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2014 Songs of the Year: Part Three - 40 through 31

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40. Girls - Slow Magic

 

39. Blue Veins - LSBV

 

38. All We Need - ODESZA feat. Shy Girls

 

37. Swim - Fickle Friends

 

36. Strange Feeling - Panama

 

35. Flame - Ronya

 

34. Never Catch Me - Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar

 

33. Break Free - Ariana Grande feat. Zedd

 

32. Fame - The Acid

 

31. Heaven, How Long - East India Youth


2014 Songs of the Year: Part Two - 50 through 41

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50. Slow Build - The Range

 

49. Lighting Sparked - Dillon

 

48. Kind Of…Sometimes…Maybe - Jessie Ware

 

47. Girl - Jamie xx

 

46. Sick Beat - Kero Kero Bonito

 

45. Call My Name - Haerts

 

44. Pretty Girls - Little Dragon

 

43. A Place Called Space - The Juan Maclean

 

42. Never Work For Free - Tennis

 

41. Pieces - Paperwhite


2014 Songs of the Year: Part One - 60 through 51

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It's that time of year and as always I'm a little late out of the gate (blame the fact that advertising, my day job, doesn't make compiling this sort of list in December particularly easy!)

I didn't do a songs list last year but as I've focused more on posting one off tracks in 2014 it felt much more relevant. I'm going with a top 60 format and will be posting ten every day or so, then I will look to cover the top ten albums of the year.

I won't comment on these early ones (I just don't have the time sadly!) but where possible I've included a free streaming link or video, otherwise I expect a Spotify player.

Finally before we dive in, I wanted to call out four songs that very nearly made it but just missed out. Stills by Panes, Restless by Oyinda (big hopes for 2015!), Levitation by Marz Léon and Everything We Touch by Say Lou Lou. And with that, on to the list...

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60. Mess On A Mission - Liars

 

59. Hold Me - JJ

 

58. Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) - Run The Jewels feat. Zack De La Rocha

 

57. Summer Jorts (Some Cats Still Do) - Lockah

 

56. Origins - Max Cooper

 

55. Let Me Down Gently - La Roux

 

54. Heroine - The Night VI

 

53. Johnny and Mary - Todd Terje

 

52. Getaway - EBY feat. IIRIS

 

51. Oasis - Alpines

More to follow...

Video: Friday Night - The Grizzly Folk

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This hit my inbox in a moment introspection on Friday night, as I was on the train home, and it probably benefitted from the perfect timing... But having gone back to it a couple of times since it still tugs at my heart strings.

The song is a heartfelt ballad about waiting patiently for someone returning from a long trip. The video was a collaboration between The Grizzly Folk and Three Mobile. To celebrate the launch of the iPhone 6 they decided to see what kind of music video they could film and edit entirely on the phone itself, and this is the result. You can see some good use of the phone's hyperlapse and slow motion capabilities in here but it also perfectly captures the feel of London now that the weather has turned - something made possible by how quickly you can produce this kind of thing on a phone these days.

Anyway, lovely song and a nice little video.

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