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Get ready for Valentine’s Day with our Top 50 Indie love songs playlist. It’s the perfect playlist to win over your crush or tell your partner how much you care…

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Get to know the music on the list:

Ryan Boyce – Heavy Set The Heavy Set, for me, is that thing you can’t explain. Every woman has it. Every many craves it. I wrote this song, tongue in cheek, as a Valentine’s Day gift for my wife. Of course, she wants flowers and diamonds. Look, bottom line is, in a long haul relationship, sometimes you gotta fight like hell to rediscover the adolescent, fun, sexy and spicy attraction that pulled you in to begin with. The Heavy Set is for everyone who’s still crazy enough in love to fight for it. Cheers!

Living Waters - Stay!

A love song celebrating a forever 'Stay"-type commitment. It was part of Mike McBride's 'rebirth' when he returned to Living Waters.

Oasis - Slide Away

"Let me be the one / that shines with you." An epic love song from the Gallaghers, in this peerless track from their debut album Definitely Maybe.

Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me

The Modfather comes over all peculiar in this timeless song from his 1995 album Stanley Road.

The Stone Roses - Ten Storey Love Song

"Take my hand baby I'm your man / I got love maybe enough for two." Ten storeys! He's that into you! This was the lead track for The Stone Roses' long, long awaited album The Second Coming (1994).

The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

"And if a double decker bus / Crashes into us / To die by your side / Is such a heavenly way to die." The most unlikely romantic sentiment ever. courtesy of this Queen Is Dead album track.

Siggie The Vintage Man -  Federales Daughter

It's about "Love South Of The Border" and make sure she's not a Federales Daughter.

Catfish And The Bottlemen - Cocoon

"You go all red like the first time – I love it when you do that / God, I love it when you do that."

Courteeners - Take Over The World

"I think it's time for me and you to take over the world," says Liam Fray. And who are we to argue?

The Cure - Lovesong

"However far away, I will always love you." Robert Smith wrote this for his wife's wedding present. 'Nuff said.

The Maccabees - Toothpaste Kisses

“Cradle me, I’ll cradle you / I’ll win your heart with a woop-a-woo!” God, we’ll miss these guys.

 SLOOT - Cold World

My Infulances range from Kiss, Steely Dan, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Gary Allen. and many more. This song is about about my son's mother who I had to walk away from trying to remind her of how tough the world is to be walking on the path alone without me.

Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?

"Do I wanna know / If this feeling flows both ways? / Sad to see you go / Was sort of hoping that you'd stay." Curious chat from Alex Turner.

Courteeners - That Kiss

Liam Fray sums up the perfect moment exactly: "We probably shouldn't have danced to that song."

Cabela and Schmitt -  Right In Line

 Life is an experience of ups and downs and love and fun. So love your life and your Valentine enough to be one of a kind.

Blur - To The End

"Well you and I collapsed in love..." They've made it to the end... of what, though?

Eagleman Band - I WANT TO BE WITH YOU

Get Behind The Music with Ryan Boyce and Jacqueline Jax as they discuss the future of Indie Music at the turn of our New year and feature his new single "Volatile hearts Collide"

PODCAST:

What was one notable event that helped shape your last decade? 

The last decade has been about figuring out how to love me. I'm still not there, but I am evolving emotionally and constantly. We all are. I think the thing that has most shaped my decade has been being a better husband and father. The birth of my grandson really brought things full circle for me. I mean that's some real heavy shit on a lot of fronts.

Song name: Volatile Hearts Collide

Music Genre:: Pop, Rock, Alt Country

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah. Volatile Hearts Collide' is a challenge not only to myself but to all of us. You look at a lot of social media and culture right now, and it's seemingly just become this cauldron of boiling, polluted, and ill-tempered disdain........for virtually everything imaginable. Why? Because.......what? Your civil liberties? Or, your right and license to speak your mind, no matter how hateful? 

What the hell ever happened to love, for the sake of love, regardless of the circumstances, because it feels good and heals hearts and souls? I know it sounds goofy and naive, but it's the truth. Love is the truth, and it happens where Volatile Hearts Collide.

My music is emotionally charged, first and foremost. I think that's true of most artists. I mean, look, we've all been through some shit—especially this past year. I really feel like it's part of an artist's responsibility to act as the bond or glue that holds us all together, despite the opposition.

This release has been so difficult. I set out to write a pop song. (Laughs Out Loud). Those who know me know that's not my brand. As the journey progressed, I understood what I always believed, genres and boxes don't matter. I kept telling myself, "Make a good song. Don't complicate it."

I think this song is emblematic of the direction I've been headed in, musically, since I started. And that direction is simply forward, despite the obstacles. Music and art know no bounds or limits. They transcend all barriers and speak all languages. As long as I'm making music that reflects an open mind and welcomes many influences, I'll always be headed in the right direction.

What most inspires you?

Simple: real life and those who are not afraid to experience the unknown. Ten years ago, I had no preconceived notions that I'd be sitting here, sharing and talking about the music I make. Truthfully I still don't. Especially in these times and circumstances. I try to make every song like it's my last, the best I possibly can. I'm not a career musician. I likely never will be. But I'm leaving a legacy that, in my mind, legitimizes my existence. A journal, if you will. If that is the only thing that comes of this, it will be enough.

What's your goal for 2021?

I'm fully aware of the potential and future of independent music, but I fear, and always have, that money and the pursuit of social-cultural status are polluting the arts. I understand that we all need to make a living, but is that ALL we really need? And do we really need to supplant creativity with algorithmic data, ones, and zeros to determine an artist's worth and weight? I think not.

My goal for 2021 is to have a better year than in 2020. Lol. That's not saying much, all things considered, but I think we all aspire to be better than we were. If we didn't, what would be the point of it all? Artistically, there are plenty of areas to improve. Mostly, I'd really like to emphasize music and business relationships. Admittedly, I loathe that side of "the business," but I could be a lot less abrasive and resistant about it.

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