20. Haim - Days Go By
A pleasant flashback to pieces of the 70's, 80's and 90's, where music wasn't as overproduced and didn't have to have a frantic EDM beat behind it (not that those two things are bad). What we get instead is excellent songwriting, ballsy vocals and some of the sunniest summertime pop heard in a few years. Front-loaded by the excellent singles, the album-only tracks aren't too bad either.
19. The Limousines - Hush
Probably my favorite album cover on the list, the songs themselves were a nice surprise too. The tracklist could do with a little pruning, but there are enough dreamy 80's inspired highlights here to warrant a place on the countdown. I feel like this album was overlooked this year, and I'd love to see that changed because--while the songs might not draw attention to themselves initially--it's a solid pop album for those that like their catchy hooks to be a little more indie-oriented.
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- Blitzkids Mvt.
- Britney Spears
- Bullock Hearts
- CL
- countdowns
- Dirty Loops
- Foxes
- Girls' Generation
- Goldhouse
- Haim
- Hedley
- Isak Danielson
- K-Pop
- Lady Gaga
- Midnight Boy
- Mikky Ekko
- Night Terrors Of 1927
- One Direction
- PSY
- reviews
- Robbie Williams
- Studio Killers
- The Fooo
- The Limousines
- The Sounds
- The Vamps
- Union J