2013 Faves, Part 3 (#40-#21)

So, aside from Swedishness, what do I like in a song? Well, lyrics are generally secondary to the beat. I am also a big fan of string arrangements in pop music. Male/female vocal duets are always nice. Also, oddly enough, I really enjoy when conversation or some background chatter/hubbub is laced into a song (see #40).

And now I present to you the first part of my personal top 40:

#40: "Take Back the Night", Justin Timberlake



#39: "Breezeblocks", Alt-J *



#38: "Pumpin' Blood", NONONO



#37: "Wake Me Up", Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc



#36: "The House That Heaven Built", Japandroids



#35: "Barely Legal", Azealia Banks



#34: "Bangarang", Skrillex feat. Sirah *



#33: "Modern Hearts", The Knocks feat. St. Lucia



#32: "Your Drums, Your Love", AlunaGeorge



#31: "3 Days", Rhye



#30: "Neon Cathedral", Macklemore x Ryan Lewis feat. Allen Stone *



#29: "I Love You", Woodkid feat. Angel Haze



#28: "Golden (Kaytranada's Life Extended Living Edit)", Jill Scott



#27: "Telemiscommunications", Deadmau5 feat. Imogen Heap *



#26: "Radioactive", Imagine Dragons



#25: "Fantasy", MS MR



#24: "Gun Has No Trigger", Dirty Projectors



#23: "Can't Hold Us", Macklemore x Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton *



#22: "Get Lucky", Daft Punk feat. Pharell Williams



#21: "Falling", HAIM