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Genre: Country
Description: He will always be there for us.
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Description: He will always be there for us.
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The Studio - Song Recommendations
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IT'S SPOOPY MONTH LADS, GALS, AND NONBINARY PALS AND WE HITTIN U WITH THE SPOOKIEST SONGS OF THE MONTH probably
witchpotato does know witchcraft and will curse u C:<
[# Room Owners]
Clouds
Song: MoT - A Song of Ash and Smoke
Genre: Korean Alt
Description: she sings of a burnt heart...
Rage
Song: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Genre: Heavy Metal/Doom Metal, Hard Rock
Description: (ripped from loudersound) "Inspired by bassist Geezer Butler’s hallucination of Satan materialising at the foot of his bed, Black Sabbath’s eponymous song explores the notion of being confronted by the Devil. [...] this menacingly slow burn thrums with a fear of mortality and the unknown."
The arguable first heavy metal song off the first heavy metal album by the first heavy metal band, the use of the devil's note gives it a haunting vibe that is perfect for spooky seasonwitchpotato does know witchcraft and will curse u C:<
[# Room Owners]
Song: MoT - A Song of Ash and Smoke
Genre: Korean Alt
Description: she sings of a burnt heart...
Rage Song: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Genre: Heavy Metal/Doom Metal, Hard Rock
Description: (ripped from loudersound) "Inspired by bassist Geezer Butler’s hallucination of Satan materialising at the foot of his bed, Black Sabbath’s eponymous song explores the notion of being confronted by the Devil. [...] this menacingly slow burn thrums with a fear of mortality and the unknown."
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BT89
Song: 80Fitz - Joker Beatbox
Genre: A capella
Description: i’m dressing as the joker for halloween and this goes in
Gota Love Yaoi
Song: Three 6 Mafia - Walk Up To Your House
Genre: Memphis Rap, Horrorcore
Description: What Three 6 Mafia did on this comp will never be replicated. Hazy. hypnotic, campy/spooky. It's October it's time play this shit loudly!!!
marillvibes
Song: Eminem ft. Rihanna - The Monster
Genre: Rap
Description: There's a monster under her bed.
Tenshi
Song: Resident Evil 1 Remake - Safe Haven
Genre: OST
Description: This is supposedly the safe theme but smth about the remake's arrangement of this song is so ominous, smth about the ghostly wails in the background makes me feel more anxious than safe listening to it
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namda
Song: Ado - Aishite Aishite Aishite
Genre: Vocaloid Utaite, J-Pop
Description: The song itself is an original song by Kikuo featuring Hatsune Miku, talking about the story of a girl who is craving for love and attention from other people.
The link provided is a cover by Ado who does an immaculate job of it - the timbre of her voice switching so much alongside the instrumental just has such a spooky szn vibe to it - akin to a creepy room full of dolls ig?
In any case, more reason to talk about the QUEEN ADO I LOVE HER SO MUCH AHHHHH this cover is amazing and the song was already incredible so that's just a +++++++++++++++1 in my books. ta ta ^^
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Song: 80Fitz - Joker Beatbox
Genre: A capella
Description: i’m dressing as the joker for halloween and this goes in
Song: Three 6 Mafia - Walk Up To Your House
Genre: Memphis Rap, Horrorcore
Description: What Three 6 Mafia did on this comp will never be replicated. Hazy. hypnotic, campy/spooky. It's October it's time play this shit loudly!!!
Song: Eminem ft. Rihanna - The Monster
Genre: Rap
Description: There's a monster under her bed.
Song: Resident Evil 1 Remake - Safe Haven
Genre: OST
Description: This is supposedly the safe theme but smth about the remake's arrangement of this song is so ominous, smth about the ghostly wails in the background makes me feel more anxious than safe listening to it
[+ Room Voices/Alumni]
namda Song: Ado - Aishite Aishite Aishite
Genre: Vocaloid Utaite, J-Pop
Description: The song itself is an original song by Kikuo featuring Hatsune Miku, talking about the story of a girl who is craving for love and attention from other people.
The link provided is a cover by Ado who does an immaculate job of it - the timbre of her voice switching so much alongside the instrumental just has such a spooky szn vibe to it - akin to a creepy room full of dolls ig?
In any case, more reason to talk about the QUEEN ADO I LOVE HER SO MUCH AHHHHH this cover is amazing and the song was already incredible so that's just a +++++++++++++++1 in my books. ta ta ^^
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Song: Idiot Flesh - Teen Devil Worshiper
Genre: I guess experimental rock
Description: Posting since it's October 12th. Apparently inspired by a real event. Used to listen to them a fair bit back like 6 years ago, but no longer in my rotation of music.
Song: The Paper Chase - What's so Amazing About Grace
Genre: Experimental / Alt Rock?
Description: I will say that this song works best when listening to the album rather than as a stand-alone song. I feel this song conveys the feeling of dread and paranoia the best out of every other song on the album. Saw someone mention it sounds like sliding a straw in a plastic cup and now I can't unhear that...so that's cool.
and something fun...
Song: The Hex Girls - Hex Girl
Genre: I'm just gonna say Rock again.
Description: Time to bust out the old VHS player.
Genre: I guess experimental rock
Description: Posting since it's October 12th. Apparently inspired by a real event. Used to listen to them a fair bit back like 6 years ago, but no longer in my rotation of music.
Song: The Paper Chase - What's so Amazing About Grace
Genre: Experimental / Alt Rock?
Description: I will say that this song works best when listening to the album rather than as a stand-alone song. I feel this song conveys the feeling of dread and paranoia the best out of every other song on the album. Saw someone mention it sounds like sliding a straw in a plastic cup and now I can't unhear that...so that's cool.
and something fun...
Song: The Hex Girls - Hex Girl
Genre: I'm just gonna say Rock again.
Description: Time to bust out the old VHS player.
November Song Recs w/ The Studio Squad
This month we're focusing on Autumn/Fall, so here are some tracks we think you might like!
Room Owners (#)
Clouds Song: Norah Jones - Sunrise
Genre: Folk
Description: speaking of crisp autumn mornings...
Rage Song: Agalloch - She Painted Fire Across the Skyline (Parts 1-3)
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal, Folk Metal, Dark Folk, Doom Metal
Description: Agalloch is among my favourite fall/winter music, something just hits right
marillvibes Song: Amy Winehouse - October Song
Genre: R&B
Description: The name of the song is a little unfitting lol, but fits the vibe imo. Have to honor the queen with this rec
I love Amy Winehouse so much, and I really wish she was still making music today
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Tenshi Song 1: Chevy - Play Pretend
Genre: Indie Pop, Singer-Songwriter
Description: I'll just keep playing pretend
Song 2: Tori Amos - Birthday Baby
Genre: Indie Rock
Description: Obligatory Tenshi day song
BT89 Song: Dean Blunt - the rot
Genre: Dream Pop, Psychedelic Folk
Description: just pure autumnal tragic bliss
Apple Song: Maggie Rogers - Alaska
Genre: Pop, Indie Folk, Alternative, Indie
Description: A quote on the song by Maggie "The music, in a lot of ways, reflects this meditative quality I get from hiking and dancing.
They're two polar opposite things when you're thinking about them from a distance.
With one, you're alone in the middle of nature." - Reminds me of crisp Autumn mornings.
Hey all (excluding marillvibes they're a loser like why on earth are they suggesting October song in November!!!)
Song: We All Fall Down - Kevin Sherwood
Genre: Metal
Description: Kevin Sherwood, one of the main music producers for CoD Zombies has some absolutely phenomenal songs, both in a VGM sense and outside of that range. Since the focus is Autumn/Fall, I decided to suggest this because, yes, it contains the word fall in it. Leaves fall down in Autumn. Yes, that's my reasoning. So while not a song that would accurately reflect Autumn as a season per se, it's close enough I hope :3c Still, a phenomenal song!
Song: We All Fall Down - Kevin Sherwood
Genre: Metal
Description: Kevin Sherwood, one of the main music producers for CoD Zombies has some absolutely phenomenal songs, both in a VGM sense and outside of that range. Since the focus is Autumn/Fall, I decided to suggest this because, yes, it contains the word fall in it. Leaves fall down in Autumn. Yes, that's my reasoning. So while not a song that would accurately reflect Autumn as a season per se, it's close enough I hope :3c Still, a phenomenal song!
December Song Recs w/ The Studio Squad
This month the Studio Squad is feeling the holiday spirit! Hope these recs put you in a good mood.
Happy Holidays from The Studio!!
Room Owners (#)
Clouds Song: Tomodachi Life - Map (Christmas)
Genre: Video Game Music
Description: where... is... our remake
Rage Song: Type O Negative - Red Water (Christmas Mourning)
Genre: Gothic Metal, Doom Metal
Description: a metal christmas
marillvibes Song: Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Genre:
Description: My go-to for holiday music, his voice is just too good
Room Moderators (@)
Tenshi Song 1: KK Slider - All I Want for Christmas Is You
Genre: Video Game OST
Description: Mariah owes a lot to this lil dog for giving her the rights to the biggest modern pop christmas hit
BT89 Song: Joni Mitchell - River
Genre: Folk
Description: a highlight off one of the greatest folk albums of all time is also one of the best christmas songs of all time??? sign me UP
gotaloveyaoi Song: Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Genre: Pop, Christmas
Description: just a glorious recording
Room Voices (+)
namda Song 1: Meiko Nakahara - Funky Christmas
Genre: Japanese CityPop, Xmas
Description: one of my favs (citypop) to play around the holiday period - super fun, super boppy, love it!
Sificon Song 1: Kelly Clarkson - Winter Dreams (Brandon's Song)
Genre: Pop
Description: Kelly Clarkson is the hidden queen of christmas in my opinion, her entire "Wrapped In Red" album is just full of amazing christmas songs and this is my absolute favorite.
RedShift S Song 1: Halcyon - December (feat. Gian)
Genre: Trap
Description: One of the best Christmas song By Halcyon, and my fav trap song in general
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Hello! I’m aegii. I don’t frequent TS all that much (but I do run the K-pop subroom), but I thought I’d share my Spotify playlist containing all the songs I discovered or listened to this year as sort of a Spotify Wrapped, since my own Wrapped isn’t really representative of my listening habits. I’ve split them into 4 sections - English, Vtuber, Korean and Japanese. (I’ll also be crossposting the Korean songs segment to the K-pop thread).
Here's a YouTube playlist for all the songs in this list (in the order they are on the list) for you to listen to while you read :) (this is half done i'm working on it)
I think I discovered this song from Instagram reels. It’s a chill tune for a rainy day.
2. Walk Off The Earth, D Smoke - Bet On Me
WOTE is one of my favourite English bands. While I originally discovered them from their YouTube videos of making various covers with wacky instruments, their original songs grew on me too with the upbeat honeymoon vibes they give.
3. Walk Off The Earth, Phillip Phillips - Hold On To Your Love
This song is more relaxed than the previous one but I like it for the same reasons
4. Aimee Carty - 2 days into college
2 days into college is just a funny tune that’s sooo relatable. You may have seen various parodies of it on shorts or reels.
5. Walk Off The Earth - Catching Feelings (i'll fix the rest of the numbers later)
This WOTE song shows off their impeccable ability to harmonize with each other. Their choruses never fail to make me happy :)
4. WENDY (Red Velvet) - His Car Isn’t Yours
While Wendy primarily sings in Korean, this track from her second solo album is fully English. It shows off her smooth vocals with a quiet ambient instrumental.
5. Conan Grey - Memories
This song was sent to me by a new friend (at the time) with the following message: “Whether it be family, ex-lover, friend, an experience, a place, an item, a thought, if we could just leave it in our memories…”
6. Robin, HOYO-MiX, Chevy - Sway to My Beat in Cosmos
I got into playing Honkai: Star Rail midway through the year as I had time to spare and heard it had a good story. However, the soundtrack really captured me and till today the lyrics to this song are my in-game status. Mend your pace, sway to the beat~
7. Walk Off The Earth - happy stuff
I also added this track for the relatable lyrics. I hope you too can have happy thoughts, happy friends, happy songs and happy love, all day and all night!
8. League of Legends, Jasmine Clarke - Against All Odds
While people love to hate on League of Legends their music team is genuinely talented. Something with game companies knowing how to make good music?
9. League of Legends, Forts, 2WEI, Tiffany Aris - Still Here
See above ^^ this one is the 2024 season theme. It comes with a sick MV that features Yasuo dying which also makes me happy
10. Gyubin - Satellite - English Version
This song was originally performed in Korean, and Korean artists singing in English with sub-par pronunciation is a personal peeve of mine, but Gyubin’s pronunciation is clean and this song earns its spot on my playlist for that.
11. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
…is it weird that I only caved and added this song to my playlist after it was the background music to a Minecraft resource-gathering montage
12. Alohaii, Shiki Miyoshino - Seasons
“If the seasons never changed then / We’d never appreciate them” hits hard. If you’re ever in tough times, just remember that the good times are only good because the tough times exist.
13. Alohaii, Shachimu - By The Seaside
Shachimu’s voice makes me feel all comfy in my heart and Alohaii’s production only elevates that
14. Alohaii, Rachie - Heart of Glass
I’m not sure how Rachie holds that high pitch so steadily for so long while sounding good, but I am in awe when I listen to it.
15. Robin, HOYO-MiX, Chevy - Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
Honkai: Star Rail Penacony arc spoilers: Would you believe me if I said this is boss battle phase 2 music? Because it is. And this is the phase where you get to run into the boss with a train. While the Friends You Made Along The Way shout emotional quotes to show the boss that his way of thinking is not perfect.
16. Robin, HOYO-MiX, Chevy - If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking
While the other two Robin songs are more upbeat, this one is softer and more emotional. The instrumental version of this is also equally emotional for me (partially due to the peak storywriting that HSR had).
17. Sān-Z, HOYO-MiX - Burning Desires
…haha… i listened to the entire official 1 hour loop of this song… it’s so over for me
2. AmaLee - Call Me, Beep Me! (cover of Kim Possible theme)
I also added this AmaLee cover of a childhood song covered brilliantly, born out of AmaLee’s insistence that Shego is pronounced “Shiego”.
3. Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, Raora Panthera, Cecilia Immergreen, Gigi Murin, hololive English -Justice- - ABOVE BELOW
Shortly after I got back into Vtubers, Hololive English debuted a new generation of 4 talents. Their debut also came with a theme song that showcased each of their unique voices perfectly.
4. Mori Calliope - end of a life
While Calli is mainly a rapper, this touching ballad ended up being one of my favourites from her. Definitely read the lyrics of this song if you listen to it.
5. Kobo Kanaeru - HELP!!
Coming into 2024 if you told me that I’d be enjoying a Japanese song sung by an Indonesian girl… I’d probably believe you tbh this song slaps
6. Mori Calliope - Go-Getters
Through this song I found out that we have anime John Cena (it’s the isekai anime for Suicide Squad where John Cena’s likeness was used for Peacemaker, a role he played in the live-actions.)
7. Hoshimachi Suisei - ビビデバ (BIBBIDIBA)
With 100M YouTube views and counting, this is by far the most popular song sung by a Vtuber. The MV has a very unique style, where 2D animation is mixed with live-action shots.
8. Houshou Marine, Kobo Kanaeru - I I I
Following up from HELP!!, I discovered this collab between the most popular Vtuber in Indonesia and (one of) the most popular Vtubers in Japan. Absolutely love Kobo’s singing voice in the hook (Ay, let’s blast it~)
9. Hakos Baelz - PSYCHO
Bae goes so hard in this song. The vocals in this song remind me of Ado (see Japanese section below for why I love Ado so much).
10. Mori Calliope, Gawr Gura - Q
This song needs to be longer ;; I don’t usually follow Gura’s activities but she can make a cute voice sound so menacing. Her duets with Calli never miss and I love how they put in their personalities into every song they do together - check out their cover of Kanaria’s King, as well as their rap segment in Hololive EN -Myth- - ReUnion (which also features their three other gen-mates).
11. IRyS - Carbonated Love
IRyS brought Eurobeat back perfectly. No notes.
12. Moona Hoshinova - High Tide
Moona is another member of Hololive Indonesia, so I’m not exposed to their content as much (given that they speak a mix of Bahasa/English/Japanese on their streams). This song came up on my Spotify song radio and while I can’t quite describe it, there’s a very grand celestial sound that Moona has made so successfully.
13. Takanashi Kiara - DO U
Kiara makes K-pop songs but in English. Want proof? She then released a Korean version of this song (without actually speaking any Korean at all) which sounds exactly like a K-pop song should.
14. Nanashi Mumei - mumei
One of the flaws of this song is that I don’t understand Japanese well enough to appreciate the lyrics, which are about Mumei’s struggle with loneliness and depression. (side note, her voice sounds familiar somehow.. maybe she’s been on this list before?)
15. Gawr Gura - Reflect
One thing I enjoy about Gura’s songs is that they are 100% contrasting to her livestream personality. Another thing I enjoy about this song is how well the English and Japanese lyrics mesh together without sounding strange.
16. Takanashi Kiara - MIRAGE
Kiara-pop returns!
17. Hoshimachi Suisei - ムーンライト (Moonlight)
Suisei released this song very recently, so I haven’t had the chance to listen to it as many times as the others, but it’s a softer song in comparison to the other Suisei songs I have in this list.
18. Hakos Baelz - PSYCHO (Eurobeat Remix)
Notable Eurobeat remixer Turbo was hired by Hololive to drop a full album of Eurobeat remixes. This is my favourite out of the entire album.
19. Hakos Baelz - MESS
This is a B-side from one of Bae’s albums that keeps an upbeat tune while having crushingly relatable lyrics. You may have noticed by now that I love relatable lyrics.
20. Inugami Korone - Doggy god’s street
This is Korone’s theme song. Her confidence and skill are unparalleled.
21. Mori Calliope, Hoshimachi Suisei - CapSule
Another song I added from Spotify song radios. This was Calli and Suisei’s first collab song and it perfectly captures both of their styles very well.
22. Hoshimachi Suisei, Mori Calliope - Wicked
When I added CapSule I also added Wicked because two is better than one. Also, having the legendary Giga on production only adds more to the song quality.
23. Mori Calliope, IRyS, Nerissa Ravencroft, Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame - START AGAIN
Pulling out the best vocalists from each generation of Hololive EN to make a theme song was an incredible move that could never go wrong no matter what.
2. Shin Yun Su - Island Without The Ocean
This song was recommended to me by marillvibes . It's a slow ballad that I can imagine is the ambient music in a quiet cafe.
3. QWER - Discord
QWER is a band made of 4 Korean livestreamers, which is a rare find these days. They have a handful of songs I like to jam out to, but Discord is by far my favourite of theirs.
4. RIIZE - Get A Guitar
At one point during the year, I put various Korean songs on the Spotify song radio, and Get A Guitar kept coming up in the queue. It grew on me, earning its place on my playlist.
5. Stray Kids - BLIND SPOT
Stray Kids is a shining gem in the K-pop industry because all of their songs are composed and produced by their own members. Nevertheless, the 3RACHA unit of Skz always come up with music that sound different, yet keep the signature Stray Kids sound.
6. Stray Kids, LiSA - Social Path (Korean Ver.)
When I say Stray Kids had managed to get LiSA (famous Japanese singer; you may know her for Gurenge) to feature on one of their tracks, I had to give it a listen.
7. Gyubin - Really Like You
I previously recommended Gyubin on the K-pop song recommendations thread; while she's new to the scene, her songs sound so familiar to me, and this one easily found a place in my playlist.
8. Chung Ha - Louder
Honestly, I just never get tired of this song
9. IVE - 해아 (HEYA)
Two of IVE’s members, Yujin and Wonyoung, were members of my favourite K-pop group of all time (IZ*ONE) so I naturally followed their careers. This album featuring HEYA as the title track is in my top 3 K-pop albums of the year.
10. IVE - Accendio
Accendio is another track from the same album as HEYA. I made a more comprehensive review of the full album over on the K-pop thread here.
11. IVE - Blue Heart
Blue Heart is the third song I added to my playlist from this album. The song is clean and easy to listen to, with smooth vocals.
12. BANG YEDAM, WINTER (aespa) - Officially Cool
Another K-pop group I fell in love with over the past 2 years is aespa. Their songs often go viral, and while this one did not go viral, Winter and Bang Yedam hit it off very well in this duet.
13. KISS OF LIFE - Midas Touch
KIOF (don't ask me why their name is abbreviated to KIOF) is 2024’s breakout hit group. Their music is great, but nothing beats the stage presence that Julie and Natty command. Julie’s excitement and joy during her performances are infectious, and I'm glad to see Natty finally doing well after 9 years of jumping around reality shows trying to debut.
14. KISS OF LIFE - Nothing
Nothing more like nothing bad to say about their songs
15. KISS OF LIFE - Bad News
I'm not sure who does it, but I love the whistle notes in this song.
16. SEVENTEEN - Maestro
SEVENTEEN basically never miss, not just with their music, but also with their choreography. I love watching their footwork and the creative choreography they come up with each time they make a comeback.
17. aespa - Supernova
su su su supernova
18. NewJeans - How Sweet
o7 NewJeans your songs were great and I hope you manage to make it out of the career killing moves you made
19. NCT DREAM, HRVY - Don’t Need Your Love
NCT DREAM’s songs, compared to the rest of the NCT songs, tend to be more mellow and melodic rather than experimental wubs. Don't Need Your Love seems to be influenced by the style of music that goes viral on social media.
20. Red Velvet - Knock Knock (Who’s There?)
Red Velvet made a comeback, I listened to the album, I added my favourite
21. VALORANT, KISS OF LIFE, Mark Tuan - SUPERPOWER
Riot Games never misses with their K-pop collabs too. I really enjoyed the collab between KIOF and Mark Tuan, who otherwise I would never have imagined making a song together.
22. Gyubin, Wonstein - Scribble
After having Gyubin on my playlist for a few months I finally went to check out her other songs and ended up adding this one.
23. Red Velvet - Cosmic
Once again, Red Velvet make comeback, I listen to the album and add my favourite track.
24. ADORA - n번째 우주 (nth Universe) (My Reason to Die (Naver Webtoon)) OST
I don't remember how this song ended up on my playlist because I don't remember adding it, but I have a soft spot for OST songs and listening to it, it's not bad so I left it on
25. aespa KARINA - UP
I listened to this song on loop for about 2 hours straight. Never got repetitive, never got old. Sang along to it, even. Not to mention Karina absolutely slays with the choreo.
26. Stray Kids - MEGAVERSE
When I first heard this song, I couldn't believe it wasn't a title track because this song deserves so much more attention.
27. Gyubin - Satellite
I just added the last Gyubin song because it's great
2. Ado - 唱 (Show)
Ado’s so talented. I will not shut up about how good she is. You can't stop me.
3. YOASOBI - 勇者 (Hero) (Frieren OP)
I never finished watching Frieren, but when I watched the first episode, I immediately recognised the YOASOBI sound. Ikura’s voice is just so iconic, and so is Ayase’s production.
4. SawanoHirayuki[nZk], TOMORROW X TOGETHER - LEveL (Solo Levelling OP)
Korean group makes Japanese song for Japanese adaptation of Korean web novel.
5. Ado - Fleeting Lullaby
I knew nothing about One Piece, but I watched the One Piece: Red movie after finding out that Ado sang an entire album for the movie which was integrated into the plot of the movie.
6. Yorushika - 云と幽霊 (The Clouds and the Ghost)
This song came to me one day through YouTube autoplay. It's a chill song that perfectly conveys the feeling of a cool sunny afternoon in Japan, which I have personally never experienced (lmao)
7. Kocchi no Kento - Hai Yorokonde
I found this song from a YouTube short. It's so catchy and the message of the song is also so relatable.
8. HOYO-MiX, Reol - No Dazzle, No Break
I didn't know Reol before this song, but when one of my friends who doesn't play Honkai: Star Rail messaged me with “THEY GOT REOL FOR HSR???” I got hyped. This song ended up being the theme song for a new character in the game, and I LOVE it.
9. Reol - 第六感 (Sixth Sense)
After listening to No Dazzle No Break I went to check out a few more of Reol’s songs. While the former was more of a rap, this one featured her singing. I love her singing voice, it's so unique.
10. Ado - Odo
More Ado songs here that I listened to the entire year but forgot to add to the playlist because I just go to Ado’s page and hit shuffle all
11. Ado - Gira Gira
Another Ado song. Did I mention she's incredibly talented?
12. Ado - God-ish
This is another Ado masterpiece where she just flexes her vocal range, and the ability to seamless switch between high and deep voices on a dime. It's insane how she does it.
13. Ado - Kura Kura (SPYxFAMILY OP)
This one shows off less of her skills but SPYxFAMILY is an incredibly cute, wholesome and hilarious anime that I recommend as well.
14. Yorushika - 晴る (Haru)
I heard this song more often as a cover, since Hololive’s girl group ReGLOSS covered it. It took me until embarrassingly recently to realise it was a Yorushika original.
15. Kanaria, Hoshimachi Suisei - Requiem
Suisei is a Vtuber but Kanaria is the main artist here. Kanaria actually released a version with Hatsune Miku singing as well, but I personally prefer the smoother, fluid vocals that Suisei brings to the table.
16. YOASOBI - 祝福 (The Blessing) (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury OP)
I never watched Gundam, but this is my favourite YOASOBI song period.
17. YOASOBI - 怪物 (Monster)
After watching a few videos of them performing this song live, the song grew on me.
18. YOASOBI - セブンティーン (Seventeen)
I subscribed to the YOASOBI YouTube channel after discovering I liked a lot of their music, and I found out this song, with a fully animated MV, had just released a few days prior. Gave it a listen and loved it.
Bonus song: Kobo Kanaeru - Overdose (orig. natori)
This song is a cover and hence isn't on Spotify, but I loved it much more than the original. Kobo made this cover and within a year, had natori collab to write and sing a song with her (HELP!!, under the Vtubers section)
That's the end of my 2024 playlist! Hopefully you guys enjoyed reading my short reviews :> I'm happy to chat about any of these songs or if you have similar songs to recommend to me! I'll be around PS, or if you prefer Discord feel free to reach out as well (handle is aegii)!
hopefully I'll still be active enough next year to make a similar post, but there's a good chance it'll just be an extension to this post lol
Here's a YouTube playlist for all the songs in this list (in the order they are on the list) for you to listen to while you read :) (this is half done i'm working on it)
English songs
1. Tom Frane - Never Let This GoI think I discovered this song from Instagram reels. It’s a chill tune for a rainy day.
2. Walk Off The Earth, D Smoke - Bet On Me
WOTE is one of my favourite English bands. While I originally discovered them from their YouTube videos of making various covers with wacky instruments, their original songs grew on me too with the upbeat honeymoon vibes they give.
3. Walk Off The Earth, Phillip Phillips - Hold On To Your Love
This song is more relaxed than the previous one but I like it for the same reasons
4. Aimee Carty - 2 days into college
2 days into college is just a funny tune that’s sooo relatable. You may have seen various parodies of it on shorts or reels.
5. Walk Off The Earth - Catching Feelings (i'll fix the rest of the numbers later)
This WOTE song shows off their impeccable ability to harmonize with each other. Their choruses never fail to make me happy :)
4. WENDY (Red Velvet) - His Car Isn’t Yours
While Wendy primarily sings in Korean, this track from her second solo album is fully English. It shows off her smooth vocals with a quiet ambient instrumental.
5. Conan Grey - Memories
This song was sent to me by a new friend (at the time) with the following message: “Whether it be family, ex-lover, friend, an experience, a place, an item, a thought, if we could just leave it in our memories…”
6. Robin, HOYO-MiX, Chevy - Sway to My Beat in Cosmos
I got into playing Honkai: Star Rail midway through the year as I had time to spare and heard it had a good story. However, the soundtrack really captured me and till today the lyrics to this song are my in-game status. Mend your pace, sway to the beat~
7. Walk Off The Earth - happy stuff
I also added this track for the relatable lyrics. I hope you too can have happy thoughts, happy friends, happy songs and happy love, all day and all night!
8. League of Legends, Jasmine Clarke - Against All Odds
While people love to hate on League of Legends their music team is genuinely talented. Something with game companies knowing how to make good music?
9. League of Legends, Forts, 2WEI, Tiffany Aris - Still Here
See above ^^ this one is the 2024 season theme. It comes with a sick MV that features Yasuo dying which also makes me happy
10. Gyubin - Satellite - English Version
This song was originally performed in Korean, and Korean artists singing in English with sub-par pronunciation is a personal peeve of mine, but Gyubin’s pronunciation is clean and this song earns its spot on my playlist for that.
11. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
…is it weird that I only caved and added this song to my playlist after it was the background music to a Minecraft resource-gathering montage
12. Alohaii, Shiki Miyoshino - Seasons
“If the seasons never changed then / We’d never appreciate them” hits hard. If you’re ever in tough times, just remember that the good times are only good because the tough times exist.
13. Alohaii, Shachimu - By The Seaside
Shachimu’s voice makes me feel all comfy in my heart and Alohaii’s production only elevates that
14. Alohaii, Rachie - Heart of Glass
I’m not sure how Rachie holds that high pitch so steadily for so long while sounding good, but I am in awe when I listen to it.
15. Robin, HOYO-MiX, Chevy - Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
Honkai: Star Rail Penacony arc spoilers: Would you believe me if I said this is boss battle phase 2 music? Because it is. And this is the phase where you get to run into the boss with a train. While the Friends You Made Along The Way shout emotional quotes to show the boss that his way of thinking is not perfect.
16. Robin, HOYO-MiX, Chevy - If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking
While the other two Robin songs are more upbeat, this one is softer and more emotional. The instrumental version of this is also equally emotional for me (partially due to the peak storywriting that HSR had).
17. Sān-Z, HOYO-MiX - Burning Desires
…haha… i listened to the entire official 1 hour loop of this song… it’s so over for me
Vtuber songs
1. AmaLee - Call Me King
I got back into Vtubers this year after a short phase a few years ago, this time discovering their music was actually pretty damn good. AmaLee was the first Vtuber whose full album I listened to this year, and her debut title track Call Me King landed on my playlist, for how insanely hard the beat drop goes.2. AmaLee - Call Me, Beep Me! (cover of Kim Possible theme)
I also added this AmaLee cover of a childhood song covered brilliantly, born out of AmaLee’s insistence that Shego is pronounced “Shiego”.
3. Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, Raora Panthera, Cecilia Immergreen, Gigi Murin, hololive English -Justice- - ABOVE BELOW
Shortly after I got back into Vtubers, Hololive English debuted a new generation of 4 talents. Their debut also came with a theme song that showcased each of their unique voices perfectly.
4. Mori Calliope - end of a life
While Calli is mainly a rapper, this touching ballad ended up being one of my favourites from her. Definitely read the lyrics of this song if you listen to it.
5. Kobo Kanaeru - HELP!!
Coming into 2024 if you told me that I’d be enjoying a Japanese song sung by an Indonesian girl… I’d probably believe you tbh this song slaps
6. Mori Calliope - Go-Getters
Through this song I found out that we have anime John Cena (it’s the isekai anime for Suicide Squad where John Cena’s likeness was used for Peacemaker, a role he played in the live-actions.)
7. Hoshimachi Suisei - ビビデバ (BIBBIDIBA)
With 100M YouTube views and counting, this is by far the most popular song sung by a Vtuber. The MV has a very unique style, where 2D animation is mixed with live-action shots.
8. Houshou Marine, Kobo Kanaeru - I I I
Following up from HELP!!, I discovered this collab between the most popular Vtuber in Indonesia and (one of) the most popular Vtubers in Japan. Absolutely love Kobo’s singing voice in the hook (Ay, let’s blast it~)
9. Hakos Baelz - PSYCHO
Bae goes so hard in this song. The vocals in this song remind me of Ado (see Japanese section below for why I love Ado so much).
10. Mori Calliope, Gawr Gura - Q
This song needs to be longer ;; I don’t usually follow Gura’s activities but she can make a cute voice sound so menacing. Her duets with Calli never miss and I love how they put in their personalities into every song they do together - check out their cover of Kanaria’s King, as well as their rap segment in Hololive EN -Myth- - ReUnion (which also features their three other gen-mates).
11. IRyS - Carbonated Love
IRyS brought Eurobeat back perfectly. No notes.
12. Moona Hoshinova - High Tide
Moona is another member of Hololive Indonesia, so I’m not exposed to their content as much (given that they speak a mix of Bahasa/English/Japanese on their streams). This song came up on my Spotify song radio and while I can’t quite describe it, there’s a very grand celestial sound that Moona has made so successfully.
13. Takanashi Kiara - DO U
Kiara makes K-pop songs but in English. Want proof? She then released a Korean version of this song (without actually speaking any Korean at all) which sounds exactly like a K-pop song should.
14. Nanashi Mumei - mumei
One of the flaws of this song is that I don’t understand Japanese well enough to appreciate the lyrics, which are about Mumei’s struggle with loneliness and depression. (side note, her voice sounds familiar somehow.. maybe she’s been on this list before?)
15. Gawr Gura - Reflect
One thing I enjoy about Gura’s songs is that they are 100% contrasting to her livestream personality. Another thing I enjoy about this song is how well the English and Japanese lyrics mesh together without sounding strange.
16. Takanashi Kiara - MIRAGE
Kiara-pop returns!
17. Hoshimachi Suisei - ムーンライト (Moonlight)
Suisei released this song very recently, so I haven’t had the chance to listen to it as many times as the others, but it’s a softer song in comparison to the other Suisei songs I have in this list.
18. Hakos Baelz - PSYCHO (Eurobeat Remix)
Notable Eurobeat remixer Turbo was hired by Hololive to drop a full album of Eurobeat remixes. This is my favourite out of the entire album.
19. Hakos Baelz - MESS
This is a B-side from one of Bae’s albums that keeps an upbeat tune while having crushingly relatable lyrics. You may have noticed by now that I love relatable lyrics.
20. Inugami Korone - Doggy god’s street
This is Korone’s theme song. Her confidence and skill are unparalleled.
21. Mori Calliope, Hoshimachi Suisei - CapSule
Another song I added from Spotify song radios. This was Calli and Suisei’s first collab song and it perfectly captures both of their styles very well.
22. Hoshimachi Suisei, Mori Calliope - Wicked
When I added CapSule I also added Wicked because two is better than one. Also, having the legendary Giga on production only adds more to the song quality.
23. Mori Calliope, IRyS, Nerissa Ravencroft, Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame - START AGAIN
Pulling out the best vocalists from each generation of Hololive EN to make a theme song was an incredible move that could never go wrong no matter what.
Korean songs
1. Chung Ha, R3HAB - Dream of You
I swear Chung Ha is so underrated for someone who consistently puts out catchy songs album after album, and Dream of You is no exception.2. Shin Yun Su - Island Without The Ocean
This song was recommended to me by marillvibes . It's a slow ballad that I can imagine is the ambient music in a quiet cafe.
3. QWER - Discord
QWER is a band made of 4 Korean livestreamers, which is a rare find these days. They have a handful of songs I like to jam out to, but Discord is by far my favourite of theirs.
4. RIIZE - Get A Guitar
At one point during the year, I put various Korean songs on the Spotify song radio, and Get A Guitar kept coming up in the queue. It grew on me, earning its place on my playlist.
5. Stray Kids - BLIND SPOT
Stray Kids is a shining gem in the K-pop industry because all of their songs are composed and produced by their own members. Nevertheless, the 3RACHA unit of Skz always come up with music that sound different, yet keep the signature Stray Kids sound.
6. Stray Kids, LiSA - Social Path (Korean Ver.)
When I say Stray Kids had managed to get LiSA (famous Japanese singer; you may know her for Gurenge) to feature on one of their tracks, I had to give it a listen.
7. Gyubin - Really Like You
I previously recommended Gyubin on the K-pop song recommendations thread; while she's new to the scene, her songs sound so familiar to me, and this one easily found a place in my playlist.
8. Chung Ha - Louder
Honestly, I just never get tired of this song
9. IVE - 해아 (HEYA)
Two of IVE’s members, Yujin and Wonyoung, were members of my favourite K-pop group of all time (IZ*ONE) so I naturally followed their careers. This album featuring HEYA as the title track is in my top 3 K-pop albums of the year.
10. IVE - Accendio
Accendio is another track from the same album as HEYA. I made a more comprehensive review of the full album over on the K-pop thread here.
11. IVE - Blue Heart
Blue Heart is the third song I added to my playlist from this album. The song is clean and easy to listen to, with smooth vocals.
12. BANG YEDAM, WINTER (aespa) - Officially Cool
Another K-pop group I fell in love with over the past 2 years is aespa. Their songs often go viral, and while this one did not go viral, Winter and Bang Yedam hit it off very well in this duet.
13. KISS OF LIFE - Midas Touch
KIOF (don't ask me why their name is abbreviated to KIOF) is 2024’s breakout hit group. Their music is great, but nothing beats the stage presence that Julie and Natty command. Julie’s excitement and joy during her performances are infectious, and I'm glad to see Natty finally doing well after 9 years of jumping around reality shows trying to debut.
14. KISS OF LIFE - Nothing
Nothing more like nothing bad to say about their songs
15. KISS OF LIFE - Bad News
I'm not sure who does it, but I love the whistle notes in this song.
16. SEVENTEEN - Maestro
SEVENTEEN basically never miss, not just with their music, but also with their choreography. I love watching their footwork and the creative choreography they come up with each time they make a comeback.
17. aespa - Supernova
su su su supernova
18. NewJeans - How Sweet
o7 NewJeans your songs were great and I hope you manage to make it out of the career killing moves you made
19. NCT DREAM, HRVY - Don’t Need Your Love
NCT DREAM’s songs, compared to the rest of the NCT songs, tend to be more mellow and melodic rather than experimental wubs. Don't Need Your Love seems to be influenced by the style of music that goes viral on social media.
20. Red Velvet - Knock Knock (Who’s There?)
Red Velvet made a comeback, I listened to the album, I added my favourite
21. VALORANT, KISS OF LIFE, Mark Tuan - SUPERPOWER
Riot Games never misses with their K-pop collabs too. I really enjoyed the collab between KIOF and Mark Tuan, who otherwise I would never have imagined making a song together.
22. Gyubin, Wonstein - Scribble
After having Gyubin on my playlist for a few months I finally went to check out her other songs and ended up adding this one.
23. Red Velvet - Cosmic
Once again, Red Velvet make comeback, I listen to the album and add my favourite track.
24. ADORA - n번째 우주 (nth Universe) (My Reason to Die (Naver Webtoon)) OST
I don't remember how this song ended up on my playlist because I don't remember adding it, but I have a soft spot for OST songs and listening to it, it's not bad so I left it on
25. aespa KARINA - UP
I listened to this song on loop for about 2 hours straight. Never got repetitive, never got old. Sang along to it, even. Not to mention Karina absolutely slays with the choreo.
26. Stray Kids - MEGAVERSE
When I first heard this song, I couldn't believe it wasn't a title track because this song deserves so much more attention.
27. Gyubin - Satellite
I just added the last Gyubin song because it's great
Japanese songs
1. Ado - Usseewa
I first discovered this song from the various Vtuber covers (and one complication video) on YouTube. I then took a listen to the original and then fell into the Ado rabbit hole. This song was released when she was 18, and the amount of skill it takes to achieve the voices she does in this song alone takes years to develop.2. Ado - 唱 (Show)
Ado’s so talented. I will not shut up about how good she is. You can't stop me.
3. YOASOBI - 勇者 (Hero) (Frieren OP)
I never finished watching Frieren, but when I watched the first episode, I immediately recognised the YOASOBI sound. Ikura’s voice is just so iconic, and so is Ayase’s production.
4. SawanoHirayuki[nZk], TOMORROW X TOGETHER - LEveL (Solo Levelling OP)
Korean group makes Japanese song for Japanese adaptation of Korean web novel.
5. Ado - Fleeting Lullaby
I knew nothing about One Piece, but I watched the One Piece: Red movie after finding out that Ado sang an entire album for the movie which was integrated into the plot of the movie.
6. Yorushika - 云と幽霊 (The Clouds and the Ghost)
This song came to me one day through YouTube autoplay. It's a chill song that perfectly conveys the feeling of a cool sunny afternoon in Japan, which I have personally never experienced (lmao)
7. Kocchi no Kento - Hai Yorokonde
I found this song from a YouTube short. It's so catchy and the message of the song is also so relatable.
8. HOYO-MiX, Reol - No Dazzle, No Break
I didn't know Reol before this song, but when one of my friends who doesn't play Honkai: Star Rail messaged me with “THEY GOT REOL FOR HSR???” I got hyped. This song ended up being the theme song for a new character in the game, and I LOVE it.
9. Reol - 第六感 (Sixth Sense)
After listening to No Dazzle No Break I went to check out a few more of Reol’s songs. While the former was more of a rap, this one featured her singing. I love her singing voice, it's so unique.
10. Ado - Odo
More Ado songs here that I listened to the entire year but forgot to add to the playlist because I just go to Ado’s page and hit shuffle all
11. Ado - Gira Gira
Another Ado song. Did I mention she's incredibly talented?
12. Ado - God-ish
This is another Ado masterpiece where she just flexes her vocal range, and the ability to seamless switch between high and deep voices on a dime. It's insane how she does it.
13. Ado - Kura Kura (SPYxFAMILY OP)
This one shows off less of her skills but SPYxFAMILY is an incredibly cute, wholesome and hilarious anime that I recommend as well.
14. Yorushika - 晴る (Haru)
I heard this song more often as a cover, since Hololive’s girl group ReGLOSS covered it. It took me until embarrassingly recently to realise it was a Yorushika original.
15. Kanaria, Hoshimachi Suisei - Requiem
Suisei is a Vtuber but Kanaria is the main artist here. Kanaria actually released a version with Hatsune Miku singing as well, but I personally prefer the smoother, fluid vocals that Suisei brings to the table.
16. YOASOBI - 祝福 (The Blessing) (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury OP)
I never watched Gundam, but this is my favourite YOASOBI song period.
17. YOASOBI - 怪物 (Monster)
After watching a few videos of them performing this song live, the song grew on me.
18. YOASOBI - セブンティーン (Seventeen)
I subscribed to the YOASOBI YouTube channel after discovering I liked a lot of their music, and I found out this song, with a fully animated MV, had just released a few days prior. Gave it a listen and loved it.
Bonus song: Kobo Kanaeru - Overdose (orig. natori)
This song is a cover and hence isn't on Spotify, but I loved it much more than the original. Kobo made this cover and within a year, had natori collab to write and sing a song with her (HELP!!, under the Vtubers section)
That's the end of my 2024 playlist! Hopefully you guys enjoyed reading my short reviews :> I'm happy to chat about any of these songs or if you have similar songs to recommend to me! I'll be around PS, or if you prefer Discord feel free to reach out as well (handle is aegii)!
hopefully I'll still be active enough next year to make a similar post, but there's a good chance it'll just be an extension to this post lol
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January Song Recs w/ The Studio Squad
2024 is a wrap, and with the year behind us, here are some of our favorites!
Room Owners (#)
Rage Song 1:Ulcerate - To See Death Just Once
Genre: Dissonant death metal/technical death metal
Description: Masters of the genre somehow topping a prior classic, not much can be said, this is one of the most consistent modern metal bands and they've somehow topped themselves once again
Song 2: Crypt Sermon - Scrying Orb
Genre: Heavy Metal, Epic Doom Metal
Description: The best epic doom i've heard since Candlemass, very excited to see future releases from this band
Song 3: Mitochondrion - The Protanthrofuge
Genre: Death Metal, War Metal, Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal
Description: A sequel to some of their works from a decade ago, this is absolute insanity at its best
Song 4: Thou - The Promise
Genre: Sludge Metal, Doom Metal
Description: Thou used to be a band I thought was just "OK" and then bam they drop their best album out of nowhere, one of my fave songs off of it
Song 5: Concrete Winds - Infernal Repeater
Genre: Death Metal, Deathgrind, War Metal
Description: One of my favourite extreme bands in recent years, Concrete Winds drop their self titled here and and continue to crush everything
Song 6: Beth Gibbons - Floating on a Moment
Genre: Chamber Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Psychedelic Folk
Description: One of the most beautiful albums you'll ever hear, Beth is truly a master of her craft
Song 7: Julia Holter - Spinning
Genre: Art Pop
Description: Julia drops another beautiful album that mixes art pop, chamber jazz, post minimalisim and all that, great listen.
Song 8: Chelsea Wolfe - The Liminal
Genre: Darkwave, Post-Industrial, Trip Hop, Industrial Rock
Description: Chelsea bounced back in a giant way with this album, dark and haunting like she is at her best
Song 9: Joey Valence & Brae - PACKAPUNCH feat. Danny Brown
Genre: Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
Description: the album art looked dumb asf but this album slaps
Song 10: Redman - Lalala feat. Method Man
Genre: East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Description: RED IS BACK, and IT'S FIRE
Genre: Dissonant death metal/technical death metal
Description: Masters of the genre somehow topping a prior classic, not much can be said, this is one of the most consistent modern metal bands and they've somehow topped themselves once again
Song 2: Crypt Sermon - Scrying Orb
Genre: Heavy Metal, Epic Doom Metal
Description: The best epic doom i've heard since Candlemass, very excited to see future releases from this band
Song 3: Mitochondrion - The Protanthrofuge
Genre: Death Metal, War Metal, Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal
Description: A sequel to some of their works from a decade ago, this is absolute insanity at its best
Song 4: Thou - The Promise
Genre: Sludge Metal, Doom Metal
Description: Thou used to be a band I thought was just "OK" and then bam they drop their best album out of nowhere, one of my fave songs off of it
Song 5: Concrete Winds - Infernal Repeater
Genre: Death Metal, Deathgrind, War Metal
Description: One of my favourite extreme bands in recent years, Concrete Winds drop their self titled here and and continue to crush everything
Song 6: Beth Gibbons - Floating on a Moment
Genre: Chamber Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Psychedelic Folk
Description: One of the most beautiful albums you'll ever hear, Beth is truly a master of her craft
Song 7: Julia Holter - Spinning
Genre: Art Pop
Description: Julia drops another beautiful album that mixes art pop, chamber jazz, post minimalisim and all that, great listen.
Song 8: Chelsea Wolfe - The Liminal
Genre: Darkwave, Post-Industrial, Trip Hop, Industrial Rock
Description: Chelsea bounced back in a giant way with this album, dark and haunting like she is at her best
Song 9: Joey Valence & Brae - PACKAPUNCH feat. Danny Brown
Genre: Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
Description: the album art looked dumb asf but this album slaps
Song 10: Redman - Lalala feat. Method Man
Genre: East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Description: RED IS BACK, and IT'S FIRE
marillvibes Song: Ariana Grande - the boy is mine
Genre: Pop / R&B
Description: My top artist of 2024 and my favorite album by far!
Room Moderators (@)
Tenshi Song: Magdalena Bay - Cry For Me
Genre: Alt Pop
Description: I'm really mad that magbay released this album bc I wanted to say Aurora's album is aoty but it's got dethroned :'( this is a 10/10 track though easily the best I've heard all year
Apple Song: Charli Xcx - Apple
Genre: Pop
Description: My top artist and Apple influenced the brat name change. I cannot express you to how much brat as an album unlocked something in me as it did with everyone. I'm so Julia!
BT89 Song: fka twigs - eusexua
Genre: Dance / Electronic
Venous Song: ANGELXBEATS 2005 - Dusqk
Genre: Drum and Bass
Description: Chris' mastery of manipulating vocals around drum breaks does not go unnoticed in this house
sunshinegulch Song: The Cure - Warsong
Genre: Goth
Description: obvious bias because my favorite band dropped this year but holy shit what a comeback album, it's amazing that the cure still sounds exactly like the cure. i could write paragraphs on paragraphs about this album but i'll spare the theatrics. it's perfect and no doubt my aoty.
Room Drivers (%)
RedShift S Song: Tiësto, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Gabry Ponte - Mockingbird
Genre: HardTrance/Hypertechno
Description: As a fan of Techno and Trance in general, This remix became my favorite release of this year
Room Voices (+)
namda Song: Imagine Dragons ft. Ado - Take Me to the Beach
Genre: rock, jrock, pop, jpop
Description: imagine dragons collaborating with Ado was NOT in my 2024 bingo card but im all for it. usually im a big advocate against imagine dragons but this song slaps by itself. the addition of my fav queen Ado just tops it to the MAX. I love it sm 100% colab of the year for me <3333
Sificon Song: Sabrina Carpenter - Juno
Genre: Pop
Description: Sabrina Carpenter is absolutely my favorite artist that I have discovered for myself in 2024 and Juno is my favorite song of hers.
It's just such a catchy bop that always gets me in a good mood.
Madeline Song: Havukruunu - Tavastland
Genre: Melodic/Pagan Black Metal
Description: First single of their upcoming album!
As usual, Havukruunu do not disappoint and continue to be the best modern black metal band
showdown username: historybowser
hi guys!!! these are, in my opinion, the coolest most epic songs of the year (they are epic)
using spotify links only unfortunately though all of them are on youtube as well
song: Graham Kartna - Drawn Holes (Demo)
genre: electronic/IDM idk what it's called
description: the fact that this is a demo is INSANE!!!! it already sounds finished!!! and it sounds GOOD!!!!
song: Drive45 - Ground Vision
genre: "progressive pop" according to Rate Your Music. sure.
description: i refused to listen to this for a while since the beginning was weird then i was like "it's nearly 5 minutes. it can't be THAT bad" and BOY am i glad i listened to it!!! did not disappoint + it makes a real good conclusion to the Perfect Case In Point saga!!!!
song: femtanyl - ATTACKING VERTICAL
genre: digital hardcore
description: this is def the least accessible/"normal" track on here but it's AMAZING!!! it feels like you're playing mariokart except on a highway at the speed of light and i frickin love it
song: TV Girl and George Clanton - Everything Blue
genre: indie/alt pop
description: it's super chill and i love it! feels like something that'd play as you look out onto a beach honestly
song: STOMACH BOOK - FUKOUNA GIRL
genre: indietronica/indie rock according to Rate Your Music. also sure
description: ok nevermind on ATTACKING VERTICAL this is the least accessible track on here. anyway, lyrics? banger. instrumental? banger. cover? banger. hotel? trivago
hi guys!!! these are, in my opinion, the coolest most epic songs of the year (they are epic)
using spotify links only unfortunately though all of them are on youtube as well
song: Graham Kartna - Drawn Holes (Demo)
genre: electronic/IDM idk what it's called
description: the fact that this is a demo is INSANE!!!! it already sounds finished!!! and it sounds GOOD!!!!
song: Drive45 - Ground Vision
genre: "progressive pop" according to Rate Your Music. sure.
description: i refused to listen to this for a while since the beginning was weird then i was like "it's nearly 5 minutes. it can't be THAT bad" and BOY am i glad i listened to it!!! did not disappoint + it makes a real good conclusion to the Perfect Case In Point saga!!!!
song: femtanyl - ATTACKING VERTICAL
genre: digital hardcore
description: this is def the least accessible/"normal" track on here but it's AMAZING!!! it feels like you're playing mariokart except on a highway at the speed of light and i frickin love it
song: TV Girl and George Clanton - Everything Blue
genre: indie/alt pop
description: it's super chill and i love it! feels like something that'd play as you look out onto a beach honestly
song: STOMACH BOOK - FUKOUNA GIRL
genre: indietronica/indie rock according to Rate Your Music. also sure
description: ok nevermind on ATTACKING VERTICAL this is the least accessible track on here. anyway, lyrics? banger. instrumental? banger. cover? banger. hotel? trivago
Out of over 250 albums/EPs that I listened to from 2024, the following are my selection of top tracks of the year. Past years have made the top overall choice very difficult, but in the end I was able to eventually separate a top one overall. This year there are a ton of very strong contenders, but I was able to narrow down a top 3 (in no particular order):
Monkey3 - Ignition
Genre: Instrumental Progressive Space Rock
Description: Monkey3 have done Pink Floyd's sound so much better than them on this album as a whole and this opening track is the best on the album. I had hundreds of plays of this track last year and still to this day I get chills from each listen. I do not say this lightly, but out of the thousands of rock albums I have heard, this is probably the strongest overall instrumentation of guitars and drums. This whole album is simply stunning.
Kati Rán ft. Gaahl - BLODBYLGJE
Genre: Dark Nordic Folk
Description: Another incredible album from this year and once again, this is the best track. From Kati's singing and spoken word, to Gaahls vocals, and the atmosphere, to the pacing, this is just fantastic.
The Body & Dis Fig – Orchards Of A Futile Heaven
Genre: Experimental Industrial Electronic
Description: Two musical geniuses came together for this album that we are so blessed to have gotten. The experimental and industrial elements from The Body just intertwine with Dis Fig's electronic and vocal brilliance for a wild ride of an album and this title track is once again the best on this album, although all the tracks are incredibly close.
Incredible tracks that could very easily be someone else's song of the year and also made the top tracks of the year playlist for me (Also generally not in any particular order, the first three are from my top three albums of the year in order though):
Fellwarden - Renewed Hope
Genre: Atmospheric Epic Black Metal with Folky elements
Description: From my Album of The Year. One of my very few perfect albums of all time and even fewer that got a perfect score from me right away as well as being one of only two perfect albums of 2024 for me. Everything just hits right on this track especially.
Heriot - Lashed
Genre: Industrial Hardcore Sludge with Shoegaze elements
Description: Wow. Just wow. This album is hands down the hardcore album of the year. Probably the heaviest most intense album I have ever heard. The dynamics are just obscene, I really have no idea how they made the drums pop like they did on this album. The second of the two albums of the year to get a perfect score from me. Clean and harsh vocals are both incredible, the pacing, guitar work, cohesiveness of the album, just everything here is done to perfection. And once again, this one is my favourite track from the album.
BleakHeart - Where I'm Disease
Genre: Doomgaze
Description: From my #3 album of the year. Just everything that doomgaze should be and more. The vocals are stunningly beautiful and so intimate. The album also features cello.
Illyria - Wanderlust
Genre: Melodic Progressive Blackened Post Shoegaze Deathcore
Description: Another stunning album. Mixes so many different genres so effortlessly and the tracks flow so well into each other and make a properly put together album. This title track is my favourite and incorporates even more elements on top of the aforementioned ones that apply to the album as a whole.
Respire - We Grow Like Trees in Rooms of Borrowed Light
Genre: Avant-Garde Blackened Post Skramz Chamber
Description: The whole album is just so masterfully crafted. The most ambitious project of the year that absolutely hit on all cylinders. This track in particular showcases all of the things that make this album so spectacular from the emotion to the different musical elements and genre fusion. One of the most moving albums of the year
Thou - House of Ideas
Genre: Sludge Metal
Description: This album finally got Thou to click for me. Some of the best riffs of the year on the back half of this track. Pretty much impossible to not blast the final two minutes of this track.
Mothica - Doomed and Mothica - Oblivion for Two
Genre: Dark Electropop
Description: Mothica is back at it again with the pop Album of the Year. Making some of the most honest and gut wrenching music. Two tracks for this one because it is impossible to choose which one is better: Doomed dropped early in the year before the album dropped and just paints such a vivid picture of Mothica's feelings growing up and Oblivion for Two also being emotionally driven, but incorporating more electronic hooks.
Wallice - Heaven Has To Happen
Genre: Indie Pop, Jazz
Description: Wallice coming in with the #2 pop Album of the Year. Another incredibly honest record and I love how she tapped into her jazz roots for this one. The Opener is a close #2 track of the album, maybe even tied for #1 with Heaven Has To Happen.
Kali Uchis - Como Debe Ser
Genre: Latin Pop, Contemporary R&B
Description: Just the best track from this album. Production is fantastic, great track overall.
Skraeckoedlan - Astronautilus
Genre: Stoner Rock
Description: Just fantastic atmosphere and great instrumentation.
i Haxa - The Well
Genre: Dark Folk/Electronic
Description: Just a beautiful weaved album and this track is so exemplary of it.
Anciients - Cloak of the Vast and Black
Genre: Progressive Sludge Metal
Description: Another fantastic album overall. This track is my personal favourite because it has my favourite riffs. The whole album is full of fantastic riffs, great pacing, and great vocals though.
Beabadoobee - Girl Song
Genre: Indie Pop
Description: Probably the least strong of this list, a bit more of a cute track, but it definitely deserves a place on this list
Tons of more albums, EPs, and tracks that I just do not have the space for here, but feel free to let me know if you want any music recs whether it is from 2024 or any other time!
Monkey3 - Ignition
Genre: Instrumental Progressive Space Rock
Description: Monkey3 have done Pink Floyd's sound so much better than them on this album as a whole and this opening track is the best on the album. I had hundreds of plays of this track last year and still to this day I get chills from each listen. I do not say this lightly, but out of the thousands of rock albums I have heard, this is probably the strongest overall instrumentation of guitars and drums. This whole album is simply stunning.
Kati Rán ft. Gaahl - BLODBYLGJE
Genre: Dark Nordic Folk
Description: Another incredible album from this year and once again, this is the best track. From Kati's singing and spoken word, to Gaahls vocals, and the atmosphere, to the pacing, this is just fantastic.
The Body & Dis Fig – Orchards Of A Futile Heaven
Genre: Experimental Industrial Electronic
Description: Two musical geniuses came together for this album that we are so blessed to have gotten. The experimental and industrial elements from The Body just intertwine with Dis Fig's electronic and vocal brilliance for a wild ride of an album and this title track is once again the best on this album, although all the tracks are incredibly close.
Incredible tracks that could very easily be someone else's song of the year and also made the top tracks of the year playlist for me (Also generally not in any particular order, the first three are from my top three albums of the year in order though):
Fellwarden - Renewed Hope
Genre: Atmospheric Epic Black Metal with Folky elements
Description: From my Album of The Year. One of my very few perfect albums of all time and even fewer that got a perfect score from me right away as well as being one of only two perfect albums of 2024 for me. Everything just hits right on this track especially.
Heriot - Lashed
Genre: Industrial Hardcore Sludge with Shoegaze elements
Description: Wow. Just wow. This album is hands down the hardcore album of the year. Probably the heaviest most intense album I have ever heard. The dynamics are just obscene, I really have no idea how they made the drums pop like they did on this album. The second of the two albums of the year to get a perfect score from me. Clean and harsh vocals are both incredible, the pacing, guitar work, cohesiveness of the album, just everything here is done to perfection. And once again, this one is my favourite track from the album.
BleakHeart - Where I'm Disease
Genre: Doomgaze
Description: From my #3 album of the year. Just everything that doomgaze should be and more. The vocals are stunningly beautiful and so intimate. The album also features cello.
Illyria - Wanderlust
Genre: Melodic Progressive Blackened Post Shoegaze Deathcore
Description: Another stunning album. Mixes so many different genres so effortlessly and the tracks flow so well into each other and make a properly put together album. This title track is my favourite and incorporates even more elements on top of the aforementioned ones that apply to the album as a whole.
Respire - We Grow Like Trees in Rooms of Borrowed Light
Genre: Avant-Garde Blackened Post Skramz Chamber
Description: The whole album is just so masterfully crafted. The most ambitious project of the year that absolutely hit on all cylinders. This track in particular showcases all of the things that make this album so spectacular from the emotion to the different musical elements and genre fusion. One of the most moving albums of the year
Thou - House of Ideas
Genre: Sludge Metal
Description: This album finally got Thou to click for me. Some of the best riffs of the year on the back half of this track. Pretty much impossible to not blast the final two minutes of this track.
Mothica - Doomed and Mothica - Oblivion for Two
Genre: Dark Electropop
Description: Mothica is back at it again with the pop Album of the Year. Making some of the most honest and gut wrenching music. Two tracks for this one because it is impossible to choose which one is better: Doomed dropped early in the year before the album dropped and just paints such a vivid picture of Mothica's feelings growing up and Oblivion for Two also being emotionally driven, but incorporating more electronic hooks.
Wallice - Heaven Has To Happen
Genre: Indie Pop, Jazz
Description: Wallice coming in with the #2 pop Album of the Year. Another incredibly honest record and I love how she tapped into her jazz roots for this one. The Opener is a close #2 track of the album, maybe even tied for #1 with Heaven Has To Happen.
Kali Uchis - Como Debe Ser
Genre: Latin Pop, Contemporary R&B
Description: Just the best track from this album. Production is fantastic, great track overall.
Skraeckoedlan - Astronautilus
Genre: Stoner Rock
Description: Just fantastic atmosphere and great instrumentation.
i Haxa - The Well
Genre: Dark Folk/Electronic
Description: Just a beautiful weaved album and this track is so exemplary of it.
Anciients - Cloak of the Vast and Black
Genre: Progressive Sludge Metal
Description: Another fantastic album overall. This track is my personal favourite because it has my favourite riffs. The whole album is full of fantastic riffs, great pacing, and great vocals though.
Beabadoobee - Girl Song
Genre: Indie Pop
Description: Probably the least strong of this list, a bit more of a cute track, but it definitely deserves a place on this list
Tons of more albums, EPs, and tracks that I just do not have the space for here, but feel free to let me know if you want any music recs whether it is from 2024 or any other time!
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