Best of 2017: Newly-Discovered Music
I used my music data to look up my favorite artists that I discovered in 2017. These are the ones that are the memorable favorites, beyond the statistical favorites.
Pional #
This one is a surprise but a good reminder that small obsessions can make a big difference in overall statistics. I have The Burning Ear to thank for this discovery, and Spotify for entertaining it. Song recommendation: Casualty.
R.Lum.R #
I discovered this artist because they’re touring as the headliner with Gibbz, who I was already familiar with. The groovy vibe of this artist took those tickets from a probable insta-purchase to an actual insta-purchase. Song recommendation: Love Less.
Jason Gaffner #
A discovery thanks to The Burning Ear, I discovered Jason Gaffner’s nu-disco grooves around the same time that I got obsessed with some songs by Gibbz (who I must’ve discovered in 2016). I bought this song soon after and am keeping an eye out for new releases. Song recommendation: Murder in the First Degree.
Alex Cruz #
I heard Alex Cruz for the first time when I was in Greece, listening to a set that my friend started playing. It took me three tries to figure out who she was talking about, and then I discovered a few of his sets that he puts out as the Deep and Sexy Podcast. Song recommendation: Deep Sexy Podcast 29 Alive Afrikaburn.
Perfume Genius #
I can’t remember if I started listening to Perfume Genius because of Discover Weekly or the Song Exploder podcast, but damn they’re good. My only regret is that I discovered them too late to get tickets to their sold out show. Song recommendation: Song Exploder episode.
Super Duper #
I don’t remember how I discovered this artist. I think it was an autoplay on SoundCloud after listening to some tracks The Burning Ear had posted? Either way, I fell in love with this remix. Song recommendation: Bon Iver - Over Soon Super Duper Remix.
Shallou #
I came across this band on The Burning Ear too. I think they’ll be around for Noise Pop next year so I’ll have to decide if I want to go see them. I’m mostly in love with this song. Song recommendation: Slow.
Sampha #
He opened for the xx, so I checked out his Spotify page after I found out he was opening for them. Sweet, sweet grooves. Song recommendation on YouTube.
James Barrett #
This guy showed up in my Discover Weekly playlist. I really like this song, but didn’t get as into the rest of his songs. Still a damn good song tho. Song recommendation: College.
Ella Vos #
I enjoyed her song Little Brother so much that I got tickets to see her next year. I’ll be keeping an eye out for new releases from her as well. Song recommendation: Little Brother.
Less notable discoveries #
Jane #
I came across this band on SoundCloud through The Burning Ear again. This song was an easy purchase because it’s so catchy. Song recommendation: We Don’t Wanna Dance.
Bjéar #
This artist showed up on my Discover Weekly playlist. Great for fans of Bon Iver. Song recommendation: Going to the Sun.
Imad Royal #
This was another The Burning Ear discovery, and an easy purchase! Song recommendation:
The Full List: #
The full list of 35 artists that had more than 10 listens each, first listened to in 2017:
Artist | Listens | Tracks |
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Pional | 42 | A New Dawn As Time Was Passing By Casualty In Another Room Invisible / Amenaza It’s All Over It’s All Over - John Talabot’s Stripped Refix Of My Mind The Way That You Like |
Alex Vargas | 41 | 7 Sins Ashes Follow You Giving Up The Ghost Higher Love Inclosure Indivisible Oh Love, How You Break Me Up Renegade Shackled Up Solid Ground Sweet Abandon Warnings Wear Your Demons Out |
Jason Gaffner | 34 | Feel Something Feel Something (Garruda Remix) Losing My Mind Losing My Mind (3 Monkeyzz Remix) Murder In The First Degree Murder In The First Degree (Aristo G Remix) Phantom Phantom (Keljet Remix) When The Sun Goes Down |
Sampha | 30 | (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano Beneath The Tree Blood On Me Happens Incomplete Kisses Kora Sings Plastic 100°C Reverse Faults Take Me Inside Timmy’s Prayer Too Much Under What Shouldn’t I Be? |
Kyko | 28 | Animals Dive In Drive Headlights Hideaway Horizon Mexico Native Nature Pull Me Up |
R.Lum.R | 25 | Be Honest Be Honest (Attom Remix) Bleed Into The Water Close Enough Frustrated Frustrated - Russ Macklin Remix Learn Love Less Nothing New Show Me Suddenly Tell Me |
Utah | 25 | 02:12 Hail the Underdog In Slow Motion Lights Out Mirrors No Coast On the Mountain by the Sea One Million People of the Future SFSG Still Good Watercolor When People Come Together |
Young Summer | 25 | Alright Alright (Karl Kling Remix) Blood Love Echo Fallout Old Chunk of Coal Sons Of Lightning (Super Duper Remix) Taken Waves That Rolled You Under (backstroke. Remix) |
Ralph | 23 | Busy Man Cold to the Touch Cold to the Touch - Nicolaas Remix Screenplay Something More Tease This Is Funky |
Alex Cruz | 21 | Haunting - Original Mix Haunting - Radio Edit Haunting - Sebastien Radio Edit Haunting - Sebastien Remix Haunting [ANR063] - Sebastien Remix Rubberband - Radio Edit Shoreline - Extended Mix Sweet Child Sweet Child - Club Mix Sweet Child - Extended Sweet Child - Original Mix |
National Parks | 21 | Backwards Centaur Five Hour Winnipeg Julia Long Winter The Plural of Moose Is Moose |
Bien | 20 | Confetti Crowd Goes Wild Electric Dream Flashback Last Man Standing Must Be Dreaming Spinning on Blue Stars Across the Sky The Best Part |
Perfume Genius | 20 | Body’s In Trouble - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Choir Die 4 You Every Night Go Ahead Just Like Love Otherside Sides Slip Away Slip Away - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Valley Wreath Wreath (Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Remix) |
Super Duper | 20 | Angela Angela [Thissongissick.com Premiere] Don’t Worry Finale (feat. Ruelle) Finale Ft. Ruelle Hollow (feat. Quinn Lewis) Innocence (feat. REMMI) Innocence (feat. REMMI) (LUCA LUSH Remix) [NEST HQ Premiere] Innocence (feat. REMMI) (Madeaux Remix) [NEST HQ Premiere] Innocence Ft. Remmi Makes The Wind Ft. Remmi & Jung Youth Makes the Wind (feat. REMMI & Yung Youth) Never Gets Old (feat. Remmi) Revival Second Chances (feat. Louis Johnson) Undercover Ft. Patrick Baker |
Emerson Jay | 18 | Fake It Slow Feel Like Gold LZY Me Light Out Move Perspective Secret City Smok Take Take Take Tru War When It’s Night |
Ruby Empress | 17 | Danseuse De Delphes Deluca Escapism Deluxe Kimono House Lovelight (JV-30) Strung Out The Empress |
Ella Vos | 16 | 00000 Million - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Little Brother White Noise |
Majik | 16 | 27 Closer High How It Is It’s Alright Paralysed Real - Skeleton Mix Save Me Talk to Me |
à la mer | 16 | Abroad ~ Say That You Want It Abroad ~ Time |
Imad Royal | 15 | Bad 4 U Bad 4 U - Light House Remix Down For Whatever (feat. Pell) Losing It All Smile Troubles |
Mr Sanka | 15 | Be Easy Flight Mode Flight Mode (Jengi Beats Remix) Flight Mode (Lauer Remix) Forever and a Day Gallon Gallon (Cassian Remix) Midnight Air Midnight Air (JAQ Remix) Midnight Air - JAQ Remix |
Crooked Colours | 14 | Another Way Capricious (Benson Remix) Capricious (Paces Remix) Come Down Come Down [Alison Wonderland Remix] Flow Flow - Extended Re-Rub In Your Bones In Your Bones (Chiefs Remix) Step |
Rex Orange County | 14 | A Song About Being Sad BEST FRIEND Corduroy Dreams Edition Green Eyes, Pt. II Loving Is Easy Paradise Uno |
Shallou | 14 | . . . Love Begin (feat. Wales) Begin - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Fictions Friends - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Heights Heights - Extended Mix Motion Picture Soundtrack Slow You and Me |
James Barrett | 13 | College Marrow Rodger The Metamorphosis You Used to Remind Me of the Sky |
Klyne | 13 | Break Away (FaltyDL Remix) Closer Don’t Stop Don’t Stop - Boston Bun Remix Entropy Lend Me Another Name Sure Thing - Lxury Remix Waiting Wit U |
Liv Dawson | 13 | Hush Last Time - Live At RAK Open Your Eyes Painkiller Painkiller - Acoustic Reflection Searching Still Tapestry |
bjéar | 13 | Big Sky Cold Firefall Firefall - Radio Edit Going to the Sun Hymn Nell Nevada Tuolumne |
Jane | 12 | Sister We Don’t Wanna Dance |
Sean McVerry | 12 | Kerosene Marcy and the Apparition Motion Picture Films Natalie Strangers Tiger Lily |
Charles Fauna | 11 | Abandon Hypnosis Hypnosis - Brothertiger Remix Liaison Myth Restless Child |
Ed Tullett | 11 | Faux In Cure Kadabre Malignant Posturer Silver Dive |
Maggie Rogers | 11 | Alaska Alaska - Sofi Tukker Remix Alaska - Toby Green Remix Dog Years On + Off |
Polish Club | 11 | Able Beeping Did Somebody Tell Me Don’t Fuck Me Over My House |
Shy Girls | 11 | Arrest Me (Noah Breakfast Remix) [feat. Tei Shi] Out of Touch (feat. Rome Fortune) Say You Will Time After Time Trivial Motion Watercolor Dreams Why I Love |