2016 Favourites: Top 10 Songs First Heard in 2016

2016 was a more musically lean year, so I'm just listing 10 songs I enjoyed this year in alphabetical order by band rather than ranking them against each other.

• Bliss n ESO - Reservoir Dogs (2013):
  I got into Bliss n ESO from Hilltop Hoods and actually like them slightly better. This is a fun collaboration with several other Australian hip-hop artists.


• Charlatans UK - So Oh (2014):
  I listened to a lot of the Charlatans UK a decade ago, and was happy to find their new album. THis is a relaxing, mellow song, great for winding down.


• Drapht - Jimmy Recard (2009):
  This Australia hip-hop artist's voice is too annoying to listen to an entire album, but it's great in tiny doses.


• Elle King - Ex's and Oh's (2015):
  This song is a country-tinged take on the type of "chicks with interesting voices" music I used to listen to in the 2000s.


• Hilltop Hoods - I Love It (2011):
  You can't go wrong injecting Sia into any song. I also like that the song ends with a shopping list of cities that they love only to intentionally skip giving Zurich an endorsement.


• Hoosiers - The Wheels Fell Off the Bus (2015):
  This album overall wasn't amazing, but I enjoyed this particular song.


• Jeff Tuohy - Bourbon Street (2013):
  I like the fresh-feeling mix of jazz and rock in this song.


• Misterwives - Our Own House (2015):
  This band does pure, distilled pop really well, and the singer's voice reminds me of Whitton.


• Spose - Greatest Shit Ever (2015):
  Spose is very similar to Atmosphere, and I still can't put my finger on why I never got into Atmosphere but really enjoy Spose.


• twenty one pilots - The Judge (2015):
  I know that this band is pure mainstream radio fluff, but this song has a catchy hook and a simple, effective composition.

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