best of MP2K's Best of 2017 | Finished

[Tom Vercetti]

The Heart Part 4 > Humble but don't tell anyone I said this.

Three Rings, Doomed, Cave Me In  

[Lazuli]

SAFEPOP

Darling, Doomed, Three Rings  

Sober  Say Something Loving  

[potent]

Sober is amazing!

I kinda like SSL but I don't think they've matched On Hold for me yet this era.

[JGibson]

The Cure 

[Brandon]

 

Lorde 

[Uncatena]

The Cure really is addicting, its honestly my fave Gaga sing since BTW, i enjoyed ARTPOP and some of Joanne tho

 

Sober really is a Melo highlight, the production is perfect down to the tiniest last detail.

 

Three Rings and Say Something Loving

 

[TheWayWeWere]

The Cure is low-key pop perfection it's so ****ing catchy

Sober one of my album favorites

On mY Mind

[Pink Matter]

Loving this set! The Heart Part 4, On My Mind, Cave Me In, Sober, Doomed Say Something Loving, Darling  

I remember liking GoldLink's album when I last checked it out but never went back to it so I'm going to give a few more spins sometime soon.

[madonnas]

Wish I got into GoldLink earlier  !

[lhdang2000]

Sober + The Cure.  

 

[Mr. Loco]

The cure is okay, but John wayne and Million reasons are far better

[K$Ellie]

I'm here for more bops like The Cure from Gaga  Sober is one of my faves on Melodrama

Bad Liar is a bop  Issues and Location are nice

[World Eater]

Sober and Say Something Loving are one of my least favorite sings from each album  Doomed and Three Rings were really good though! Darling was nice too, loved its instrumental outro

[Jorge]

Momentz, The Cure and Bad Liar  

Stay  

Lost In Your Light  

 

[Eeveelution]

I forgot about The Heart  

 

Sober and Doomed are my favs this set.

[Ewan Chaos]

Ooh Real Estate! I liked that record... why the hell have I not listened to it again in ages. Hmmmmm still not a big fan of Say Something Loving lol

 

The opening bit of Sober/the "midnight lose my mind" drew me into the record HARD. Who don't love Gallant - I like that song too. Jorja Smith again!

[Dom]

i love the cure, it's so different for gaga, she went chaismokers. cute.

sober is amazing. but so is everything by lorde this year.

[ColdKeane]

6 | 10

 

Real Estate, The xx and Kendrick Lamar    

[soml]

Sober and Say Something Loving are amazing songs  

[Delta]

xx is my favorite off this set 

[MP2K]

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40. Sylvan Esso, “Die Young” The electronic pop duo is back! To top “Coffee” will be difficult and “Radio”/“Kick Jump Twist” were the more bouncy singles. But “Die Young” still holds its own. It’s a slow-burner with a chorus jam packed with those synths the duo is known for. Spoiler

 

39. Chance The Rapper, “Same Drugs” A favorite from the 2016 album, but a late bloomer to my chart. This warm, soulful, acoustic piano ballad really held me through January, it was my meditation. Spoiler

 

38. Sunflower Bean, “I Was a Fool” I discovered the group last year and thought I would drop them so fast. Turns out I’m still interested in where the band could go.They make '60s psychedelic rock and dream-pop tunes and they make heartache sound so sweet. The vocals of the leading female sound gorgeous and heavenly while the male vocals are in a lo-fi sound making it an interesting counterpart to hers as they take turns.I didn’t get a chance to listen to Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s work this year, so this indie duet will have to do! Spoiler

 

37. Paramore, “Told You So” Paramore's been struggling to keep the band intact and haven’t had a huge hit in years. But all of that doesn’t matter because they continue to change their sounds and put out great music that I think is kind of overlooked. Like, did the gp remember Paramore released this year? I mean, it was a busy year for certain genres that I wouldn’t blame them if they forgot. "Told You So" is an 1980s pop, Caribbean and African inspired sound and was an immediate summer jam. Spoiler

 

36. Mura Masa, “1 Night (feat. Charli XCX)” I can only count on one hand how many Dance/electronic songs were actually good to me this year and “1 Night” was one of them. Charli delivers a **** hook over some tropical drums and together they deliver a summer banger. Spoiler

 

35. N.E.R.D, “Lemon (feat. Rihanna)” I thought this song was absolutely garbage, I didn’t understand it. But long story short I work with dance kids and one of my coworkers is planning a routine for this record. I was converted after being forced to hear it a thousand times. This record reminded me how much N.E.R.D. is the most innovative Hip-Hop groups, really bring variety into their music, and never fail to produce great production. Rihanna also snapped with her delivery.   Spoiler

 

34. Grimes, “Venus Fly (feat. Janelle Monae)” The results of the creative minds of a Grimes and Janelle Monáe collab: A track that’s high energy, explosive and innovative. Spoiler

 

33. Dirty Projectors, “Cool Your Heart (feat. Dawn Richard)” DP, Solange and Dawn - this is a star-stuttered indie record. It's a tropical yet futuristic, feel-good track and still has the quirks DP is known for. Dawn’s voice is beautiful as ever. Spoiler

 

32. Daniel Caesar, “We Find Love” Daniel Caesar is one of the best male R&B acts of 2017. My favorite voices too. “We Find Love” is simple but beautiful and worth the repeat. It's a big anthem ballad you'd imagine John Legend would do. Spoiler

 

31. SZA, “The Weekend” Songs like this are tricky. You have to be clever, bold and find a way to make it catchy enough so that people won’t feel ashamed to sing along to tacky/controversial lyrics. I think SZA’s got that covered on “The Weekend.” Not to mention the production is killer, has that classic R&B bass and the Justin Timberlake sample throughout the song is fire. Please go checkout “You’re The One” and “My Little Secret” two classic side chick anthems btw. Spoiler .

Edited December 28, 2017 by MP2K

[Pink Matter]

Great set! Same Drugs, Told You So, 1 Night, Lemon, Cool Your Heart, We Find Love, and The Weekend  

One of these days I'm gonna have to give Grimes a proper listen  Also you might want to take a second look at 37  

[Wicked]

My issue with The Weekend is that it's not well written to me! Still not big on Venus Fly but Same Drugs >>, Paramore too. Great set!

[Lazuli]

Die Young, Told You So, Venus Fly, The Weekend  

[JGibson]

Told You So