Another teaser from all-star indie group boygenius‘ second album, ‘Not Strong Enough,’ is this week’s #1 in the loop. The latest tracks by Jayda G and The Blessed Madonna feat. The Joy complete the Top 3.
Benny Sings feat. Remi Wolf‘s new track is the highest new entry. Followed by new songs by Fever Ray; 100 gecs; JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown; Lana Del Rey; Amaarae; Kali Uchis feat. Don Toliver; The New Pornographers; GloRilla with Lil Durk; BERWYN; Busy Signal & M24; Everything But The Girl; Sofia Kourtesis; Carlos Jean feat. Villano Antillano; Adelphi Music Factory; GAYLE; Yves Tumor; The Chemical Brothers… and the return of yet another electronic diva Alison Goldfrapp. Check this week’s loop in full here.
A very European edition of the loop with Italian star Elodie, one of this year’s San Remo contestants, getting to the top of the loop with her catchy hit ‘Due.’ The latest tracks by Kara Jackson and Latto feat. LU KALA complete the Top 3.
After a rather tepid latest effort, French chanteuse Christine and the Queens‘s new track is the highest new entry. Followed by new songs by Lucy Dacus; Angel Olsen; Dijon; Sleaford Mods; Creep Show; Rachika Nayar; bar italia; Queralt Lahoz; Indigo De Souza; Avalon Emerson; DEBBY FRIDAY; Jana Horn; Rickie Lee Jones; TOWA TEI feat. Yukihiro Takahashi and TINA TAMASHIRO; A Boogie Wit da Hoodie feat. Mariah the Scientist… and the return of electronic diva Róisín Murphy collaborating with DJ Koze. Check this week’s loop in full here.
Asheville singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza is this week’s #1 in our loop with her indie power ballad ‘Younger and Dumber,’ anticipating her forthcoming new album. The latest tracks by Jessie Ware and Yo La Tengo complete the Top 3.
Another teaser from all-female indie “supergroup” boygenius‘s second album is the highest new entry. Followed by new tracks by Jayda G; The Blessed Madonna feat. The Joy; Madison McFerrin; SZA feat. Phoebe Bridgers; The National; Caroline Polachek; Alison Goldfrapp feat. Paul Woolford; The Weeknd feat. Ariana Grande; Water From Your Eyes; Dominique A; Russ Millions feat. Noizy; Rondodasosa & Capo Plaza; Mach-Hommy feat. Tha God Fahim; The Reds, Pinks and Purples; Yves Tumor; Decisive Pink; Sparks; Surfin’ Bichos; Jacques Greene; Rodney Crowell feat. Jeff Tweedy; Fred again.. feat. The Streets and Dermot Kennedy; La Casa Azul and a Nick Drake cover by Fontaines D.C. from a soon to be released tribute album. Check this week’s loop in full here.
Alternative rock and Americana band from Sheville, North Carolina, Wednesday are this week´s #1 in the loop with their latest single ‘Chosen to Deserve.’ The latest tracks anticipating two of the most awaited albums of the year, Fever Ray and GloRilla, respectively complete the Top 3.
Lana Del Rey´s lenghty new song is the highest new entry. Followed by new tracks by Janelle Monáe feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80; 100 gecs feat. Laura Les & Dylan Brady; Kelela; The Blessed Madonna feat. Jamie Principle; Skrillex feat. Missy Elliott & Mr. Oizo; Tanukichan feat. Enumclaw; Liv.e; Flume feat. Panda Bear; BENEE; Léa Sen; Tove Lo; Naomi Sharon; Esther Rose; beabadoobee; Bryce Vine; Latto feat. LU KALA… and the latest by up and coming Latin star YEИDRY. Check this week’s loop in full here.
Electronic R&B star Kelela is this week´s #1 in the loop with ‘Contact,’ the second teaser from her imminent second album, ‘Raven.’ The latest tracks by Wednesday and Future Utopia feat. Kae Tempest complete the Top 3.
The new power ballad by North Carolina indie songwriter Indigo De Souza is the highest new enty. Followed by new tracks by Two Shell; Yo La Tengo; yunè pinku; Sleaford Mods; Jessie Ware; Lisa O’Neill; Beck; Hitkidd feat. Aleza; Slimeroni; Gloss Up & K Carbon; Jessica Winter; Lizzo feat. SZA; Daughter; Lil Yachty; Andy Shauf; Kelly Lee Owens; Black Belt Eagle Scout; The Reds, Pinks and Purples; RAYE… and the new single by Django Django Feat. Self Esteem. Check this week’s loop in full here.
All-female indie “supergroup” boygenius, in which Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus join forces, are back and #1 in our loop this week with “20$” from their comeback EP. The latest tracks by Angel Dior and Paramore complete the Top 3.
A brand new song by Toronto experimental musician DEBBY FRIDAY is the highest new enty. Followed by new tracks by Kara Jackson; Parannoul; KAROL G feat. Romeo Santos; The Murder Capital; Caroline Polachek; Lucinda Chua; Italia 90; ANOHNI; Yves Tumor; Bass Drum of Death; Headie One… and the long awaited return of avant pop songwriter Patrick Wolf. Check this week’s loop in full here.
One of the hottest revelations from the dembowseros scene, Robinsito rd, is the new #1 in the loop with the irresistible whistle anthem ‘Kitipo po’ (El Pito). The latest tracks by DEBBY FRIDAY and another dembow rising star, Angel Dior, complete the Top 3.
The third advance from Fever Ray‘s third album is the highest new enty. Followed by new tracks by SZA; Caroline Polachek feat. Charli XCX & George Daniel; Ice Spice feat. Lil Tjay; Kamaiyah; Samia; hemlocke springs; The Reds, Pinks and Purples; Yazmin Lacey; Metallica; the GOLDEN DREGS; Avalon Emerson; John Cale; GOT the beat… and a brand new post-Motomami track by ROSALÍA. Check this week’s loop in full here.
Right on time to celebrate her 77th birthday, the incombustible Dolly Parton is the new #1 in our loop with ‘Bets On Us,’ her collaboration with Cheat Codes who are taking their EDM pop to the world of country music with this catchy guilty pleasure. The latest tracks by SZA and MIKE in another collaboration with a legend, dancehall queen Sister Nancy, complete the Top 3.
The return of all-star indie female trio boygenius is this week’s highest new entry. Followed by new tracks by Kelela; Wednesday; Gloss Up feat. GloRilla; ROSALÍA feat. Haraca Kiko; Kali Uchis; The New Pornographers; The National; Yaeji; Sleaford Mods; Future Utopia feat. Kae Tempest; Daughter; Everything But The Girl… and the return of Belle and Sebastian. Check this week’s loop in full here.
British rapper Little Simz is back with a brand new album whose first single, ‘Gorilla,’ is this week’s #1 in the loop. The latest tracks by 100 gecs feat. Skrillex and SahBabii complete the Top 3.
From Toronto, another female singer and rapper, DEBBY FRIDAY is this edition’s highest new entry. Followed by the latest offerings by SZA; Brian Dunne; MIKE feat. Sister Nancy; Benjamin Biolay feat. Stéphanie Blanchoud; Yo La Tengo; For Tracy Hyde; PinkPantheress; Paramore; Angel Dior; Ice Spice; Moneybagg Yo with GloRilla; Armani White feat. Denzel Curry; Bizarrap & Shakira; Mica Levi… and a collaboration between Margo Price feat. Sharon Van Etten. Check this week’s loop in full here.
The first loop of the year comprises the best tracks released during the last few weeks and its first number one is by R&B superstar SZA with ‘Blind,’ one of the many highlights of her brand new album ‘SOS’ which missed the deadline for our top albums of 2022, automatically becoming an early favourite for the best of 2023. The latest release by Little Simz and Pink Pantheress complete the Top 3.
Among the tracks selected for our chart’s first edition of the year, the latest by Caroline Polachek; Lana Del Rey; Decisive Pink feat, Kate NV & Deradoorian; Wallows; 100 gecs feat. Skrillex; Nilüfer Yanya; Popcaan feat. Drake; Mercury; Evita Manji; Storefront Church feat. Phoebe Bridgers; Império Pacífico feat. Panda Bear… and LA electronic Duo Cheat Codes who have teamed up with the incombustible Dolly Parton in their catchy new single. Check this week’s loop in full here.
The last part of the Top 100, featuring our favourite 25 songs of 2022, looks like a tribute to the much-maligned recent World Cup, where we can find Australian newcomers; Argentinean rappers; American hardcore punks; Carioca funk; a touching collaboration between two hip-hop and electronica icons; UK hipsters; Belgium experimentalists; African-american violinists; the comeback of the year and a high profile, last minute remix from the artist who released our album of the year.
The third part of our favourite songs of 2022 recap has a London poet; Today’s two biggest Latin Music male stars in collaboration; inflamed political statements about the growing north-south divide; US indie folk meets shoegaze; the return of the weirdest, most unique voice in avant pop; the hottest hip-hop produceer right now; African playboys; Singaporean glitch pop; a new guise for the best rock band of the last few decades; classic and new rap stars and the most mysterious duo in British electronica.
Listen to the Top 100 Tracks of 2022 (poitions 50-26) here.
The time to recall our favourite songs of the year has come. Beginning, as it is tradition, with the symbolic 101 position, dedicated to a guilty pleasure of the last twelve months, left bubbling under our selected list. In this case, the catchy bubblegum glory of ‘Sunroof’ by newcomers Nicky Youre feat. Dazy, which showcases the growing power of TikTok as a music discovery provider for the young. The effects of the popular platform have been greatly noticed everywhere. In the charts it may be the main responsible for a fewer number of hits that last longer among the audience´s preferences. Also, its popular Throwback channels are bringing recurrent hits to the charts, from recent enduring ones as The Weeknd´s ‘Blinding Lights’ to all sort of 90s R&B and 00s dance blasts from the past. The sounds of UK garage and 90´s house have been a big influence in many of the year’s top pop hits. A good example is that at least half a dozen of them rescued the iconic sound of Robin S House classic ‘Show Me Love’. TikTok helped reinforced as well those tracks that were back into the spotlight thanks to TV series, the biggest of which has been Kate Bush, having the biggest hit of her career, again, with ‘Running Up That Hill,’ as it profusely featured in the latest season of ‘Strangest Things.’ All this phenomenon of young people looking back at the past, may or may not mean that Today´s pop music is not delivering enough thrills to engage them.
2022 mostly belonged to very few artists: Kendrick Lamar brough another hip-hop masterwork with a very personal, spiritual and therapeutic focus; Beyoncé dazzled everyone once more by collating the sounds of gay black music, from disco to house and ball culture; Big Thief expanded their alternative folk-rock songwriting; Alvvays made indie great again and Rosalía took her blend of flamenco, Latin music and electronica to new groundbreaking heights, controversally creating her own private musical vocabulary in the almost conceptual, strong female empowerment statement of ‘Motomami’ .
