New Zealand pop dynamo Thomston dropped ‘Topograph’, his totally tops debut album, on Friday.
Given it is so tops and it is called ‘Topograph’, Thomston took up the task to toss us a treasury of top fives. Suffice to say, they’re terrific.
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE POP INFLUENCES
01. Michael Jackson
02. Beyonce
03. Ariana Grande
04. The Weeknd
05. Justin Timberlake
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE FAVOURITE SONGS EVER
01. Jasmine – Jai Paul
02. Pendulum – FKA twigs
03. The Way You Make Me Feel – MJ
04. Self Control – Frank Ocean
05. Veritas – Oceaan
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE GIRL BANDS
01. Destiny’s Child
02. TLC
03. 2NE1
04. Blackpink
05. Fifth Harmony
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE ARTISTS HE’S RATING
01. Christine and the Queens
02. Oceaan
03. Ty Dolla $ign
04. Broods
05. Wet
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HIS NEW ALBUM
01. Dark
02. Emo
03. Not-Green-Day-Emo
04. Just Sad
05. But also pop.
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE LYRICS/LINES ON HIS NEW ALBUM
01. “you say you’re okay and I believe you, ‘cause nothing else could get much better” – collarbones
02. “one way glass, she watched her reflection, i watched her fall apart” – float
03. “you’re the only one that makes me feel nervous like this” – rocketfuel
04. “trying to be as warm-blooded as i can, was it all too much? my heart was soft to touch” – heart is cement
05. “lost your drive so you drive to compensate for it. navigated the extent of the streets and dead-ends, and you’ve memorised all of the names” – the outskirts
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE REASONS TO BUY HIS NEW ALBUM
01. Kid’s gotta eat
02. My cat needs high-quality specialty food
03. It’s not bad
04. It’s actually pretty good
05. I’m a delight
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE PLACES TO SEE IN NEW ZEALAND
01. Whatipu
02. The entire South Island
03. Tiritiri Matangi
04. Tongariro Crossing
05. Mercer Bay (All nature places coz NZ is pretty)
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE FAVOURITE CITIES TO VISIT
01. London
02. LA
03. Paris
04. Sydney
05. Auckland (after being away for a while)
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE WAYS HE LIKES TO RELAX
01. Working
02. 3am talks in a parked car
03. Piha Beach at night
04. Watching C-grade horror films
05. Driving on an empty road
THOMSTON’S TOP FIVE MOVIES THAT MAKE HIM CRY
01. Still Alice
02. Iron Giant
03. The Green Mile
04. Pay It Forward
05. Hannah Montana: The Movie
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