some of the biggest name in pop music represented today...
61. Groovy Tony/Eddie Kane (Schoolboy Q):
still on his thuggery but compacting two ideas into one proves masterful. 62. Appeals (Bayonne):
wouldn't sound out of place on Animal Collective 2009's masterpiece, Merriweather Post Pavillion. 63. 96 (Turin Brakes):
when the guitars bleed into the sad chorus, the track swings upwardly. 64. If Ya Want Me (The Jezabels):
rotates blissfully in spectral production.65. All Night (Chance The Rapper feat. Knox Fortune):
skipping to the tune he alone is hearing.66. I Have Been To The Mountain (Kevin Morby)
: the grand pop theatrics juxtaposed to beats equals a win. 67. Come To Mama (Lady Gaga):
this new, stripped-down Gaga may very well be here most interesting yet.68. Vertical (Animal Collective):
the real standout from a disappointing album but here the boys shine and offer a glimmer of hope that harmonies may be strengthening again. 69. Kirby (Aesop Rock):
yes its catchy but check out the groovy chunks of his vocal delivery too. 70. Shut Up Kiss Me (Angel Olsen):
Olsen's consistent prodding of her intuitive feminine side continues to pay rick dividends. 71. Hungry (White Lung):
a blueprint for all these starter rock groups as to how build an amazing some around a catchy chorus.72. Rising Water (James Vincent McMorrow):
add McMorrow to the increasing list of white soul brothers doing amazing stuff.73. Burn The Witch (Radiohead):
no one executes high art in rock like Radiohead, as this simple tune demonstrates. 74. Mellow Blue Polka Dot (Damien Jurado):
almost has a sacred religious ethos to it.75. Inside The Mattress (Future):
like he says in the track, "i'm getting better/ I been in practice".76. Try/Effortless (DVSN):
while The Weeknd continues to fall to the lure of commercialism, younger horn dogs are moving in. 77. Laughter Is The Best Medicine (Cass McCombs):
soul world-weariness finds its home.78. Mouth Mantra (Bjork):
no one else can fuse this type of spastic electronica like Bjork and sound so engrossing.79. The New Romantics (Taylor Swift):
perfectly captures the Gen Y recklessness and defiance.80. Eliot St. (Quilt):
sad, introspective ballad.
