The 20 songs I’ve been listening to and loving most this year.
20. Doe ‘Unrested’
19. EMA ‘So Blonde’
18. I Break Horses ‘Medicine Brush’
17. Little Arrow ‘Spider’
16. Little Big League ‘Boyish’
15. The History of Apple Pie ‘Keep Wondering’
I can’t find a video or sound cloud file for this one. It’s worth tracking down though. This is their Facebook page.
14. Cut Ribbons ‘In the Rain’
13. Marthas and Arthurs ‘Diamonds Between Her Thighs’
12. Gulp ‘Seasoned Sun’
11. The Midnight Pine ‘Trouble in the Blood’
10. Free Swim ‘Fine Women’
9. Then Thickens ‘Any Other Thing’
I can’t find a video or sound file for this one. Here’s their Facebook page.
8. Mark Lanegan Band ‘Seventh Day’
7. Perfume Genius ‘Queen’
6. Manic Street Preachers ‘The View from Stow Hill
An intimate song that says such a lot about my home town.
5. Dum Dum Girls ‘Evil Blooms’
4. Sharon Van Etten ‘Your Love is Killing Me’
Intense and immense.
3. French for Rabbits ‘The Other Side’
2. Moodoïd ‘La Lune’
1. The Joy Formidable ‘Yn Rhydiau’r Afon’
Nice choices. Gulp and Joy Formidable suggest you may be interested in Focus Wales 2015, always a great place to catch great bands