Top 15 Songs of 2017 PT. I
Back (hopefully for a bit longer) with another one! In this post I’m gonna focus on songs that I’ve heard as singles or specific songs from albums I liked that I’ve felt strong about in comparison to the rest of the album. The songs won’t necessarily be from releases that came out this year, just music I’ve discovered this year! The genres will be varied, so prepare for a roller coaster ride! Hope you guys enjoy the selections:
15- Get Away - Andrew Huang
Andrew Huang is a producer I’ve been following on Youtube for a while now, I’m not the biggest fan of his music (or this type of music to be honest) as much as I am a fan of his creativity, ingenuity, and workflow. The guy and the way he makes music is super inspiring.
This song is one of his tracks that caught my ear. I love the way the bass sounds fat and creamy, the beat is pretty cool, and the chorus just gets to me in ways a lot of the music I usually listen to don’t. Check out his awesome channel here!
14- Ain’t Got Time - Tyler, the Creator
I’ve been a fan of Tyler for a while, to me he is undoubtedly one of the greatest Rappers/Hip-Hop producers of our era, although I haven’t been following his releases, his new album hit recently and this song is by far my favourite in the album! The production on it reminds me so much of old school Timbaland beats, but it’s still got that Tyler wierdness! The lyrics are absolutely great, I love his wordplay and delivery.
13- Iambic Poetry 5 - Shobaleader One & Squarepusher
I love the fusion of anything jazzy with electronic music, and this album is a product of that. This track has been a “Drive back home with a smile on your face” kind of song for me, I would love nothing but to blast this late at night on my way back. I love the ambiance of the guitar and keys while the drums and bass do these cool little complex fills and neat fiddles here and there.
12- Tekken Tag Tournament OST: Yoshimitsu
It’s mental how this has ended up on this list, but the track is an absolute banger. The first Tekken Tag game was probably the least I played from the series, but this track was always something I remembered. I heard it once again this year and went absolutely crazy about it! I mean the beat is just super hard, and the weird ambient stuff in the back sounds like something that’s half musical, half mechanical. The old school Tekken sound is so unique because it just feels like it belonged to no specific era, there’s a blend of a lot of kind of sounds that you can’t really pinpoint to a time in electronic music history (to me at least). I love this track.
(might even maybe do a remix someday)
11 - I Am Not Here - VOLA
I stumbled upon this track by mistake, and it took me in from the first second. The beginning is so strong and aggressive but then the song takes a completely different direction and just makes everything so dreamy and smooth. The chorus is amazing and I love singing along to it!
