February 28, 2025

Fun music is back! While Gupi’s recent solo efforts have felt a bit aimless, Fraxiom’s irreverent presence on the mic allows them to bring out their silly side on their second collaborative album, Two House. Exhibit A is the out-of-nowhere “Party Rock Anthem” sample on “Jumpin The Cacc”, and Exhibit B is everything fucking else.

Two House springs between themes and tempos (and frankly song quality) at a blitzing pace, but it’s the moments of pathos that separate this from a throwaway hyperpop album – Gupi’s somehow-poignant synth chord progression during the bridge of “Special”, or Fraxiom’s admission of “I need a type of therapy that hasn't been invented yet” on the closing track. It goes for both the artist and the listener: fun music is made more fun when there’s contrast.

[Alternate review: I will always respect an album that is unapologetically made for a very specific audience, in this case terminally-online young queer people with ADHD. Never change, Food House.]

Favourite track: “Special”

October 18, 2024

TAAHLIAH’s debut album Gramarye follows two very clear sides – there are the bass-heavy hyperpop bangers like “Boys” and “Eylvue” and the twinkling electronic ballads such as “2018”, “Heavenrise” and “Angel. Is she reheating SOPHIE’s and FKA twigs’ nachos by following these formulas so closely? A little bit yes, but both are executed masterfully, carried by rich production and mature songwriting

As TAAHLIAH develops her sound, it would serve her to experiment more with song structures and album sequencing, as while Gramarye has a gorgeous sheen, it does lack surprises. I can’t begrudge her too much as this is a debut after all, and it succeeds in its statement to show off her singular star power (it’s no coincidence the 3 tracks with guest vocals are the weakest).

“I wanna be a star, simple as that.” These words, from ballroom pioneer Octavia St. Laurent, kick off the opening track on Gramarye. And the verdict? TAAHLIAH definitely has it in her.

Favourite track: “2018”

January 24, 2025

Trust the process.

I have to admit I was initially a bit worried for EUSEXUA. Its eponymous lead single, while undoubtedly a gorgeous melding of art pop and trance, didn’t hit quite as hard as previous leads “Two Weeks” and “Cellophane”. Perhaps FKA twigs set her own bar too high, but stripped of the impact of its stunning music video (seriously, watch it if you haven’t yet, and then watch it again), it felt somehow emptier. Gorgeous and glittering, but lacking warmth or depth.

The following good-but-not-amazing singles, “Perfect Strangers” and “Drums Of Death”, painted a disconnected picture of the upcoming album, jolting from radio-friendly(ish) alt-R&B to chopped up glitch pop. But, like I said before, trust the process. Think back to 2019’s MAGDALENE, and how its scattershot singles “Holy Terrain” and “Sad Day” left fans initially puzzled, but eventually they pieced together within an entrancing and somehow cohesive final package. EUSEXUA is no different, and twigs is now three for three in releasing albums that are artistic triumphs. I should have known not to doubt her.

She pulls from her influences in a way that honours and elevates – “Girl Feels Good” has an instantly striking synth motif reminiscent of late 90s trip-pop anthems “Ray Of Light” by Madonna, “Did It Again” by Kylie and especially “Pure Shores” by All Saints. On an album with a sonic palette that feels very deconstructed 2030s club, it’s a nod to the future-thinking alt-pop pioneers of decades past, and it’s not the only one. “Hyperballad” by Björk is drawn to reference in the maximalist chaos of “Room Of Fools”, and in the powerful, borderline-unhinged vocal delivery during the breakdown of “Keep It, Hold It” – it’s so satisfying to hear twigs really go for it.

She also references herself, as if to prove that while she may get compared to Björk and Kate Bush, there is only one FKA twigs. “Sticky” and the first half of “Striptease” are the biggest throwbacks to her earlier sound – that unique brand of sensual, slithery, alternative R&B, which is perhaps where she excels most. The former even calls back to LP1’s “Lights On” in its lyrics: “I'm tired of messing up my life with overcomplicated moments and sticky situations / I tried to fuck you with the lights on In the hope you'd think I'm open and have a conversation.”

As FKA twigs described to Vogue, to experience “Eusexua” is to transcend human form via euphoria, and she has released the perfect album to guide you through that exact process. EUSEXUA sees the future, past, and present combine to birth a unique sound that, if maybe not quite perfect, is ultimately timeless and peerless.

Favourite track: “Girl Feels Good”

January 8, 2025

I do not see myself wanting to listen to this again. The dread I felt at moments was akin to watching, or even living through a horror movie. The repeated “I love you” in “Housofpsychoticwomn” took me back to playing Slender Man for the first time as a nervy 14 year old, and the high-pitched droning in the outro of “Onanist” was like being followed while walking back to your car parked in a dark alley at night. Poetic, grand dread.

Perverts is a very well-made EP and I would argue that Ethel Cain is better suited to this occult-ish brand of ambient music than the pop-adjacent material in her debut (although I do miss her really singing). It is a cryptid come to life, a shapeshifting 90-minute odyssey of gorgeous terror. I appreciate the craft that has gone into it, but I feel like I’ve put myself through enough just by listening to it enough to review.

For me, Perverts falls into the same category as Sinner Get Ready by Lingua Ignota or the 2018 remake of Suspiria: powerful, moving art best appreciated once, locked away, and then feared forever.

Favourite track: “Punish”

50. Cigarettes After Sex – X’s

49. Megan Thee Stallion – Megan

48. Cloud Nothings – Final Summer

47. Deko & Yameii Online – Odyssey1

46. The Lemon Twigs – A Dream Is All We Know

45. Kendrick Lamar – GNX

44. SZA – LANA

43. Remi Wolf – Big Ideas

42. Various Artists – Wicked: The Soundtrack

41. Everything Everything – Mountainhead

40. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Wild God

39. Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism

38. Fennesz – Mosaic

37. LustSickPuppy – Carousel From Hell

36. Sabrina Carpenter – Short N’ Sweet

35. Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia

34. Allie X – Girl With No Face

33. Devon Welsh – Come With Me If You Want To Live

32. Mk.gee – Two Star & The Dream Police

31. TV Girl & George Clanton – Fauxllennium

30. Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer

29. CupcakKe – Dauntless Manifesto

28. Hannah Frances – Keeper Of The Shepherd

27. Oso Oso – Life Till Bones

26. Real Estate – Daniel

25. This Is Lorelei – Box For Buddy, Box For Star

24. MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks

23. Sadness – Your Perfect Hands And My Repeated Voice

22. Pale Waves – Smitten

21. Charli XCX – Brat And It's Completely Different But Also Still Brat

20. Middle Kids – Faith Crisis Pt I

19. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers (Mixed) by Boys Noize

18. Clairo – Charm

17. Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft

16. Nia Archives – Silence Is Loud

15. Soccer Mommy – Evergreen

14. Dummy – Free Energy

13. Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine

12. Ravyn Lenae – Bird’s Eye

11. Meaningful Stone – Angel Interview

10. Jessica Pratt – Here In The Pitch

9. Joey Valence & Brae – No Hands

8. Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood

7. Parannoul – Sky Hundred

6. The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World

5. Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future

4. Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us

3. Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk

2. Charli XCX – Brat

10. This Is Lorelei – Box For Buddy, Box For Star

9. Astrid Sonne – Great Doubt

8. Bolis Pupul – Letter To Yu

7. Charli XCX – Brat

6. Dummy – Free Energy

5. Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor

4. Ekko Astral – Pink Balloons

3. SZA – LANA

2. Empress Of – For Your Consideration

1. Iglooghost – Tidal Memory Exo

100. Kara Jackson – “Dickhead Blues”

99. Young Fathers – “Holy Moly”

98. Kraus – “Between”

97. Flume (feat. Isabella Manfredi) – “Rhinestone 1.7.2”

96. d4vd – “Here With Me”

95. Feeble Little Horse – “Sweet”

94. Slowdive – “Shanty”

93. Travis Scott (feat. Playboi Carti) – “FE!N"

92. Soccer Mommy – “Soak Up The Sun”

91. Thy Slaughter – “Lost Everything”

90. Teenage Dads – “Speedracer”

89. Taylor Swift (feat. Fall Out Boy) – “Electric Touch (Taylor’s Version)”

88. Alison Goldfrapp & Claptone – “Digging Deeper”

87. Claud – “The Moving On”

86. Madonna – “Back That Up To The Beat (Sped Up Version)”

85. Ellie Goulding – “By The End Of The Night”

84. Bar Italia – “Friends”

83. Alex Lahey – “Youll Never Get Your Money Back”

82. Dorian Electra – “Sodom & Gomorrah”

81. Romy – “Enjoy Your Life”

80. Noname (feat. $ilkMoney, Billy Woods & Stout) – “Gospel?”

79. Beach Fossils – “Run To The Moon”

78. Overmono – “Good Lies”

77. Ava Max – “One Of Us”

76. The Armed – “Patient Mind”

75. Empress Of & Rina Sawayama – “Kiss Me”

74. Hemlocke Springs – “enknee1"

73. blink-182 – “Blink Wave”

72. Ichiko Aoba – “Meringue Doll”

71. Yves Tumor – “Ebony Eye”

70. Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair (feat. Tayla Parx) – “Set The Roof”

69. Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”

68. Rebecca Black – “What Am I Gonna Do With You”

67. Teenage Joans – “Superglue”

66. Yaeji – “For Granted”

65. Bully – “All I Do”

64. Jaboukie – “not_me_tho”

63. Charley – “Worst Taste In Girls”

62. Gia Margaret – “2017”

61. Snakehips & Tinashe – “Who’s Gonna Love You Tonight”

60. Ruel – “I Don’t Wanna Be Like You”

59. ODESZA (feat. Claud) – “To Be Yours”

58. Skrillex, Missy Elliott & Mr. Oizo – “Ratata”

57. Niall Horan – “Heaven”

56. Charli XCX – “Speed Drive”

55. The National – “Tropic Morning News”

54. Dagny – “Heartbreak In The Making”

53. Slow Pulp – “Cramps”

52. Kelela – “Contact”

51. Addison Rae – “Nothing On (But The Radio)”

50. Cub Sport – “Songs About It”

49. Amaarae – “Counterfeit”

48. Tove Lo – “I Like U”

47. Fall Out Boy – “The Kintsugi Kid (Ten Years)”

46. Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night”

45. Troye Sivan – “Rush”

44. bl4ck m4rket c4rt – “Good Morning Texts”

43. Angelo De Augustine – “Memory Palace”

42. Mitski – “When Memories Snow”

41. Jane Remover – “Backseat Girl”

40. Tim Hecker – “Monotony”

39. Mutual Benefit – “Growing At The Edges”

38. Slowthai – “Feel Good”

37. Big Thief – “Born For Loving You”

36. Avalon Emerson – “Sandrail Silhouette”

35. Wednesday – “Chosen To Deserve”

34. James Blake – “Tell Me”

33. Lana Del Rey – “A&W”

32. Beyoncé (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – “America Has A Problem”

31. Róisín Murphy – “You Knew”

30. Hatchie – “Dream On (Country Girl)”

29. Hannah Diamond – “Affirmations”

28. SG Lewis – “Something About Your Love”

27. The Go! Team – “Baby”

26. Kim Petras – “King Of Hearts”

25. Andy Shauf – “Wasted On You”

24. Yameii Online & Deko – “Pls”

23. Paramore – “You First”

22. Susanne Sundfør – “Rūnā”

21. Parannoul – “Parade”

20. Pangaea – “Installation”

19. ANOHNI & The Johnsons – “Can’t”

18. Sofia Kourtesis – “How Music Makes You Feel Better”

17. Slayyyter – “Miss Belladonna”

16. Georgia – “Give It Up For Love”

15. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown – “Fentanyl Tester”

14. PinkPantheress – “True Romance”

13. Debby Friday – “So Hard To Tell”

12. Björk & Rosalía – “Oral”

11. Kylie Minogue – “Padam Padam”

10. 100 Gecs – “757” 

9. Boygenius – “Not Strong Enough”

8. Caroline Polachek – “Pretty In Possible”

7. Underscores – “Old Money Bitch”

6. Jessie Ware – “Freak Me Now”

5. Olivia Rodrigo – “Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl”

4. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Psychedelic Switch”

3. Sufjan Stevens – “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?”

2. Yeule – “Softscars”

July 7, 2023 (Rough Trade)

ANOHNI is a generational talent, and her new album My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross feels like a culmination of her 25-year career. She reunites after more than a decade with long-time band The Johnsons, and thus the sonic palette harkens back to their chamber pop releases from the 2000s. However, the influence of her electronic solo album Hopelessness is felt through the presence of the maximalist instrumental builds in “Scapegoat” and “Rest”, as well as the whiplash of “Go Ahead”, which takes an immediate left turn with its bold, experimental structure.

ANOHNI’s vocal performance is chameleonic and also draws from her entire previous body of work. In “Sliver Of Ice” she plays the part of a coy lounge singer, and then a mere song later on “Can’t” she wails like a banshee, evoking urgency within the listener through her pained performance. This urgency is multiplied by the lyrical content of My Back Was A Bridge, which overflows with sadism and masochism in equal measures. ANOHNI addresses dead family members, sings from the perspective of her dead friends, and laments our dying planet, all intertwined with both literal and metaphorical images of violence, aching joints and broken bones.

As grim as it all sounds, the overall tone of the album is confronting rather than bleak, and rather than only inspiring hopelessness it functions as a call-to-arms. One example is the massive riff that bursts into the last minute of “Scapegoat” like a sunbeam through a storm – it is an epic, awe-inspiring moment that unshackles you from the onslaught of dark themes, even if just for a moment.

And then, in the final moment of the album, ANOHNI leaves us with the message “For me / You be free for me”. She has allowed the listener to feel the pain that she feels, but ultimately grants us permission to break through that emotion and push forward with progressive change for both ourselves and our planet.

Favourite track: “Can’t”

May 5, 2023 (Text)

On paper, Fred again.. working with Brian Eno is a very exciting combination, especially if you’ve listened to Fred’s Tiny Desk concert, in which he gorgeously stripped back his tracks, showing off proficient looping skills and expert use of negative space. Those same elements are present on Secret Life, but the album is missing the same magic. Opener “I Saw You” starts strongly, building up a very pretty atmosphere through piano, synths and repeated vocals. Subsequent moments of beauty are sparse – the beautiful but fleeting vocals on “Enough”, the delicate piano on “Trying”. In between these moments ambience that succeeds neither as foreground nor background music, rendering itself as purposeless playlist-filler.

Favourite track: “I Saw You”

April 28, 2023 (EMI)

She is large and in charge, chunky yet funky, bold and beautiful. A winning album, apparently best summarised by a Latrice Royale quote?

She is large (the soaring, back-to-back maximalist arrangements of “Free Yourself” and “Pearls"), and in charge (Jessie’s cunty diva vocals on “Shake The Bottle”). Chunky (“Freak Me Now”’s phat bass-line) yet funky (the bougie-beach-party grooves on the title track and “Beautiful People”). Bold (idk but my head is bald after listening to this album), and beautiful (the choral passages that unfurl over 5 minutes in “Begin Again”, I mean come on). In summary, she is a queen. Crown her.

Favourite track: “Freak Me Now”

March 17, 2023 (Atlantic)

There could be 100 Gecs in a room, but there’s also likely to be 1000 Gecs imitators in the same room. Hyperpop has reached a tipping point, not quite in the mainstream but definitely over-saturated in TikTok Cleaning Hacks videos and C-List pop girl album tracks. It’s a bit exhausting – nobody can do it like SOPHIE could, like A.G. Cook can, like easyFun does every 2-3 years. Thanks to their simple tunes and easy crossover appeal, 100 Gecs turned out to be the easiest pioneer of the genre to imitate.

Thankfully 10,000 Gecs sees the duo zigging while their copycats continue to zag. By diving headfirst into critically-un-acclaimed (misunderstood?) genres like ska, nu-metal and advertising jingles, they’re ducked expectations and derailed the hype train. What’s surprising, but maybe shouldn’t be at this point, is the group’s ability to stack these cognitively dissonant building blocks together into a super-tight overall package, with hooks for days and riffs for weeks.

Can’t wait for them to tackle ambient industrial gospel when they hit 100,000.

Favourite track: “Hollywood Baby”

March 3, 2023 (Method)

All I’m going to say is that if you’ve ever been spat on (or spat on someone else) during sex, and liked it, then you’re probably going to like this album. It’s confronting, boundary-pushing and feels so exhilaratingly human at its core.

Favourite track: “Yum”

March 3, 2023 (Polyvinyl)

Sorry but I found this to be borderline unlistenable. To me, the essence of Xiu Xiu is marrying industrial doom and lyrical gloom with melodically-strong pop sensibilities, which has led to great albums over the years like Fabulous Muscles and Forget. Ignore Grief throws any semblance of accessibility out the window, and so it unfortunately sounds like an angsty teen doing their best job at soundtracking a low-budget sequel to the Slenderman video game.

To try and say something positive, I’m going to plug Dogsbody by Model/Actriz, an industrial dance-punk record with a lead singer doing his best Jamie Stewart impersonation. If you want a Xiu Xiu album from this year that is actually palatable, give it a listen instead.

Favourite track: “The Real Chaos Cha Cha Cha”

100. Ginuwine – “Pony”

99. Pet Shop Boys – “Liberation”

98. Eiffel 65 – “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”

97. Kylie Minogue – “Some Kind Of Bliss”

96. The Cure – “Mint Car”

95. Aphex Twin – “Ptolemy”

94. Black Box – “Ride On Time”

93. Toploader – “Dancing In The Moonlight”

92. R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion”

91. Hole – “Violet”

90. The Notorious B.I.G. – “Juicy”

89. Slowdive – “When The Sun Hits”

88. Elliott Smith – “Needle In The Hay”

87. Bic Runga – “Sway”

86. Ace Of Base – “The Sign”

85. Fiona Apple – “Never Is A Promise”

84. Stardust – “Music Sounds Better With You”

83. Cocteau Twins – “Bluebeard”

82. Lush – “Lovelife”

81. Deee-Lite – “Groove Is In The Heart”

80. CeCe Peniston – “Finally”

79. The Cardigans – “Lovefool”

78. Janet Jackson – “Together Again”

77. Pearl Jam – “Last Kiss”

76. Mariah Carey – “Dreamlover”

75. Crystal Waters – “100% Pure Love”

74. Go West – “The King Of Wishful Thinking”

73. The Smashing Pumpkins – “Disarm”

72. Stars On ’54 – “If You Could Read My Mind”

71. The Sundays – “Here’s Where The Story Ends”

70. Elliott Smith – “Say Yes”

69. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Scar Tissue”

68. Brandy & Monica – “The Boy Is Mine”

67. Céline Dion – “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”

66. Cocteau Twins – “Rilkean Heart (Acoustic)”

65. Sixpence None The Richer – “Kiss Me”

64. The Sundays – “Summertime”

63. Aphex Twin – “Fingerbib”

62. Massive Attack – “Teardrop”

61. Natalie Imbruglia – “Torn”

60. Aaliyah – “Are You That Somebody”

59. Mariah Carey – “Emotions”

58. The Cure – “High”

57. TLC – “Creep”

56. Hole – “Celebrity Skin”

55. Liz Phair – “Never Said”

54. Lauryn Hill – “Doo Top (That Thing)”

53. Placebo – “Every You Every Me”

52. The Notorious B.I.G. (feat. Ma$e & Puff Daddy) – “Mo Money Mo Problems”

51. Mazzy Star – “Fade Into You”

50. Nas (feat. AZ) – “Life’s A Bitch”

49. Underworld – “Born Slippy (Nuxx)”

48. Spin Doctors – “Two Princes”

47. Cornershop – “Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)”

46. Garbage – “When I Grow Up”

45. Foo Fighters – “Everlong”

44. Robin S. – “Show Me Love”

43. Britney Spears – “…Baby One More Time”

42. No Doubt – “Don’t Speak”

41. Mariah Carey – “Honey”

40. Spice Girls – “Wannabe”

39. Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life”

38. Mariah Carey – “All I Want For Christmas Is You”

37. Vitamin C – “Graduation (Friends Forever)”

36. Weezer – “Undone - The Sweater Song”

35. Radiohead – “No Surprises”

34. Whitney Houston – “I Will Always Love You”

33. Sigur Rós – “Svefn-G-Englar”

32. Björk & David Arnold – “Play Dead"

31. My Bloody Valentine – “Soon”

30. Depeche Mode – “Enjoy The Silence”

29. Harvey Danger – “Flagpole Sitta”

28. Foo Fighters – “Learn To Fly”

27. Alanis Morissette – “You Oughta Know”

26. Madonna – “Vogue”

25. Destiny’s Child – “Say My Name”

24. Kylie Minogue – “Better The Devil You Know”

23. Madonna – “Ray Of Light”

22. Moby – “Porcelain”

21. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”

20. The Verve – “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

19. Pavement – “Gold Soundz"

18. blink-182 – “All The Small Things”

17. The Goo Goo Dolls – “Iris”

16. Oasis – “Don’t Look Back In Anger”

15. Björk – “Hyperballad”

14. TLC – “No Scrubs”

13. Mariah Carey – “Fantasy”

12. Yo La Tengo – “Autumn Sweater”

11. Michael Jackson – “Black Or White”

10. Cher – “Believe”

9. Pet Shop Boys – “Being Boring”

8. blink-182 – “Dammit”

7. Björk – “5 Years”

6. Fatboy Slim – “Praise You”

5. Jeff Buckley – “Last Goodbye”

4. The Cranberries – “Dreams”

3. LEN – “Steal My Sunshine”

2. Cocteau Twins – “Heaven Or Las Vegas”

100. Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal – “B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)”

99. PinkPantheress – “Boy’s A Liar”

98. Pusha T (feat. Kanye West & Kid Cudi) – “Rock N Roll”

97. Luna Li – “What You’re Thinking”

96. Martin Courtney – “Corncob”

95. LYZZA – “Eraser”

94. Last Dinosaurs – “Collect Call”

93. Yaya Bey – “Keisha”

92. Bladee & Ecco2K – “White Meadow”

91. Cryalot – “Hurt Me”

90. Bad Boy Chiller Crew (feat. Becce J) – “Always Be My Baby Boy”

89. Orville Peck – “C’mon Baby, Cry”

88. Perfume – “Saisei”

87. Bladee – “I Am Slowly But Surely Losing Hope”

86. Fred again.. – “Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)”

85. Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue”

84. Asian Glow – “The Flag Is Raised”

83. The 1975 – “I’m In Love With You”

82. The Range – “Bicameral”

81. FLO – “Not My Job”

80. CHAI – “Surprise”

79. Hudson Mohawke – “Come A Little Closer”

78. Ethel Cain – “American Teenager”

77. Rosalía – “SAOKO”

76. Sharon Van Etten – “Mistakes”

75. Lizzo – “About Damn Time”

74. Elvis Presley – “Don’t Fly Away (PNAU Remix)”

73. Empath – “Diamond Eyelids”

72. Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

71. Mallrat (feat. Azealia Banks) – “Surprise Me”

70. Nas (feat. A$AP Rocky & DJ Premier) – “Wave Gods”

69. Maggie Rogers – “That’s Where I Am”

68. Superorganism – “On & On”

67. Kaytranada & Anderson .Paak – “Twin Flame”

66. Waxahatchee – “Tomorrow”

65. Jamie xx – “Let’s Do It Again”

64. The Weeknd – “Less Than Zero”

63. Demi Lovato – “29”

62. Planet 1999 – “Crush”

61. Uffie – “Dominoes”

60. IVE – “After Like”

59. Rina Sawayama – “Hold The Girl”

58. Natalia Lafourcade – “Vine Solita”

57. Everything Everything – “My Computer”

56. Gupi – “Spiralcourse”

55. Angel Olsen – “Big Time”

54. Teenage Joans – “Terrible”

53. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – “When The Lights Go”

52. Nosaj Thing (feat. Julianna Barwick) – “Blue Hour”

51. Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”

50. Charlie Puth – “Charlie Be Quiet!”

49. Shawn Mendes – “When You’re Gone”

48. Easyfun – “Audio”

47. Purity Ring – “Graves”

46. Phoenix (feat. Ezra Koenig) – “Tonight”

45. The Knocks (feat. Dragonette) – “Slow Song”

44. Malibu – “So Far Out Of Love”

43. Regina Spektor – “Spacetime Fairytale”

42. Sofia Kourtesis (feat. Manu Chao) – “Estación Esperanza”

41. Parannoul – “그곳에는 낭만이 있다 (Soft Bruise)”

40. Monaleo & Flo Milli – “We Not Humping (Remix)”

39. Mydreamfever – “Moment Is Now”

38. Alex G – “Runner”

37. Empress Of – “Dance For You”

36. Sky Ferreira – “Don’t Forget”

35. Magdalena Bay – “Something For 2 (Cecile Believe Remix)”

34. Guerilla Toss – “Heathen In Me”

33. RAYE & 070 Shake – “Escapism.”

32. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul – “Hey”

31. Flo Milli – “Bed Time”

30. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Wolf”

29. SZA – “Kill Bill”

28. Kendrick Lamar (feat. Sampha) – “Father Time”

27. Charli XCX – “Constant Repeat”

26. Rachika Nayar – “Nausea”

25. Sudan Archives – “Selfish Soul”

24. Years & Years – “Intimacy”

23. Porter Robinson & League Of Legends – “Everything Goes On”

22. Kilo Kish – “American Gurl”

21. Beach House – “Sunset”

20. Jessie Ware – “Free Yourself”

19. Shygirl – “Heaven”

18. Tove Lo – “Grapefruit”

17. Oso Oso – “Computer Exploder”

16. Weyes Blood – “Hearts Aglow”

15. Björk – “Ovule”

14. Beyoncé – “Alien Superstar”

13. Caroline Loveglow – “Zenosyne”

12. Lil Ugly Mane – “Pink & Rose”

11. Mitski – “Love Me More”

10. yeule – “Bites On My Neck”

9. Big Thief – “No Reason”

8. Tomberlin – “Happy Accident”

7. Grace Ives – “Lullaby”

6. Let’s Eat Grandma – “Levitation”

5. Soccer Mommy – “With U”

4. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Surrender My Heart”

3. beabadoobee – “Talk"

2. Alvvays – “Belinda Says”