LUXXURY - Feel the Night

| Kerri
I can't take it anymore
Got to get up on the floor and move

Taking his sound straight from 1978, Luxxury (aka Blake Robin) has released a couple singles this summer that also, somehow, remind me of 1991 Will Smith (fka Fresh Prince). I've been searching for a new song that reminds me of "Summertime" in an ephemeral way, and I think this is it. Reading up a bit on this L.A. producer/DJ, it sounds like his live sets would really make you dance your cares away. Good times. 

RIYL: Bee Gees, Chic, LCD Soundsystem, Mark Ronson, Kungs 

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Barns Courtney - Golden Dandelions

| Keith
Lay me down in golden dandelions
'Cause I've been waiting for this moment all my life
Follow me into the dark
Ooo-oooh
She said lay me down in golden dandelions
'Cause I've been waiting

Spotify describes Barns Courtney (whose name sounds totally backward in a fun way) as "splitting the difference" between Ed Sheeran and Mumford & Sons. I suppose, for many that might sound terrible. I was a bit intrigued, and I'm happy I gave him a listen. His voice actually reminds me a lot of one of my recent favorites, Sameer Gadhia from Young The Giant. I can't say I like all his tracks, because I don't, but "Golden Dandelions" is fantastic and I think if Barns can avoid the bro-pop trap, he'll be good.

RIYL: Mumford & Sons, Kishi Bashi, Young The Giant, Lewis Del Mar

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Katy Perry - Firework

| Kerri

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

I'm going full-on honey badger with today's Most Important Song - just don't care if anyone doesn't like it. I love it. This 2010 pop anthem always makes me happy, makes me sing along, leaves me feeling inspired, and it's perfectly suited to the Fourth. Sorry not sorry!

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