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Best Songs Of 2015

Hey kids,

The year is coming to a close and I’m sitting here looking back on another year of blogging; another year of so many great tunes.

It’s always a challenge to try and sum up your year in one playlist. Here’s my best attempt, with my favourite songs of 2015 (via Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube and new streaming site Playmoss). In my playlist I feature the likes of Leon Bridges, Day Wave, Big Data, Jack Garratt, Steven. A Clark, and many more.

*Note: This is not meant to be a Top 50 list where #1 is my favourite song. I love them all the same, plus the songs had to go in some order.

Signing off for 2015,

Chris

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Best Of 2015 (Soundcloud) / Best Of 2015 (Spotify) / Best Of 2015 (Youtube) / Best Of 2015 (Playmoss)

1. Favela – “Gong”
2. Leon Bridges – “Better Man”
3. Day Wave – “Drag”
4. Borns – “Electric Love”
5. Jack Garratt – “Weathered”
6. Beck – “Dreams”
7. Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better”
8. EXGF – “We Are The Hearts”
9. CHVRCHES – “Clearest Blue”
10. Kalle Mattson – “Avalanche”
11. Ben Khan – “Blade (Tidal Wave Of Love)”
12. Jose Gonzalez – “Leaf Off / The Cave”
13. Kate Boy – “Midnight Sun”
14. Bravestation – “Haven”
15. Christine And The Queens – “Tilted”
16. Martin Crane – “Physical Therapy”
17. ON AN ON – “Drifting”
18. Ryn Weaver – “The Fool”
19. Satellite Stories – “Heartbeat”
20. Austin Basham – “See You Soon”
21. Foxtrott – “Driven”
22. Hot Chip – “Dancing In The Dark”
23. j.viewz – “Don’t Pull Away”
24. Zibra – “Wasted Days”
25. Niki & The Dove – “Play It On My Radio”
26. Big Data – “Clean”
27. RAC – “One House”
28. City Calm Down – “Rabbit Run”
29. Passion Pit – “Lifted Up”
30. Refs – “Pain Goes Away”
31. Moon King – “Apocalypse”
32. Mt. Wolf – “Red”
33. The Wombats – “Give Me A Try”
34. Young Empires – “Uncover Your Eyes”
35. Panama Wedding – “Infinite High”
36. The Japanese House – “Teeth”
37. Ra Ra Riot – “Water”
38. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Multi-Love”
39. Rebecca Clements – “Pure Wasted”
40. Seoul – “The Line”
41. Will Joseph Cook – “Message”
42. The Elwins – “Show Me How To Move”
43. Vance Joy – “Fire And The Flood”
44. Sorcha Richardson – “Petrol Station”
45. Yukon Blonde – “Saturday Night”
46. Stone Cold Fox – “Sold”
47. Kassassin Street – “To Be Young”
48. Tanlines – “Slipping Away”
49. Steven A. Clark – “Can’t Have”
50. The Tallest Man On Earth – “Sagres”

Indie Music Filter: Best Of July 2015 (PLAYLISTS)

Playlists are in! Pick your platform of choice (Soundcloud, Rdio and Spotify) and get listening to what rocked the blogs last month (featuring Favela, CHVRCHES, Sego, Born Ruffians and many more).

Best of July 2015: Playlist (Rdio) / Best of July 2015: Playlist (Soundcloud) / Best of July 2015: Playlist (Spotify)

Video: “Fire and the Flood” by Vance Joy

“Fire and the Flood” by Vance Joy. The new single is featured on a special edition release of his LP Dream Your Life Away, which is available everywhere July 24th.

Best Songs Of 2014

It’s been another great year for new music, 2014 did not disappoint at all. This post is always my favourite one to put together, the problem is always trying to keep the number of songs down. I settled on 50 tracks (listed here in playlist order, not a ranking) that rocked my year, take a look below and agree, disagree, discover of just hit play. As usual, I did my best to make these playlists on soundcloud, spotify, rdio, youtube and this year on Dropmark (which I use for saving videos). For those who like to watch your playlists, try out my collection.

1. The War On Drugs – “Red Eyes”
2. Jungle – “Busy Earnin'”
3. Saintseneca – “Happy Alone”
4. Ryn Weaver – “OctaHate”
5. Broods – “L.A.F”
6. Death From Above 1979 – “Trainwreck 1979”
7. Brolin – “Swim Deep”
8. Bastille vs Haim – “Bite Down”
9. Moscow Metro – “Future Fades”
10. Austin Basham – “All Is Well”
11. Alvvays – “Archie, Marry Me”
12. Sego – “Wicket Youth”
13. Ghost Beach – “Moon Over Japan”
14. Sucre – “Young And Free”
15. Strand Of Oaks – “Shut In”
16. Lowell – “The Bells”
17. Arkells – “Come To Light”
18. Nate Eiesland – “Drifting”
19. Future Islands – “Seasons (Waiting On You)”
20. Ben Khan – “Youth”
21. Prinze George – “Make Me”
22. Bombay Bicycle Club – “Luna”
23. Sylvan Esso – “Coffee”
24. Caribou – “Can’t Do Without You”
25. Fickle Friends – “Swim”
26. Snakadaktal – “The Sun II”
27. Old Man Canyon – “Wiser”
28. Chad VanGaalen – “Monster”
29. Cloud Nothings – “I’m Not Part Of Me”
30. Skaters – “Miss Teen Massachusetts”
31. Spoon – “Inside Out”
32. Haerts – “Giving Up”
33. Kevin Drew – “You In Your Were”
34. Wye Oak – “Glory”
35. SOHN – “Artifice”
36. Hey Rosetta! – “Kintsukuroi”
37. Wolf Saga – “You Only Live Once (Strokes Cover) feat. Lyon”
38. Seoul – “Stay With Us”
39. Panama Wedding – “All Of The People”
40. Magic Man – “It All Starts Here”
41. Phoria – “Atomic”
42. Vance Joy – “Mess Is Mine”
43. New Pornographers – “Brill Bruisers”
44. Tove Lo – “Habits (Stay High)”
45. Prides – “Messiah”
46. Operators – “True ”
47. Snowmine – “Tidal Wave”
48. Still Parade – “Beach”
49. Breakfast In Fur – “Shape”
50. Odesza – “Say My Name (feat. Zyra)”

BEST SONGS OF 2014 (RDIO PLAYLIST) / BEST SONGS OF 2014 (SOUNDCLOUD PLAYLIST) / BEST SONGS OF 2014 (SPOTIFY PLAYLIST) / BEST SONGS OF 2014 (YOUTUBE PLAYLIST) / BEST SONGS OF 2014 (DROPMARK VIDEO PLAYLIST)

Video: “Mess Is Mine” by Vance Joy (Blackbox Session)

I’ve been listening to a good amount of Vance Joy‘s album Dream Your Life Away lately, which is a pretty fantastic album. Although, I find myself hitting skip on his now overplayed “Riptide”, while staying on track 2 (“Mess Is Mine”) for more than one listen before going on to track 3. While he was in Toronto, he stopped by Indie88’s Collective Arts Black Box to do a performance of a stripped down “Mess Is Mine”. Check it out.