Top 100 songs of 2021

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down

2. Clara Klingenström - Behöver Inte Dig Idag 

3. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

4. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time

5. Cora - Amsterdam

6. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You

7. Charlotte Perrelli - Still Young

8. Måneskin - I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

9. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ feat Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson & Anyelisax - Try Not To Be Afraid

10. ishi vu - This Is Your Life

11. Leonie Meijer - Take Me Back To Forgiveness

12. Alba August - Lights

13. Sofia Källgren - Handen På Hjärtat 

14. Amy Studt - Ladder In My Tights

15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love

16. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo

17. Tatiana Grindenko - COME IN / II. MOVEMENT

18. Thomas Lemmer & Christoph Sebastian Pabst - Gebirgsbachtürkis

19. Delta Goodrem - Everyone's Famous

20. Watergate - Maid Of Orleans (The Battle II)

21. thisisNAMASTE - I Like Your Face

22. Gina G - Higher Than Love

23. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place

24. Jadudah - Love You (When You're A Mess)

25. KEiiNO - Monument

26. KA'BEL - Broken Hearted

27. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)

28. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

29. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

30. Hello Saferide - Anna

31. Sheppard - The Reasons Why

32. Måneskin - ZITTI E BUONI

33. TIX - Fallen Angel

34. Angel - Sommaren I City

35. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time

36. Beatrice Egli - Power

37. Dotter - Little Tot

38. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan

39. Oden & Fatzo - Lauren

40. Te quiero Euridice - Un Segreto Tra Di Noi

41. Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos - Rena Rama Ding Dong

42. Steps - Living In A Lie

43. Adele - Easy On Me

44. Ann Lee - No No No

45. Miss Li - The Manual

46. Pale Waves - Easy

47. Texas - Mr Haze

48. ABBA - Just A Notion

49. dodie - When

50. Gordon Giltrap - The Carnival - From "Wish You Were Here...?" TV Show

51. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

52. Steps - Take Me For A Ride

53. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

54. Delta Goodrem - All Of My Friends

55. ABBA - I Can Be That Woman

56. Saint Etienne - Music Again

57. Agnes - Here Comes The Night

58. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

59. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

60. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)

61. Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez feat Kathryn Hahn - Agatha All Along

62. Pink Pantheress - Just For Me

63. Ed Sheeran - Shivers

64. ABBA - Little Things

65. Lorde - Mood Ring

66. The Kelly Family - Christmas In Our Hearts

67. Cosmic Armchair - Conversations

68. Papa Dance - Nasz Disneyland

69. Clara Rubensson - Love In Siberia

70. Avi + Nat - Lost In Paradise

71. Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted Remix)

72. Alba August - Killing Time

73. ABBA - When You Danced With Me

74. Delta Goodrem - Play

75. Dua Lipa - We're Good

76. easy life - music to walk home to

77. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet

78. Nothing But Thieves - Impossible (Orchestral Version) [Live At Abbey Road]

79. James Newman - Embers

80. David Scott - Aurora

81. Ferreck Dawn X Jem Cooke - Back Tomorrow

82. Shogun feat Adara - Dragon

83. Anne-Marie & Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

84. Anabel Englund - Midnight Rapture

85. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

86. Jessica Andersson - Horizon 

87. Erika Vikman - Syntisten Pöytä

88. Arvingarna - Tänker Inte Alls Gå Hem

89. Daði Freyr - 10 Years

90. Tusse - Voices

91. The Kiffness - Numnum Cat

92. Giordana Angi feat Loredana Bertè - Tuttapposto

93. Maisie Peters - Psycho 

94. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

95. Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It OK?

96. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

97. Foxes - Sister Ray

98. Helene Fischer feat Luis Fonsi - Vamos a Marte

99. Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

100. Martin & Eric feat Thelma - Colours

Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3JslMYa

Top 40 albums of 2021

1. ABBA - Voyage

2. Delta Goodrem - Bridge Over Troubled Dreams

3. Steps - What The Future Holds Pt.2

4. dodie - Build A Problem

5. Sheppard - Kaleidoscope Eyes

6. Ed Sheeran - =

7. Agnes - Magic Still Exists

8. Smith & Thell - Pixie's Parasol

9. Adele - 30

10. Clara Klingenström - Claras Dagbok

11. Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure

12. Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)

13. Anne-Marie - Therapy

14. Self Esteem - Compliments Please

15. Saint Etienne - I’ve Been Trying To Tell You

16. Little Mix - Between Us

17. The Veronicas - HUMAN

18. Becky Hill - Only Honest On The Weekend

19. Texas - Hi

20. Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over The Country Club

21. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

22. Helene Fischer - Rausch

23. Beatrice Egli - Alles Was Du Brauscht

24. Zara Larsson - Poster Girl 

25. Jo O'Meara - With Love

26. Erika Vikman - Erika Vikman

27. Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)

28. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - The Makin' Magick II Album

29. Alba August - I Still Hide

30. Maite Kelly - Hello

31. Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

32. Elton John - The Lockdown Sessions

33. Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters

34. James Blunt - The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021)

35. Tom Odell - monsters

36. London Grammar - Californian Soul

37. Pale Waves - Who Am I?

38. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend 

39. The Veronicas - GODZILLA

40. Marina - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 12

1. Jadudah - Love You (When You're A Mess)
2. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas
3. The Kelly Family - Christmas In Our Hearts
4. Cosmic Armchair - Conversations
5. MAXI MERAKI - As The Night Moves In
6. Saint Etienne - Her Winter Coat
7. Roy Wood - Sing Out The Old...Bring In The New
8. Clara Klingenström - Se Mig, Bara Se Mig
9. Sheppard - Christmas Without You
10. Hope Tala - Tiptoeing (Tommy Villiers Remix)
11. Gemini - Just Like That
12. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - Airplane Song (Welcome Home)
13. Goya Menor & Nektunez - Ameno Amapiano (Remix)
14. Alesso with Katy Perry - When I'm Gone
15. Stoneface & Terminal - Moonscape
16. Youngr - Back 2 U
17. Rigoberta Bandini - Ay Mama
18. Ye Banished Privateers - Annabel
19. Armin van Buuren & Vini Vici feat Tribal Dance & Natalie Wamba - Yama
20. Sharda - Got To Live

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 11

1. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love
2. Sheppard - The Reasons Why
3. ABBA - Keep An Eye On Dan
4. Oden & Fatzo - Lauren
5. ABBA - I Can Be That Woman
6. Papa Dance - Nasz Disneyland
7. Gordon Giltrap - The Carnival - From "Wish You Were Here...?" TV Show
8. ABBA - Little Things
9. ABBA - When You Danced With Me
10. Ferreck Dawn X Jem Cooke - Back Tomorrow
11. Evelin Samuel - Waterfall
12. Áine Deane - Did You Ever?
13. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - Being Alone
14. Gareth Emery - way to you
15. jamesjamesjames - My Purple iPod Nano
16. Juliette Armanet - Le Dernier Jour du Disco 
17. Spinifex Gum & Marliya Choir - No Longer There
18. Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
19. Msaki & Beatenberg - White Shadow
20. Foxes - Sky Love

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 10

1. Sally Shapiro - Forget About You
2. KA'BEL - Broken Hearted
3. Reba McEntire - Fancy (Dave Audé Remix)
4. Adele - Easy On Me
5. Agnes - Here Comes The Night
6. ABBA - Just A Notion
7. Yebba - October Sky
8. Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti
9. Sugababes - All Around The World (Demo)
10. Brenda Fassie - Vuli Ndlela
11. Anabel Englund - Midnight Rapture
12. Måneskin - MAMMAMIA
13. Kylie Minogue & Years & Years - A Second To Midnight
14. Sugababes - Little Lady Love
15. Kelly Clarkson - Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)
16. Patricia Kelly - Unbreakable
17. Teresa Werner - Słodkości
18. Kedr Livanskiy – Boy
19. Birdz feat Missy Higgins - LEGACY part 2
20. Craig David & MNEK - Who You Are

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 9

1. ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down
2. ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You
3. Steps - Living In A Lie
4. Amy Studt - Ladder In My Tights
5. Beatrice Egli - Power
6. Saint Etienne - Music Again
7. Ed Sheeran - Shivers
8. Steps - Wasted Tears
9. Breeze Redwine - Money
10. Foxes - Sister Ray
11. Becky Hill - Everything
12. Elton John & Charlie Puth - After All
13. W O L F C L U B feat Jaki Nelson - Freefall
14. Matilda Cole - Camden
15. Steps - A Hundred Years Of Winter
16. Eves Karydas - Freckles
17. Greta Van Fleet - Heat Above
18. Saint Etienne - Pond House
19. Michael Aldag - Ghosted
20. gglum - Navy

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 8

1. Cora - Amsterdam
2. DJ Muscleboy feat Yohanna - Spending My Time
3. Lorde - Mood Ring
4. Steps - The Slightest Touch
5. Ann Lee - No No No
6. The Wandering Hearts - Dolores
7. Deekline - Be Happy
8. Helene Fischer feat Luis Fonsi - Vamos a Marte
9. Shogun feat Adara - Dragon
10. Griff - One Night
11. Drafi Deutscher - You Want Love (Maria, Maria)
12. Maisie Peters - Boy
13. Ed Sheeran - Visiting Hours
14. Sharon Corr - Freefall
15. Ben Böhmer, Nils Hoffmann & Malou - Breathing
16. Caribou - You Can Do It
17. Michael Aldag - Tonsillitis
18. Fake Names - Running
19. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
20. Clara Klingenström - Liv

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 7

1. Watergate - Maid Of Orleans (The Battle II)
2. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ feat Delilah Brao, Luke Markinson & Anyelisax - Try Not To Be Afraid
3. Avi + Nat - Lost In Paradise
4. Clara Rubensson - Love In Siberia
5. Steps - Take Me For A Ride
6. MØ - Kindness
7. Maisie Peters - Psycho
8. Pink Pantheress - Just For Me
9. Anne-Marie & Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)
10. The Kiffness - Numnum Cat
11. Anne-Marie - Better Not Together
12. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet
13. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
14. Vanilla Ninja - No Regrets
15. CHVRCHES - Good Girls
16. Martin & Eric feat Thelma - Colours
17. Billie Eilish - Your Power
18. Sofia Monroy - Sweet Temptation
19. Sirusho feat RedOne - Let It Out
20. Shakira - Don't Wait Up

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 6

1. thisisNAMASTE - I Like Your Face
2. Te quiero Euridice - Un Segreto Tra Di Noi
3. Jo O'Meara - On The Surface
4. Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It OK?
5. beabadoobee - Animal Noises
6. easy life - music to walk home to
7. Tatiana Grindenko - COME IN / II. MOVEMENT
8. CHVRCHES feat Robert Smith - How Not To Drown
9. Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember
10. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
11. Nora En Pure - Aquatic
12. Zupermaria - Dans Med Mig
13. Annie feat Jake Shears - Neon Lights
14. IDER - Bored
15. Janie Bay - Sweef
16. Vanilla Ninja - Gotta Get It Right
17. Mabel - Let Them Know
18. Emma feat Loredana Bertè - Che Sogno Incredibile
19. Anna Bettz & Eiffel 65 - Black And White
20. Gigi D'Agostino & Luca Noise - The Love Do Do (Lento Violento & Astro Musico Mix)

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 5

1. Self Esteem - I Do This All The Time
2. Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place
3. Delta Goodrem - Everyone's Famous
4. dodie - When
5. Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
6. Delta Goodrem - Play
7. Giordana Angi feat Loredana Bertè - Tuttapposto
8. Bad Boy Chiller Crew - Don't You Worry About Me
9. Gina G - Higher Than Love
10. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
11. Self Esteem - Monster
12. dodie - Sorry
13. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem
14. Måneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave
15. Hooverphonic - Hidden Stories
16. Agnes - 24 Hours
17. girl in red - I'll Call You Mine
18. P!nk - All I Know So Far
19. Electric Youth - Modern Fears (Pilotpriest Come True Version)
20. The Eves - Brand New Day

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 4

1. Leonie Meijer - Take Me Back To Forgiveness
2. Delta Goodrem - All Of My Friends
3. Alba August - Killing Time
4. Miss Li - The Manual
5. Texas - Mr Haze
6. Ashe & FINNEAS - Till Forever Falls Apart
7. Dornrosen - Rehgehegesong
8. Jessie Ware - Please
9. Marta Sango - ¿Qué Más Quieres De Mí?
10. PIMLICO - Revolve
11. Pamela Myburgh - In The Words (Of Satan) Part 2
12. Montaigne - Technicolour
13. dodie - I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)
14. The Prototypes feat LOWES - Reason
15. Senhit feat Flo Rida - Adrenalina
16. York - Everything Changes
17. Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
18. Smith & Burrows - Buccaneer Rum Jum
19. Years & Years - Starstruck
20. Naive Super - Nothing But Moon Love

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 3

1. ishi vu - This Is Your Life
2. Hello Saferide - Anna
3. ASHS - Don't Call Me
4. Tusse - Voices
5. Destiny - Je Me Casse
6. James Newman - Embers
7. Maite Kelly - Von Mal Zu Mal
8. Daði Freyr - 10 Years
9. Carrie Underwood feat CeCe Winans - Great Is Thy Faithfulness
10. Delta Goodrem - Billionaire
11. Mette - Petrified
12. Loreen - Sötvattentårar
13. june - Something To Lose
14. Lana Del Rey - Dark But Just A Game
15. Sheppard - Animals
16. Molly Burman - Fool Me With Flattery
17. Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together
18. Danny Saucedo - Dandi Dansa
19. Arvingarna - Tänker Inte Alls Gå Hem
20. Jeangu Macrooy - Birth Of A New Age

Review: Sasha Jay - Reflect (EP)

Just over a year ago, Brighton-based singer-songwriter Sasha Jay released her debut EP, 'Learning By Experience'. She follows that release with another four-track EP, 'Reflect', which lives up to its title by finding Sasha in a reflective mood and really showing the progression she has made in the last year, both in terms of her personal growth and musically. The production and musical experimentation here shows a step up from Sasha's debut EP, introducing more instrumentation, exploring new genres and pursuing a more contemporary yet often mellower sound.

Lyrically Sasha is as strong as ever here, her words being her biggest strong point as an artist as she tells personal stories from the heart, in her unique but always thought-provoking and emotionally-charged way.

The EP kicks off with 'Where Did You Go?', an analytical tale that sees Sasha look at her past and to her family to better understand her present and "where things went all so wrong". Musically the song builds as it goes along while the backing vocals elevate Sasha's heartfelt lead vocal on the chorus.

Next up is a darker track, 'Alone', which draws on a particularly difficult personal experience. You can hear Sasha's anger on this song, particularly on the rapped verses and bridge which are accompanied by almost early Linkin Park style nu-metal piano chords, drums and backing synths.

Sasha sounds moments away from launching into Evanescence style belting here but keeps things restrained as she continues to detail her deepest thoughts: "take away all the bad, make me strong again, I can't carry on this way anymore". This is a powerful song and perhaps also the one with the most commercial potential, to the point you can imagine hearing crowds singing it at a festival.

Released as a single in October, 'Let Go' is the third track on this EP, and marks another musical right turn. The tropical steel pan backing of the verses, the vocal layering and the generally more chilled vibe compared to the previous track highlights Sasha's musical growth and exploration. Her crisp and distinct vocal is at its most controlled but also technically strongest on this song as she sings about the difficulty of having to let somebody go.

As the EP comes to its conclusion on the title track, 'Reflect', it becomes clear that the running order of the collection has been carefully curated to take the listener on a journey. Opening with stirring synths, the song sees Sasha rapping the social commentary of the verses as she also looks back over the last few years of her life and her actions, as well as those of the people around her, questioning whether they are as happy as they might seem on the face of it. "Scrolling screens from social media is now a daily addiction, comparisons of others depicting the perfect life, but what do we really want, is that what we really want, what we see in front of our eyes?".

As Sasha considers what she has achieved at the age of 29, she is cautiously optimistic about the future: "I know deep down that I'm halfway up the mountain, even when I feel like I haven't quite approached it", and ultimately ponders that as a society we tend to reflect more on the negatives of life rather than focusing on the positives. Following a diverting musical switch up in the instrumental middle-eight, the brooding synths return as Sasha closes out the EP. "What do I really want, is that what I really want?" she asks, ending on a question to both leave the listener wanting more and hoping that Sasha finds her answers.

The 'Reflect' EP is available to stream and download now. Listen on Spotify below:

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 2

1. Charlotte Perrelli - Still Young
2. Dotter - Little Tot
3. Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo
4. Dua Lipa - We're Good
5. Clara Klingenström - Behöver Inte Dig Idag
6. Solå - Last Lines
7. Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos - Rena Rama Ding Dong
8. TIX - Fallen Angel
9. Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez feat Kathryn Hahn - Agatha All Along
10. Jessica Andersson - Horizon
11. David Scott - Aurora
12. Erika Vikman - Syntisten Pöytä
13. Sofia Källgren - Handen På Hjärtat
14. Lesley Roy - Maps
15. Rita Ora & Imanbek - Bang Bang
16. Joel Corry, Raye & David Guetta - Bed
17. Haim feat Thundercat - 3am
18. Kyle Deutsch X Shona SA - Home
19. The Mamas - In The Middle
20. Eric Saade - Every Minute

Tunes I'm currently loving // 2021 // Volume 1

1. Alba August - Lights
2. Thomas Lemmer & Christoph Sebastian Pabst - Gebirgsbachtürkis
3. KEiiNO - Monument
4. Nothing But Thieves - Impossible (Orchestral Version) [Live At Abbey Road]
5. Tallisker & LA Vision - Somewhere
6. Pale Waves - Easy
7. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license
8. ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9PM)
9. Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over The Country Club
10. Justin Bieber - Anyone
11. Worakls & Rusanda Panfili - Storm
12. Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted Remix)
13. Glass Animals - Heat Waves
14. Daði Freyr & ÁSDÍS - Feel The Love
15. Raylee - Hero
16. Josie Proto - Puddles
17. Smith & Thell - Radioactive Rain
18. Lesion X - NEW HORIZONS
19. Clean Bandit feat iann dior - Higher
20. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Reintroduce Myself