The Dozen: 2012’s 12 Best Tracks
AlunaGeorge – Just a Touch
Britain’s best new band. This song bumps, slinks and squeaks like a 90s mutha. Oh, and the voice behind it all? I wrote a little something in her honour once. It’s a long story which doesn’t need mentioning right now…
2NE1 – I Love You
Donna Summer died this year, but a little something of her shines through here. I’m not saying 2NE1 are in the same league as Summer of course, but I Love You = I Feel Love, no? It’s the same electro-synth euphoria, but packaged for a different people in a different time, phantom style.
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
M.I.A. did it well when she put this killer out way back in February. A week later, she was playing token rap girl in Madonna’s comeback shadow. Let’s just all forget about that and live fast die young, OK? Goodbye 2012, goodbye x
Good work on the front page graphic made up for this :)
Addendum: This *needs* to be added – Katy B and Jessie Ware, with a song named after Aaliyah (RIP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKydeJs3Kmo
What a bomb!