Rhythimia Music

Mondays are pretty blah aren’t they? We agree, we hate them too. As part of our newest segment, Rhythimia will now be publishing bi-monthly Top 5 lists on the  first and last Monday of the month. Why not make your Monday an exciting on? As the month is already halfway through it’s time, it is now time to reflect back on some of the most recently anticipated music.

5. BELIEVER - IMAGINE DRAGONS

Alt-rock band Imagine Dragons released their hit single ‘Believer’ almost two months ago, but already, it is climbing its way to the top. The music video has already reached over 30 million views on YouTube, and the number is climbing rapidly! 

4. BLAME - BASTILLE

London-based alternative band, Bastille, is enticing audiences yet again with their newest single, ‘Blame’. Lead singer Dan Smith and the rest of the gang have produced a grungy, deeply-dark song that is the perfect debut for their new album, WILD WORD.

3. STILL BREATHING - GREEN DAY

Wait no more! Green Day is finally back after their nearly 10 year hiatus. The U.K based band treated fans to some classic Green Day-style rock, with their newest single, ‘Still Breathing’. The song is extremely reminicent of their past “American Idiot” sounds. The song is currently sitting at a decent 7 million views on YouTube (risen from only 5 million two weeks ago). This newest release proves that the band is indeed still breathing, and also rising on the charts.

2. DOWN - MARIAN HILL

Minimalistic indie band Marian Hill is making its mainstream debut with their latest single, ‘Down’. The song features sultry piano compositions mixed with modern and electronic beats and synth. The song is currently at nearly 12 million views on YouTube. The song is being played on radio stations across the world. The success comes after the band’s rise to stardom due to their collaboration with Romanian singer Inna. Are you down with this song? We sure are.

1. GREEN LIGHT - LORDE

She’s back! After taking a few years off, Lorde surprised us all with the unexpected release of her new single , ‘Green Light’. This feel good anthem is being praised as the ‘song of summer 2017′. Lorde has taken on a new song never before heard by us. In contrast to her previously dark, serious music, Green Light shows us her fun and light-hearted side. Green light depicts the story of letting go, letting loose and having fun. We can’t wait to hear what Lorde will release next!

Snakehips are an electronic music duo hailing from Britain.   The line-up consists of Oliver Lee and James Carter.

Tinashe Jorgenson Kachingwe is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and former model. She began her entertainment career at the age of three when she began modeling and acting.

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist from Chicago, Illinois. 

Bring the three together, and you have one of the potentially biggest R&B songs of the year. All My Friends is hip hop-ridden ode to awful nights out with awful people. The song combines old school beats with new school electronic synth and lyrics. 

The song is rising in popularity, despite being released in November of 2015. Grossing over 37,000,000 views on YouTube alone, the song is one of Snakehips’ most viewed songs - EVER!

The Knocks, hailing from New York City, are an electronic duo comprised of Ben “B-Roc Ruttner and James “JPatt Patterson. The two met in college at the age of 19, and immediately found their collective love of funk, dance music and having a good time.

Their name stems from their old apartment in The East Village, NYC, where they’d stay up and cut tracks in a makeshift studio. The pair worked well into the night mashing up music. Their neighbors started banging brooms floor to ceiling, cracking knuckles on the walls. When the music got loudest, B-Roc and JPatt would go into each other rooms and say, “I just got the knocks.”

------------ HEAT ~ The Knocks & Sam Nelson Harris ------------

It almost seems impossible that their music could get any better, but again, they’ve shattered expectations with their newest releases. Part of their new FEEL GOOD FEEL GREAT EP, Heat is a diamond among all of The Knocks’ previous music. The track, laced with funk, dance, disco and hip-hop influence features Sam Nelson Harris, lead singer of the rock band X Ambassadors. The song features a steamy story line depicting an ailing man missing the person of their dreams. It shows a reckless, messy relationship full of conflict and excitement, claiming “ you always call me when you're looking for some trouble ... I'll be there”.