mixtape heart

Song title explains everything.

Hands down the best, most beautiful artist that has ever been pitched to me from a music publicist. I will support him until the end.

My year end review from Spotify said I listened to a shit ton of Aquilo this year. No reason to stop now, new EP out today.

Ed fans and non Ed fans alike went crazy, but here's the bad news - it's a cover, if you weren't aware. Foy Vance, good friend to Ed that he is, allowed him to make this epically haunting cover. I met Ed at Foy's New York show and I'm all about the fusion of their artistic powers.

New single, new hit from Norwegian music producer Kygo. Fitting, as I was just in Oslo last week and saw his name plastered everywhere. Hometown (-ish) pride. His elevator remix touch has impressed me all year.

London night #2 - Dr. Martens event promoting #StandforSomething campaign, and I witnessed my favorite rock band play to a room of only 100 people at The Black Heart in Camden. Epic night! They opened with one of my faves, "Call of Horses" and I didn't crumble to the floor.

London night #1: traveling for Thanksgiving coincided with Mallory Knox playing at London's Electric Ballroom in Camden, and it ticked off a huge box on my British music to-do list. Incredible energy they will bring stateside for SXSW!

To witness Hozier in person, at the modestly sized Irving Plaza, was completely unreal. Class act, raw talent.

Small show at CMJ 2013 to opening for Hozier and being nominated for BBC Sound of 2015. Love this guy.

I think by the time these guys make their way to the U.S. (SXSW maybe?) I will have been waiting for over 2yrs to see them. This is all I have! And it's brilliant.

AYER - Fight the Fire (prod. by Arnold and Bel Heir)

New music at long last!

Sixth single, sixth mega hit. I'm not one for music videos these days but this is a brilliant tribute to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

BANKS - Beggin for Thread

Years and Years - Breathe (Blu Cantrell cover)

I've been living on LANY for a few weeks. Incredibly smooth, slow jams with an 80s feel. Their entire soundcloud is absolute required listening.

Another favorite track of the week, a collaboration between the sultan of summer and the amazing Penguin Prison