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Laugh with me baby… I just want the simple things

March 2, 2014 by MD

It’d been a while since I had heard a song for the first time and within 15 seconds found myself saying “This is incredible. Who IS this??” The latest from Miguel, Simplethings, did exactly that. This song is everything I want out of music, and everything I’m living right now. Soulful vocals, a growling guitar and profound honesty make it the perfect anthem for this very moment. Don’t miss this one. Miguel – Simplethings

Categories: Heart Kickstart, Music, So Rockstar • Tags: amazing, Beautiful, Miguel, powerful, rock out, soul, Uplifting

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Say you a gangsta… That don’t impress me none

June 18, 2013 by MD

In light of this weekend’s trip to Miami with Lu & the crew, I think you should check out Kat Dahlia. Her first single, Gangsta, not only floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee, but it will knock you on your ass quicker than who?* That’s right. Ali. (Muhfuhka.) No really, this one is straight up angsty ecstasy. My favorite opera singer, Barbara Cook, once said “The very place where safety lies for us is the thing that […]

Categories: Heart Kickstart, Hip HipHop • Tags: Beautiful, Kat Dahlia, powerful

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I’ve got the heart of a hustler… I play a dangerous game

January 8, 2013 by MD

It’s rare that I hear a song for the first time and somehow know that it’s destined to be one of my favorites for years to come, but immediately upon discovering Josef Salvat‘s track Hustler, it seems likely to change my life. It resonates so perfectly that it leaves my heart shattered in a ‘holyshit I needed that” sort of way. Lyrically, it hits the nail on the head so perfectly that any attempt I’ve made to articulate the sentiment […]

Categories: Audio Benzo, Heart Kickstart • Tags: brilliant, heartbreaking, Josef Salvat

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The earth is shaking and I see a light…

January 3, 2013 by MD

Have you heard of Cillo? The versatile Dublin-based producer creates both original songs and remixes that are cinematic yet soothing; a subtle melancholy is often infused with a quiet strength. Yellow Light (Cillo Remix) by Of Monsters and Men got a ton of well-deserved hype for taking all of the hokey shit out of the original and leaving us with what turns out to be a brilliant song. His remix of Luke Leighfield & Jose Vanders’ version of Blindsided doesn’t have the gravity […]

Categories: Audio Benzo • Tags: Cillo, soothing

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I don’t need tender mercy… just someone by my side

December 30, 2012 by MD

Au Palais make ethereal yet subtly powerful songs that transport me to a very different place. Which is something I can really use at this particular moment in time. Have a listen, maybe they’ll wind up in your musical medicine cabinet too. Au Palais – Tender Mercy Au Palais – Pathos Au Palais – Because the Night TBYTZUYP6Q44

Categories: Audio Benzo • Tags: Au Palais, dark, powerful

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where there is a flame someone’s bound to get burned…

December 28, 2012 by MD

OK so #1 guilty pleasure of 2012? The video for Try, off P!nk’s new album. Actually fuck that, she’s a legit favorite, indie cred be damned. The song is amazing for those nights you’re just having a lot of feelings (he doesn’t even GO here!) and the video kind of reminds me of that Sigur Ros video with Shia Le Boeuf, except it’s almost as though Pink saw it and was like, “Ok, kinda like that, except no butterflies, lots […]

Categories: Heart Kickstart, So Rockstar

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don’t call it a fight when you know it’s a war…

December 26, 2012 by MD

The 1975 are the best angst-ridden brit rock I’ve found in a long time. I stumbled across the title track from their latest EP, Sex, a couple months ago. Incredibly catchy, even if it does toe the line of misogyny; it’s great to rock out to when you’re feeling some romantic righteous indignation. Even better though, is The City, off their last EP, which has the same fuck-all tone, but pulls a little harder on the heartstrings. Also worth a […]

Categories: Heart Kickstart, So Rockstar • Tags: angst, rock out, the 1975

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I could never save you… I’m just the one refracting light

December 25, 2012 by MD

Avec Sans are a London-based duo who are producing some really extraordinary tracks. First came an explosive cover of Bon Iver’s Perth, followed by their first original track, Heartbreak Hi. Even more impressive is their latest, The Answer. And while their songs may get me dancing around pretending I’m this guy, I’m pretty sure their magic is real. Check them out, and expect big things in 2013. Heartbreak Hi Perth (Bon Iver cover) The Answer

Categories: Dance Party, Heart Kickstart, Run for Cover • Tags: amazing, Avec Sans, cover, huge, powerful

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keep runnin’ baby it’s your race…

December 24, 2012 by MD

Angel Haze is brilliant. I feel woefully ignorant when it comes to rap, but fuck it, I know what I like, and this girl is staggeringly talented. Her lyrics are clever and creative, and through her music she’s managed to make me laugh, cry, and even cut a bitch. (Ok 2 out of those 3. If anyone asks.) The first songs I fell for were New York and Supreme. Just check them out, they’re an immediately enjoyable intro to her work […]

Categories: Hip HipHop • Tags: Angel Haze, brilliant, dark, powerful

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Laugh with me baby… I just want the simple things

Say you a gangsta… That don’t impress me none

I’ve got the heart of a hustler… I play a dangerous game

The earth is shaking and I see a light…

I don’t need tender mercy… just someone by my side

where there is a flame someone’s bound to get burned…

don’t call it a fight when you know it’s a war…

I could never save you… I’m just the one refracting light

keep runnin’ baby it’s your race…