In absolutely no order and off the top of my head:
1. La Ritournelle – Sebastien Tellier – best lateral drumming ever, lush
strings, beautiful swelling emotion, all delivered in between tokes on a
gitane.
2. This is How We walk on the moon – Johanna Billing – so cyclic and
beautiful, and a haunting vocal, it somehow seems to work as a soundtrack to
anything.
3. Better Than Love – HURTS – because its so incredibly infectious, cleverly
produced and brilliantly sung by the golden throated Mr. Hutchcraft.
4. Seven – Fever Ray – (The Twelves Remix) - I am obsessed with this song,
and this remix was a recent find, i have it on repeat at least four times at
the gym before I move on to something else. Her way of using simple melodies
and lyrics is so directly appealing and easy. She’s a big inspiration in
many ways.
5. Ivo – Cocteau Twins – Guitars from a warped medieval planet, cheap drum
machine, weird phonetic vocal noises. Sounds like a nightmare on paper, but
TOTES AMAZE on the ears.
6. Superstylin – Groove Armada – having watched from side of stage as M.A.D
delivers this beauty to crowds of thousands all over the world, the
excitement and sheer happiness it brings people is something of humbling
beauty. SUPA-STYLIN!
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