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Top 3 Songs
1. Take a Trip- TV Girl
Take a Trip
A breezy, synth-washed loop spins beneath detached vocals—TV Girl’s knack for sugarcoating melancholy. “Take a Trip” plays like a postcard from lost love, glamorized in hazy, lo-fi production. It’s playful yet jaded: an invitation to drift, detach, and disappear, soundtracking those days when escapism feels too tempting.
2. 4th Of July- Soundgarden
4th Of July
Heavy, sludgy, hypnotic—Soundgarden’s “4th of July” simmers with ominous tension. Chris Cornell’s vocals wail like a siren cutting through thick fog, guitar riffs rumble beneath. The song unfolds slow and brooding, more atmosphere than anthem—painting the Fourth not in fireworks, but in ash, smoke, and existential dread.
3. Take Off Your Cool- Outkast
Take Off Your Cool
André 3000 floats over delicate guitar plucks, inviting intimacy with a whisper: “Take off your cool.” The track strips down Outkast’s usual eccentricity into raw vulnerability. Paired with Norah Jones’ velvet vocals, it’s less about seduction, more about surrender—two voices asking for honesty, unmasked and unguarded
Top 3 Artists
1. Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden doesn’t just play grunge—they embody it. Their music sounds like steel beams warping under pressure: raw, restless, unpolished. Through dense riffs and Cornell’s soaring voice, they explored despair, beauty, and the uncanny. It’s not background music—it grabs you by the collar and pulls you into the haze.
2. Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Billy Joel writes like a man people-watchin’ at a city diner booth. His songs tell stories—some grand, some small—built on timeless melodies and lived-in piano lines. Whether he’s channeling longing (“Vienna”) or playful bitterness (“Big Shot”), his work hums with a human pulse—romantic, flawed, wide-eyed, unmistakably New York.
3. Djo
Djo
Djo’s sound feels like stepping into a kaleidoscope—psychedelic pop laced with warped synths and analog warmth. Joe Keery crafts music that bends eras: part ‘70s haze, part modern bedroom-pop cool. It’s playful and eerie at once, nostalgia viewed through a futuristic lens. An alter ego with serious sonic vision.
Top 3 Albums
1. For Quiet Lovers - Teddy Wilson
For Quiet Lovers
Soft-lit, late-night jazz at its finest. Teddy Wilson’s piano glides like a whispered conversation between old friends. “For Quiet Lovers” isn’t about showing off; it’s about subtle touch, unspoken feeling. A record that breathes in the spaces between notes, inviting listeners to lean in, slow down, and feel.
2. The Stranger - Billy Joel
The Stranger
A smirk behind a mask—that’s “The Stranger.” Billy Joel’s sharp storytelling rides sleek piano runs and restless rhythms. The track peers into the parts of ourselves we hide even from lovers. It’s catchy, clever, and cuts deep. Behind every grin, Joel reminds us, lives a stranger we all know.
3. Cosmogramma- Flying Lotus
Cosmogramma
A cosmic freefall—Cosmogramma shatters genre. Flying Lotus fuses glitch, jazz, hip-hop, and abstract electronica into a swirling, ungraspable soundscape. It’s chaotic, beautiful, alive—like tuning into frequencies beyond human comprehension. Every listen uncovers something new, as if the album itself is mutating, reaching out from another dimension.