gorilla vs. bear’s songs of 2017
Before we even have time to second guess our albums of the year list, here are our favorite songs of 2017. While plenty of our old favorites are well repped -- including TOPS, Burial, Shabazz Palaces, SZA, Sufjan, Laurel Halo, et al. -- it was an exceptionally great year for exciting new artists, with Men I Trust, Yaeji, Playboi Carti, Kelly Lee Owens, Aldous Harding, Bernache, and so many more dropping some of the most essential songs of the year. Hit play on that 5+ hour Spotify playlist, and follow along with the list below:
90 OMAR-S x NITE JEWEL | Confess to U
89 L'RAIN | A Toes (Shelf Inside Your Head)
88 AVALON EMERSON | One More Fluorescent Rush
87 FAZERDAZE | Lucky Girl
86 BOYBOY | U
85 MAJOR MURPHY | Mary
84 TEI SHI | Keep Running
83 ALESSANDRO CORTINI | Vincere
82 MORLY | Sleeping in My Own Bed
81 JORJA SMITH | On My Mind
80 MYD | The Sun
79 BOYS | Rabbits
78 THE XX | Hold On (Jamie xx remix)
77 TESS ROBY | Ballad 5
76 TEA LEIGH + LUKE REED | Underwater
75 U.S. GIRLS | Mad as Hell
74 HOOPS | Sun's Out
73 SMERZ | oh my my
72 319 (ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER + SHABAZZ PALACES) | Rapture
71 ROWVN | Goodbye
70 AMBER MARK | Heatwave
69 MIDNIGHT SISTER | Leave You
68 KOTOMI | Ooh La La
67 JULIA LUCILLE | Eternally
66 CLAIRO | Pretty Girl
65 JOSEPH SHABASON | Aytche
64 TORO Y MOI | Girl Like You
63 LOU REBECCA | Tonight
62 YUMI ZOUMA | Depths Pt. I
61 BETA FRONTIERS | If I Stayed (feat. Carmen Elle)
60 HATER | Had It All
59 HEAVEN | It's Not Enough
58 YAEJI | Last Breath
57 LUKE REED | Sarah
56 OVERCOATS | Hold Me Close
55 BIG THIEF | Shark Smile
54 HÅN | The Children
53 TENNIS | Modern Woman
52 JACQUES GREENE | I Won't Judge
51 MADELINE KENNEY | Rita
50 DANNY L HARLE | 1UL
49 YOUNG GALAXY | Stay For Real
48 SOPHIE | It's Okay to Cry
47 TYLER THE CREATOR | 911 / Mr. Lonely
46 MEN I TRUST | I Hope to Be Around
45 WASHED OUT | Hard to Say Goodbye
44 ANNA OF THE NORTH | Lovers
43 JULIE BYRNE | I Live Now as a Singer
42 SZA | Drew Barrymore
41 SASSY 009 | Are you leaving
40 MEGA BOG | TV MAC
39 KEDR LIVANSKIY | Ariadna
38 TRUE BLUE | Bad Behavior
37 PLAYBOI CARTI | wokeuplikethis*
36 CHARLI XCX | ILY2
35 YOUNG EJECTA | Build a Fire
34 FOREVER | Falling
33 KING KRULE | The OOZ
32 NITE JEWEL | 2 Good 2 Be True
31 SUPERORGANISM | Something for Your M.I.N.D.
30 PHOEBE BRIDGERS | Funeral
29 FEVER RAY | Mustn't Hurry
28 FAYE WEBSTER | She Won't Go Away
27 SZA | Prom
26 MØNIC | Deep Summer (Burial remix)
25 ALVVAYS | Dreams Tonite
24 DJ SEINFELD | U Hold Me Without Touch
23 KENDRICK LAMAR | HUMBLE.
22 BOYHOOD | Drivin'
21 YAEJI | Passionfruit
20 MOUNT KIMBIE | Marilyn (feat. Micachu)
19 ALDOUS HARDING | Imagining My Man
18 JAPANESE BREAKFAST | Machinist
17 BURIAL | Rodent
16 SUFJAN STEVENS | Wallowa Lake Monster
15 LIL UZI VERT | XO Tour Llif3
14 LOMA | Black Willow
13 DJDS | Trees on Fire
12 LANA DEL REY | Love
11 BERNACHE | Your Name
10 VINCE STAPLES | Yeah Right
09 KELLY LEE OWENS | Throwing Lines
08 SHABAZZ PALACES | Shine a Light
07 FUTURE | Mask Off
06 LAUREL HALO | Moontalk
05 CARLY RAE JEPSEN | Cut to the Feeling
04 YAEJI | Raingurl
03 TOPS | Cutlass Cruiser
02 PLAYBOI CARTI | Magnolia
01 MEN I TRUST | Tailwhip