2015's Best Songs (for Specific Ocassions)

Best song to help you relax and ignore the fact that your Uber driver has no clue where they're going

3. Tame Impala - Reality in Motion
2. Mac Demarco - The Way You'd Love Her
1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Forest Interlude

Best song to accompany your helpless rage at yet another police brutality incident-- the third this week

3. Kendrick Lamar - Alright
2. Run the Jewels - Close Your Eyes (and Count to Fuck)
1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Run, Rambi! Run!

Best song to add ambiance to your swelling existential regret towards vague events in your everyday life

3. Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better
2. Lower Dens - Sucker's Shangri-La
1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Stickerbush Symphony

Best synth-heavy faux 80's high school movie soundtrack song since the last time M83 released something

3. Neon Indian - Annie
2. Yumi Zouma - Song for Zoe and Gwen
1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - In a Snow-Bound Land

Best song that will more than likely be remembered for appearing in a future Nissan Versa commercial

3. Shamir - On the Regular
2. Grimes - REALiTi
1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Hot Head Hop

Best song for contemplating the consumption of synthetic drugs before ultimately just going to bed because you have a ton of work to do before Monday

3. Jamie xx - I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)
2. Hot Chip - Haurache Lights
1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Disco Train

– Ian "Salmon Season" Golding (@iggolding)