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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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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 […]

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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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I can be elusive (if you want me to….)

July 12, 2012 by MD

Ellie Goulding’s new song Hanging On (featuring Tinie Tempah) came out yesterday… it’s a pretty cool cover, but not quite changing my life. Ellie Goulding – Hanging On ft. Tinie Tempah (Active Child cover) It’s growing on me, though. Her recent take on the weekend’s High For This definitely got better the third or fourth time around. Ellie Goulding – High For This (the Weeknd cover) I quite like the new(ish… ok I missed it) video for Lights. Click through above***- […]

Categories: Audio Benzo, Heart Kickstart, Run for Cover • Tags: Beautiful, cover, Ellie Goulding

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Take this, don’t look without seeing me…

June 28, 2012 by MD

Kyla La Grange was my favorite musical discovery of 2011. Hands down. I have been putting off writing about her in hopes of doing her justice, but I can’t wait any longer. She writes the kind of music that gives me strength to get through whatever the day brings. I’ve been watching her evolve for some 18 months now, checking in frequently since I first heard that incredible voice. Since then, each new song and its accompanying video has only […]

Categories: Heart Kickstart, Music • Tags: Beautiful, brilliant, heartfelt, Kyla La Grange, moving, powerful, Uplifting, visceral

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if I believe in nothing, then nothing is going to get me…

June 9, 2012 by MD

Check out Deptford Goth. Let’s work our way up. Real Love Fantasy is very pleasant, with a clever use of Mimi‘s lyrics. Youth II is also worth a listen, but I don’t find it overwhelmingly moving. The video is interesting, but I don’t think it enhanced the experience of the song, although I’m not sure I fully wrapped my head around it. (My pre-med side and my creative/poetic side often wind up in direct opposition, so I found it strangely uncomfortable, […]

Categories: Audio Benzo, Heart Kickstart • Tags: chill, Deptford Goth, moving, 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

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

I can be elusive (if you want me to….)

Take this, don’t look without seeing me…

if I believe in nothing, then nothing is going to get me…