2017 Favorite Songs (Numbers 40-21)

My countdown continues:

40. Drake - "Passionfruit"

Drake at his most relaxed. Pure pop perfection. You can listen to the track here.

39. Phoenix - "Ti Amo"



Driving beats, chugging guitars, and a roaringly good chorus make this one of the best alt-dance tracks of the year.

38. Flume ft. Kučka - "Hyperreal"



Experimental techno masquerading as an EDM-pop hit.

37. Slum Sociable - "Don't Come Back Another 100 Times"



Dense, lush production work highlight this down-tempo track from the Melbourne duo.

36. Vessels ft. Lowly - "I Believe It Now"



Euphoric synthpop. Makes me want to roll down the car windows and blare it from my speakers.

35. Bearcubs - "Underwaterfall"



Clearly drawing from James Blake, Bearcubs puts his own spin on it, creating a palpable, liquid world.

34. Robert Robert ft. Anna Majidson - "Misunderstood"



Intoxicating club track that builds up into a fury of swirling synths.

33. Cloud - "Foliage"



Hauntingly atmospheric electronica from Cloud. Her unique vocal phrasing gives this track a ghostly hue.

32. Blue Hawaii - "Versus Game"



Bright and sunny Balearic-tinged dance track that makes you want to watch the sun rise at a beach rave.

31. Cherry Glazerr - "Lucid Dreams"



I was captivated by this song, which is like the perfect marriage between Blonde Redhead's damaged art-rock and Lush's dream pop.

30. Fever Ray - "To the Moon and Back"



Always captivating, always weird, and always well ahead of the curve, Fever Ray came back to life with this infectious track.

29. Julien Baker - "Turn Out the Lights"



Powerful song that starts out feeling defeatist but turns the tables to become an anthem for trusting yourself.

28. Wild Beasts - "Punk Drunk & Trembling"



Sad to say this is the last song from Wild Beasts, as they recently broke up. But thankfully they left on a high note with this beautiful, synth driven track, and one of Hayden Thorpe's most impassioned vocals.

27. Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don - "Instruction"



This is just a fun track that always makes me smile.

26. Slowdive - "Sugar for the Pill"



A sea of heavenly guitars and lush synths engulfs you in this melancholy ballad.

25. The Killers - "Some Kind of Love"



A subtle sample of Brian Eno's ambient work "An Ending (Ascent)" endears one to this beautifully done song.

24. HEALTH - "Euphoria"



Pretty much the title says it all.

23. Lorde - "Supercut"



Hindsight is 20/20 as they say. Who hasn't looked back at a former relationship and wondered if you had the chance would you have done things differently?

22. Kelela - "Frontline'

Commanding track from one of this year's R&B female powerhouses. You can listen to it here.

21. Fischerspooner ft. Caroline Polachek - "Togetherness"



The most sensual pop song of the year; it will definitely make your temperature rise.