I don't often put together lists of my albums of the year or singles in this case because sometimes I think they can become quite exhaustive, but I was asked to put together my own top 10 for the student paper alongside the rest of the contributors for the music section. A top 20 was then worked out from everyone's suggestions. My choices of Foe, Local Natives and Everything Everything made it in there so that's why they have a brief description below!
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| Published in T'Hud |
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| Published in T'Hud |
Taken from her deliciously grungy debut, Bad Dream Hotline, The Black Lodge is emblematic of what Hannah Clark excels in. Her gory-fuelled lyrical tales are disguised by an ethereal vocal that serves as an artifice for this sinister Hansel and Gretel-esque imagining. It’s embellished with a tribal drum beat that immerses you in her fantastical musings and remains captivating with every listen.
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| Photo Source 2. The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather
Picking up where their previous effort, Gorilla Manor
left off, LA’s Local Natives have tightened the foundations that made their
debut so beautiful. Their sumptuous harmonies have always been their forte, and
on ‘Breakers’ they rush in and grip you like a drowning man clinging onto his life
jacket. The militant drum beats that can be heard on fan favourite, Wide
Eyes make a welcome return and help to create 4 minutes of bliss.
Opening with some frenetic spluttering, the Mancunian band
certainly know how to return from a two year hiatus in style. ‘Cough Cough’
meanders from the frantic to the down tempo in seamless transitions when Jonathon
Higgs sings, “and that Eureka moment hits you like a cop car”. It’s instantly catchy and hummable resulting
in its potential to become fairly irritating once it gets stuck in your head –
as I’m sure it will.
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