Released: 9th February Writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback, Ali Payami Best bits: 1. “Just take me ou-ou-out!” 2. “Ohh, you got that James Dean, day dream, look in your eyes” 3. “We never go out of style” When I chose Taylor’s Out of the Woods as my Most Poptastic Single of 2014 (a promotional… Continue reading The No.1 Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Taylor Swift – Style
Month: December 2015
The 2nd Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Susanne Sundfør – Delirious
Released: 12th January Writer: Susanne Sundfør Trivia: Whenever anyone has asked me for a music recommendation in 2015, regardless of their personal tastes, I’ve told them to listen to Susanne Sundfør’s album, Ten Love Songs. I’m yet to hear of anyone who heard the album and didn’t become immediately obsessed, and Delirious is the song… Continue reading The 2nd Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Susanne Sundfør – Delirious
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of December 2015
Here are my top 20 singles of December, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! I’ve also updated my Spotify playlist, which features all the songs from my monthly charts of 2015 (or the ones available on Spotify, at least), and you can listen to that here.… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of December 2015
The 3rd Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Years & Years – King
Released: 1st March Writers: Michael Thomas Goldsworthy, Mark Ralph, Andrew Smith, Oliver Alexander Thornton, Resul Emre Turkmen Trivia: King is the only track in my top 10 not performed by a female singer. Do better next year, boys of pop! This is quite a masterpiece, though. The euphoric electronic “ohoh-ohoh-ohh” riff is definitely my favourite… Continue reading The 3rd Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Years & Years – King
The 4th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Hailee Steinfeld – Love Myself
Released: 7th August Writers: Hailee Steinfeld, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson, Oscar Holter, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter Trivia: Considering the credits on this track, it’s no wonder it’s one of the best of the year. Mattman and Robin (Mattias Larsson and Robin Fredriksson) and Oscar Holter are part of Wolf Cousins, the new Swedish group of… Continue reading The 4th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Hailee Steinfeld – Love Myself
The 5th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Little Mix – Black Magic
Released: 10th July (UK) Writers: Edvard Forre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, Ed Drewett, Camille Purcell Trivia: Black Magic was the winner of the Popjustice Twenty Quid Prize this year, which I attended. It’s a brilliant song from some of today’s best pop writers, but there was another British single I was championing on the night, coming… Continue reading The 5th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Little Mix – Black Magic
The 6th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Taylor Swift – Bad Blood
Released: 17th May Writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback Trivia: This track attracted a lot of hate from pop fans when the 1989 album was first released, and when it was announced as a single, but it was certainly Taylor’s biggest hit of 2015. I’m siding with the masses on this one, it’s a brilliant… Continue reading The 6th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Taylor Swift – Bad Blood
The 7th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Best Coast – Feeling OK
Released: 14th April Writer: Bethany Cosentino Trivia: I’d never been that into Best Coast before, but their new album California Nights is one of my favourites of 2015. I’m sure it’s no coincidence that many fans and critics complained that they’d gone too mainstream. Hopefully they will listen to the only fan/critic that matters (me)… Continue reading The 7th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Best Coast – Feeling OK
The 8th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Kero Kero Bonito – Picture This
Released: 10th March Trivia: Kero Kero Bonito‘s lead singer Sarah Midori Perry is half-British and half-Japanese, and was recruited for the group by the founding members as they were obsessed with all things Japanese. Sarah is also a visual artist and takes inspiration from Japanese imagery in her work. Producer Gus Lobban has his own… Continue reading The 8th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Kero Kero Bonito – Picture This
The 9th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Alessia Cara – Here
Released: 30th April Writers: Alessia Cara, Sebastian Kole, Myron Birdsong, Samuel Gerongco, Anthony Life, Robert Gerongco, Terence Lam Trivia: Alessia is one of the ten acts nominated for my Future Pop Stars of 2016 poll. You can vote for her to win here or read more about her story so far here. Best bits: 1.… Continue reading The 9th Most Poptastic Single of 2015: Alessia Cara – Here