Singles that made us sit up and pay attention for more than one listen, because beyond the catchy melodies lay music with real emotion and articulate lyrics with meaning; a track that was capable of knocking you out just to put you right again. Because talking about such great tracks tends to take more than it gives, we're offering just a click through list of a handful of the best that we think you should hear at least once more before really diving into 2016.
Mieke - Sleeping Alone
Austin Plaine - Never Come Back Again
Banners - Shine A Light
Terribly Yours - Answered Prayers
Air Waves - Fantasy
Aaron Krause - Jade
Nadia Nair - Hardships
Fleurie - Sirens
Oh, Be Clever - River
Lucy Whittaker - Change Your Mind
Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love
Luka Lesson - Bones
Young Empires - The Gates
Flight of Ryan - You Are Mine
Meredith - Levels
Fred Page - Magnetically
Vindata - Own Life (ft. Anderson Paak.)
Son Little - Lay Down
Just Millie - Not OK
White Sea - Stay Young, Get Stoned
Nina Schofield - Come Down
Running Young - Did You See
Tall Heights - Spirit Cold
Common Tongues - New Moon
Vandaveer - But Enough On That For Now
Owen Rabbit - Denny's
EZA - We Keep The Lights Out
Violet Days - Screaming Colors