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#diSKOAverweekly: Week of June 17, 2020
Hello it’s your friendly playlist junkie poking her adorable lil head out to say hello. I had all of these lovely things to say about all of these songs but then the entire day just kind of imploded so next update (which will not be in two months sorry sorry sorry but also not sorry) will be thorough and what you deserve. You just really need to hear all of these things because they’re what have been keeping me sane. Maybe I will come back in and edit this up to my standards but for now please enjoy lots of love. 💖
Onsen - “Be There”
HUMANS - “Beggin”
Anthony & Cleopatra - “Why Don’t You Just Call Me”
Midnight Pool Party - “Nonchalant”
CLYPSO - “D.Y.S. (Defend Your Situation)”
James Indigo - “Cxntour”
Anoraak - “Between Love (feat. Outside The Disco)”
RAC - “Change The Story (feat. Jamie Lidell)
Approachable Members Of Your Community - “Only Friend”
Miro Shot - “Someone Else’s House”
Dumbfounded - “Outside (feat. SATICA)”
JR JR - “This Side of Paradise”
Duck Sauce - “I Don’t Mind”
Le Couleur - “Concorde”
JEANA - “808 (How Would You Like It like That)?”
Jamie Lane - “Sweet/Bitter”
Martin Luke Brown - “J.O.Y.”
JMR - “Cheap Happiness”
Young & Sick - “CAN I CHANGE”
Steve Cousins - “Start Again”
Jake Isaac - “10 Steps To Heaven”
Day Wave - “Crush”
Nana Adjoa - “Love and Death”
Poté - “Lonely”
Husky Loops - “You Bore Me”
Blonder - “Bees In The Sun”
Timi Temple - “Fa-Fa-Fading”
Bombay Bicycle Club - “I Can Hardly Speak”
tiLLie - “The Heart”
Genesis Owusu - “Don’t Need You”
Vacationer - “Treat”
Mark Ronson - “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (feat. Raissa)”
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[Watch] Anoraak - "Heart Out (Official Video)"
Happy Monday everyone!
If you're like me, you're back behind a desk trying to contribute to society in exchange for a paycheck. If you wish you were dancing instead of working, take a quick break and watch some talented folks bust a move in French producer Anoraak's new video for "Heart Out", from his Figure EP, which was one of my favorites from 2016. I didn't elaborate then about how much I love this EP, but if you haven't given this EP a spin you are truly missing out. It's funny because for how chill this EP is it ends up warming you straight through to your core. This works out quite well today given how stupid cold it is in New York, so I was happy to stumble across this.
From the looks of his Facebook page this isn't the last video we'll be getting from this EP, which pleases me greatly because it gives me more chances to convert you all. If you like what you hear and think he's worth me hunting down for an interview make sure to drop me a comment, mkay?
Ugh why are you still reading go watch + listen!
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[2016 Recap] A Few Of My Favorite Things
bless Topsters for assembling this graphic infinitely easier than prior years
Surpriiiiseee!! I'm going to do my year end wrap up differently than most of the ones I've seen. Mostly because I have so many to share, but mostly because I like to let the music do the talking and help you get better connected to the artists themselves. Instead of recaps of each record, I'm going to point you to my favorite tracks so if any of these are new to your ears you'll have the best starting point I can give you.
Personal Observations for 2016
This was a weird year for me in terms of listening/discovery habits. Instead of fighting against music consumption trends, I decided to play along. I dove head first into my Discover Weekly playlist. I even followed some of my friends' in order to see what I would find and set up an IFTTT recipe to archive everything recommended to me so I could go back and reference it later if I wanted. I barely touched my SKOA inbox, which probably upset a lot of publicists. Anyway, according to Last.FM's data (since Spotify never ended up sending me mine), I listened to 1,919 new artists this year, which is ABSOLUTELY INSANE. But really when you think about how much music Discover Weekly puts in front of you, it's really less than what everyone had the potential to check out (which is 1,560 if you figure we get 30 new tracks a week for a year). I am in the 98th percentile in music listening per Last.FM (meaning I listen to more music than 98% of people who still scrobble to Last.FM) and I found myself panicky and overwhelmed by the sheer volume of music that Spotify thinks I can get through on TOP of the music I already love and want to enjoy, or the random rabbit holes I end up falling into that typically bring me great new baby bands. I guess most people approach Discover Weekly differently than I do, letting artists come and go as they please, but knowing the transformative power that music possesses, I'm always wary of passing on an opportunity to be affected and share those experiences with others.
It's crazy to think that 20% of what stuck with me this year was randomly generated by The Algorithm and not delivered to me by humans. I almost said that the human delivery was through cosmic forces, but really, if music finds its way to your ears/hearts by friend or by Algorithm, both are cosmic in a way, no?
This is my struggle at present. I value the connection that happens when a humans experience music together, whether it be by recommendation or attending shows together. I worry this experience will continue to be diminished the more we silo ourselves into our algorithm-based echo chambers. I really hope I'm just out of touch and someone will point me to where this is the opposite, but I can't ignore how self-serving shows feel now every time I treat myself to a Night Out. This has been on my heart/mind too much lately to ignore it, so expect some changes to how things go down on the site (starting with making more time for this now that my new job isn't crazy busy for awhile).
What music moved you this year? Did you like some of these records but different tracks? I'd honestly love to know so please drop me a comment. Also if you want more than favorite tracks out of me for these records, feel free to bug me on Twitter I am happy to share!
