One of the greatest acts to ever hit electro-pop, the duo celebrated their Singles collection with a pair of new songs, “Melancholy Sky” being the clear standout. The track is a sparkling, almost jazzy ballad centered around Alison Goldfrapp’s sultry voice, which pairs brilliantly with the simplistic bassline and subtle string sounds. The concept of Goldfrapp already being at the point of releasing a greatest hits compilation is almost incomprehensible. For something this exuberantly cheeky, the song is really an overwhelming success, whether you’re left laughing, dancing, or embarrassingly rapping along. Cue “Shady Love.” The track, a flamboyant dance-rap romper, is jam packed with one-liners and features a sung guest spot from Azealia Banks. Just when you think you have the Scissor Sisters figured out, Jake Shears & Co. “Shady Love” Scissor Sisters featuring Azealia Banks It’s the best Bond theme in a long, long time.Ĥ6. The track is everything you’d expect from the parties involved… her perfectly controlled voice surrounded by menacing strings… but the end result manages to be pretty awesome. In the middle of reveling in the residual effects of her monumental 21 album (including a number one hit) and having a baby, Adele managed to find time to sneak in a Bond theme. Any time you can take a euphoric dance track and have Florence Welch’s unparalleled voice pierce right through it, you have a masterpiece on your hands. When Harris took on the The Machine’s “Spectrum” and morphed it into a “hands in the air” dance floor filler, the end result was nothing short of brilliant. “Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)” – Florence + The Machineįlorence Welch and Calvin Harris: 2012’s Clash of the Titans…in one corner, Alternative’s reigning Queen, and in the other, dance music’s DJ Du Jour. The track has many great moments, including clever carbon copy Police verses that lead brilliantly into familiar Bruno choruses. His hit “Locked Out Of Heaven” was one of the best songs to hit radio in 2012, playing into not only top-40’s recent embracement of the “alternative,” but this short-lived window of opportunity where the public is open to new sounds. When Bruno Mars thinks he’s Sting, the end result is not nearly as awful as you’d think. Not to mention, the track is far less hokey than it is hilarious. A dance track just as club-ready and catchy as anything else out there, there’s a noticeable absence of anything cheap or contrived. How could the song that brought K-Pop to the West not be something extraordinary? Korean rapper Psy absolutely dominated 2012 with his hit “Gangnam Style,” thanks in part to its hilarious video, but also because the song is actually pretty good.
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