Best Songs of the Year 2019: 25-1

Here we come! After much thinking we haved reached a final verdict (one of the hardest years to do it, the top positions are tunes with a very deep, personal meaning, in a very tough year), and today we are able to reveal you our latest list of Best Songs of 2019!. 25 jewels that you shouldn't miss and should be part of any exceptional musical repertoire. As always, you have the Spotify playlist below, so we encourage you to give it a listen! We also hope you have enjoyed this 'musical tour' as much as we have done preparing it. Here's for a great year of music ahead!
  

25. Alexandra- RVG
24. Red Bull & Hennessy- Jenny Lewis
23. Booksmart- Holiday Ghosts
22. Olympians- Andrew Bird
21. Weird Ways- Strand of Oaks
20. Vagabond- Steve Gunn
19. Old Man- Stella Donnelly
18. The Time We Had- Lachlan Denton & Studio Magic
17. Cattails- Big Thief
16. The Amputees- Tindersticks
15. Norman and Norma- The Divine Comedy
14. Honey- Drugdealer
13. Dylan Thomas- Better Oblivion Community Center
12. In Ceremony- Capitol
11. Bedroom- Hobby Club
10. Holograms- Tiny Ruins
9. Television Screens- Fontaines D.C.
8. Polar Onion- Allah-Las
7. The Barrel- Aldous Harding
6. Seventeen- Sharon Van Etten
5. Head Alone- Julia Jacklin
4. Forever Half Mast- Lucy Dacus
3. All My Happiness is Gone- Purple Mountains
2. One Bird in the Sky- Robert Forster
1. Light Years- The National

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Best Records of the Year 2019: 1-20

As we said yesterday, we now have 40 records for our best of the year list. So, after the first round of LPs, comprising positions between 40 and 21, it’s time to show & rank our Top 20 albums of 2019. Those that we haven't been able to get out of our heads and deserve a standing ovation and, most importantly, constant spins. We’ll have a little break next week for recharging batteries, but we promise that we’ll be back before the year ends… ready to unveil our favorite songs of 2019. So, in the meantime, enjoy the records... and happy Holidays!

20.  Eraserland - Strand of Oaks
19.  In Search of the Miraculous - Desperate Journalist
18.  Better Oblivion Community Center- Better Oblivion Community Center
17. Anxiety Art - The reds, pinks and purples
16. Grass Stains and Novocaine - Seablite
15. Largos Agotadores - El Palacio de Linares
14. Whoosh! - The Stroppies
13. Useless Coordinates - Drahla
12. Time Again - Dumb Things
11. Tallies- Tallies

10. On the Line - Jenny Lewis
9.  Purple Mountains- Purple Mountains
8.  Designer - Aldous Harding
7.  Jeanines- Jeanines
6.  I Am Easy to Find - The National
5.  Quiet Signs - Jessica Pratt
4.  Dead Calm - The Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness

3. Olympic Girls - Tiny Ruins 

2. Dogrel - Fontaines D.C. 

1. Crushing - Julia Jacklin

Want to check the best recors of 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011?

The Bloodbuzzed Jukebox Week 128

The time of the season to get "recluded" at home until the Best-of-the-year-lists are done is approaching quickly (glups). But before the hour arrives, here's more exciting music for your ears only, thanks to a new TOP TEN Jukebox packed with flamboyant findings and some returns to action from beloved acts of the Blog, like Cayetana, Strand of Oaks or Photon (our friends from Watoo Watoo are behind this new-wavy gem). And remember, all songs are available at our Soundcloud page (Join Us!).

Direct links to 2016 Jukebox playlists

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Best Songs of the Year 2014: 25-1

Drumroll, fanfare, revelry! We have reached the final round of the 4th edition of the Bloodbuzzed's Best Songs of the Year. Here are our top 25 favourite tunes of this 2014. Many great songs had been left out (we could have easily extended the list to 150), so we assure you it’s been an extremely hard, never-ending, but also a very fun list to make. We hope you enjoy this last selection, as well as the whole ride. Remember, you have  the playlist available at our Soundcloud page. And Happy Holidays!

25. Younger- SW/MM/NG
24. Distant Drive- The Luxembourg Signal
23. Try- The Zebras
22. Long After Tonite’s Candles Are Blown- Comet Gain
21. Goshen '97 -Strand Of Oaks
20. Els Dies S'Allarguen- Renaldo y Clara
19. In the Water - Radical Dads
18. Descent- Fear of Men
17. Trouble- TV on the Radio
16. Raised By Wolves- U2

15. Grey Is a Lie– Boutade
14. Last January - The Twilight Sad
13. Habit- Ought
12. Kissing Can Wait- She Sir
11. Wond'ring- The Very Most
10. Super Rat - Honeyblood
9. Horseshoe- Withered Hand
8. Don't Wanna Lose- Ex Hex
7. Sleep Like a Baby Tonight- U2

6. Happening- Desperate Journalist
5. Mistakes of My Youth- Eels
4. Your Love Is Killing Me- Sharon Van Etten
3. Talking Backwards- Real Estate
2. Archie, Marry Me- Alvvays
1. Wounded Desire - Line and Circle

Discoverer 105: new indie findings

Another Primavera Club special, now in our Discoverer Series. Three very different bands just discovered this weekend!!

The Coathangers. Punk style for starters. Coming from Atlanta, Georgia, the band formed in 2006 as a fun excuse to hang out but, after playing just a house show, they were asked to open for The Hiss as the result of their powerful performance. Since then, constant touring, several EPs, singles and four full lengths: 'The Coathangers' (2007), 'Scramble' (2009), 'Larceny & Old Lace' (2011) and latest 'Suck My Shirt', released this March on Suicide Squeeze Records 2014. Although the group has now been reduced to a trio, there are no signs of exhaustion, as a matter of fact, it's clearly the opposite. Minnie, Crook Kid and Rusty are adding new resources to its trademark palette between no-wave and garage, without losing any sense of their spontaneity and vivacity. Dissonant, wild and fun ride.

Strand of Oaks. Timothy Showalter hails from Goshen, Indiana, though he is based in Philadelphia, after a very troubled personal story. After putting out a couple of first releases in 2006 and 2008, debut album 'Leave Ruin' appeared in 2009 on La Société Expéditionnaire. The folky, singer-songwriter territory was quickly overtook with self-released LP 'Pope Killdragon' a year later, where synthesizers and effects pedals offered a much wider range in Showalter's music. Tours followed, with another album, 'Dark Shores', coming in between via Ten Atoms Records in 2012. Finally, after a near-death experience in Christmas Day of 2013, this survivor recorded 'Heal' out this year on Dead Oceans. Confessional indie-folk turned into stormy rock and performed with a brutal honesty. Don't miss him live if you can, what a beast!

Horsebeach. This Mancunian four piece started out their short career to date as the solo bedroom project of Ryan Kennedy, but soon evolved into a full band. Self-titled EP appeared in November 2013, with track 'Even' being saluted by the UK media as the first step of a band to follow closely. The buzz made the limited edition 7" single 'Faded Eyes', out on Alone Together Recordings in February an immediate sold out. Something that anticipated the general praise their s/t album, out since July, is receiving. Melancholic, chiming jangle pop, with Real Estate, Wild Nothing but also 80s indie-pop dreamier bands as references. Oh! The knack for penning perennial melodies and the ability to stop time with a four minute tune. Horsebeach have both talents in their DNA, so don't miss them.

The Bloodbuzzed Jukebox 29

This weekend we are covering the Primavera Club 2014, an exciting little Festival (a comeback after a one year hiatus) gathering some of the most promising national & international bands. That's why we have prepared a special edition of our TOP TEN playlist devoted to some of the bands playing there. Several music wonders to discover. As always, it's all at our Blog's soundcloud. Join Us!

Direct links to the previous Jukebox weeks
Week 1      Week 8        Week 15     Week 22  
Week 2      Week 9        Week 16     Week 23 
Week 3      Week 10      Week 17     Week 24
Week 4      Week 11      Week 18     Week 25
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Welcome to the Jukebox!