Top Songs of 2012: 50-26
2012 has been the strongest year in memory for Canadian electronic pop. Established artists started new electronic projects, amazing new talents appeared seemingly out of nowhere, and one of our shining stars became a superstar recognized the world over. Canada is clearly at the epicenter of the zeitgeist – it’s a testament to the unbelievable talent in this country that we have 100 songs to present to you as the best of the year, and STILL had to exclude so many excellent tracks.
Montreal and Toronto may still have the most representatives of any Canadian city, but dark electro is thriving everywhere, from Halifax to Calgary, Ottawa to Vancouver, and exciting new hotbeds appearing in London, Ontario, and Grande Prairie, Alberta. We’re not too exclusively nationalist here at Silent Shout, so border states (minus NYC) appear too, with artists from Minneapolis, Seattle, and Brattleboro, Vermont making our list.
A huge thank you to all our readers, the folks who attend our events, and the bands that make brilliant music across this land for making 2012 an unforgettable year for us. Here’s to an even bigger 2013 for Canadian electronic music.
Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1
50. Kashka – Vichada
49. Devan Boomen – Children’s Names
48. Automelodi – Ikabe
47. Silkken Laumann – On The Mend
45. Greggy Clypse – Duh Duh Duh
44. DKMD – Androide
43. Holobody – Ninnyhammer
42. Hot & Cold – Uighur Pop
41. Bazarian – I’s the B’y (Part 1)
40. Gang Signs – Prequel
39. Chrome and the Ice Queen – Stealin’ Hearts (feat. Daniel Lee of Phèdre)
38. Majical Cloudz – Turns Turns Turns
37. Grapes Godly – I Can’t Remember
36. Vague-A-Bonde – Something
34. Piper Davis – Why? (Carly Simon cover)
31. Peter Peter – Une Version Améliorée de la Tristesse
30. Sexy Merlin – Heater
29. Tenderness – Too Wonderful
28. Moon King – Sleeping in My Car
26. Femminielli – Performance Video
Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1
Previously: Top 20 Albums /// Top 20 Videos /// Top 15 Remixes /// Top 10 EPs
