Continuing my year end rundown with a look back at some of the top songs of 2016. It was a diverse and entertaining year for music for sure, with Adele dominating the sonic landscape, Justin Bieber making a triumphant return, and amazing singer-songwriters such as Vance Joy and George Ezra begin to come into their own. The new-folk movement is also in dominant shape, with The Strumbellas and The Lumineers clearly in charge and in full throttle at this very moment. Newbies like the very handsome gents of Hippo Campus pictured directly above made their presence known, and are definitely poised to be a mainstay on people's playlists for years to come: Here is my playlist featuring the top songs of the past year:
Hippo Campus - Suicide Saturday
Viola Beach - Swings and Waterslides
Today Junior - Come of Age
Cold War Kids - First
The Avett Brothers - Ain't No Man
The Starting Line - Anyways
Adele - Hello
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
The Royal Concept - Hurricane
The Lumineers - Ophelia
Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares 2 U
Pierce The Veil - Circles
Gwen Stefani - Make Me Like You
Fitz & The Tantrums - HandClap
The Royal Concept - Higher Than Love
The Strumbellas - Spirits
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dark Necessities
Vance Joy - Fire and The Flood
Andrew McMahon & The Wilderness - High Dive
George Ezra - Blame It On Me