So here it is … the final part of the 2017 Festive Fifty, showcasing the music we liked the most from last year. As always your gratitude should be directed to James from Appetite For Distraction for making it possible.

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Playlist:
16 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – My Only

Nat from Another Aging Hipster

15 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree

Chris from Dead Sea Apes

14 Girl Ray – Stupid Things

Kathy

13 Public Service Broadcasting – They Gave Me a Lamp

Stuart from The Accies Blog

12 K.Flay – Blood in the Cut

Rick

11 The National – Dark Side of the Gym

Ram from Dying Note

10 Warm Digits featuring Field Music – End Times

Chris from Dead Sea Apes

9 The XX – Replica

Marc

8 Jens Lekman – To Know Your Mission

Katy

7 Haim – Little of Your Love

Kev from Let Me Educate You

6 The War on Drugs – Strangest Thing

Nat from Another Aging Hipster

5 Lorde – Liability

James from Appetite For Distraction

4 St. Vincent – New York

Marc

3 LCD Soundsystem – Call the Police

Robert Todd

2 Slowdive – Star Roving

Shaun from Cold Citrus

1 The War on Drugs – Thinking of a Place

Ram from Dying Note

The next episode with the theme of 1979 should be along very soon.