best of D/X Anuario 2021 · 5 · Songs: 10-1 · Clips: 5-1

[D/X]

Thanks for all your comments!

Merry Christmas! Hope y'all had a really good time with your loved ones (or alone).

 

Spoiler

On 12/23/2021 at 7:18 AM, TalkThatRihanna said:

Brutal was one of my original favorites on SOUR

 

As for the other picks, I fear I need to use this gif

 

 

On 12/23/2021 at 9:37 AM, Lazuli said:

brutal is an amazing album opener  

as for your question about he said she said, it wasn't very well received when it was released cuz it was rather generic and didn't seem to progress from love is dead which people did not like that much either

 

Interesting. Hmm. I do agree that it's generic and sounds like they wanted to have a hit with that one, but still I think that it's better than Good Girls

 

On 12/23/2021 at 4:33 PM, Sunderland 4ever said:

The only ones I've heard until now. Anthony Hopkins always delivers great-quality acting.

Absolutely agree and you definitely should see it. It's truly his best performance yet.

 

On 12/24/2021 at 12:49 AM, Reverse Warholian said:

The Vast of SLAY 

Omg YAS

 

On 12/23/2021 at 4:52 PM, rvx said:

Lovely graphics 

 

On 12/23/2021 at 6:34 PM, Legend E said:

yas Brutal saved me from using the Mariah gif  

 

let's talk about the films a bit. Luca is very cute but The Father it especially hurts as my grandpa has Alzheimer's now.

Olivia is gonna truly save me from these last updates. 

Ugh I totally get that from The Father and sorry to hear that. The film is devastating.

 

On 12/23/2021 at 6:45 PM, TheWayWeWere said:

Brutal  a SLAY

The Father was such a heartbreaking experience 

An absolute slay by Ms. Rodrigo.

Agree with The Father, had to pause cause I couldn't stop crying.

 

On 12/23/2021 at 11:45 PM, kiiwii said:

good girls, yup yup that song was so instant for me

seratonin + happen to me + space ghost + un millión. the taste 

 

i started only murders in the building, but never finished it  it was actually very fun tho

 

i don't wanna talk  such a catchy ass song.

luca! pixar never fails to make me tear up skfdjfn 

Only Murders actually gets slightly more funny by the end.

Ugh you're truly the first one to know and live several songs from the list

 

On 12/24/2021 at 2:59 PM, Mr. Loco said:

The Father is such a beautiful film as well, it had me crying a lot too 

 

brutal 

I had to pause it to have a good cry, and yeah it's a beautiful film.

 

On 12/24/2021 at 8:07 PM, popstar said:

1st block: Wandavision + Squid Game

2nd block: cruella

3rd block: How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast) <333 I live for that cute german blonde

4th block: brutal is one of my favorite songs this year!

love 'Luca' too

Omg someone who likes How To Sell Drugs Online

And yeah Dan/Damian was truly one of the best things from the show.  Hope to see more from him.

 

On 12/25/2021 at 12:30 AM, Remmy said:

He Said She Said is good, don't listen to the haters! It did leave me underwhelmed on my first 2-3 listens though  Welcomes the Pressure & Un Millón, some great bops!  half•alive's 2021 singles unfortunately didn't quite connect with me except for Summerland, which is probably their best work. 801  || I would've watched Invincible if i could tolerate gore more  Might watch OMITB at some point but wow Steve Martin is a legend!! || Luca was very cute, a gay 'ol time!

I was curious about the hate but thanks! And yeah, it's not their best and kinda generic but still a bop.

Totally get what you're saying from half·alive's singles, It kinda worked for me the other way round lol, and i guess you'll have surprise this set. 

Steve Martin is really, really great in OMITB, and with Martin Short and even Selena, they have really good chemistry altogether.

 

 

[D/X]

 5

Thank you so much for sharing this journey and 2021!

 

10-1

Olivia Rodrigo, my patroness saint of saving me from the Mariah GIF, comes to perform one last Disney/Christmas miracle.

 

 

 

A rather extremely depressing song about loneliness, but still beautifully executed and one of the best additions to Sir Sly's catalogue.

Catchy, pop-ish and with a slight indie sound, yet another song inspired in the COVID lockdowns with a more upbeat angle.

 

 

Having known his love ballads from a long time, this 180 change in his career, sound, lyrics and even looks was rather shocking but very welcoming.

 

 

Perhaps Olivia ripped off Paramore, but still it made us geriatric millennials to travel directly to our teenage and immature years back in 2007, and I'm thankful for that.

 

 

Staying true to their unique, laidback and feel-good style, Kawala managed to stay inside the top 10 for a second year in a row.

 

 

Merge catchiness, cheeriness, nostalgia and the perfect dose of darkness, you'll get this mysterious bop. And the choreo from the music video adds even more to the whole experience.

 

 

Valley finally created a song that in another universe could've been a crossover hit. Perfect for a summer afternoon with your friends.

 

 

While they didn't manage to top their singles from their debut, Mansionair still provided a top-notch, groovy and summery song.

 

 

 

In the middle of a pandemic, half·alive released the PERFECT summer song. They had a mission and accomplished it. Truly their best song to date.

 

 

And in a twist of events, Foster The People returned to the top spot almost 10 years after, of course thanks to The Knocks, which just proves that a whole collab album should be released. All About You is not only FTP's best (participation in a) song in YEARS, but captures perfectly both their Torches style clashing with a fresh and haunting vibe that sometimes is reminiscent of a 90's song.

 

 

Text-Friendly Version:

#10. Sir Sly - "Little Deaths"

#09. Beaux - "What's The Point?"

#08. Tom Odell - "Numb"

#07. Olivia Rodrigo - "Good 4 U"

#06. Kawala - "Chasing/Wasting Time"

#05. Saint Kochi - "Monster"

#04. Valley - "Tempo"

#03. Mansionair ft. Yahtzel - "Don't Wait"

#02. half·alive - "Summerland"

#01. The Knocks ft. Foster The People - "All About You"

[D/X]

5-1

This year was extremely underwhelming for music videos. Perhaps I didn't do a thorough research on other genres to look for good quality cips. So if I'm being honest and aside from today's #1, these videos wouldn't have a chance in previous years.

 

 

 

Loved the Tinder meets horror concept. This could be turned into an A24 feature.

 

 

While the video might be rather simple, the concept behind this group of diverse people walking NYC during early hours is something that I seriously liked. Plus the cinematography is spectacular.

 

 

This is taking a generic concept and executing it perfectly. After watching the video you get serious FOMO issues of the perfect summer with friends. But the real highlights are the looping summer concept and that choreo by the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gigantic gap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dua should be crown as the Queen of Music Videos. This is her best yet: turn a meme into a brilliantly made clip. Perfection.

 

 

Text-Friendly Version:

#05. Taylor Swift - "WIllow"

#04. Dodie - "I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)"

#03. The Knocks ft. Foster The People - "All About You"

#02. half·alive - "Summerland"

#01. Dua Lipa - "We're Good"

[Alldeezy]

Good 4 u and were good 

[JGibson]

good 4 u + All About You 

 

AAY #1  

[Legend E]

olivia  

 

[Remmy]

Didn't watch a lot of videos this year. Seen pieces of willow, Summerland and We're Good but none in full  || Little Deaths is cute, not one of my TR&FOL faves though. I've heard All About You a few times, don't really remember it  Now The Knocks SNAPPED last year with Bodies ft. MUNA! Tempo + Summerland oh yesss  Two great bops, and kiii your h•a opinion pretty much mirrors mine: "half•alive's 2021 singles unfortunately didn't quite connect with me except for Summerland, which is probably their best work"

[rvx]

Good 4 U + Willow 

[Lazuli]

good 4 u not u calling us out as geriatric millennials nnn

willow  

we're good ummm...  

[TheWayWeWere]

We're Good #1  both song and video are such an pleasure

Willow  love the connection to Cardigan

Good 4 U  

[Lee!!]

Little Deaths, good 4 u, Summerland, All About You, We're Good

[Moonlightbae]

good 4 u 

the willow music video was cute!

[kiiwii]

i didn't really enjoy tom odell's album, but numb was an interesting song that i kept 

tempo is absolutely a highlight from valley's EP 

 

[Sunderland 4ever]

On 12/26/2021 at 6:57 PM, D/X said:

#07. Olivia Rodrigo - "Good 4 U"

#01. The Knocks ft. Foster The People - "All About You"

I liked these two.

 

As for video clips, I only checked them because of the countdowns on the Best Of section honestly.

[Yvess]

really luv the graphics omg

 

G4U at #7

[popstar]

I really love your # 1 song

Also olivia !!

[Green]

"All About You" and good 4 u 

 

The "We're Good" video was really good 

[K$Ellie]

I actually really liked the We're Good video, made me dislike the song less  good 4 u in the top 10

[KasioKas]

We're good #1 IKTR 

[potent]

I liked some previous songs from some of those artists, but didn't check for them this year/didn't know they released

All About You is a bop  great choice for #1