

With this sleeper hit (it first appeared on an EP two years ago) Daughter are both theatrically dramatic and heart-wrenchingly damaged by a lover. “if you’re in love you’re the lucky one, cos most of us are bitter over someone”īroken hearts and disillusionment seems to have been a key theme to 2013. Tyler can pack more wild & replay-worthy rhymes in to 3 minutes than most rappers deliver in a whole album. Every bit as hot and spicy as its title suggests, Tyler goes on one hell of a trek on this track, opening with a direct command to suck his dick and er… smell his gooch. Tyler did anything but calm down since the first album as ‘ Tamale‘ shows. “they say I calmed down since the first album…” For ‘ On & On‘ they teamed up with George Maple for a slinky serving of RnB that was was the perfect summertime tune. It’s like a caricature of a 90’s dance song with ample cow-bells, hand-claps and MNEK’s “mmh-hmm” crooning.īetter known for their remixes, Snakehips had it all to loose when they went at it alone. Last year we predicted big things from A*M*E and she proved us right with this funky house chart topper. “I wanna be the one you call every day & night” He calls out the negative energy projected by his old buddies (and by his rap rivals), and questions the motives of new friends. City, ‘ Vibe‘ is about Lamar’s mixed emotions about his newfound success. One of the more laidback moments on Good Kid, M.A.A.D. “I can feel a new life, I can feel the changes” He calls out Brigitte Bardot, Jack Nicholson, Kate Moss and Brad Pitt along the way as he looks back on his own phenomenal rise. Sampling The Weeknd’s ‘ Lonely Star‘ and written for Madonna, Maya delivers her best vocal yet and continues her questioning of fame.ĭavid Bowie made a surprise return to music this year with this brilliant lament of celebrity from one of the world’s biggest stars. delivered a bonafide sex-jam with ‘ Exodus‘/’ Sexodus‘.

“my blood type is no-negative and I’m positive that I’m too deep”Īlways able to surprise, M.I.A. Showing Robyn that the boys can do just as good, Francis looks on the sweeter side of the split “you’ll be higher without me now.” “if only you could see the future, it’s all yours now”ĭillon Francis teamed up with TEED to release the year’s best break-up anthem. Hearing this come on shuffle is a kick up the arse that can really clear the head. This blitz of a track is one of the best things Vampire Weekend have ever done. In the first half of our countdown we have chart-toppers from London to Los Angeles, a Tokyo club-kid, a couple of overlooked pop starkets, a song that may get an Oscar, some of the world’s brightest indie bands and some very varied rappers that will suit every niche. House music became a staple on the European charts with the likes of Disclosure and Duke Dumont, while Pharrell ruled things stateside with ‘Blurred Lines’ and ‘Get Lucky’. Aaand we are back once again with the annual countdown of the 40 best tracks of the year! 2013 saw diminishing returns for popstars like Ke$ha, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, while Miley and Beyoncé shocked us all.
