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2016 Favorites

Ashley — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:30:50 +0000

I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a major drag of a year. Like, GIRL, BYE.

Despite the grey cloud hanging over this year, the music released has been nothing short of fantastic…a definite bright spot that we could all cling to when the times got tough. These were the songs and albums that challenged us as listeners, played to all of our emotions, and were just catchy af.

My favorite 16 of 2016 are moody, energetic, passionate, and quirky. These are songs I’ve grown more and more attached to over the year, and have definitely been a comfort to listen to during a year with many ups and downs.

While many of us are eager to put this past year in our rear-view mirrors, we know that 2017 is already going to be a crazy ride. No matter what the new year hurls at us, we can rely on music to help us keep chugging along. There are already a slew of albums that will drop in early 2017 for which I am super duper pumped. I have a feeling, at least music wise, it’s going to be a lit year.

If you like the songs below, head on over to New Jams Vol. 3 on Spotify to listen to all of the great songs I’ve curated throughout this year.

Happy holidays, friends!

Long Weekends for Winners

Felipe — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 16:30:51 +0000

It was Friday before a long weekend, and like most of you, I’m wasn’t actually working. My computer monitor might not even have be on, I wouldn’t know. People walk by your cube, you furiously hit ALT+TAB!! ALT+TAB!! (Where’s that fake excel sheet!? pick up the phone…) “…oh yes Frank. ya’know.., we’ve gotta maximize work time efficiencies and markets and synergizations… No no… totally.” So as we fake worked our way in to the weekend, we actually needed to get things organized so as to properly initiate vacay. Fun swim trunks? Good, good. Next: adequate driving/lounging/fiesta-ing music is required. But since it’s a Fake Work Friday (#FWF – btw I just invented that, feel free to use it) I needed the path of least resistance (re: “do as little work as possible”) for the weekend’s hot jams. Reaching back to previously featured artists seemed like my best bet. Getting me started was Midnight To Monaco, originally featured back in June. These duders have been releasing real fun(ky) tracks all summer. Next was Logic, originally featured back in October 2014 (ya… that’s 2 years ago), who has been blowing up the last year, and here is featured on Big Gigantic’s new track “All of Me.” Then we’ve got Get Inuit’s new track “Teriyaki,” whose fuzzy-pop is rather infectious. Closing out the official “Feli’s End of Summer Four Track Playlist” is a Country Swag prize from Brett Young and his mega-hit off his debut EP – “Sleep Without You.” Impossible not to smile during that one. And don’t try and be tough. Everyone secretly likes country. Just conform already.

So that’s what Feli Said. But since he’s lazy on #FWF, he didn’t get around to posting till today.

Midnight To Monaco-One In A Million

Ashley — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:30:42 +0000

What do you get when you bring together a super producer for Empire of the Sun and a Canadian crooner with a voice that will make you weak in the knees? The sweetest fusion of doo-wop, hip beats, and sparkling synths courtesy of Midnight to Monaco. Donnie Sloan and Ricky Ducati sometimes refer to their unique sound as “nu-wop” and they’ve certainly done a bang up job of re-imagining 50s doo-wop. The duo effortlessly melds classic retro aesthetics with current pop sensibilities to make a sound that is at once familiar, but ultimately something completely new, exciting, and ready to be consumed by the masses.

“One In A Million,” their latest musical gem, has the catchy hooks and danceable electronic beats that make a song instantly addicting. Ducati’s voice immediately lures the listener in, and, coupled with Sloan’s expert production, will have you hitting repeat before the song is even over.

So go ahead–press play, put on repeat, and dance yourself into the weekend.