I love that people are making genuine new wave rock songs again. This absolutely has modern indie sensibilities, but is undeniably a new wave song in structure and melody.
49. Kygo ft. DNCE - "Dancing Feet"
Kygo keeps making my lists, and he'll continue doing so as long as he keeps making quality beats like this. It's borderline corny-ass nu disco à la Timberlake/Mars, but manages to stay on the correct side of that line thanks to his careful production and the barely-not-too-dramatic vocal performance of the DNCE fellas.
48. They Kiss - "Feeling With You"
Don't let the horrific cover art fool you, this is a very cute new wave synthpop track from what seems to be a still new-ish musical due. According to their bio on their website, "The name for their band THEY KISS came from their friend who said, 'Well you two are in a relationship, so you should call yourself THEY KISS cause you guys kiss.'" Can't argue with that, I suppose.
47. Dolorous - "Deep Neural Patterning"
According to their Instagram, Dolorous appears to be more of an artistic collective than exclusively a musical act. I really love this cute little track because it expertly employs cute little monophonic synth melodies behind a pleasantly soft indie pop song.
46. The Dropout - "Scream And Shout"
I heard the first two lines of this song in an Instagram story and was immediately sold. Admittedly, I'm also a sucker for shouted lines that aren't corny. The vocal delivery is a bit of an odd match for the production, but it somehow comes together into a funky lil ass shaker.
45. Mightmare - "Easy"
Was definitely not expecting this to have an anime music video. Wow.
Anyway, yeah, not much to say here: This is just a cute little modern indie pop song.
44. Dreamers - "Body Language"
Another great indie pop jam with obvious new wave influences and a very cool music video.
43. Foxes - "Sister Ray"
Absolutely beautiful vocals on this dancepop banger that recalls some stuff I really loved in the late 2000s. It's also undeniably British.
42. Shania Twain - "Waking Up Dreaming"
I honestly can't believe it's taken this long for Shania to release an unabashedly pure pop song, and judging from its lyrical content and music video, it's something she's probably wanted to do for a long time. And it was worth the wait! This is the leadoff single from a new album that's due out in February.
41. Tiny Ghosts - "Grasp Of Me"
I was fooled by the opening bars of this the first time I heard it. I'm glad I stuck with it, though, beause it goes from what sounds like a run-of-the-mill pop rock track into a beautiful vocal performance with heavy reverb on the production and subtle but tight electronic drum samples.
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