2015 music

Top 20 Songs of October 2015

Here are my favourite songs of the month:

20. Suede – Outsiders

 

19. New Order f. Brandon Flowers – Superheated

 

18. Alex G – Salt

 

17. Duke Dumont – Ocean Drive

 

16. Adele – Hello

 

15. Zhu & Alunageorge – Automatic

 

14. Calvin Harris & Disciples – How Deep Is Your Love

 

13. Nelly f. Jeremih – The Fix

 

12. Silversun Pickups – Friendly Fires

 

11. Nicole Dollanganger – You’re So Cool

 

10. Day Wave – Come Home Now

 

Bonus: Eric Hutchinson – Watching You Watch Him

 

9. Fetty Wap – 679

 

8. Big Grams – Lights On

 

7. Naughty Boy f. Beyonce, Arrow – Running

 

6. Ryan Adams – Out Of The Woods/Black Space/Shake It Off

 

Bonus: Ingrid Michaelson – Parachute

 

5. Jr. Jr. – Gone

Brilliant song and video. This is happiness incarnate.

 

4. Shawn Mendes – Stitches

One of the best pop songs of the year.

 

3. Metric – For Kicks/Celebrate

They’re some of the most gifted songwriters/melodicists walking on the face of this earth.

 

Bonus: Wolf Alice – Blush

 

2. Justin Bieber – Sorry

As I mentioned when I roasted him, all he needed was a hit. And cot damn, he finally has one. A genuine, lethal pop smash, this is.

 

1. The Helio Sequence – Battle Lines

The stunning album-opener from the always reliable, always brilliant, always soul-shaking Helio Sequence. I love this band so, so much.

 

Top 20 Songs of September 2015

 

September was absolutely, positively stacked with giant songs. Here lie those monoliths:

20. Chvrches – Clearest Blue

 

19. Rita Ora – Body On Me

 

18. Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean

 

17. Youth Lagoon – Highway Patrol Stun Gun

 

16. Tame Impala – Yes I’m Changing/New Person, Same Old Mistakes

 

15. Wavves – Way Too Much

 

14. Bleachers – Like A River Runs

 

13. Jim Adkins – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun/I Will Go

 

12. The Neighbourhood – RIP To My Youth

 

11. Vance Joy – Fire And The Flood

 

10. Brandi Carlile – Wherever Is Your Heart

 

9. Charlie Puth f. Meaghan Trainor – Marvin Gaye

 

8. Nathaniel Ratecliff & The Night Sweats – S.O.B.

 

7. Foals – Mountain At My Gates

 

6. Shakey Graves – If Not For You

 

5. Deerhunter – Snakeskin

My favourite Deerhunter song ever.

 

4. Kurt Vile – Pretty Pimpin’

My favourite Kurt Vile song ever.

 

3. Chvrches – Never Ending Circles

It’s hard to gush any further about how talented these 3 artists are. Their way with pop music is unparalleled right now. Hit after hit after hit after hit after hit after hit after hit…

 

2. Pure Bathing Culture – Pray For Rain

“Was it pleasure, was it pain, did you pray for rain?” The downpour came at me in waves and I embraced the water as if it were air.

 

1. Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better

Obsessed. Completely and utterly.