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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50:

#1: Phoebe Bridgers - I Know The End (2020, 🇺🇸, 12 pts)

It was my no 1 for Fear of Music and I haven’t changed my mind. What better to end this challenge than a cathartic scream?

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Phoebe Bridgers - I Know the End (Official Video)
YouTube video by Phoebe Bridgers
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November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 49:

#2: Jessie Ware - Remember Where You Are (2020, 🇬🇧, 11 pts)

One of my two songs of the pandemic, the balm to contrast with my #1

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Jessie Ware - Remember Where You Are
YouTube video by David Dean Burkhart
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November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 48:

#3: Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime (2021, 🇳🇪, 11 pts)

The Hendrix of the Sahara in full effect, with the incremental increases in tempo adding to the excitement

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Mdou Moctar - "Afrique Victime" (Official Lyric Video - English)
YouTube video by Mdou Moctar
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November 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 47:

#4: Cleo Sol - Don’t Let Me Fall (2021, 🇬🇧, 11 pts)

Heartbreaking song from the voice of Sault

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Don't Let Me Fall
YouTube video by Cleo Sol - Topic
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November 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46:

#5: Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven (2024, 🇺🇸, 11 pts)

Inverts the quiet verse/loud chorus template with excoriating verses and a beatific chorus

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Mannequin Pussy - "I Got Heaven"
YouTube video by Epitaph Records
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November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 45:

#6: Bob Vylan - We Live Here (2020, 🇬🇧)

Sadly this song becomes more relevant every year

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Bob Vylan - We Live Here
YouTube video by Bob Vylan
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 44:

#7: Magdalena Bay - Chaeri (2021, 🇺🇸)

This has been Track 1 on my 20s playlist since I first heard it in the People’s Pop Poll

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Magdalena Bay - Chaeri (Official Video)
YouTube video by Magdalena Bay
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November 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 43:

#8: BC Camplight - The Last Rotation of Earth (2023, 🇺🇸)

Great piano intro, the rest of the song’s pretty good too

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BC Camplight - The Last Rotation Of Earth (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by bellaunioninc
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November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42:

#9: Kacey Musgraves - Star-Crossed (2021, 🇺🇸)

One to add to the list of great divorce songs

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KACEY MUSGRAVES - star-crossed (official lyric video)
YouTube video by KaceyMusgravesVEVO
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November 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41:

#10: Wet Leg - Wet Dream (2021, 🇬🇧)

All the filth of Chaise Longue but with a better tune

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Wet Leg - Wet Dream (Official Video)
YouTube video by WetLegVEVO
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November 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40:

Wilma Archer ft Sudan Archives - Cheater (2020, 🇬🇧/🇺🇸, unranked)

Excellent use of menacing brass

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Wilma Archer - Cheater featuring Sudan Archives (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Domino Recording Co.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39:

Weyes Blood - It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody (2022, 🇺🇸, unranked)

Gorgeous voice, heartbreaking post-pandemic anthem

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Weyes Blood - It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Weyes Blood
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November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38:

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (2020-ish, 🇨🇦, unranked)

My second and last UK number one

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The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Official Audio)
YouTube video by TheWeekndVEVO
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November 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37:

The War On Drugs ft Lucius - I Don’t Live Here Anymore (2021, 🇺🇸, unranked)

Late 80s rock reimagined for the lockdown era

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The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore (feat. Lucius) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by The War On Drugs
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November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36:

The Waeve - Can I Call You (2022, 🇬🇧, unranked)

Rose Elinor Dougall’s voice and gift for melody meets Graham Coxon’s guitar and sax, alchemy results

youtu.be/9AVtNq2hmNw?...
The WAEVE - Can I Call You (Official Video)
YouTube video by TheWAEVEVEVO
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November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35:

Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain (2020, 🇺🇸, unranked)

Another song which I associate strongly with lockdown

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Soccer Mommy - circle the drain (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SoccerMommyVEVO
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November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34:

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - The Price of Love (2021, 🇬🇧/🇺🇸, unranked, Ice Spice fail)

My last Ice Spice fail, a spectral take on the Everly Brothers

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - The Price Of Love (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
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November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33:

Pulp - Tina (2025, 🇬🇧, unranked, Ice Spice fail)

Nice to have them back, isn’t it?

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Pulp - Tina (Official Video)
YouTube video by Pulp
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November 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 32:

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Wild God (2024, 🇦🇺, unranked, Ice Spice fail)

After his recent awful experiences, it’s good to hear Cave in a more positive mood on last year’s album. “Make love with a kind of efficient gloom” made me laugh

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 31:

The Mountain Goats - Training Montage (2022, 🇺🇸, unranked, Ice Spice fail)

I feel like I’m watching an 80s action movie while I’m listening to this

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the Mountain Goats - Training Montage
YouTube video by the Mountain Goats
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November 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30:

Vivien Goldman - Russian Doll (2021, 🇬🇧, Ice Spice fail)

The first of my last run of Ice Spice fails (don’t worry, I’m still under the quota); here’s a dub-tinged song from an ex Flying Lizard

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Russian Doll
YouTube video by Vivien Goldman - Topic
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November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 29:

Baxter Dury - I’m Not Your Dog (2020, 🇬🇧, unranked)

Another pick featuring spoken vocals; this has a grubby seediness comparable to prime Arab Strap

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Baxter Dury - I'm Not Your Dog (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Baxter Dury
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November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 28:

Jacob Alon - Liquid Hold 25 (2025, 🇬🇧, unranked)

From the man hotly tipped to win the Mercury Prize this year (but didn’t)

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Jacob Alon - Liquid Gold 25
YouTube video by JacobAlonVEVO
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November 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 27:

Erin Lecount - Silver Spoon (2025, 🇬🇧)

A 21st century take on This Be The Verse, with added class dynamics

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Erin LeCount - Silver Spoon (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Erin LeCount
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November 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 26:

Divorce - Karen (2025, 🇬🇧, unranked)

This Karen is a rock singer, rather than someone who asks to see the manager

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Divorce - Karen (Official Visualiser)
YouTube video by DivorceVEVO
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November 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM