_____On June 30th, the year became officially half over, and to mark this truly momentous occasion, I have compiled a list of my favourite five songs of the year so far. Narrowing down the list to five was a lot harder than I thought it would be, eventually having to leave out hits from Biffy Clyro, Hot Chip, and Vampire Weekend to name but a few.
_____Obviously there are some you'll agree with, and some you won't, so feel free to offer your opinions, criticisms, or simply ridicule any of the choices I've made below.
No.5 Crystal Castles - Celestica
_____Probably not my absolute favourite off the album, but it offers something different to the Crystal Castles chaos we've gotten so used to.
No.4 Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
_____Released from an album which received widely mixed reactions, its beautifully soothing sound clearly sets it aside from the rest, but even had it been shoved between Feel Good Inc. and Dirty Harry on Demon Days, in my opinion there's no arguing it couldn't have pulled its weight.
No.3 Foals - Miami
_____A stroke of genius from the Oxford genii coupled with a wonderfully trans-genius video has lifted Miami to the previously thought un-re-reachable heights of Cassius and Hummer.
No.2 Marina And The Diamonds - Oh No!
_____Hollywood probably did more for this Welsh-Greek goddess in terms of exposure or whatever, but this, her latest single, this is special.
No.1 The Chemical Brothers - Swoon
_____Having lived in Daft Punk's shadow for what must seem like an eternity, it seems the English pair have finally discovered to secret to their success; the loop button. In its full-length awesomeness.
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