Again…music make movies memorable. Be sure to also check out “April’s Daydream”, “Teddy Rides Home”, and “Fred Drives”. Hopefully this is the first of many scores from Mr. Hynes.
I do a radio show once a month and I was playing a bunch of recent music I was stuck on and had to play this song…the only problem is that she drops like 5 f-bombs, but I was determined. I imported the track and edited the song myself just so I could play it. Granted it was a crude radio edit, but I was able to play it. (also has an awesome video)
“With his rhymes just cruising effortlessly over the beat, this slick verse from Gibbs gives this ultra smooth remix its necessary street flavor while still retaining that nostalgic ’90s R&B vibe.” (via Jonathan Viray, Hypebeast)
Easily one of my favorite tracks of the year and the entire is album is solid, which is hard to say these days. Her voice is brooding and the production is almost cinematic.
This album is fantastic beginning to end and packed full of gems, but something about this particular track really caught my attention. I can’t really describe why I like this track so much…I just do. And I believe you will as well.
If you’ve been following this little ol’ blog since the beginning, it should come as no surprise that the music of Yann Tiersen is on this list. With Infinity, Tiersen’s sound has evolved once more as he explores new ideas and themes.
This infectious, synth-pop gem belongs in a 80s teen movie. Imagine this — the captain of the cheerleading squad (let’s call her Brit) is failing chemistry and if she doesn’t pass, daddy is going to cut her off and make her get a summer job. While her jock, captain of the football team, boyfriend (let’s call him Brad) is busy slammin’ cold ones and cruisin’ the galleria for strange, Brit is forced to seek out tutoring from the school nerd (let’s call him Dev…who is shockingly good looking when he’s not wearing glasses and drops the Jerry Lewis look). Long story short, as Brit takes the chemistry final, the audience is sucked into a daydream montage with this track playing, and Brit finally realizes Dev is the guy for her.
Mapei dropped one of best pop records of the year and even though i featured her first single “Don’t Wait” back in 2013, it’s too good not to feature once again. But I also can’t pass up the opportunity to gush over Mapei’s super cool rendition of Burt Bacharach, Luther Dixon, and Mack David’s “Baby It’s You” (made famous by both The Shirelles and The Beatles).
