10 Tracks, in no particular order
MIDNIGHT CITY – M83
Shh, don’t let the indie blogosphere hear; but we thought the rest of this album was just OK at best. Shame cos from what we’ve read you’re all hearing something much better than us. Still, this is an absolute don of a song and rightly deserves its inclusion here.
FAR NEARER – Jamie XX
When we heard that the guy who plays finger pads from the XX was doing some kind of post dubstep electro and it had Caribbean drums on it we thought it sounded too good to be true. Thankfully everything about this song lives up to the hype.
CHEATED MYSELF – Delzz
Don’t let the fact that Wiley has been giving her shout-outs put you off, there is a lot to like about this young newcomer from the Bow E3 scene. Her first single proper, Secrets and Lies is out soon but we haven’t been able to stop listening to this diamond in the rough cut since we first heard it earlier this year. http://www.facebook.com/DelzzArtist
ORDINARY THINGS - XXXY
Surprising that this wasn’t bigger when it was released, its an absolute killer and another definite reason why in XXXY we’ve got one of the best producers in the UK right now. Guy can spin some records too.
YONKERS – Tyler the creator
You’ve all heard this tune by now, you’ve all read the hype and made your minds up one way or the other. Gotta say we are a bit bored by OFWGKTA over at BV these days but never the less no one can deny 2011 was Tyler & the gang's year so feel this standout track needed a showing at the very least.
VIDEO GAMES – Lana Del Rey
*See above
FEVER – Stay+
Ghostly wails over a pulsing beginning slowly build to one of the best, hands in the air pay offs ever at about 1.30m, proving that these guys aren’t just about clever internet games but can really write some tuuuuuune.
BEST THING I NEVER HAD – Beyonce
Maybe a curve ball but we dont care. We never said this was an indie blog or a cutting edge blog. Its a blog about good music and other stuff we like. And who here doesnt get their swag on when they hear a bit of Bey? Really? We loved this when we caught it at Glastonbury this year and it seems to get better with every listen.
AS YOUNG AS YESTERDAY – Korallreven
An amazing song sadly let down by the rest of the recent album. Nevertheless this track alone secures a little place in our hearts for Koralleven with hope of them matching the blissed out grooviness of this again sometime soon.
BETTER OFF ALONE – Salem
What can you say when you first hear Salem are covering Alice Deejay? Well, that it will no doubt be really pony or pretty damn amazing. Thankfully we think the witch house (now 4 piece?) have pulled it off. This skewed and distorted twist on the trance classic sits very well with us and gets us more than a little excited about the band’s follow up to last year’s King Night.
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