If you’re sick of end of year lists, look away now. Right, if you’re still with us we have the 10 best tracks reviewed on these pages this year, plus one bonus track which I’ll explain later, but, if you want to know why you should bother with this Top Ten, to quote Nigel Tufnel, “Well, it’s one better, isn’t it?” 2015 was a cracking year for new music, with certain themes emerging, and some memorable one-offs. The summer was one of glorious electronic-pop, then the nights go

This month’s roundup is defined by great songs and packed full of glittering pop music of various shapes and sounds. Maybe it’s the summer kicking out my SAD, but everything you’re about to hear lifts the heart and clears the head, with each track a reminder of why I fell in love with music in the first place. It’s always a pleasure to put these roundups together, but this month is something very special. Don’t believe me? You will. The first two songs feature two of Scotland