Effortlessly avoiding that difficult second album syndrome James Blake delivered another another superb collection of fine soulful vocals blended in electronic wizardry with ‘Overgrown’. The title track takes him back to top the loop.

Highest entry of the week is by Run The Jewels, the collaboration project between hip-hop innovators El-P and Killer Mike. Other notable debuts in our chart are the latest offerings from The National; Sigur Rós; Koreless and the summer previewing infectious new anthem by Chilean DJ Matias Aguayo.

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The next category is dedicated to check the dance floor out for our favourite dance tunes of the last twelve months. The nominated anthems this year come from an R&B heartthrob who surprisingly delivered one of the most acclaimed mixtapes in recent times, whose standout track was reworked by DJ of the year Ryan Hemsworth; a British solo artist revisiting the spirit of Arthur Russell and teaming-up with the mighty US combo Trouble Funk; a classic house-infused Hot Chip spin-off project; a ground-breaking collaboration between Montreal producer/DJ Lunice and Glaswegian electronic act Hudson Mowhake; an irresistibly upbeat track from Norway’s most in demand DJ;and another Scottish wunderkid, purveyor of chirpy electronica and chip music.

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