S2, #4: Living Rent Free in my Head

Every once in a while, a song comes along that truly gets stuck in your head like an earworm.  You find yourself humming it at home, you sing it without even realizing it, and it becomes a central piece of your musical catalogue for that week/month/year.  After Hours by Ellis has been that song for me for the last few weeks, as it's got a cool mix of funk, dance, and pop that truly brings a song that makes me want to move.

Also perpetually stuck in my head is this song off Gryffin's latest album, Last of Us featuring Rita Ora.  This one lives rent-free in my head and truly comes up about every 45 minutes.  When I load up DJ X on spotify to listen to some music without controlling, I swear this one comes up in the first 5 songs every single time without fail.  It's catchy and truly has that staying power that keeps me coming back for more!

Ellis - After Hours

Gryffin Feat. Rita Ora - Last of Us

0679 - Clearest Heartbeat

Pegboard Nerds are finally getting back on my good side, and the MIU remix of their track Hearbit only helps the cause.  This remix is killer, with a huge bass, great fast tonal scaling, and just an intense "in your face" vibe.  I'm not sure if this would be considered hardcore or dubstep, but one of the last drops makes me think it might just have a killer bassline.  I love this remix and I hope you like it too.
Second up today is the Gryffin Remix of CHVRCHES track Clearest Blue.  This one is absolutely gorgeous, with a drop progression that had me swinging and got stuck in my head immediately.  The vocals are pretty on point, and the entire song just has a very uplifting and intense feel.  Enjoy these 2 tracks and I will see you back here tomorrow!

Pegboard Nerds - Heartbit (MIU Remix)

CHVRCHES - Clearest Blue (Gryffin Remix)

0461 - The Aura's Can Speak

Remixes have a really powerful way of transforming a song that you may not have liked into one that has a really powerful effect, and thats exactly what Gryffin did to Tove Lo's track Talking Body.  I hated the original, just really didn't like it.  This remix however, seems to be a much better blend of the vocals and new audio to give it that nice summery bounce.  A really solid remix of a less than excellent original. 

On the flip side, an amazing original doesn't have to be touched.  People can try to recreate what it made with remixes but nothing will beat the original track.  That is the case for me and Soulero's track Aura.  I've heard 2 remixes and just hated them, the original is too good to try to recreate.  Its got great tonality, progression, and overall feel is just top notch.

Tove Lo - Talking Body (Gryffin Remix)

Soulero - Aura

0340 - Short Phone Post

Sorry guys, the post is short today.  The power is off at my office so I am doing this from my phone.  Can't let you guys down!  This is just a really enjoyable song I found over the weekend, great feel and smooth as shit.  Keep your eye on Hotel Garuda!

Banks - Beggin for Thread (Gryffin & Hotel Garuda Remix) (Free Download)