2014
This powerfully emotional feminist anthem works like a sequel to Dolly’s Nine To Five, with a video to match.
I loved Ultimate Painting, who lit up my musical landscape from 2014-2018, and I loved their ambition to make music unsullied by any digital processes.
Kae Tempest and Loyle Carner teamed up to make a South London double act in 2014, blending poetry and hip hop to poignant efect in Guts.
This one is properly obscure, though you may well recognise the tune as Dawn Penn’s vintage reggae classic No No No.
Glasgow reggae collective Mungo’s Hi Fi team up with toaster Pupajim for a celebraton of two-wheeled transport in the catchy Bike Rider.