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Music Mondays: “Say It”

April 25, 2016April 25, 2016by Blondie and the BeatLeave a Comment

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Flume seems to be on a role lately. Not only does he remix some of the coolest songs and make them even cooler (Listen to his rendition of “Tennis Courts” and “You & Me”) but he’s been collaborating with some of the best pop vocalists out right now. His last single “Never Be Like You” featuring Kai, is now everywhere. His latest, “Say It” features the sweet vocals of hippie-pop sensation Tove Lo. As usual, the song builds to a beautiful electronic blow-up that is as mesmerizing as the cover art that goes with it. Lo sings with a punchy whiny-ness that you can’t help but love. “Bite me babe, you make me love the pain, break my bed to make me wanna stay.” The song deals with the unexplainable pull of two people to be together but simply can’t. The lyrics remain passionately beautiful as Flume usually does. There’s a certain magic Flume has that other DJ’s cannot master.

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Music Mondays: “Something About You (ODESZA remix)”

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016by Blondie and the BeatLeave a Comment

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“Something About You” serves us the more emotional side of electronic music with a drop that makes you feel as enlightened as the vocals on each verse. “What about a hit of your look?” is the chorus trigger. The song keeps all the royal elements of EDM with powerful vocals that hit your bones to the core. The lyrics are simple, poetic, and truthful. They talk about decisions, love, and just plain energy; something EDM knows a lot about. ODESZA always knows how to make a song that more magical, and that’s definitely what they did here. You picture yourself driving down a sunny highway with your hair flying out the window while your friend sits barefoot drinking a Snapple next to you. The sounds of birds chirping near the end of the song, give you an even more serene feeling as the song reaches its last climax.

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Music Mondays: “3 Strikes”

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016by Blondie and the BeatLeave a Comment

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Think about Ellie Goulding having a baby with Tinashe, that’s what Terror Jr. could be compared to. High pitched vocals, with saucy lyrics. A steady beat keeps the song on a slick train into pop land. “Down for one night, like I got three strikes,” sings Jr. as the inaudible backup vocals and thudding beat pop back in making you tap your feet along. The song appears in Kylie Jenner’s “Gloss” video where her girlfriends are seen getting into some money troubles at a beat up motel in the desert (totally badass.) Jenner nonchalantly waits in the car, applying her lip gloss as “3 Strikes” echoes in the background. Putting the perfect sexy pop punch in the video. But, who is Terror Jr.? People are suspecting it’s Jenner under this alias, considering no social media accounts existed until after the video. Hmm…..

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Music Mondays: “Team”

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016by Blondie and the BeatLeave a Comment

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After what feels like forever, Iggy Azalea is back on the radio waves with her latest single, “Team.” Harsh beats, and more on the electronic side this time, Azalea raps about being her own team, bringing powerful themes in every verse. “Me, baby, no way, watch me while I do my thing…are you f*****g with the team?” Azalea smoothly yells. The music video highlights her bad-assness as she swerves and spins in a fancy sports car, boards a private plane, and breaks out in some dope choreo on the tarmac. “Team” keeps Azalea’s darker tone while incorporating more electronic elements that bring the song to a higher quality. Her new album, Digital Distortion is said to deal with the world of technology that we live in and how it distorts our version of reality. I’m interested to hear more from the sassy and confident Iggy.

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Music Mondays: No Broken Hearts

March 28, 2016March 28, 2016by Blondie and the BeatLeave a Comment

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Rexha gives you a Saturday night anthem you can sing to your friend who’s crying in the bathroom over her ex-boyfriend who’s out in the club grinding on another nasty girl. “No broken hearts in the club, no tears in the club, cause we gon get it poppin’ tonight…more drinks pour it up,” she sings in her edgy pop voice. Electronic synths guide this song into everyone’s heads. A pounding chorus with repetitive lyrics is all you need to get hooked. Rexha maintains her bad girl image as we’ve heard on her other hits, like “Me, Myself, and I,” (with G Eazy) and “I Can’t Stop Drinking About You.” Minaj’s rap flare adds the essential hip-hop element this song needs. After first listen, you know it’s a banger.