If you missed absolutely any of these songs, now is your chance!
Mapei - Don't Wait
Listen to this if you are missing someone you love and need cheering up.
The addictive qualities here are just countless - the amazing vocal layering, the unnatural chord progressions, the sheer oddity of the song structure. Mapei has serious potential, and is a natural choice to become huge in the near future. Interestingly enough, Mapei's only wikipedia entry is on the Swedish wikipedia, but we all speak Swedish already right?
Genres Post-Dubstep, Minimal, Soul, Vocal
Listen to this if you are riding the train home at night through the snow, looking out the window, reminiscing about life.
James Blake is the apparent community appointed leader of the "post-dubstep" genre, fusing classic R&B samples, powerful synths, minimal beats, and tons of layering. Think something like Burial producing Imogen Heap, sampling Boyz 2 Men. This song kind of just has everything going for it - the catchiest vocal melody ever, a huge synth buildup to an epic climax, haunting falsetto vocals keeping you inches away from thinking this could be the product of a mere human.
Listen to this if you need cheering up and love weird movie references.
Vance Joy chose a pretty perfect pseudonym. This song is easily one of the most joyous breakup songs I've ever heard. Every time I listen to it, it just puts a smile on my face. This is in stark contrast to the other ukulele music i've heard lately - for example this excellent cover or the extremely jazzy wackyness found here. Vance Joy is actually very popular over in his homeland, Australia, but the U.S. just dipping its toes into the pool of awesomeness that is Australian music right now.
Genre Electronic, Pop
Listen to this if you need an excuse to dance like a robot. Or maybe just want to get the rest of your party dancing :)
This song doesn't really need much a description, and its addition is mostly a concessions to the fact that there are really people out there that haven't heard it yet. Daft Punk's Random Access Memories was one of the year's most anticipated releases, and while it didn't exactly exceed those, it had quite a few highlights. Julian Casablancas from The Strokes's voice seems like it was perfectly suited for the robot treatment, and fits the song like a glove.
Thundercat - Heartbreaks + Setbacks
Genre Funk, Jazz, Electronic
Listen to this if you want to rock out to the some of most funky bass this side of 1990.
Can you believe this guy used to be a member of Suicidal Tendencies? Thundercat is a true bass virtuoso, but manages to keep it subtle (but still super funky of course). This song is just a perfect example of jazz and hip-hop influence toned down into a simple, but intricate song. Also, just look at his bass - sooo sexy.
Genre Electronic, Downtempo, Female Vocal
Listen to this if you fucking love glockenspiels.
This band has been producing a consistent level of insanely good music since they started releasing music earliest this year. Drawing much from the chillwave movement, but bringing a much stronger witch house influence than most other participants, Made in Heights really brings my head to a unique place. If nothing else than this song will make you feel like a kid again.
To be continued shortly...
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