So… even by sticking to the usual rules (no tracks by the same artist – apart from guest appearances), and by being fairly ruthless with some overplayed pop hits that I liked a lot but didn’t feel like writing about again, I still couldn’t fit my tracks of the year into a top 50. For [...]
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Top 75 tracks, 2010, part 1
Posted: 7th December 2010 by MV in Future HitsTags: aeroplane, allo darlin', big moi, ceo, fake blood, goldfrapp, janelle monae, kano, lucky soul, magic kids, marina and the diamonds, mia, mystery jets, of montreal, penguin prison, school of seven bells, singles of 2010, sophie ellis-bextor, spark, the magic theatre, the pains of being pure at heart, the ruby suns, top 75, tracks of 2010, twin shadow, twin sister, violens, wild nothing
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I’m still really not sure about the new MIA. OK, I am – I don’t really like it. Not hugely controversial as an opinion, that. I do quite like this track though. It’s kind of an extended shrug with a tune, which I guess is what MIA does well. No huge boundaries being broken down [...]
2010 Spotify Playlist – Update #1
Posted: 28th July 2010 by MV in Future Hits, Releases, new entriesTags: caribou, donae'o, everything everything, future hits playlist, karl x johan, m.i.a., magnetic man, mia, new music spotify playlists, ost & kjex, playlists, princess nyah, quadron, rose elinor dougall, spotify, spotify playlists, toddla t
Every year, since 2008, I’ve kept a rolling playlist on Spotify of the latest and greatest singles/tunes/tracks of that year. My 2010 list is now up to 140 (relatively) carefully selected gems, which will feed into my annual top 50 in December. You can subscribe to it by heading here. I sometimes feel I invest [...]
New Releases 24th March 2008
Posted: 31st March 2008 by MV in ReleasesTags: black keys, estelle, kanye west, kate nash, long blondes, mia, snoop dogg, uk releases
Single of the Week: MIA – Paper Planes This song actually feels like it’s been around forever now. Thankfully it’s finally seeing a physical single release, and so I can finally award it its thoroughly deserved Single of the Week. You’ve almost certainly heard it by now, and if you haven’t, well, click the link [...]