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Post by TheThorne on Oct 12, 2019 9:28:58 GMT 1
I am away for most of December so I thought we will do it the way the magazines do it and have the year end lists in November, I will have to carry over any that miss out to the 2020 list. I am still making my short list but before that lets have some awards
Best Band of 2019
Foals
Yes we are still waiting for album 2 but everything they have released in 2019 has been immense and they have scored 2 number ones and have had 5 top 5 hits expect to see them high on my year ends.
Best Female Vocalist
Hatchie
She started by scoring a few minor hits and she just got bigger and bigger for me. Her gorgeous mix of 80s pop, madchester beats and shoegaze was infectious and the album 'Keepsake' is going to be a lost classic. I have to say I was a little bit obessed with her.
Best Male Vocalist
Sam Fender
This is a no brainer, he had hits in 2018 but 2019 is when he really became an exciting artist. Sam Fender delivered a brilliant album. taking in influences such as Bruce Springsteen, Gaslight anthem and most notably War On Drugs. He also wrote songs that really made you think about the world we live in.
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Post by TheThorne on Oct 12, 2019 9:32:02 GMT 1
Best Newcomer
Hot Milk
Rarely does a new rock band come fully formed but that is precisely what happened with Hot Milk. They were getting huge support slots before they even released a single and that debut single is possibly my song of the year. Blending emo, hardcore and 10s pop they are a rock band for 2020. They have released a near perfect EP called 'Are You Feeling Alive?' cant wait to see them live and hear their debut album in 2020.
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Post by TheThorne on Oct 12, 2019 9:43:34 GMT 1
Best Album of 2019
Bring Me The Horizon - AMO
2019 hasn't been a classic year for albums, to be honest most of my favourite bands and artists haven't released one yet, just strings of singles and EPs. We have to go way back to the start of the year for this brilliant album. Just every genre you can do all crammed into a brilliant rock album.
Runners Ups
Fontaines DC - Dogrel Dinosaur Pile Up - Celebrity Mansions
Best Dance Track
Georgia - About Work The Dancefloor
Best Rnb Hip Hop Track of 2019
Lizzo - Juice
Best Pop Hit
Billie Eilish - bad guy
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Post by TheThorne on Oct 12, 2019 9:49:37 GMT 1
Best Rock song of 2019
Dinosaur Pile Up - Back Foot
Best Indie/Alternative Rock track of 2019
Starcrawler - Hollywood Ending
Best Comeback Record of 2019
Blink 182 - 9
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Post by TheThorne on Oct 12, 2019 10:08:32 GMT 1
Special Awards
Favourite old song that was new to me in 2019
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Silliest video of 2019
DUNE RATS – No Plans
Best throwback song of 2019
Royal Republic - Anna-Leigh
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 2, 2019 17:45:15 GMT 1
Many of those songs will reappear later but we are cutting off the year at November 1st and many big songs will carry over to 2020 from now on. I will include Nov-Dec 2019 in the best of 10s list though when it is made. Here are the first ten to kick us of 300 Hourglvss _ Johnny #36 Dream pop girl duo this was their 2nd single. Think Warpaint! 299 Holy Ship - Tau #20 www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1_OaNiBJF0Swedish psychedelic shoegaze band. Think Spiritualized! 298 The Xcerts - Ready To Call #31 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRo9r8qf0sc1st single taken from their a forthcoming 5th album from the Aberdeen alt rock band. 297 Bear's Den - Crow #31 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtdkqvdIwiw4th track released from the third album 'So that you might hear me' 296 Bear Hands - Blue Lips (feat. Ursula Rose #32 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_smMsrzEhp0Lead single from the US indie rock band's 4th album with a very Twenty One Pilots vibe
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 2, 2019 17:53:46 GMT 1
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 3, 2019 17:29:35 GMT 1
290 Bastille - Those Nights #27 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eLittIRa8AFourth single taken from their album 'Doom Days' 289 Young the Giant: Heat of the Summer #40 Best song from them for ages and it underachieved in my chart, third single taken from their 2018 album 'Mirror Master'. 288 Saint PHNX - Death of Me #26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqnNOot0-hkAnother one of those Imagine Dragons type bands that are everywhere right now. I assumed they were US but seemingly they are Scottish! 287 Blossoms - I've Seen The Future #34 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EELWND4KG3QLast single taken from their 2018 album 'Cool Like You' 286 Ten Tonnes - Lucy #27 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhC7QNQd4PQThe last single released from George Ezra's brother debut album.
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 3, 2019 17:37:18 GMT 1
285 Swervedriver - The Lonely Crowd Fades in the Air #26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3f6E4P7TdMWelcome return of one of the best shoegaze bands of the 90s. 284 SWMRS: Lose Lose Lose #31 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JX9lwv5YgAOne of the best pop punk bands around, think the We are Scientists form of punk. More to come from them later. 283 Drenge - Never See The Signs #27 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugPGiENCN_s&t=134sAnother great band that sadly folded in 2019, 'Strange Creatures' was a very good album. 282 Stand Atlantic - Toothpick #27 This was an unexpected gorgeous ballad from the Aussie pop punkers. A real grower. 281 The Black Keys - Eagle Birds #30 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImK1NHbrkxgA grat taken their long awaited 2019 album 'Let's Rock' , they have much better too come.
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 4, 2019 19:47:01 GMT 1
280 Tacocat - The Joke of Life #27 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J6CDcnrAlUVery 80s tinged ska pop from Seattle 279 Jimmy Eat World - 555 #30 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU-TZiVVaTECurrent single and a very different sound for them, you could actually see this in the mainstream top 40. 278 Beabadoobee -Space Cadet #23 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaPlbMmnh9cTitle track taken from her brilliant 'Space Cadet' EP This is like early Snow Patrol in sound. 277 Do Nothing - Gangs #29 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fonStsH5g-gNow somebody completely new for fans of Talking Heads or Parquet Courts or even The Fall, these guys are from Nottingham. 276 Two Door Cinema Club - Satellite #34 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6yVZoz36yAYou know what you are getting with these guys top notch indie pop 275 Body Type - Palms #24 Another brand new band this is taken from their debut EP 'Body Type'. Just classic jingly jangly indie!
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 4, 2019 19:54:19 GMT 1
274 Hatchie - Without A Blush #29 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ELnVRJMFhwFirst appearance of many from the brilliant 90s revivalist pop singer. For fans of Wolf Alice or Pale Waves. 273 Starcrawler - She Gets Around #30 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmhUvGkX_PwAnother one of my bands of the year.. This is much more grunge/nu-metal than the songs they still have to come. 272 MUNA - Taken #40 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTreaPqgrPQThis one really underachieved, a classic situation of grat becoming a single at the wrong time, this is lovely. 271 Simple Creatures - Strange Love #25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAGuAFzicm0First appearance for the Mike Hoppus of Blink 182 and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low project. 270 CLEWS - Crushed #16 More noisy indie girls, think we will be hearing a lot from this duo in 2020
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 5, 2019 18:39:42 GMT 1
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 5, 2019 18:46:53 GMT 1
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Nov 6, 2019 13:28:03 GMT 1
Good start, loads here I'm going to have in my top 400
Just been adding every song that got into my top 10 into a playlist and have nearly 200 songs already so a pretty good start, although im neglecting my 90's retro chart to get this prepped, I intend to get it finished before march 2020 this time, great idea starting early with you being busy in December
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 6, 2019 20:19:58 GMT 1
Yeh although its annoying the songs that will miss out now like Creeper! 259 Yours Truly - I Can't Feel #24 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxRDfVFSD3MMore pop/punk from Australia, we will hear more from them later. 258 Anavae - Not Enough #26 Now a new band to get excited for, they will be big in 2020 and yes its more female fronted rock but there is jut something intersting about these guys. 257 Grimes & i_o - Violence #29 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9SGYBHY0qsNot on the same level as 'I Appreciate Power' but she is one of the best things in pop today! 256 Hot Chip - Melody of Love #30 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8oUBqyz4q8First appearance for them taken from their album 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy' 255 Temples - Hot Motion #24 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpzCM3ozg-8Temples haven't done as well with this record for me, this is their biggest song for me of 2019
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 9, 2019 8:56:36 GMT 1
254 Friendly Fires - Lack Of Love #19 www.youtube.com/watch?v=smIlSyJbDWQNon-album club comeback single for Friendly Fires, much better as to come. 253 Two Door Cinema Club - Talk #27 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsaz72OBT9sMore indie pop as you expect from two Door. 252 Potty Mouth - Starry Eyes #29 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAtpJ7JwazcMuch more pop and slower track from the punk girls, its almost like a girl version of Weezer 251 Weezer - High As A Kite #19 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH7XhHEb-ckSpeaking of which, we have teh alst singel taken from the 'Black Album' 250 Heart Attack Man - "Fake Blood" #13 This was one of those songs i heard just once on Daniel P Carter and though what an awesome pop/punk song. This is taken from the Ohio band's second album.
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 9, 2019 9:04:54 GMT 1
249 Otherkin - Tombstone #18 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCpau5OSiUInto the top 250 and we a bit of dark surf rock from the sadly disbanded Dublin band. 248 Sundara Karma - Higher States #17 Sundara Karma are chameleons who pick up influences from many bands and one day they may settle on a sound, this one they have been listening to Bring Me The Horizon for sure but the vocal is pure Sundara. 247 FOALS - Into The Surf #28 www.youtube.com/watch?v=itVDaqZz2cINot the biggest hit Foals have ever had but they still had 'The Runner' in my top 10 so this was always going to struggle, probably the most melancholy single they released in 2019. 246 Dream State - Hand In Hand #22 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWPYcbsvsyg1st single taken from their debut album 'Primrose Path' following 2 EPs
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 9, 2019 9:11:54 GMT 1
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 9, 2019 9:19:09 GMT 1
240 Boniface - Wake Me Back Up #21 www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HkKO82QE0This was a late arrival to my chart, just classic 80s influenced indie pop. 239 Tame Impala - Borderline #18 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpbblMR_jUoThis was a stand alone single but will now feature on their new album 'The Slow Rush' 238 Billie Eilish - bury a friend #35 Where to we start with Billie, the phenomenon of 2019 and her previous single was probably my favourite uncharted song of 2018. I feel she should be bigger in my chart though, her arguably better single 'Bad Girl' didn't make the cut. 237 blink-182 - Happy Days #18 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahgkSf8qCd4Grat single taken from Blink 182's brilliant new album 'Nine' 236 Dinosaur Pile Up - K West #16 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSTI-MlWfgARadio single taken from another of my albums of the year.
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Post by TheThorne on Nov 9, 2019 9:25:52 GMT 1
235 Valeras - Ricochet (Nunca MorirĂ¡) #16 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY0t4VkkmpAOne of a group of girl fronted bands who release good but not amazing songs in 2019 that all do pretty well in my chart see also YONAKA and Anteros. Decent guitar pop. 234 SOAK - Knock Me Off My Feet #16 This is a lovely single taken from the Irish singer-0songwriters new album 'Grim Town' 233 The Futureheads - Jekyll #22 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VN8fkUzGUMVery unexpected return and what an angry one from the Sunderland band 232 YONAKA: Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow #29 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KqIqVLABgoNow signed to Fueled By Ramen this Brighton rock band are tipped for big things. 231 Feeder - Daily Habit #19 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngPXEfRrsYoThink Feeder have made their best album in a decade in 2019, we will have much more from this higher up.
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