{"id":5361,"date":"2016-12-19T22:03:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T03:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/?p=5361"},"modified":"2016-12-19T22:03:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T03:03:21","slug":"2015-music-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2016\/12\/2015-music-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Music Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2016\/12\/2015-movie-highlights\/\">movie &amp; TV entries<\/a> in\u00a0my long\u00a0lost highlights from 2015,\u00a0this is the\u00a0music I acquired and listened to the most in 2015. Again, these aren&#8217;t necessarily new to the world, and in some cases very much not so. The twelve entries here are in\u00a0increasing order by play count. There&#8217;s some concern there about normalizing for when in the year the music was acquired and thus how much opportunity\u00a0it had to be played. But that&#8217;s both taking this too seriously, and for the most part\u00a0the counts are dominated by the first couple months or so after acquisition anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Honorable mentions here go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uO59tfQ2TbA\"><em>Hey Mama<\/em><\/a> by David\u00a0Guetta and\u00a0Nicki Minaj, probably the raunchiest song on the radio last year, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i_kF4zLNKio\"><em>Trap Queen<\/em><\/a> by Fetty Wap.<\/p>\n<h3>#12: Wherever is Your Heart \/Brandi Carlisle<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brandi Carlile - Wherever Is Your Heart (Official Video)\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AYvwRpqidvY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>#11: Awake \/Tycho<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tycho - Awake\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ziAqB9nb_To?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>#10: Please Don&#8217;t Say You Love Me (piano version) \/Gabrielle Alpin<\/h3>\n<p>Note that this is quite specifically the\u00a0quieter, slower, more broken\u00a0piano recording, not the more pop-tuned mix.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IGr6Nj2sG8c<\/p>\n<h3>#9: Intro \/The XX<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The XX - Intro (Original Version)\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_VPKfacgXao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>#8: All This Could Be Yours \/Cold War Kids<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zyCHkGMlLCo<\/p>\n<h3>#7: Mess Is Mine \/Vance Joy<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vance Joy - Mess is Mine [Official Video]\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1C816p-KTNk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>#6: 9 Crimes \/Damien Rice<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Damien Rice - 9 Crimes - Official Video\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cgqOSCgc8xc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>#5: Lean On \/Major Lazer<\/h3>\n<p>The &#8220;official video&#8221; for this is super awkward, so let&#8217;s stick with the lyric video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Major Lazer &amp; DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. M\u00d8) (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rn9AQoI7mYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>#4: Where\u00a0Is My Mind (instrumental piano) \/Maxence Cyrin<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XnIE171XkIY<\/p>\n<h3>#3: Bad Intentions (original, without Migos) \/Niykhee Heaton<\/h3>\n<p>Recently another\u00a0version of this\u00a0came out with an interlude of some dumbass rapping.\u00a0Everything else is basically the same, but that extra bit makes it much worse. Stick to the original recording.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Niykee Heaton - Bad Intentions (Original - Without Migos)\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZVmpwoXXrzw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>#2: Unstead \/X Ambassadors<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1u-niluB8HI\"><em>Renegades<\/em><\/a> is the song that got all the airplay from this album, and it is also very good. But <em>Unsteady<\/em> is excellent, focusing more on ache. An important note about this is that the album, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2gVLHZT\"><em>VHS<\/em><\/a>, is that rarity of the streaming age: Somewhat of a concept album. The whole thing is framed and\u00a0intermixed with clips of the band ostensibly watching old camcorder tapes.\u00a0Nothing too lofty, but it&#8217;s really good, they&#8217;re interesting in their own right. I recommend the whole album. There&#8217;s a good range of songs,\u00a0many of them are solid, and the VHS clips really bring more depth to the standout tracks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"X Ambassadors - Unsteady\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V0lw3qylVfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>#1: You&#8217;ll Never Leave Harlan Alive \/Patty Loveless<\/h3>\n<p>There are of course many many\u00a0versions of this song.\u00a0Not only do I like this audio the best, but this one is worth watching on YouTube. The stills stitched together here to\u00a0go along with\u00a0the song add quite a bit of oomph to an already terrific recording.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patty Loveless &quot;You&#039;ll Never Leave Harlan Alive&quot;\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yqDVObM1kxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing from the movie &amp; TV entries in\u00a0my long\u00a0lost highlights from 2015,\u00a0this is the\u00a0music I acquired and listened to the most in 2015. Again, these aren&#8217;t necessarily new to the world, and in some cases very much not so. The twelve entries here are in\u00a0increasing order by play count. 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