Best Albums of 2017 (20-11)

If I’m really honest this year could’ve been amazing album-wise since a bunch of huge names I’m moderately interested in released albums this year but instead I was mostly preoccupied with a few bands in 2017 only a few of which actually did things this year. Add that to my ever-increasing depression and you’ve got the usual scramble to find albums to add to this list that happens every goddamn year. But hey, it’s part of the fun ^^

This year has more than a few honourable mentions that I either didn’t have time for or didn’t feel like they were just good enough to be mentioned on the same list but are still a good time. There’s also a ton I never even got around to listening as always so… you’ll probably hear me complain about that this time next year when I catch up with those.

This year’s honourable mentions are:

  • Manchester Orchestra: A Black Mile to the Surface
  • Susanne Sundfør: Music For People In Trouble
  • All Time Low: Last Young Renegade
  • Daughter: Music From Before the Storm  

20 Dua Lipa: Dua Lipa 

I find Dua Lipa’s voice so captivating, I could listen to it forever, and she’s got this independent and free vibe about her, this confidence that comes across with every line she sings. She’s infuriatingly young and yet her sound is as confident and coherent as that of someone who’s been in the industry for decades.

My favourite songs from the album: IDGAF, Be the One, Garden

19 Hurts: Desire

Hurts sort of went the way I was afraid it would go, similarly to Foster the People. Their first two albums were amazing, it felt like being steamrolled by an unstoppable force, it almost seemed too perfect to be real but then Surrender was sort of a let down. A few years later they’re back with another album that sees a divorce from their signature mopey shoe-gaze-y synth pop and tunes into a more boppy vibe, almost Bruno Mars-ish in places. Realising there can only be one Exile, I accept this new dancey, more upbeat Hurts.

My favourite songs from the album: Hold on to Me, Ready to Go, Wherever You Go

18 Starsailor: All This Life

Ah, the old faves. Starsailor is from back in the days when I first started writing about music. Then promptly after that they went on a hiatus, the dreaded. I remember James Walsh saying he loves Starsailor but he has to put food on the table somehow. It made me quite sad because it meant they weren’t appreciated enough for them to be worth keep doing it. Then he went on to work with other people and make like… movie music? I don’t even know. Then this year they revealed Starsailor would be back with new music and where first I felt sadness I now feel relaxed. They’ve been in the music industry for so long there’s really nothing that can surprise them anymore. With this album they don’t aim to top the charts (even though every song would have a rightful place there), they’re just playing that sweet, sweet melodic piano pop that I love so much. And James Walsh to this day remains one of my favourite male vocalists. Such a good tone.

My favourite songs from the album: Caught In the Middle, All This Life, Fallout, Blood

17 Paramore: After Laughter

Paramore and I have a long history of not really getting what the big idea is. I understand they were a big deal when everyone ironed their hair and people just found out about winged eyeliner and even though I enjoyed quite a few of their songs I just couldn’t really get into them. Once I grew out of my teens and realised it was all the internalised misogyny I became a lot more tolerant. Their 2013 self-titled was so good and once I heard they were changing up their style for After Laughter I became intrigued. The good news is they still sing about relatable stuff like quarter life crisis, depression, growing up, The Industry, and even more good news is that they’re treading some stranger waters instrumenting-wise. It’s very indie pop-ish, I dig that.

My favourite songs from the album: Idle Worship, Caught In the Middle, Told You So

16 You Me At Six: Night People

I don’t know much about You Me At Six so I can’t put this album into perspective, I only know that when it popped up on my Release Radar I liked it. Every song is really energetic, no artsy fartsy bs (not that there’s anything wrong with that but sometimes you just need simple things). Great for headbanging, for background music, it’s simple rock music at its best. If you like melodies, you should check it out. And to Spotify, more accidental surprises like this, please.

My favourite songs from the album: Plus One, Take On the World, Heavy Soul

15 Maxïmo Park: Risk to Exist

The dangerous thing about creating perfect albums is that it’s really hard to live up to them. Such is the case of more bands on this list and Maximo Park is no exception. The National Health was such an absolute gem that Too Much Information, even though not a bad album in its own right, was infuriatingly inadequate when putting it next to it predecessor. So this time I tried not doing that and even though it took me a few tries but eventually made peace. A little milder, a little slower, a little more quiet, but still Maximo Park at heart, Risk to Exist is a sensitive, dancey sort of soulful indie rock record.

My favourite songs on the album: Work and Then Wait, The Reason I Am Here, Make What You Can

14 Walk the Moon: What If Nothing

Long story short Walk the Moon’s first album (the real one, not “i want! i want!”) is a masterpiece and I regard it as one of the best albums of all time, no joke. With the release of Talking Is Hard the guys sort of turned away from indie rock and pursued a more synthpop direction that I wasn’t entirely on board with. The songs were nice but I just didn’t feel the same energy from them. Unfortunately for me What If Nothing continues down that road but I just love these boys too much to not follow along. I still think they’re wasting so many opportunities by “watering down” their sound but you know what? The songs are still nice. Nicholas Petricca’s voice is insane, and the album’s full of life-happy, joyful songs. It’s nice.

My favourite songs from the album: One Foot, Kamikaze, Can’t Sleep (Wolves)

13 Beth Ditto: Fake Sugar

I know and like Beth Ditto even though I only know two or three of Gossip’s most famous songs. They weren’t my favourite back when they were still together but Beth’s insane range and tone was never up to debate. I listened to Fake Sugar on a whim and it was the only album from my panic-catch-up list that I wanted to keep listening to over and over again once I was done and decided it would get on this list. The style just about matches Gossip’s (from what I heard); easy-listening synthpop/rock that draws you in for singalongs. If you like the genre you’ll think this is awesome.

My favourite songs from the album: Oh My God, Oo La La, In and Out

12 Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness: Zombies on Broadway

If you know nothing about Andrew McMahon I can sum him up really short for you: he’s a genius. For real, he’s only 35 years old and he’s been at this shit for decades, since high school pretty much. He just oozes music wherever he goes. He’s been the head of the late 90s pop punk sensation, Something Corporate while playing a piano (how punk is that? it’s pretty punk) then after forming his second project Jack’s Mannequin he almost died (like, literally), then came back to release some more albums (one of which, The Glass Passenger is also one of the best albums of all time) and he’s been doing it solo ever since. He’s a versatile creator that doesn’t just write and sing songs, he creates whole worlds and universes. He’s so versatile and relentless, and Zombies on Broadway is just another addition to his world of never-ending miracles.

I’m hyping him up real good, but honestly, I admire him so much. And I love that his current project, as much as it is similar, couldn’t actually fit Jack’s Mannequin’s profile at all. It’s familiar but something different altogether.

My favourite songs from the album: Walking In My Sleep, Island Radio, Birthday Song

11 Kesha: Rainbow

I love strong and successful people and I love happy endings. Kesha’s had her fair share of suffering but luckily it looks like she’s back on her feet and finally making the music she wants to make. Sure it’d be nice to not have to regard what happened to her personally when judging what she’s doing professionally but it’s impossible to go through something like that withou it affecting what you do. In Kesha’s case it’s double-through since she used all that bullshit to boost her craft. The songs on Rainbow are all about that, the pretty parts of the storm, the aftermath of the rain, positivity in remembrance, strength in letting go, and having fun.

I like this new sort of country-ish sound that is present in a few songs but also the ones that kept her dance pop roots, it’s a pleasant record that is as multi-layered as a rainbow.

My favourite songs from the album: Learn to Let Go, Rainbow, Boots

Best Artists of 2017

This year, for the first time since I started doing these lists eight years ago (bloody hell) I’m ditching three categories at once and smothering one in the crib. These four categories are female artists, male artists, bands, and newbies. For newbies I just didn’t have enough entries for it to be worth the time to make a separate list, and for the other three it would’ve mostly been artists I’ve already written about in previous years.

So what I did (because I’m smort) is I merged these four categories and define it as any artist I either got to know this year or listened to a lot this year. This way I can still have some of the new musicians I got to know this year but still reflect what my year looked like in music even if some of those have been on these lists before.

This is serious business, we’re not banging rocks together here.

15 Bastille

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Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Bastille came out with the best album of 2016 last year and this year I was lucky enough to first have to cancel seeing them live in February and then reschedule seeing them in August. To this day I’ve not waited more for a band than I’ve waited for them which should be a sign of how amazing I find them. Wild World was a tightly paced, captivating record about how shitty the world is, in true Bastille fashion where you can’t tell whether you should drink or dance more. This year saw them release Glory and World Gone Mad as singles, there’s a new Other People’s Heartache in progress and we know for a fact that they’re working on a new album which is supposedly shaping up to sound like an apocalyptice party record so… count me in.

Listen to: World Gone Mad, Blame, Glory

14 Dua Lipa

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She was on my newbies list in 2016 but little did I know back then. Since then she released her self-titled album and went on to conquer the world with her single New Rules. Out of all the singles we knew was going to be an album I wouldn’t have thought New Rules would be the one but I don’t mind. With such a strong, distinctive voice and such bops it’s really just her marketing that can fuck things up. I know I’m a downer but I hope she doesn’t disappear in the sea of young and spunky English singer-songwriters. (Has anyone seen Ella Eyre lately? :/ I was so excited… I don’t even dare to hope anymore.)

Listen to: Garden, Be the One, Last Dance

13 Matt Maeson

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A Spotify darlingheart that popped up on my discover weekly playlist and boy am I glad. Cringe is one of those crowd-please bangers that you just can’t escape from and you’ll find yourself humming it days after the one time you’ve heard it until you go back to it. Such was the case of Matt Maeson and his latest EP “Who Killed Matt Maeson” instantly cemented itself on my radar and did not disappoint. His voice is so versatile and he uses it all the right ways. I hope he releases a full album soon because I need more soooongs.

Listen to: Cringe, Grave Digger, Tribulation

12 Bishop Briggs

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Surprised myself by putting her so “low” on the list but if I’m honest there were only three or four songs I listened to by her this year. That doesn’t mean she’s in any way less worth of your attention though. Bishop first popped up featuring on Cold War Kids’ track “So Tied Up” which I’ve mused about once before here and I was thrilled to find out this girl can sing. River is every bit as addictive as you think it’ll be based on the first two notes, and the EP it’s on (titled Bishop Briggs) is just a collection of this sort of souther gothic alternative… rock thing she does. My worries about her are similar to the ones I’ve mentioned about Dua Lipa but I just don’t want to imagine a world where I can’t hear more of Bishop’s voice.

Listen to: River, Dream, Wild Horses

11 Window to the Abbey

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Without getting into an argument about how confused I was about the name of this band (the project on pledgemusic was listed under Troy Baker, how was I supposed to know Window to the Abbey was the name of the band? I thought it was the damn album, where did “Moving Around Bias” even come from? Fucking hell…)

Anyway, Troy Baker released my favourite album in 2014 (it’s perfect, no jokes) and I was so stoked for his new project when I found it was coming out (not that pledgemusic notified me about it even though I literally pledged money for it, no, I had to find out about it from tumblr like some sort of animal). I wrote about the result here and I still hold my opinion that to me it’s the order of songs that bring the whole of the journey down (I know, the stupidest thing, that’s why it pisses me off so much) but every song is dripping of human emotion and the joy of music, and damn that voice gets me every time. I hope he never stops making music.

Listen to: The Promise, Break Up Song, Common Grounds (no links cause only The Promise is on Spotify)

10 American Authors

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Remember when I said this is a mixture of four categories? Well, I lied, it’s actually a mixture of FIVE. Really early into 2017 I realised there were a few albums I missed out on in 2016 and I was furious because they would’ve easily made top 5. One such album is What We Live For by American Authors. I was a huge fan of their first record, “Oh, What a Life” (it actually placed 12th on my list that year) (all these links are going to change when I change my URL on New Year’s Eve someone kill me) and I’m beyond pissed that I didn’t catch What We Live For it would’ve been #6 behind Life Screams by Lacey Sturm.

Not that this album doesn’t have a fair share of ballads and sad songs but the whole band is just radiating positivity. Catchy tunes, playful banjo, stomp-clap songs (u kno u luv them), singalongs, it’s such a damn pleasure to listen to these guys so look beyond Best Day of My Life and give them a listen, they’re the best pop music has to offer these days.

Listen to: Pride, Mind Body Soul, Right Here Right Now

09 BANNERS

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This scrawny asshole has also seen at least one of these lists last year when he kept pumping out singles. Guitar pop, indie pop, alternative… whatever, call it what you want the facts are that you would recognise his Banners’ voice out of a hundred thousand, and his songs are all different but somehow still fit that feathery sort of magic rainbow cloud world I assume he’s coming from. His songs are either super serious (Half Light), beautiful ballads (Start a Riot), dancey club bangers (Shine a Light), songs that would be a worldwide #1 hit in the mid-00′s (Empires on Fire, pls), or my favourite song of the year (Someone to You). We have no news of it but I’ve made a place for his debut LP hopefully released in 2018.

Listen to: Half Light, Someone to You, Shine a Light

08 Fall Out Boy

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I swear nobody can rile up the crowds quite like Fall Out Boy coming out with a track like Young and Menace. For the thirteenth time we listened to the panicked masses screaming into our ears about how FOB sold out, they changed, they’re not FOB anymore, and what’s this dubstep bullshit anyway? Let me tell you what, only the best song you’ve heard this year. I love that they stopped giving a shit, I love them for it, I really do. And even though Mania was delayed until 2018 we got a taste of what to expect and damn I know I’m already up for seconds.

(That sounded way too commercialy but I said it already so I’m not taking it back.)

Listen to: Hold Me Tight Or Don’t, Young and Menace, The Last of the Real Ones

07 FOURS

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I can’t… I can’t emphasise enough how much y’all need to listen to FOURS. I’ve said this last year when they only had two songs and an EP out and I’ll say it again now that they came out with four more. The strongest female vocals I’ve heard in years paired up with nostalgic pop that could come from Whitney Houston herself (listen to Sicky Sweet and tell me it doesn’t remind you of I Wanna Dance With Somebody) these guys deserve so much more attention. I’ll hold out here until y’all stop sleeping on them.

These reviews are getting sassier with every entry… I need sleep.

Listen to: Sickly Sweet, Stella, Fade to Love

06 Everything Everything

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A late entry but look how high it got straight away. I loved Everything Everything’s Arc back in 2013 (placed 20th, hah, I didn’t even remember that) so I was beyond disappointed when Get to Heaven didn’t live up to my expectations and even though I did listen to A Fever Dream I sort of just slipped past it for some reason. But better late than never I can now safely say this band still owns a significant piece of my heart. Weirdly enough, I still think Jonathan Higgs’ voice isn’t one anyone hears and thinks “man this guy should be the lead singer of a band” but with this (fever) dream-like sound he built up around the songs I just couldn’t imagine these songs with any other voice. I’m definitely happy I wasn’t late for this one.

Listen to: Night of the Long Knives, Run the Numbers, A Fever Dream

05 Enter Shikari

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If you’d told me in 2009 when I had to listen to Common Dreads on a bet (that’s the kind of crazy stuff I be on haha!) that eight years later Enter Shikari’s latest album would be one of my favourite releases that year I would’ve… probably been excited to see what direction their music takes. But because nobody warned me I have no idea what this band’s been doing the past eight years and I only found their new album this year because I heard Live Outside on BBC’s Radio 1 while I was waiting for an NBT track to drop.

Based on the fans’ comments Enter Shikari has changed a lot and this album doesn’t represent a majority of their career, which if it’s really the case, I’m so happy about. I love the melodies, I love the crystal clear message in every song, such a wide variety of topics, still hectic and scream-y in some places but easy listening in most of the other places, it’s exactly the right album for me and, well now I have to pay attention to these guys as well.

Listen to: Live Outside, Rabble Rouser, The Sights

04 Kaleo

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Another entry on the “how did I not recognise them before” list, Kaleo came out with their second LP “A/B” last year but I think they mostly remained in hiding until the movie Logan used Way Down We Go in its second trailer. That’s how I stumbled upon this surprisingly Icelandic band. It’s surprising because they play better American music most Americans do. It’s this badass country/blues rock about roadtrips and the devil and love. That paired up with lead singer Jökull Júlíusson’s insanely badass vocals (for real, listen to that voice and tell me it doesn’t sound like sweet melting chocolate) it’s something really special.

Listen to: Hot Blood, Way Down We Go, Glass House

03 Kensington

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If you guessed they were another band I missed out on in 2016 then you guessed right. This is what I wrote about them when I featured them on my best newbies list at #11.

“Poor Kensington’s this far back on this list because even though I enjoyed the HECK out of Rivals (the HECK, I’m telling you!) I only… enjoyed the heck out of that one. It’s not that the other albums were bad, it’s just that I never got around to checking them out unfortunately. Which I should, seeing as I’m seeing them live in February, eh? Anyway, a kickass vocalist, smashing guitars, it’s a simple equation but it works. I for one welcome our Dutch overlords.”

Well, look at where we are, laddies and look no further. I spent a majority of this year enjoying the fuck out of Rivals and being in trance for two months straight after seeing them live and I’m seeing them again next April so… don’t do drugs, kids, that’s the only reasoning I can give for not falling in love with this album sooner.

Listen to: Regret, Home Again, Little Light

02 Misterwives

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And here we have the band that would’ve topped the best newbies list had it not been for my incompetence. But I like to think that they’re in the right place because anything that’s second behind the band that’s in first place is actually really the first. Makes sense, right?

Misterwives was also gifted to me by the almighty Spotify where it threw up Machine on me. It was one of those moments where it stayed burnt into my memory for so long I couldn’t help but go back to it even though in the moment it didn’t feel like it was going to be something big. And now a few months later I’ve been absolutely captivated by the colourful, bounce-y, full of energy pop music of Misterwives. This six-piece is like the one colourful spot in a world full of greys, just an absolute pleasure to listen to. If you want to dance, if you want to smile, give them a go.

Listen to: Reflections, Our Own House, Machine

01 Nothing But Thieves

Hell no, it’s way too early to get into this right now. Guess you’ll just have to wait until my best albums liiiiiist ^^

Best Collaborations of 2017

This list is actually growing every year. Last year I only had 15, before that 10 and 10 in 2014 as well. I love it, yes. Give me more collabs! (And remember, I have a bit of a rulebend where stuff released the previous year’s December still counts.)

20 All Time Low: Ground Control (feat. Tegan and Sara) 

If I’m absolutely honest I don’t really know/like Tegan and Sara but I do know they come from around the same neck of the pop punk woods All Time Low does and I can appreciate a bit of out of nowhere collab. 

19 ONE OK ROCK: Take What You Want (feat. 5 Seconds of Summer)

I honest to god know nothing about One Ok Rock but I do love those 5SOS boys and miss them quite a lot so I’m happy for this track.

18 Halsey: Strangers (feat. Lauren Jauregui)

Another confession: I don’t think this song is as much the tits as everybody says it is but my bi heart hungers for any sort of representation so I’ll take it thank you very much.

17 Stargate: Waterfall (feat. P!nk & Sia)

This is for a movie, right? Who the heck cares, Pink and Sia are definitely two of the strongest female vocalists out there and hearing them side-by-side is every bit as brilliant as I thought it would be.

16 Clean Bandit: I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)

Artists like Clean Bandit, Robin Schulz, Kygo or The Chainsmokers (all of which actually have a place or two on this list) are good cause they’re giving me a constant supply of collabs to love. I don’t even know Julia Michaels and I fell in love with her voice as soon as I heard this song.

15 Robin Schulz: OK (feat. James Blunt)

Not as good as Sugar but good regardless, James Blunt is the last person I thought would be collaborating with Robin Schulz but surprisingly it works.

14 Linkin Park: Heavy (feat. Kiiara)

This song was the first on my list back when it came out and even though I understood the concerns about such a different track being the lead single, I could not side with the criticism saying it’s bad. It’s an emotional, painful song about inner turmoils sung beautifully by Kiiara and Chester Bennington.

13 Kygo: Stargazing (feat. Justin Jesso)

Kygo, buddy, you always have my back when it comes to collabs. I love my dance pop full of samples and this gives me just that.

12 The Chainsmokers: Something Just Like This (feat. Coldplay)

Alright, sue me, I love catchy songs. So what? In this world where pop music has become electronic pop producers like The Chainsmokers have an easy job I’d say and some of the old pop royalty are left to catch up or get left behind. This results in many bands that started out or became famous worldwide in the last decade prioritising the electro pop sound over their old set-up (two examples are Coldplay and the upcoming OneRepublic, by the way). For some it doesn’t work out that great but for Coldplay here it sounds comfortable, showing another side of themselves.

11 Kygo: Stranger Things (feat. OneRepublic)

 I think I’ve said all I could about this track in the previous two summaries but let me just add that when Ryan Tedder came out with that announcement about not doing another album anytime soon but rather releasing singles whenever they felt comfortable with it because he felt way too under pressure I became worried. I love OneRepublic despite thinking their music have kind of gone downhill since the good old days of the last decade (see?) and would never want them to force themselves into doing shit they don’t want. With a few amazing collaborations under their belt I’m glad they found their way to this song which fits their repertoire quite well.

…remember the beginning of this post when I didn’t write whole novels for every entry? I miss those times. Click through for the first ten songs.

10 San Holo: I Still See Your Face (GOSLO Remix)

Alright, not a classic collaboration but you know what I mean. San Holo’s always been a weird one for me because I barely listen to his vanilla stuff, I always seem to fancy the remixes only. This one is strangely addictive and once you’ve heard it slowed down like that you don’t really want to go back to the original. Sorry(?)

09 Khalid & Imagine Dragons: Thunder/Young Dumb & Broke

I don’t know how this collab came to be but I like to think that the Imagine Dragons boys and Khalid both separately heard each other’s songs and realised the instrumentals might as well be swapped cause they just fit each other so well. I also recommend the live version which is awesome. I’m so on board with Dan Reynolds wandering into the realms of R&B, it really suits him.

08 Logic: 1-800-273-8255 (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid)

Mental illness has been getting tons of attention in the mainstream media recently, I think starting around the suicide of Robin Williams (could be sooner but that’s when I became aware of the attention) and that’s not a bad thing but I feel like most artists are still just dancing around the notion of saying things as they are. It’s not a bad thing, I’d rather people are careful rather than misrepresenting or spreading false information and thus enforcing the stigma around mental illness, but then someone like Logic comes out of nowhere with a song whose title is literally the US suicide prevention hotline with several hard hitting lines that tell it like it is. The fact that the music video is about a young black gay boy growing up to be happy is just cherry on top. I’m glad Alessia Cara and Khalid, two people from two different genres came together to collaborate on it.

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Nothing But Thieves: Hell Yeah (feat. Jonathan Higgs)

Fear not, I will always find a way to cram these assholes onto any list I can get my filthy fingers on. I don’t even know which concert this was and I had no idea these guys even knew each other but it was such a random impromptu collab that I can’t help but love it. The harmonies sounded amazing and I love the idea of any old singer from an otherwise unrelated band just randomly wandering on stage to sing a duet with Conor.

06 dodie: Impossible Year (feat. Jack Howard)

Here’s one of our outliers but one that actually fits our current situation. Panic! forever cemented this song as a must-listen at the end of every year and dodie and Jack Howard did an amazing job covering the song. It works even better as a duet somehow, and I just love their voices together.

05 Lin-Manuel Miranda: Almost Like Praying (feat. Artists for Puerto Rico)

Lin is one of those people who just radiates good energy wherever he goes. You just can’t help but feel positive when he’s around. I imagine it’s a blessing and a burden but when he uses that power to gather around a group of musical legends and contemporary artists to promote a good cause it’s definitely a blessing.

04 Clean Bandit: Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

It might just be because this song is the theme song of my OTP but I love it. It’s even weirder because I listened to it a lot this year when I had a bit of a breakdown and yet this song doesn’t remind me of that phase, thankfully. It reminds me that Clean Bandit are master songwriters and Zara Larsson’s voice is too good for the music she does on her own.

03 Machine Gun Kelly: Home (feat. X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha) 

Do I like Machine Gun Kelly? Not really. Do I like Bebe Rexha? Not in particular. Have I seen Bright? Hell no. I do love X Ambassadors to bits, however, and will lay down my life for a good hook any day. It’s a nostalgic sort of bittersweet song about belonging and missing home, and it carries even more meaning when you realise Machine Gun Kelly wrote his verse after he found out about Chester Bennington’s death. I love this song regardless of the background info but it just fits so well together this way. Also Bebe Rexha’s voice is also too good for the music she does on her own. She’s got a beast in that throat of hers, goddamn.

02 Grizfolk: In My Arms (feat. Jamie N Commons)

Two artists that crept up on me without any warning, indie pop Grizfolk and what the hell is Jamie N Commons even doing when he’s not singing for other people? I should probably check out. But until then enjoy this song between two of the strongest vocals you probably never heard of.

01 Cold War Kids: So Tied Up (feat. Bishop Briggs) 

You’d think I knew this song would be first on the list for a long time but no sir, I did not. Eventually the deciding factor was that the live version they released before the album came out (link in the title) was so good that when the studio version came out people were outraged that Bishop Briggs was barely featured. It wasn’t even the false advertisement that hurt, it was just that the studio version absolutely wasted Bishop’s talents which as we know are plenty. Luckily Cold War Kids realised their mistake and released a “moreBishop” version which is 1) as it should’ve been from the very beginning and 2) fucking hilarious. The music video (linked here) also features “moreBishop”, thank goodness x)

The list also contained Not Easy by Alex Da Kid and featuring X Ambassadors, Elle King, and Whiz Khalifa but unfortunately it’s from 2016 October as it turns out so :[ (Listen to the song anyway cause it’s really good)

tariqah:

christmas-kuchen:

These photos were taken around one year apart.  One year.

Can you imagine living your life without teeth?

https://www.gofundme.com/toothless-and-desperate

Have a brief example of what you’d experience:

– Unable to eat properly, your health and physical well-being suffers significantly and this shortens your life over time.  If you’re like me and have weak jaws, you’ll likely not be able to chew well; you’re going to be swallowing lumps of things, which is uncomfortable, gross, and unhealthy.

-Eating can be very painful, to the point you’re going to be eating soup, mashed potatoes, or cream of wheat for at least a few meals.

-Self-confidence tanks, and so can your mental health; this has really f*cked me up, leaving me intensely depressed to the point where I’ve pretty much cried for entire days, not to mention trying to adjust to this nightmare that has become my life.

– Dentures generally need to be pasted into your mouth (the paste doesn’t usually last that well, and isn’t a fix-all.  It also tastes pretty foul.) and tend to cause anything from mild discomfort to bad pain.

– You don’t get to eat anything sticky, chewy, etc.; no more toffee, gum, unprocessed meat, salad (yes, even things like lettuce and spinach are VERY difficult to eat.  And, forget fresh fruit and veggies.  Too firm,

– No biting with your front teeth.  

– There is no real ‘resting place’ for your lower jaw – it’s uncomfortable and even painful to have your gums pressed together, and letting your lower jaw relax and ‘hang’ is almost as bad.

– Have you heard someone speak without teeth?  You’re liable to repeat things A LOT and feel self-conscious and stupid.

-People will shun you, or give you repulsed looks.

-Try looking for work when you look like I do, all gums and no teeth.  No way you’re getting an interview or a call back.

https://www.gofundme.com/toothless-and-desperate

Not to mention that your JAWS SHRINK and make it even more difficult to eat/speak and are prone to FRACTURING.

That’s why I am on my knees, begging and praying for the donations I so desperately need to replace my teeth with implants.

Implants act like REAL TEETH and I could eat/speak as before and my jaws would stop shrinking.  But, I live in poverty and am disabled.  I can’t afford it alone.  I’m scared this is going to be the end of me.

https://www.gofundme.com/toothless-and-desperate

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IMPORTANT

attention all Officials, all Tumblr users, whoever the fuck you are.

This is severely important.

Ever sit down after a stressful day, watch your favorite youtuber, do commissions, etc.? Well in FOUR DAYS, that can all be taken away very easily. We’re so close yet so *far* from possibly saving the internet, and those who’s lives depend on it. Within this blog, there will be a link to a petition to stop net neutrality from being killed. There are many people who’s jobs are online. online schooling. the internet is extrememly important, and we can’t let the FCC take it away! Instead of just merely liking this post, sign the petition and reblog this post!

>> Here’s the link. <<

GUYS!!

we are so close!!

yet so.. FAR!!

Once again, I beg of you, reblog this post! So many people’s lives are depending on this!

Once again! I PLEAD you! Signal boost the fuck out of this! we need everyone to see it!!! We’re so close yet so FAR!!! If we don’t meet the goal in four/three days(?), then so many people will die and become depressed!!! STOP THE FCC AND SAVE THE INTERNET!

EVERY SIGN COUNTS!!

DO IT

OKAY Y’ALL, WE’RE DOWN TO THE FINAL DAYS AND THIS STUFF MEANS A LOT TO ME SO!!

WITH NET NUTRALITY, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO ACCESS ANY OF THIS!! NO MORE REQUESTS!! NO MORE PRETTY MOODBOARDS!!!

I’M SERIOUS

PLEASE PLEASE P L E A S E SIGN IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY!!!!

-a very worried Phantom who loves this blog and doesn’t want to lose any of it’s precious followers

P.S. please go sign please please PLEASE