grandaddy – Evermore
6. Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
7. The xx – Performance
8. Temples - Strange or Be Forgotten
9. Julien Baker – Funeral Pyre
10. Real Estate – Darling
11. Jens Lekman – What’s That Perfume That You Wear
12. Future Islands – Ran
13. Elbow – Magnificent (She Says)
14. Tennis - In the Morning I'll Be Better
15. Conor Oberst - Barbary Coast (Later)
16. Jessica Hoop – The Lost Sky
17. Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood – Tears on Fire
18. Laura Marling – Wild Fire
19. Slowdive – Star Roving
20. Spoon – Hot Thoughts
21. Loyle Carner – The Isle of Arran
22. Julie Byrne – Natural Blue
23. Mark Eitzel - The Last Ten Years
24. Goldfrapp – Anymore
25. Lowly – Prepare the Lake

For now:

David Bowie - No Plan
Elbow - Magnificent (She Says)
KCIDY - Lost in space
The New Pornographers - High Ticket Attractions
Max Richter - In the Garden
Mr. Elevator and The Brain Hotel - Dreamer
Mr. Elevator and The Brain Hotel - Sunshine Daydream
Elbow - Trust the Sun
Talisco - Stay
Klô Pelgag - Samedi soir à la violence
Pond - Sweep Me Off My Feet
The Flaming Lips - How ??
Talisco - The Martian Man
Maud Lübeck - Je plus rire

1. Dirty Projectors | "Up In Hudson"
2. Migos | "Bad and Boujee" (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
3. Allison Crutchfield | "Dean's Room"
4. Peter Silberman | "New York"
5. Sampha | "Plastic 100ºC"
6. Father John Misty | "Pure Comedy"
7. Japandroids | "North East South West"
8. Sun Kil Moon | "Chili Lemon Peanuts"
9. Timber Timbre | "Sewer Blues"
10. Dirty Projectors | "Cool Your Heart"
11. Priests | "Suck"
12. The XX | "Dangerous"
13. Xiu Xiu | "Wondering"
14. Sampha | "Blood on Me"
15. Future | "Draco"
16. Katy Perry | "Chained To The Rhythm"
17. Migos | "T-Shirt"
18. Sun Kil Moon | "The Highway Song"
19. CocoRosie | "Smoke 'Em Out" (feat. ANOHNI)
20. Austra | "Utopia"

Some songs I've heard this year that I really like. No order.

Father John Misty- Pure Comedy
Lorde- Green Light
Mount Eerie- Real Death
Mount Eerie- Ravens
Sampha- (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
Thundercat (featuring Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins)- Show You the Way

01. Elbow - Firebrand & Angel
02. The xx - Replica
03. The xx - Dangerous

Other songs I've loved this year

Big Sean - Jump Out the Window
Blanck Mass - Please
Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos - Slide
Cloud Nothings - Things Are Right With You
Cloud Nothings - Internal World
Cloud Nothings - Enter Entirely
Cloud Nothings - Modern Act
Desiigner - Outlet
Dirty Projectors - Up in Hudson
Future - Draco
Future - My Collection
Lupe Fiasco - Dopamine Lit (Intro)
Mount Eerie - Real Death
Mount Eerie - Ravens
Real Estate - Darling
Sampha - Plastic 100°C
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
Vince Staples - BagBak
The xx - Say Something Loving
The xx - Lips
The xx - A Violent Noise

1. Rose Elinor Dougall –Take Yourself With You
2. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano
3. alt-J - 3WW
4. Thundercat - Show You the Way (feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins)
5. Mount Eerie – Ravens
6. Dirty Projectors – Little Bubble
7. Nadia Reid – Preservation
8. Mount Eerie – Real Death
9. Grandaddy – Evermore
10. Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
11. The xx – Performance
12. Julien Baker – Funeral Pyre
13. Real Estate – Darling
14. Jens Lekman – What’s That Perfume That You Wear
15. Elbow – Magnificent (She Says)
16. Tennis - In the Morning I'll Be Better
17. Conor Oberst - Barbary Coast (Later)
18. Jessica Hoop – The Lost Sky
19. Temples - Strange or Be Forgotten
20. Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood – Tears on Fire
21. Mark Eitzel - The Last Ten Years
22. Laura Marling – Nothing, Not Nearly
23. Loyle Carner – The Isle of Arran
24. Bonobo - Kerala
25. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – French Press
26. Slowdive – Star Roving
27. Lorde – Green Light
28. Future Islands – Ran
29. Fleet Foxes - Third of May / Ōdaigahara
30. Spoon – Hot Thoughts

Nick wrote:Some songs I've heard this year that I really like. No order.

Father John Misty- Pure Comedy
Lorde- Green Light
Mount Eerie- Real Death
Mount Eerie- Ravens
Sampha- (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
Thundercat (featuring Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins)- Show You the Way

Quoting myself here, adding some more songs...

Spoon- Hot Thoughts
Fleet Foxes- Third of May / Ōdaigahara
Priests- No Big Bang

I'm surprised some of these aren't getting so much attention:
Bobby by Alex G
French Press by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
One Billion dogs By Jay Som
The Bus Song By Jay Som
Legend Has It by RTJ
The Isle Of Arran By Loyle Carner
Minnesota by The Courtneys
How We Met by Jans Lekman
Cold Apartment by Vagabon
Ryd by Steve Lacy
Thick as Thieves by the Menzingers

I'm looking for quick recommendations.

As of late I have been too busy to get caught up with the current year, but I have heard a little.

My current favorite is technically a 2016 song, Rag N'Bone Man-"Human". It will be eligible for the EOY by the newly instated "Lazarus clause":

If a song was released as a single the previous year and on an album released in the current year, it is eligible for the current year's EOY if it did not make the previous year's Top 100.

So anyone got something I can peruse?

David Bowie - No Plan
Elbow - Magnificent (She Says)
KCIDY - Lost in space
The Pigeon Detectives - A Little Bit Alone
Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker - Clara
The New Pornographers - High Ticket Attractions
The Pigeon Detectives - Munro
Max Richter - In the Garden
Mr. Elevator and The Brain Hotel - Dreamer
Mr. Elevator and The Brain Hotel - Sunshine Daydream
The Pigeon Detectives - Wolves
Oren Lavie - Did You Really Say No
Elbow - Trust the Sun
Talisco - Stay
Klô Pelgag - Samedi soir à la violence
Pond - Sweep Me Off My Feet
The Flaming Lips - How ??
Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker - Tearjerker
Born Idiot - In the sofa
Talisco - The Martian Man
Maud Lübeck - Je plus rire

Duuuuuuuude, 4 Gorillaz tracks (2 are great) and King Kendrick announcing a new album...




GREAT day for music.

prosecutorgodot wrote:Duuuuuuuude, 4 Gorillaz tracks (2 are great) and King Kendrick announcing a new album...




GREAT day for music.

The Gorillaz tracks are DOPE. And I have hopes that the new Kendrick single delivers (it probably will, being Kendrick and all).

Also, Damon Albarn and a Gallagher brother NOT killing each other on sight. What are the odds?

I feel like I'm way behind on my 2017 listening, but my current top 10 are as follows:

01. Slide, Calvin Harris (but mostly Frank Ocean)
02. Love, Lana Del Rey
03. Real Death, Mount Eerie
04. Say Something Loving, The xx
05. (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano, Sampha
06. Ballad of the Dying Man, Father John Misty
07. Replica, The xx
08. Third of May, Fleet Foxes
09. Chanel, Frank Ocean
10. Slip Away, Perfume Genius

Kendrick Lamar released a new song called "Humble" yesterday. I've seen some mixed reactions to it from fans, but the critics seem to be liking it. I like it a lot. I think the simple "banger"-like production really works. My only complaint is that the chorus is a bit too repetitive and the first time around it lasts just a little too long. Other than that it's a great song.

Nick wrote:

Nick wrote:Some songs I've heard this year that I really like. No order.

Father John Misty- Pure Comedy
Lorde- Green Light
Mount Eerie- Real Death
Mount Eerie- Ravens
Sampha- (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
Thundercat (featuring Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins)- Show You the Way

Quoting myself here, adding some more songs...

Spoon- Hot Thoughts
Fleet Foxes- Third of May / Ōdaigahara
Priests- No Big Bang

Throw in these as well...

Kendrick Lamar- Humble
Jens Lekman- Hotwire the Ferris Wheel
The xx- Say Something Loving

Favourite songs of 2017 Q1:
1. Rose Elinor Dougall –Take Yourself With You
2. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano
3. alt-J - 3WW
4. Mount Eerie – Ravens
5. Thundercat - Show You the Way (feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins)
6. Dirty Projectors – Little Bubble
7. Nadia Reid – Preservation
8. Laura Marling – Nothing, Not Nearly
9. Grandaddy – Evermore
10. Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
11. Amber Arcades – It Changes
12. The xx – Performance
13. Julien Baker – Funeral Pyre
14. Real Estate – Darling
15. Jay Som – The Bus Song
16. Jens Lekman – What’s That Perfume That You Wear
17. Elbow – Magnificent (She Says)
18. Tennis - Fields of Blue
19. Conor Oberst - Barbary Coast (Later)
20. Jessica Hoop – The Lost Sky
21. Temples - Strange or Be Forgotten
22. Mark Eitzel - The Last Ten Years
23. Loyle Carner – The Isle of Arran
24. Bonobo - Kerala
25. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – French Press
26. Slowdive – Star Roving
27. Lorde – Green Light
28. Future Islands – Ran
29. Fleet Foxes - Third of May / Ōdaigahara
30. Cigarettes After Sex – K.
31. Broken Social Scene – Halfway Home
32. Spoon – Hot Thoughts
33. Lowly – Prepare the Lake
34. Hurray For The Riff Raff – Hungry Ghost
35. Julie Byrne – Natural Blue
36. Valerie June - Astral Plane
37. Goldfrapp – Anymore
38. Alison Crutchfield – I Don’t Ever Want to Leave California
39. Ryan Adams – Anything I Say to You Now
40. Beckie Margaret – Cars and Catacombs
41. Vagabon – Fear & Force
42. Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood – Tears on Fire
43. Marika Hackman – Boyfriend
44. Sylvan Esso – Kick Jump Twist
45. The Shins – Name for You
46. Gorillaz – Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)
47. Girl Ray – Stupid Things
48. Cherry Glazerr – Nurse Ratched
49. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Sleep Drifter
50. British Sea Power – Bad Bohemian

Lol, Mavis Staples is like my artist of the year right now... Another soul banger right here: Gorillaz - Let Me Out

Though I guess it is a tad pandering.

certified banger in my opinion

I'll probably make this into a year to date at some stage soon, but for now, here's some of the songs I've enjoyed most from this year:

Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood - Tears on Fire
Xiu Xiu - Jenny GoGo
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Sleep Drifter
Charly Bliss - Glitter
Natalia Laforucade - Tú sí sabes quererme
Fleet Foxes - Third of May / Ōdaigahara
The New Pornographers - High Ticket Attractions
Sampha - Kora Sings
Jesca Hoop - Pegasi
Colin Stetson - In The Clinches

Nick wrote:

Nick wrote:

Nick wrote:Some songs I've heard this year that I really like. No order.

Father John Misty- Pure Comedy
Lorde- Green Light
Mount Eerie- Real Death
Mount Eerie- Ravens
Sampha- (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
Thundercat (featuring Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins)- Show You the Way

Quoting myself here, adding some more songs...

Spoon- Hot Thoughts
Fleet Foxes- Third of May / Ōdaigahara
Priests- No Big Bang

Throw in these as well...

Kendrick Lamar- Humble
Jens Lekman- Hotwire the Ferris Wheel
The xx- Say Something Loving

...and these...

Father John Misty- Total Entertainment Forever
Father John Misty- Leaving LA
Father John Misty- So I'm Growing Old on Magic Mountain
Kamasi Washington- Truth
Jlin- Nyakinyua Rise

I finally have some time to listen to new music! Having children will do that to you... Good to see some familiar names still posting on one of my favorite forums of all-time! I have to say, I'm not quite at the point where I was where listening to multiple albums a day was norm, but I have a lot of favorite songs this year!

Unranked, I guess reverse alphabetical order :

On Hold- The XX
The Stack- White Reaper
Water Slide- Wooly Mammoths
Radio Kids- Strands of Oaks
Dundee Man- Spiral Stairs
Closer- Splashh
Hair Slick Back- Sneaks
Sugar For the Pill- Slowdive
Home is a Feeling- Ride
Memories- Proper Ornaments
Feel It Still- Portugal, the Man
Slip Away- Perfume Genius
The Death Set- Moon Duo
Nightlights I- Nana Grizol
Beach Break- Julietta
Baybee- Jay Som
1 Million Dogs- Jay Som
The Bus Song- Jay Som
Near To the Wild Heart of Life- Japandroids
Brain Go- Irontom
Told You I'd Be With the Guys- Cherry Glazerr
Silver Velvet- The Courtneys
Your Shirt- Courtney Cutler
Crowed Places- Banks
Physical- The Aces

Paramore released a new single, "Hard Times". It's a sweet listen, a good pick-me-up if you're having a tough day.
The song and their new image reminds me of a Blondie-revival of sorts.

The new Paramore single, "Hard Times," is the audio equivalent of the Unicorn Frappuccino--that is, the bright, sparkly, sugar rush we all need in troubling times.

I like it a lot. Doesn't sound at all like any of the other Paramore songs I've heard. I especially like Hayley Williams' vocals on this one (though I don't know if I can get used to her having a hair color conceivably found in nature).

The new Paramore song is very enjoyable. Music video is cute too. Makes me wonder, with all this 80s revivalism that has partially defined the decade thus far, what the inevitable 2010s revivalism that we can expect come 2040 or so is going to look like. Are we just going to have an 80s revivalism revivalism? Are we going to spend the rest of history stuck in a 30 year loop of revivalist tenancies, going from 80s revivalism to 90s revivalism to 00s revivalism to 80s revivalism revivalism to 90s revivalism revivalism, each passing cycle of simulacra further diluting the aesthetics of the original decade, until we just reach the point in a couple hundred years where all we can expect of our bands is to play a couple notes on a synthesizer while standing around like extras in a Duran Duran music video only to wait ten more years before those same bands trade in their pastel T-shirts for grunge-era flannel?

Apologies folks, I'm quite tired and rambling here. But you get what I'm saying, right?

Nick wrote: Apologies folks, I'm quite tired and rambling here. But you get what I'm saying, right?

Yes, I do and I'm also tired, but not from lack of sleep, but from 80's revivalism. Though I have been from the beginning. It's really surprising how long this has been going on. I though it might be one of those two-year trends or something, but it's been going on for years now, with no end in sight. I don't get the appeal, especially because only rarely does it sound inspired. But that's my ramble.

StevieFan13 wrote:(though I don't know if I can get used to her having a hair color conceivably found in nature).

I just realized... are you dissing Hayley?

notbrianeno wrote:The new Paramore single, "Hard Times," is the audio equivalent of the Unicorn Frappuccino--that is, the bright, sparkly, sugar rush we all need in troubling times.

On a side note, I sadly first heard of the Unicorn Frappuccino the day after it left the secret menu. It sounds so good.

prosecutorgodot wrote:

StevieFan13 wrote:(though I don't know if I can get used to her having a hair color conceivably found in nature).

I just realized... are you dissing Hayley?

'Course not.

StevieFan13 wrote:

prosecutorgodot wrote:

StevieFan13 wrote:(though I don't know if I can get used to her having a hair color conceivably found in nature).

I just realized... are you dissing Hayley?

'Course not.

Ok, im sorry about that

The unicorn drink sounds scary. I heard that it contains as much sugar as a full gallon of soda!

prosecutorgodot wrote:The unicorn drink sounds scary. I heard that it contains as much sugar as a full gallon of soda!

I've heard baristas have broken down in tears after making that.

babydoll wrote:

prosecutorgodot wrote:The unicorn drink sounds scary. I heard that it contains as much sugar as a full gallon of soda!

I've heard baristas have broken down in tears after making that.

I also couldn't get it before they stopped making it. I'm not a fan of diabetes, so I'm not sure I miss it.

We're a third of the way through the year. Here's my list so far:
1. Kendrick Lamar - LUST.

2. Willie Nelson - He Won't Ever Be Gone [tribute to Merle Haggard] PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS
IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THESE TWO COUNTRY GREATS IN ANY CAPACITY

3. Gorillaz ft. Pusha T, Mavis Staples - Let Me Out
4. Arcade Fire ft. Mavis Staples - I Give You Power
5. Run the Jewels ft. Kamasi Washington - Thursday in the Danger Room [2016]
6. Mike Will Made-It ft. Lil Yachty, Carly Rae Jepsen - It Takes Two
7. First Aid Kit - You Are the Problem Here
8. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
9. Paramore - Hard Times
10. Gorillaz ft. D.R.A.M. - Andromeda
11. Lorde - Liability
12. Joey Bada$$ ft. ScHoolboy Q - Rockabye Baby
13. Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
14. Fleet Foxes - Odaigahara / Third of May
15. Ibibio Sound Machine - Guide You (Edu Kpeme)

A couple other finds:
16. IDLES - Mother
17. Actress - Dancing in the Smoke

My favorite songs of the year so far, order very tentative...

1. Mount Eerie- Ravens
2. Father John Misty- Pure Comedy
3. Kendrick Lamar- Humble
4. Mount Eerie- Real Death
5. Lorde- Green Light
6. Fleet Foxes- Third of May / Ōdaigahara
7. Sampha- (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
8. The xx- Say Something Loving
9. Kamasi Washington- Truth
10. Kendrick Lamar- DNA
11. Phoenix- J-Boy
12. PWR BTTM- Answer My Text
13. Thundercat (featuring Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins)- Show You the Way
14. Father John Misty- So I’m Growing Old on Magic Mountain
15. Father John Misty- Leaving LA
16. Spoon- Hot Thoughts
17. The War on Drugs- Thinking of a Place
18. Father John Misty- Total Entertainment Forever
19. Kendrick Lamar (featuring Rihanna)- Loyalty
20. Jlin- Nyakinyua Rise
21. Jens Lekman- Hotwire the Ferris Wheel
22. Priests- No Big Bang

1. Elbow - Firebrand & Angel
2. Future - My Collection
3. The xx - Replica
4. Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
5. The xx - Dangerous
6. The xx - Say Something Loving
7. Real Estate - Darling
8. Kendrick Lamar - DNA.
9. Frank Ocean - Chanel
10. Dirty Projectors - Up in Hudson

Other favorites:
Big Sean - Jump Out the Window
Blanck Mass - Please
Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos - Slide
Cloud Nothings - Things Are Right with You
Cloud Nothings - Internal World
Cloud Nothings - Enter Entirely
Cloud Nothings - Modern Act
Desiigner - Outlet
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, & Lil Wayne - I'm the One
Drake - Free Smoke
Drake - Passionfruit
Drake feat. Quavo & Travis Scott - Portland
Drake feat. Young Thug - Ice Melts
Frank Ocean feat. JAY Z & Tyler, the Creator - Biking
Future - Draco
Future - Mask Off
Future feat. The Weeknd - Comin Out Strong
Future - Fresh Air
Kendrick Lamar - ELEMENT.
Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna - LOYALTY.
Kendrick Lamar feat. Zacari - LOVE.
Khalid - Saved
Kodak Black feat. Bun B - Candy Paint
Lil Uzi Vert - XO TOUR Llif3
Lupe Fiasco - Dopamine Lit (Intro)
Migos feat. DJ Khaled - Culture
Mount Eerie - Real Death
Mount Eerie - Ravens
Sampha - Plastic 100°C
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
Vince Staples - BagBak
The xx - Lips
The xx - A Violent Noise

Here's my first attempt to put together some sort of order on the songs I've heard this year:

01. Slide, Calvin Harris/Frank Ocean
02. Love, Lana Del Rey
03. Ballad of the Dying Man, Father John Misty
04. Thinking of a Place, The War On Drugs
05. Green Light, Lorde
06. Pure Comedy, Father John Misty
07. Real Death, Mount Eerie
08. Say Something Loving, The xx
09. (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano, Sampha
10. DNA., Kendrick Lamar
11. HUMBLE., Kendrick Lamar
12. Replica, The xx
13. Chanel, Frank Ocean
14. Third of May, Fleet Foxes
15. Ascension, Gorillaz
16. XXX., Kendrick Lamar
17. Let Me Out, Gorillaz
18. I Dare You, The xx
19. Hot Thoughts, Spoon
20. Slip Away, Perfume Genius

1. LCD Soundsystem – Call the Police
2. The National – The System Only Dreams in Darkness
3. Arcade Fire – Everything Now
4. Fleet Foxes - Third of May / Ōdaigahara
5. Radiohead – I Promise
6. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – French Press
7. Amber Arcades – It Changes
8. Rose Elinor Dougall –Take Yourself With You
9. Carly Rae Jepsen – Cut to the Feeling
10. Laura Marling – Nothing, Not Nearly
11. Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
12. The War on Drugs – Thinking of a Place
13. Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & James McAlister – Saturn
14. Melody’s Echo Chamber – Cross My Heart
15. Real Estate – Darling
16. Jay Som – The Bus Song
17. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano
18. alt-J - 3WW
19. Mount Eerie – Ravens
20. Thundercat - Show You the Way (feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins)
21. Dirty Projectors – Little Bubble
22. Nadia Reid – Preservation
23. Grandaddy – Evermore
24. The xx – Performance
25. Phoenix – J-Boy
26. Julien Baker – Funeral Pyre
27. Jens Lekman – What’s That Perfume That You Wear
28. Elbow – Magnificent (She Says)
29. Tennis - Fields of Blue
30. Conor Oberst - Barbary Coast (Later)
31. Jessica Hoop – The Lost Sky
32. Temples - Strange or Be Forgotten
33. Mark Eitzel - The Last Ten Years
34. Loyle Carner – The Isle of Arran
35. Bonobo - Kerala
36. Slowdive – Sugar for the Pill
37. Lorde – Green Light
38. Future Islands – Ran
39. Cigarettes After Sex – K.
40. Bridget Kearney – Wash Up
41. Waxahatchee - Silver
42. Broken Social Scene – Halfway Home
43. Spoon – Hot Thoughts
44. Lowly – Prepare the Lake
45. Hurray For The Riff Raff – Hungry Ghost
46. Julie Byrne – Natural Blue
47. Valerie June - Astral Plane
48. The Magnetic Fields – ’71: I Think I’ll Make Another World
49. Public Service Broadcasting - Progress
50. Ryan Adams – Anything I Say to You Now