Dedication To My Ex – Lloyd

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Crazy catchy, joyfully profane, vaguely retro R&B song over a slinky, organ-splashed groove. Makes sexual angst sounds like hot fun on a Friday night. Lloyd: https://www.last.fm/music/Lloyd

Curse Me Good – The Heavy

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Whistle-enabled song with strummed guitars and sweet backing vocals that give the sense of a sunny Sunday morning stroll with a Stax boxset in your headphones. The Heavy: https://theheavy.co.uk

Dry The Rain – The Beta Band

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A dense kaleidoscope of sound. Deceptively quaint in the beginning, the track drops these little climactic bombs, each one completely defying your expectations for what a band should sound like. The initial hook, with its slide-guitar groove, could have been enough … Continued

You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse

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Keeps the jazz-influenced R&B sound alive, but with enough modern sound where Amy displays her vocals at their smokey, smoldering best in a song where infidelity is betrayed by a telltale carpet burn. Amy Winehouse: https://www.amywinehouse.com

Atomic – Blondie

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An outer shell of synth and guitar twang concealing a dark core of sleaze and insinuation with Ennio Morricone-inspired guitar. The urgency of the rhythm as it lifts off – it’s dirty and futuristic, the apotheosis of American new wave. … Continued

Plane – Jason Mraz

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Melancholy track masterfully constructed and executed to the point that one can’t help but become entranced by Mraz’s voice. Jason Mraz: https://jasonmraz.com

Run, Baby, Run – Sheryl Crow

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Fantastic vocals and a brilliant guitar start off the song, and thoughtful lyrics carry this bluesy ballad with a passionate chorus. Sheryl Crow: https://www.sherylcrow.com

Possum Kingdom – Toadies

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Disturbing lyrics with a cool verse riff that switches time signatures every time it is repeated, while still sounding catchy. Toadies: https://thetoadies.com