In between Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ and Earth, Wind and Fire’s ‘September’, you find Mercy’s Cartel tune ‘Criminal’. Criminal – Mercy's Cartel Credit: Mercy Sotireīy Angela Ugarte, Third Year Liberal Arts The rapper’s voice perfectly suits the old-school east coast production style, and the track allows him to show-off his easy-going rhythmic flare. Even some classic scratching is heard in the choruses which bridge Barney Artist’s flowy verses. Steadman’s Jazz influences come into play with production which is reminiscent of J Dilla’s rap beat mastery. ‘Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)’ was released as a single before the album dropped, and it’s easy to see why. Mr Jukes (AKA Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club) has collaborated with British rapper Barney Artist this year with their album The Locket. Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind) – Mr Jukes, Barney Artist Credit: Locket Records Its composition is nothing short of a work of art. It moves towards a picture of swirling climaxes of strings and guitar, and reflections on self-awareness and dystopian landscapes. Wolf Alice effortlessly construct the emotion of emergence: in contrast to Yuk Foo’s immediacy, ‘The Last Man on Earth’ is a piano ballad that rises from the darkness of a February lockdown. In the way of lead singles, it’s hard not to compare ‘The Last Man on Earth’ to ‘Yuk Foo’ from previous album Visions of a Life. The Last Man on Earth – Wolf Alice Credit: Dirty Hit ‘Andrew’ is an exemplary noise pop track from a band that seem unable to put a foot wrong. Martin Tonne’s crunchy guitar lines meld magnificently with Ola Djupvik’s percussion which is metronomically tight but never boring, and Jonas Krøvel’s smooth bass ties together the rhythm section that supports Ragnhild Jamtveit’s bright, clear voice.
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Andrew - Pom Poko Credit: Bella Unionīy Rohan Jobanputra, Third Year Physics and Philosophyįrom Norwegian band Pom Poko’s sophomore album ‘Cheater’, ‘Andrew’ is a noisy, punky, and above all else, beautifully angular track that makes full use of the band’s clearly evident musical training. Promoted frontman Serge Pizzorno dominates with his lead vocals and this track marks the new era of Kasabian whilst completely continuing from where they left off. The Leicester band came back from nearly 4 years without a release with ‘ALYGATYR’ their first single without Tom Meighan. ALYGAYTR – Kasabian Credit: Sony Music Entertainment UKīy Joseph Morrison, Third Year Philosophy and Theology This is pure groove, it makes you feel alive, and you don’t even need to ‘see it live to get it’, as the band would say. The two and a bit minutes of single ‘Blackout’ is enough for Turnstile to go from classic hardcore, to drum machine throbbing rhythms, back to stadium choruses and peak with a pure moshpit breakdown and tribal drum tympani solo. Each song manages to fit in a ridiculous amount of ideas into each song. These are only a few words to describe each and every track on Turnstiles breakthrough ‘Glow On’. Manic, frantic, chaotic, bombastic, biblical. Blackout – Turnstile Credit: Roadrunner Recordsīy James Peppercorn, MA English Literature So let this be the end of my gatekeeping, I implore you to listen to Sam Gellaitry – he deserves all the continued success he will inevitably get, and at just 24 years old, there’s plenty more of that to come. The gorgeous, synth-driven track is irresistibly groovy and skilfully demonstrates the diversity in Gellaitry’s sound. With the release of ‘Assumptions’ perhaps it’s time I let go the Stirling-born producer has really outdone himself on this track, using his own vocals for the first time to resounding success. I’ve been trying to gatekeep Sam Gellaitry for years now I wholeheartedly believe he is one of the most talented people in electronic music, with his glowing discography compelling evidence of this. Assumptions – Sam Gellaitry Credit: Parlophone Records In other words, ‘April Fool’ is just perfect. If you’ll forgive me for being a cringey English student for a second, it sounds sort of like when you’re driving at night and it’s raining and the traffic lights glisten through the raindrops on the windows.
Her cutting lyrics are hard to swallow (tonsillitis again), and you can hear her forming every word. ‘April Fool’ is the opening track from ‘Public Storage’, and Vu starts how she means to go on. Secondly, shoutout to Vu for making one of the best album debuts of this year. April fool – Hana Vu Credit: Ghostly Internationalįirstly, shoutout to Vu’s album cover that looks like the picture I sent to student health when I had tonsilitis.
We humbly present the soundtrack to another strange year (in no particular order as we don't believe in pitting great artists against each other): 100. In our greatest feat yet, Epigram Music brings you our top 100 songs of 2021, as chosen and reviewed by our writers.
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