D's Best of the Beats 2015
D’s Best of the Beats 2015
As you know music is my life and I'm immersed in it nearly 24/7. Here are my stand out tracks of 2015.Spring:
Faded - ZHU
Vegas – Shamir (his album Rachet is pretty incredible)
Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes
Ghosttown – Madonna (classic M songwriting)
Earned It – Weeknd (one of the sexiest tracks of the year)
I Can Change – Brandon Flowers (sampling Bronski Beat’s Smalltown Boy)
Fade Out Lines (The Avener Rework) – The Avener
Sea Creatures – SOAK (saw her play at Drake Hotel in the summer – she was incredible and completely untouched by the industry)
Here – Alessia Cara (you know that moment when you can appreciate a song before it gets played everywhere)
Hold My Hand (Chris Lake Radio Mix) – Jess Glynne
Lean On – Major Lazer (a song that also took some time to bubble up but once it did it was everywhere)
Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better) – Felix Jaehn (this is the artist who remixed “Cheerleader” and made it such a big single this year)
Are You With Me? (Kungs Remix) – Lost Frequencies (you can hear this island sound really come through on many of dance singles that were released this year. Even Bieber made it part of his comeback)
Summer:
Where Are U Now (Kaskade Radio Edit) – Jack U (this single somehow made the world forget what douche Justin Bieber was and gave his career a reboot)
This Summer is Gonna Hurt Like a Motherfucker – Maroon 5
Fantasy (Felix Jaehn Radio Edit) – Alina Baraz & Galimatias
Goodbye (Hugel Remix) – Feder (she reprises some lyrics from Alanis Morissette’s You Oughta Know)
Show Me Love (EDX Radio Edit) - Sam Feldt (who hasn’t sampled this 90’s club anthem in some way? This incarnation was really well done)
Good For You (J Farell Remix) – Selena Gomez (out of all the younger pop female artists I love her the most – her voice lends to sexiness in ways that her counterparts could only dream)
How Deep Is Your Love – Calvin Harris & Disciples
Budapest – George Ezra (he sounds nothing like what he looks like)
Shine (The Jane Doze Remix) – Years & Years (these guys broke in a big way this year which makes me smile)
No Sleeep – Janet Jackson (I’m not sure why she needed to add J Cole to the album version)
Stole The Show – Kygo (I can’t wait for a full album from this guy, he’s been dropping singles all year. This is the standout track)
Coming Over (Filous Remix) – Dillon Francis & Kygo
Headlights (Oliver Moldan Radio Edit) – Robin Schulz (we got to hang out for a bit when he spun in the Underground in January)
Ocean Drive (Michael Calfan Radio Edit) – Duke Dumont
The River – Leon Bridges (no one is more authentic 60’s soul than this man)
Hotling Bling – Drake (I was slow to get on this train but once I got on I never wanted it to stop)
Run Away With Me (Velvet Sunrise Radio Edit) – Carly Rae Jepsen (one of the greatest pop albums of the year)
Reality – Lost Frequencies (a perfect end of summer jam)
Autumn:
What Do You Mean? – Justin Bieber (I never would of thought he’d ever make a year end list for me)
S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (Exactly what the world needs – the whole record really)
Here For You – Kygo (I’m telling you this was the sound of dance music in 2015)
Automatic – ZHU & AlunaGeorge
Can I (Tez Cadey Remix) – Alina Baraz & Galimatias
Felt This – With You (reminds of mid 90’s deep house)
Disarm You (Mysto & Pizzi Remix) – Kaskade (I have been a fan of this guy for over a decade – every couple records he’ll put out a single that resonates with me)
Hello – Adele (she really did break the internet this year with this track)