Weekly Digest

A collection of what struck a chord this week from the worldwide web straight to your ears.

Marlene – Indian Summer EP

Kaiotic has been gagging on Marlene‘s debut Bon Voyage for way too long now, and finally there is something substantial to gratify that tickle in the back of our throats.  Recorded in LA, Marlene’s debut EP, Indian Summer, is a delightful collection of Pop songs and powerful vocals.  Featuring previously shared tracks Bon Voyage and Stay Awake, the real selling points here are Indian Summer- a great title track pop ditty, the kind that makes you feel all alive and stuff, and I Do This For You, a minimalist R&B/Pop track with some Timbaland-esque production and intense belting.

Weekly Digest

Take a deep breath of the fresh optimistic air, only slightly cool, and teasing of city bike rides and days spent sunning in the park as you scope out this week’s digest, with its completely fresh selection of new artists, plus some impressive and controversial releases from well known faces.  As in, is this Daft Punk/Jay Z song a real thing?  And why isn’t it better?  On the flipside this new track from Mykki Blanco is sick, and youthful ( 😉 ).  However, the star of this playlist is Holiday Sidewinder.  A newcomer with an original moniker, her track is like a poppy shoutout to Metronomy’s past, or an iteration of what shimmers through my brain as I sit on a beach with sunglasses that illicit a vintage filter.

Oh Also, it’s no news that I’m a big fan of Marlene, and this track with Ji Nilsson doesn’t disappoint.  Someone transport me to the nordic countries please, it’s clearly a happening right now.

XOXO

Weekly Digest

 

It’s a dreamy, nuanced weekly digest where heart flittering lyrics give way to mystifying embellishments and suddenly dance grooves.  It’s the playlist that takes you from solitude to social sparks in an instant; a snapshot of the most outstanding releases from the past week.

 

Marlene: Stay Awake

Swedish Pop star Marlene captured my pop diva loving heart this summer with her banger Bon Voyage.  While I was entranced with the track, it suffered from a short shelf life.  Now she’s proven her versatility with R&B influenced follow up Stay Awake.  Here Marlene is slowing down, showing off her vocal chops with more intrepidity than I’ve seen in a young white woman since JoJo.

On Rotation – December 2013

Texts from last night:

“Bitch it’s dec 4th, where’s my playlist”

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Weekly Digest

Your connection to what’s rising to the surface in the world of Future Pop and R&B (with some guilty pleasures throughout).