Day 91 brings us to Now! #91, which was released on 24th July 2015.
On with the summer hits!
Track 1: Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
Irritatingly saccharine ballad, made worse by being from the soundtrack of the Fifty Shades Of Grey movie.
Track 2: Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth – See You Again
Pretty tune on the chorus, and it’s got a good atmosphere. Quite like this one.
Track 3: OMI and Felix Jaehn – Cheerleader
Nice upbeat pop song – big fan of this.
Track 4: Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me
Another solid pop tune. Great danceable track.
Track 5: Little Mix – Black Magic
It’s got a good beat, but I’m not keen on the tune.
Track 6: Tinie Tempah and Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go
I like the ’90s tinge, but the tune’s pretty dull.
Track 7: Major Lazer, DJ Snake and Mø – Lean On
That chorus should annoy me, but I actually quite like it.
Track 8: Years & Years – Shine
Interesting rhythm, and there’s a nice ’80s synthy tinge to the electro lines.
Track 9: Aston Merrygold – Get Stupid
Great mid-century retro sound, great upbeat tune. Good track.
Track 10: Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance
I love this one – it’s a fantastic rock-edged party song that sounds like it dropped straight out of the ’80s! A favourite.
Track 11: Rita Ora – Poison
Quite like this tune, though I could do without the jarring instrumentals on the chorus.
Track 12: Natalie La Rose and Jeremih – Somebody
Very irritating interpolation of Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody, which I can’t really get past. The rest of the track’s just bland.
Track 13: Nick Jonas – Jealous
I’ve always been torn about the lyric ‘it’s my right to be hellish/I still get jealous‘. On the one hand it’s super creepy and abusive and squicky. On the other hand, it’s a fantastic rhyme in a musical landscape where lyricism is not a strong point.
To sum up: awful theme, great danceable tune.
Track 14: John Newman – Come And Get It
Love that ’80s-feel funk on the backing track. I’m starting to sense a welcome theme to this Now! compilation!
Track 15: Ed Sheeran and Rudimental – Bloodstream
I quite like the tune on this one.
Track 16: Carly Rae Jepsen – I Really Like You
Nice upbeat pop song, even if it is a bit cheesy.
Track 17: Meghan Trainor – Dear Future Husband
The theme’s a bit awkward, but it’s a good tune.
Track 18: Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Hudson – Trouble
I like the instrumentals, and it’s got a good rhythm.
Track 19: Jessie J – Flashlight
Too slow and ballad-y for me.
Track 20: James Bay – Let It Go
I like the guitar at the start, but the vocals annoy me.
Track 21: Florence & The Machine – Ship To Wreck
I find the chorus on this one pretty irritating, but the atmosphere is great, and I like the folky feel.
Track 22: Hozier – Someone New
Interesting instrumentals at the start, but on the whole it’s a little too slow for me.
Track 23: Lost Frequencies – Are You With Me
Bland, forgettable tune – not keen on this one.
Track 24: Kygo and Conrad Sewell – Firestone
The tune irritates me, and the verses are too slow.
Track 25: David Zowie – House Every Weekend
Very repetitive, and there’s not enough melody for me.
Track 26: David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack – Hey Mama
Love the atmosphere on this one – great track.
Track 27: Flo Rida, Robin Thicke and Verdine White – I Don’t Like It, I Love It
Boring tune, uninspired theme.
Track 28: Galantis – Runaway (U And I)
The vocal style irritates me, and it’s another dull tune.
Track 29: Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now
The lines are too jarring for me, and the tune’s really bland.
Track 30: Krept & Konan and Jeremih – Freak Of The Week
Repeated artist alert! We’ve already had Jeremih on track 12.
Good rhythm, good atmosphere – again I could do with a bit more melody though.
Track 31: Fifth Harmony and Kid Ink – Worth It
I really like that trumpet at the start, and it’s got a great beat – very danceable track.
Track 32: Deorro and Chris Brown – Five More Hours
Bland tune – nothing special going on with this one.
Track 33: LunchMoney Lewis – Bills
I love this upbeat novelty track! Happily chair-dancing here.
Track 34: Avicii – Waiting For Love
Love the tune on this, and that piano is gorgeous.
Track 35: Clean Bandit – Stronger
I find some of the lines a bit jarring, and the tune’s fairly bland. Good rhythm, though.
Track 36: Sam Feldt and Kimberly Anne – Show Me Love
Slow chillout cover of the Robin S classic, which has itself featured on a fair few Now! compilations over the years. It’s not my kind of thing, but at least they did something different with the song.
Track 37: Blonde and Alex Newell – All Cried Out
Highly irritating tune, uninspired beat.
Track 38: Kygo and Parson James – Stole The Show
Repeated artist alert! We’ve already had Kygo on track 24.
Another boring song.
Track 39: Rudimental and Foy Vance – Never Let You Go
Repeated artist alert! We’ve already had Rudimental on track 15.
Again, I find this tune very bland and forgettable.
Track 40: Pep & Rash – Rumours
The vocals are quite interesting, and there’s some intriguing beepy stuff going on, but on the whole it’s too messy for me.
Track 41: Dr Kucho, Gregor Salto, Ane Brun and Oliver Heldens – Can’t Stop Playing (Makes Me High)
I am literally yawning right now. One too many boring dance tracks.
Track 42: Lethal Bizzle and Diztortion – Fester Skank
This one’s brilliantly daft (sample lyric: ‘you might see me in a Lambo/camo snapback, Rambo/five hundred horses, Django/two-two chicken, Nando‘) and very danceable. Great stuff.
Track 43: Martin Garrix and Usher – Don’t Look Down
The tune annoys me – not keen on this.
Track 44: Tove Lo – Talking Body
Awkward theme, generic tune. Dull end to a generally poor disc two.
