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Happy summer, everyone! Man, doesn't it feel good to be DONE?? Now we're free to run and play, drive our fast, sexy, sporty cars, kiss in the rain, and lay out all day in the sun to achieve that perfect bronze glow.... Oh, and don't forget the whole Full Time Job aspect! We need that cash, too. For those of you still in school, take the word "done" and think of it as "done with the first five months of this year/done with winter and spring". :)If you're reading this, that means you kept it together long enough to get thru the cold, the snow (depending on where you live), the homework, the tests, the essays, and for some, the graduation ceremonies. Congrats! It also means you got past those rough spots, those low grades, those cloudy, dark days, those fights with the boyfriend/girlfriend, anything that tested your patience and strength. Again, congrats. I've been through my share of rough spots for sure, but I've passed the tests of patience and strength, and I've come out on top. It feels good, right? Right!
There were definitely some rough spots in music this month, for sure. There've been days where I was so unimpressed with what I'd been finding lately that I just drove in silence. YES, it killed me. But I've done my last bit of homework for the month, and gathered up what I think is a fantastic playlist to celebrate our accomplishments and kick off Summer 2K12! Below is my 8tracks Mix for the month, 24 songs that I've come to love, that I think you'll love too.
MIRACLE
(the
way this song sounds just makes me feel like summer in general… I think it’s
the guitar riff. Check out Ghost Beach and get their free downloads!)
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Ghost
Beach
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Run
ft. Team Robot
(G-Eazy
is becoming quite popular now, I really like his chill, slightly old school
hip hop sounds. Sorry for the racial slurs... Also: BIG BOOTY BITCHES. That is all.)
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G-Eazy
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I
Love It
(Hey
boys! This is sung by Swedish girls! YES, SWEDISH GIRLS! Feisty, tall, skinny, blonde Swedish girls... Find this track on soundcloud. )
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Icona
Pop
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Amazing
(Ft. Chris Brown)
(“I be goin' hard, Hard
enough to have a baby”… huh. Okay.)
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David
Banner
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Tapada
World
(Everyone
knows I have a thing for this white boy. Not the best I’ve ever heard from
him, but it’s new and it’s not completely terrible.)
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Mike
Posner
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Evolved
(From
their new album “Relax”. I liked most of these, actually.)
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Sex
Ray Vision
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Sending
My Heartbeat [Childish Gambino, R3hab, Hardwell, Swanky Tunes, Hard Rock
Sofa, Dirty South] (Idk, I just like this one. Yep.)
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Sex
Ray Vision
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The
Veldt (Original Mix)
(I’m
sorry this is so long… If you don’t wanna skip it, just go do something for 8
minutes. I promise the rest of the list is worth it! If you do like this…
Good for you.)
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Deadmau5
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Limitless
(Also
from “Relax”.)
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Sex
Ray Vision
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Lost
In Translation
(This
one’s pretty abstract…. just wait and get into the beat a little. I think
it’s groovy. Sexytime…)
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Sexytime
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This
Is So Sweet [Ehrencrona, Temper Trap]
(Who
doesn’t love a good remix of Sweet Disposition? Ultimate summertime anthem.)
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Sex
Ray Vision
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Pumped
Up Kicks (Foster The People Cover)
(Did
you eargasm? Yes? I knew it… Isn’t Cris’ voice just amazing?)
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Cris
Cab
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You're
A Fool feat. G. Love
(Oh,
Cisco… you’re so smooooth.)
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Cisco
Adler
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Runaround
Sue ft. Greg Banks
(This
is one I’ve put on repeat on and off throughout the month.)
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G-Eazy
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Boyfriend
(Remix) (feat. 2 Chainz, Mac Miller & Asher Roth)
(These
three give Justin Bieber the sex appeal he thinks he always has. Asher’s part
is just… UGH. Yes.)
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Justin
Bieber
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Let's
Go Home
(Carousel
always sounds like summer to me, chill with a good beat. I’ve posted a few
other songs of theirs before, as well.)
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Carousel
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Hollywood
(featuring Penguin Prison)
(If
you don’t know RAC, get to know them. There’s another mix by them two tracks
from this.)
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RAC
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Empty
Streets
(I’m
not sure if this is a favorite of mine or not. I like the fact that it’s
fresh, though, not like everything else that’s popular right now.)
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Ghost
Beach
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Everybody
Knows (RAC Mix)
(Mm,
mm. Some good Legend to groove to.)
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John
Legend
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Big
Easy ft. G-Eazy
(Love
the horns in this. Great ensemble.)
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Brando
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The
Knowing
(This
song makes me want to direct the most epic short film EVER… It just sounds
“epic” to me.)
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Sahab.
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The
Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix)
(I
just found this earlier today, and wow! I like it a lot. Some really cool
dubstep in the middle of a great song.)
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Band
Of Horses
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New
Theory (RAC Mix)
(You
catching my drift yet? RAC is pretty dang cool. I like what they’ve done with
this one.)
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Washed
Out
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Last
Time Ft. Matthew Gage
(I
hope you’re still with me, I know this has definitely been a long list. You
probably haven’t heard of G-Scott. But this song is incredible. Put it in
some headphones and just breathe with it.)
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G-Scott
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