#goldn

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

This album is by far my favorite music thing of 2018. It manages to be nostalgic and futuristic at once (hello, vocoder(?) in Oh What A World). Her signature wordplay permeates every song (”You can have your space *PAUSE* cowboy”? *Swoon*). As a bonus, this is one of my favorite remixes of the year. It sounds like Fleetwood Mac disco and I live for it.

Tove Styrke - Sway

A perfect little synth pop album start to finish. Even though it is short and sweet at 8 songs, it packs so much. From the opener Sway (which had such a sweet video!) to the closer, a beautiful cover of Lorde’s Liability, there’s not one bad song. Seeing her in a small basement venue being surrounded by (much younger) people and hearing everyone in the audience sing along to every song is an experience that will stick with me for a long time.

LANY - Malibu Nights

As far as I am concerned, they basically haven’t released a single bad song, but this album is SO good. I wish more pop music sounded like this - glossy but confessional. It manages to sound 90s, mid 2000s, and current all at the same time. I love that even their upbeat bops are tinged with heartbreak, and the title track, a piano ballad, straight up brings me back to my emo college days. <3

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises

Goth visual + synth pop with a heavy dose of 80′s. Yes. Yes. YES.

Sabrina Carpenter - Singular Act I

The standout on this EP for me is Mona Lisa, which is only 2:18 long!!! The hook is truly wordplay that is so good it’s cringey.

Kungs & Stargate ft GOLDN - Be Right Here

My Idol.

こんばんは金曜担当の 「Yo-suke」 です。 今夜は僕がSpotify上でUPしているプレイリストの中から オススメの2曲をご紹介します。 ↓↓↓ プレイリストはこちらから ↓↓↓

「Yo-suke Select Music」

https://open.spotify.com/user/ytnsx622aya/playlist/36Zu5xxOZbQCuK7A9qFZLz?si=SUHuxQnVQT-3imkznJ71pA まず最初は「AMY MIYU / All Good」 https://youtu.be/N9I0xq-V06U

オランダのレーベル「Nouveau Riche Music」に所属するアーティスト。 彼女もオランダ出身。 四つ打ちのメロディーの中にラップを合わせ HipHopではないけどHipHopを感じる作品になっています。 現代らしい組み合わせの仕方かな。 次はフランスの若きDJ/プロデューサー 「Kungs」 ノルウェーのデュオ「Stergate」とのナンバーで GOLDN をフィーチャーしています。 「Kungs & Stergate / Be right here feat. GOLDN」 https://youtu.be/KPcJOYedksU

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