What a year it’s been. So much good music and so little time to hear it all. Let’s get on with the lists of the best music of the year. As usual, I’ll start with the singles and EPs. These days, that will include digital singles too, which are sometimes just the one track.
- Triptides – Can’t You See 7” (Croque Macadam)
- The Whiffs – Take a Whiff EP (Drunken Sailor)
- Tommy Genesis – Lucky (Downtown)
- Levitation Room – Warmth of the Sun 7” (Greenway)
- Parsnip – Feeling Small 7” (Anti Fade)
- Rik & The Pigs – Blue Jean Queen EP (Feel It)
- Habibi – Cardamon Garden EP (Modern Sky)
- Lucia – Cheap Talk EP (Sweet Jane)
- Vanilla Poppers – I Like Your Band EP (Drunken Sailor)
- Launder – Pink Cloud EP (Day Wave)
- Cold Meat – Pork Sword Fever EP (Helta Skelta)
- Civic – Those Who No EP (Famous Class/Anti Fade)
- Hairband – s/t EP (Monorail)
- Rapid Tan – Golden Wonder EP (self-released)
- Omni – Sunset Preacher 7” (Chunklet)
- Ubik – s/t EP (Aaarght)
- T.V. Party – EP #1 (Burger)
- Booji Boys – Unknown Pleathers EP (Sewercide)
- Charlie Collins – Wish You Were Here (Mirror)
- Pineapple RNR – s/t EP (Lumpy)
- Whenyoung – Given Up EP (Universal)
- Claire Laffut – Mojo EP (Gum)
- Nite Jewel – On Your Own 7” (Gloriette)
- Denise Le Menice – Heart (Barely Dressed)
- Midnite Snaxxx – Greedy Little Thing 7” (Goodbye Boozy)
- Thick – Would You Rather? EP (self-released)
- The Stroppies – Maddest Moments 7″ (Tough Love)
- Reptaliens – Echo Park 7” (Captured Tracks)
- Ubik/Cold Meat – split-EP (Lost In Fog/Helta Skelta)
- Peach Kelli Pop – Which Witch EP (Mint)
- Neo Neos/Erik Nervous – split-EP (Goodbye Boozy)
- Daisy Dell – Tangerine Fuzz (self-released)
- Drunk Mums – Denim EP (Pissfart)
- Hatchie – Sugar & Spice EP (Heavenly)
- School Damage – Four Songs About One Cat EP (Upset the Rhythm)
- Louder Than Death – s/t EP (In the Red)
- Moon Duo – Jukebox Babe 7” (Sacred Bones)
- Gloria – Oidophon Echorama EP (Howlin Banana)
- Sara King – Heat EP (Famous Honey)
- Carla dal Forno – Top of the Pops EP (self-released)
There were some great single releases from Swedish artists too. Here are some of my favourites. The first one is mentioned only for the b-side “Hur kan du be mig” – yes, sung in Swedish, or should I say the Southern Swedish dialect “skånska”.
Aura Oyasumi – Jag dör snart 7”
Skenet Bedrar – Allt jag aldrig gjort, men borde EP
Mary Anne’s Polar Rig – Surfaced EP
Skiftande Enheter – Mördande Rutin 7”
