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Songs of the Week 164: May 20 – May 26

~ kbo27

arty#5. Arty – Rain

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Arty’s always been one of those acts I really wish I’ve seen. Rain isn’t anywhere near the top of my favorites list from him, but it’s an easy-listening anthem track regardless with a nice progression.

joshua worden#4. Joshua Worden – Tennessee

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This one is made for headphones. Probably mentioned it before, but one of my dream jobs is to be the person responsible for picking music in a movie. This track sounds perfect for some kind of reflective drive where the main character is reflecting on some life choices.

lanks#3. Lanks – Horoscopes

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Lanks’ music sounds like has a really unique way of sounding catchy. It’s not like a typical pop track you’d come across at Starbucks or on the radio. It’s clever catchy.

aquilo#2. Aquilo – The Road Less Wandered

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Brings me back to Aquilo of old. It’s got that signature sound, and the nostalgic feeling of sadness that came with a lot of Aquilo’s earlier stuff. Big fan of the little Western-sounding breakdown as well.

troye sivian#1. Troye Sivan – Bloom

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It’s an overall damn fine pop track. I don’t know much about Troye Sivan, but glad I gave it a random listen when I was perusing the new releases from Spotify a few weeks back. Frankly though, I am sold on the track by virtue of the brilliant verses. So smooth and so catchy.

Songs of the Week 158: April 8 – April 14

~ kbo27

whinnie williams#5. Whinnie Williams – Sorry Now

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If this doesn’t stick in your head, you aren’t human. Painfully catchy chorus.

aquilo#4. Aquilo – Seagull

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Aquilo returns this week (or last week) with Seagull – another in their long line of standout pop tracks.

bravestation#3. Bravestation – Gemini

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Came across Bravestation this past week through a release of another song (which just mayyyyy be featured next week). Doing my “listen to every track by a new band ever” routine, Gemini stuck out as probably my favorite of all their tracks. Something real charming about this.

tom misch#2. Tom Misch Feat. Loyle Carner- Water Baby

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There’s something about Tom Misch’s voice and sound that is incredibly calming. While I do love the verse brought by Loyle Carner, I can’t but help to do a couch wiggle to the soft vocals of Tom.

drake#1. Drake – Nice For What

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Stupid catchy Drake. I swear to god I don’t know how he does it. He just has this knack for producing music that is irresistible. I will say that this track has worn on me a bit since the first listen (which literally had me thinking it was going to be top track of 2018 after 1 play). Just gotta learn the lyrics of this bad boy so I can sing along while I bust a move.