SHREM'S CAROUSEL OF ÜBER NERDINESS

Saturday, December 28, 2019

SHREM'S 2019 COUNTDOWN OF TOP 100 BEST TRACKS OF THE YEAR: part 1: 100-76

100 "Hungry Child" - Hot Chip (Domino Recording)

99 "Really Don't Like U" - Tove Lo feat. Kylie Minogue (Universal)

98 "Capricho De Seda" - NOIA (Cascine)

97 "Baby Doves" - Lykke Li (LL Recordings/RCA)

96 "Gots to Give the Girl" - unperfect (Xenomania UK Ltd)

95 "She Funked Me" - Cassowary (Fat Possum Records)

94 "Aute Cuture" - ROSALÍA (Columbia)

93 "Mountains" - Charlotte Day Wilson (Stone Woman Music)

92 "Control the Rain" - O Future (ONE / HALF)

91 "Süpürgesi Yoncadan" - Altın Gün (Glitterbeat/ATO)

90 "Turkish Delight" - Roses Gabor (AllPoints)

89 "T-Shirt" - Pecas (Broken Circles)

88 "Adore You" - Jessie Ware (PMR)

87 "Eve of Destruction" - The Chemical Brothers (Virgin EMI)

86 "Gotta Gimme Your Love" - Sateen (Lipstick Angel)

85 "Can’t Hold Me (Machinedrum Remix)" - Emily King (ATO/PIAS)

84 "Which Way the Wind" - The Late David Turpin feat. Jaime Nanci & Bear Worship (Kabinet)

83 "bury a friend" - Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope Records)

82 "Oh No" - Kaytranada feat. Estelle (RCA)

81 "Cinnamon Rolls" - Erotic Market (self-released)

80 "About It" - Akiine (Color Station)

79 "Contagious" - GL (Pool Records)

78 "I'm Not Done (Still Not Done Mix)" - Fever Ray (Rabid Records)

77 "Laws of the Universe" - Toro Y Moi (Carpark Records)

76 "Dumebi" - Rema (Mavin Records/Jonzing World)

Friday, December 20, 2019

SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 20 Best EPs of 2019

20. "Redux" - Kilo Kish

LABEL: Blacksmith Recordings
LOCATION: US
KEY TRACK: "Bite Me"

19. "Hardly Working" - New Chance

LABEL: self-released
LOCATION: Canada
KEY TRACK: "Overworked"

18. "Abraxas" - Lone

LABEL: Ancient Astronauts
LOCATION: UK
KEY TRACK: "Young Star Cluster"

17. "ICONOLOGY" - Missy Elliott

LABEL: Atlantic/WEA
LOCATION: US
KEY TRACK: "Throw It Back"

16. "Romance Noire" - Double Mixte

LABEL: Italians Do It Better
LOCATION: France
KEY TRACK: "Romance Noire"

15. "Are We It?" - Jimi Tenor & Freestyle Man

LABEL: Studio Barnhus
LOCATION: Finland
KEY TRACK: "Journey (That Mistook His Way for a Road)"

14. "Bibi Club EP" - Bibi Club
LABEL: self-released
LOCATION: Canada
KEY TRACK: "La Plage"

13. "Change of Scenery: Remix EP" - Emily King

LABEL: ATO/PIAS
LOCATION: US
KEY TRACK: "Can’t Hold Me (Machinedrum Remix)"

12. "Not Seeing Is a Flower" - Lone

LABEL: Ancient Astronauts
LOCATION: UK
KEY TRACK: "Glyphic"

11. "If U Want It" - 박혜진 park hye jin

LABEL: clipp.art
LOCATION: South Korea
KEY TRACK: "If U Want It"

10. "Whispers in the Wind" - Hard Ton

LABEL: Wonder Stories
LOCATION: Italy
KEY TRACK: "Whispers in the Wind"

9. "Crisàlida" - NOIA

LABEL: Cascine
LOCATION: Spain
KEY TRACK: "Capricho De Seda"

8. "Red" - Akiine

LABEL: Color Station
LOCATION: UK
KEY TRACK: "About It"

7. "Close Encounters of Their Own Kind" - Buzzy Lee & Tommy Mandel

LABEL: KRO Records
LOCATION: US
KEY TRACK: "Sundown Queen"

6. "Black Moses" - Channel Tres

LABEL: GODMODE
LOCATION: US
KEY TRACK: "Raw Power"

5. "At First Light" - Lynda Dawn

LABEL: Akashik Records
LOCATION: UK
KEY TRACK: "Fonk Street"

4. "Country Creatures" - Björk with The Knife & Fever Ray

LABEL: One Little Indian
LOCATION: Iceland/Sweden
KEY TRACK: "Features Creatures (The Knife Remix)"

3. "Dangerous" - Shay Lia

LABEL: self-released
LOCATION: Djibouti/Canada
KEY TRACK: "Good Together"

2. "Zandoli" - Charlotte Adigéry

LABEL: DEEWEE
LOCATION: Belgium
KEY TRACK: "Cursed and Cussed"

1. "S/T" - Cherushii & Maria Minerva

LABEL: 100% Silk
LOCATION: US/Estonia
KEY TRACK: "Nobody's Fool [Vocal Version]"

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

SHREM'S TOP 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2019

20. "Oncle Jazz" - Men I Trust

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Norton Commander (All We Need)", "Days Go By", "Numb"
LABEL: Return To Analog
BANDCAMP
Canada 🇨🇦

19. "Voice of Lovers" - Moon King

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Neon Lights", "Creep (Dance 4 U)", "Separation Anxiety"
LABEL: Arbutus Records
BANDCAMP
Canada 🇨🇦

18. "When I Get Home" - Solange

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Way To The Show", "Jerrod", "Stay Flo"
LABEL: Saint Records
SPOTIFY
US 🇺🇸

17. "Hello Happiness" - Chaka Khan

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Like a Lady", "Like Sugar", "Hello Happiness"
LABEL: Island Records, Diary Records, iKhan Sounds
SPOTIFY
US 🇺🇸

16. "La Linda" - Tei Shi

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "A Kiss Goodbye", "Even If It Hurts", "Matando"
LABEL: Downtown Records
SPOTIFY
Colombia/Canada 🇨🇴🇨🇦

15. "The Return" - Sampa the Great

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "OMG", "Final Form", "Leading Us Home"
LABEL: Ninja Tune
BANDCAMP
Zambia 🇿🇲

14. "Outer Peace" - Toro Y Moi

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Laws of the Universe", "Who am I", "Ordinary Pleasure"
LABEL: Carpark Records
BANDCAMP
US 🇺🇸

13. "Once Upon a Passion" - Bella Boo

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Can't Leave You Like This", "Your Girlfriend", "Hotel Europa"
LABEL: Studio Barnhus
BANDCAMP
Sweden 🇸🇪

12. "1905" - OMMA

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Vmeste", "1905", "Normalno"
LABEL: Antinote
BANDCAMP
Russia 🇷🇺

11. "Blood" - Kelsey Lu

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "I'm Not in Love", "Foreign Car", "Poor Fake"
LABEL: Columbia
SPOTIFY
US 🇺🇸

10. "Lost Girls" - Bat for Lashes

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "So Good", "Kids In the Dark", "Feel For You"
LABEL: self-released
BANDCAMP
UK 🇬🇧

9. "Something Like a War" - Kindness

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Raise Up", "Cry Everything", "Lost Without"
LABEL: Female Energy
BANDCAMP
UK 🇬🇧

8. "Atriarc" - Azari

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Strobelife", "Virgo", "M-Body"
LABEL: Model Future
BANDCAMP
Canada 🇨🇦

7. "5" - Sault

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Up All Night", "Why Why Why Why Why", "Masterpiece"
LABEL: Forever Living Originals
BANDCAMP
UK 🇬🇧

6. "Walkie Talkie" - Brijean

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Fundi", "Show and Tell", "Meet Me After Dark"
LABEL: Native Cat Recordings
BANDCAMP
US 🇺🇸

5. "Your Need" - Kedr Livanskiy

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "Sky Kisses (на танцполе)", "Your Need (Твоя беда)", "Your Need (Не должен) [Deep Mix]"
LABEL: 2MR
BANDCAMP
Russia 🇷🇺

4. "Madame X" - Madonna

3 STAND-OUT TRACKS: "I Don't Search I Find", "God Control", "Batuka"
LABEL: Boy Toy, Inc., Live Nation, Interscope Records, Maverick
SPOTIFY
US 🇺🇸

3. "BUBBA" - KAYTRANADA