Travel down the rabbit hole called parenthood, and you’ll discover why your parents seemed out-of-touch when it came to music.
You really have to work harder to pay attention to what’s coming out or what’s on the charts or being touted as the greatest indie thing you’ll never hear.
Unless you were living in Antarctica for the past year, number 1 on this list would have been as ubiquitous as the Obey on teenage ball caps.
It’s catchy, and yes more so than that brain-curdling STD that’s often associated with the contagions. Regardless, it reminds me of a credit role music session for a Police Academy film circa 1986.
There were a few songs I left off since I panned most of the music produced this year. Those absentee-cum-honourable mentions include Beck’s “Dreams”; Alessia Cara’s “Here”; Cage the Elephant’s “Trouble” and Tame Impala’s “Let It Happen”.
Without further ado, here are my five favourite songs from 2015. Feel free to take a boo at my picks from 2014.
| 5. | Song: Fan the Flames Album: II 7″ Artist: Sheer Mag Release: April 2015 Why: A case of digging deeper into the lo-fi section of what rock had to offer. These Philadelphians have something here. |
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| 4. | Song: Biscuits Album: Pageant Material Artist: Kacey Musgraves Release: March 16, 2015 Why: I’ve always had a soft spot for the twangy chords of country chanteuses: Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert, Jo Dee Messina, etc. Musgraves is no different. |
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| 3. | Song: I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) Album: Dodge and Burn Artist: the Dead Weather Release: August 17, 2015 Why: Shredding the gears with the opening riffs, and howling at the moon with Allison Mosshart’s rage. |
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| 2. | Song: Don’t Wanna Fight Album: Sound and Color Artist: Alabama Shakes Release: February 10, 2015 Why: Brittany Howard just belts out the angst-riddled vocals with so much soul it will break the will of relationship-breaking politico types. |
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| 1. | Song: Uptown Funk Album: Unknown Special Artist: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars Release: November 10, 2014 Why: Technically released last year, the tune’s funk-infused rhythm reflecting ’80s brand of style hit the masses upside the head for the entire run of 2015. |