Snow still keeps falling, so it might as well still be January. Here are roughly 100 tracks from my January sessions. I have to go out and shovel some snow so I don’t have time to talk about the songs all that much. You will simply have to settle for the music. But take my word for it. There’s gold on this list!
Best new albums were delivered by Work Drugs, Lana Del Rey, Beeches (EP), Dua Lipa, Emmit Fenn, The Preatures, Talos and Luke Sital-Singh.
Other artists are;
Arcade Fire, Passion Pit, Boo Seeka, First Aid Kit, Coldplay, Frankie Rose, Foster The People, Lola Marsh, Arkells, Albin Lee Meldau, A Beautiful Friend, Krista Siegfrids, Nadja Evelina, Oskar Linnros, Mondo Cozmo, Blonder, Avicii, Fast Romantics, Dan Croll, Christopher, Coast Modern, John Joseph Brill, Declan McKenna, Smallpools, The Districts, TeamMate, The Real Numbers. Fionn Regan, The Tallest Man on Earth, Kirin J Calinan, Pajala Truck co, Sol Flare, Fountaineer, Goss, Yukon Blonde, Corridor, Hayden Calnin, Tora, Hot Spoke, Jay Pray, The Jungle Giants, The Kite String Tangle, Kyle Lionhart, London Grammar, Luke Christopher, Maximo Park, MISSIO, Softer Still, and more…
Here are my top 12 songs this month;
Singapore-based melodic bedroom-pop.
1. Sobs – Girl
Cinematic songwriter songscapes.
2. Emmit Fenn – Blinded
Edinburgh 4-piece indie.
3. Beeches – Redline
4. Dua Lipa feat. Miguel – Lost in your light
Twin Shadow vibes
5. Chain Gang Of 1974 – Wallflowers
Like a Sacha Baron Cohen character Nick Cave wannabe.
6. Kirin J Calinan – S.A.D
Danish jangle.
7. Luster – You’ve got the heat
In the footsteps of Blood Orange and Bipolar Sunshine.
8. Kwaye – Cool Kids
Philadelphia dream pop.
9. Work Drugs – Magic in the night
Feelgood r’n’b from Stockholm.
10. Marlene – Next to me
Second album Time is a riddle out by this fantastic singer songwriter who breaths new life into an tired genre.