January beats

January has been a great way to usher in the new year. I not only got over my fear of the bitter cold but was able to spend a couple days in the Nawlins hanging out with the Robby posse. The electronica beats of December lingered on as a more chill V warmed himself

1. *Priscilla Ahn - A Dream: Her voice is simply beautiful. The folksy guitar of Dream spreads a calm into the atmosphere.
   
2. Belle & Sebastian - Fiction: The camera lofts in the sky over a sleepy Boston suburb during the fall before settling down on the street where a boy is just making his paper route delivery. There something serene, quaint, and comfortable about Fiction
   
3. *Adult Cinema - Time Machine: This is a fun, harmless alt. rock song.
   
4. Z-Trip - Everything Changes: Starting with a simple syncopated piano melody, Z-trip starts to layer and build a hip-hop ballad.
   
5. *The Whitsundays - Sorry James: With an old-school sound, this Canadian group pulls its inspiration from the 60s psych-pop sound.
   
6. Spooky - Belong: Infusing a song with DNB beats gives it that caffeinated stomp in my steps as a trudge through snowfilled chicagoland. The warm melodies and subtle chords roll in and out of the composition.
   
7. Ror-Shak - A Forest: Rock and Electronica, two genres that when blended together is a beautiful thing. If i had an ihome, I'd use this song to get me energized in the mornings.
   
8. Narcotic Thrust - When The Dawn Breaks (Cicada Mix): Has all the ingredients on becoming an anthem--atmospheric sound, melodic drift, and pulsing beat.
   
9. *4hero - Morning Child (Danya Vodovoz Midnight House Mix): Slinky smooth with twinkle of soul.
10. Tom Vek - I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes (Phones 12" Version): Fun funk.
    

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