Little Indie's Best of 2019 Part 5

After another year of hits and highs, we asked some of our writers to take a look back at what rocked their 2019.

Ellie Ward looks back on her 5 favourite songs that have been Little Indie Tracks Of The Week this year.



TALK SHOW  - ANKLE DEEP (IN A WARM GLASS OF WATER)

The London four-piece really brought out an infectious, quirky and racing banger with 'Ankle Deep (In A Warm Glass Of Water)’, to follow their earlier debut, ‘Fast & Loud’, and shows the band set to clumb higher next year with their post-punk stamped originality.

PINKISH BLU - SUPERSTAR

The Australian emo-pop band made more infectious delight after 'Capricorn' with this August released single 'Superstar'. Lyrics and delivery were moving and indelible:

"‘cause you’re really feeling like a superstar / and I’m standing on the road with a Christmas card / And if I'm really being honest / I wrote the words I love you / 'cause an old French film from '65 told me to"

ARLISTON - WICKED GAME

East London trio Arliston covering Chris Isaak's original 'Wicked Game' proved a perfect recipe, putting their own dark, but shining, twist on the classic, and Jack Ratcliffe nailed the vocals

AMBER RUN - AFFECTION

Nottingham trio Ambe Run returned with the 'Affection' and... blew us all away. The four and a half minutes of 'Affection' were ones to pull at the heartstrings, and like Pinkish Blu's 'Superstar', the lyrics were emotion primed:

"Affection can be as cruel as it is kind / Lover, won't you give me a sign / Love can be as deaf as it is blind."

AVALANCHE PARTY - REBEL FOREVER 

The Yorkshire garage punks released this new single ‘Rebel Forever’ - the closing track of their acclaimed debut album '24 Carat Diamond Trephine’, which followed in November - just before they played several shows over in America, and the raucous flavour of ‘Rebel Forever’ showed they were diversifying, bringing a more commercial side to their earlier heavier sound. It proved a winner.





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