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PressPlaylist: Valentine’s Day Edition

Whether you’re loved up, in lust, newly single, or in a happy relationship with yourself, you need a proper Valentine’s Day playlist. I’ve compiled some of my favorite songs that cover the whole feels spectrum. “Drunk In Love (DrewsThatDude and Fortune Remix)” – Beyonce The absolute best cover of “Drunk In Love” I’ve ever heard. [continued]
Premiere: “Feelings” – TAVO

If you’re planning on spending Valentine’s Day weekend dancing at warehouse raves, then you need to hear Tavo‘s “Feelings”. A gritty, guttural tech house track, Tavo pieces churning bass and a hypnotic vocal sample together to bring out your most primal instincts. Stream the track here exclusively, and keep an eye out for the download soon. Stay up [continued]
Contest: Win Tickets To Amtrac and Hotel Garuda’s Chicago Show

Amtrac‘s Lost In Motion tour, with support from Hotel Garuda, is going strong, and the producers are set to make a stop at Chicago’s MID venue on February 18th. Lucky for our readers, we are giving away a pair of tickets to this highly anticipated show! Check out our contest below for your chance to win. [continued]
Essentials: “Grapefruit (ft. Myrone)” – Owen Bones

Chicago creator Owen Bones is always pushing the boundaries of sound, bringing a wisely nuanced and thoughtful touch to each of his projects that’s rare to hear in young producers. His first single off the Surrender! EP, “Grapefruit,” is another smart addition to this catalogue, a fearlessly triumphant call to fans to wake up and pay [continued]
A Real-Time Review of The Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show

Following the release of their album A Head Full of Dreams, Coldplay headlines the halftime show for 2016’s Super Bowl 50, accompanied by their recent collaborator Beyonce and 2014 headliner Bruno Mars. Read on for a real-time reaction to this year’s SB50 show. “A musical celebration of past, present, and future.” JUST TELL US WHO YOU’RE BRINGING OUT [continued]
PressPlay Mixes #014: Database

Brazilian duo Database explore disco, funk, soul, and house in PressPlay’s 14th guest mix. Get to know Database, and stream their mix on Soundcloud! Hey guys, thanks for chatting with us! What’s the inspiration behind your mix for PressPlay? It’s mostly all the tracks that we like to DJ or listen in our home. It’s [continued]
Essentials: “Wither Me” – Sevendeaths

The holidays are over, but it’s still the most wonderful time of the year – LuckyMe‘s Advent calendar releases have been dropping since December 27th, and this year’s crop features some of their best singles yet. Today’s treat is Sevendeaths‘s “Wither Me,” an icy rework of Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat‘s 2013 single, “With Me“. The track is available [continued]
Essentials: “Soak” – Mt. Doubt

Traverse across the expansively beautiful Scottish countryside in Mt. Doubt‘s video for the moody “Soak“. Aided on vocals by Annie Booth, the Edinburgh singer/songwriter croons with a rock-tinged voice that hovers between the gravelly fragility of The National‘s Matt Berninger and the earnest depth of Fleet Foxes‘s Robin Pecknold. The visuals are stunning; directed, shot, and produced by Andrew [continued]
Essentials: “Genevieve” – Littlebabyangel

We’re one week through December and it’s already been a big month for LuckyMe Records – following the premiere of Baauer‘s “GoGo!” music video on Apple Music yesterday, the Scottish label now presents us with Littlebabyangel‘s newest single, “Genevieve“. The second single from this enigmatic vocalist is a militant beat that throbs with crackling bass and a raspy, bravado punch [continued]
An In-Depth Review of The “Red Lips (Skrillex Remix)” Video

The video for Skrillex’s remix of GTA‘s “Red Lips” is out after what seems like an interminable amount of teasing. With directing duties by Grant Singer, who’s been at the helm for both The Weeknd‘s “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills,” the “Red Lips” video’s highly anticipated buzz seems legitimate. Based on the trailer for the [continued]