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

74. Elrichman – The Shah and I

73. Grapes Godly – No Storm

72. Le Roi Crocodile – Battles

71. Tezeta – Pharcyde

70. Matthew A. Wilkinson – Skyscrapers in Paris

69. Purity Ring – Bellispeak II feat Danny Brown

68. Cabaal – Maya

67. Blanche Blanche Blanche – Fireworks

66. Renny Wilson – Could’ve it Been Me?

65. Moon King – Only Child

64. The Luyas – Fifty Fifty

63. Shadow Folk – Heaven’s Gate

62. Sally Dige – Doppleganger

61. Chairs – Indestructible Machine

60. New Zebra Kid – Go the Extra Mile

59. How Sad (formerly Goose Hut)- Stockholm Syndrome

58. Trust – Bulbform

57. Desire – Tears From Heaven

56. Rob Crooks – Hey! Hey!

55. Blanche Blanche Blanche – She’s Adopted

54. Walter TV – Africa

53. Grimes – Circumambient

52. Essaie Pas – 514 376-9230

51. Maylee Todd – Baby’s Got It

Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1

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