Kings of the Year: DISCLOSURE
Going by the usual method of determining the Track of the Weekend, in this case #68, it would be J.A.C.K.'s upbeat remix of Disclosure's mega single “When A Fire Starts To Burn,” which Tom Crou shared on Whyd and with a little help from Aline it’s been re-added 45 times (!!!) If a track could be on fire, this would be a southern California wilderness disaster.
But, since Disclosure has just spent the entirety of 2013 owning the Hot Tracks, we need another title for them to explain their incredible worldwide success. Therefore, by popular decision and completely deserved, we anoint Disclosure Whyd’s Kings of the Year, where they will live in infamy until the end of time.
Never stop jamming!
Playlist of the Year: The Hottest Tracks on Whyd from 2013
It’s that time of year again, when people frantically try to sum up the events, changes, and developments of entire year in blog posts, articles, and podcasts, and look forward to the year to come. There is no doubt that 2014 is going to be a monumental year for Whyd, and also for streaming music services in general. But now it’s time for one of our favorite things to do as music lovers, present the playlist of the year, featuring Whyd’s Tracks of the Weekend.
2013 was a good year for Woodkid, Flume, and Ryan Hemsworth, relatively new artists that have taken the world by storm with all three netting two Whyd Tracks of the Weekend each. It was also a year of bands returning to the scene, like the obvious Daft Punk but also Whyd favorites Metronomy, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix, and Vampire Weekend. New faces that are still nascent like Man Is Not A Bird, In The Valley Below, and Chamberlain also earned their spots on this playlist, and we look forward to great things to come from all of them.
Without further ado, the best music from 2013 as determined by our global community of music lovers, PLEASE SHARE AND SHARE WIDELY:
Track of the Weekend #66: Sam Cooke - “Having A Party” (ProleteR Tribute)
The holiday season is officially upon us, and we are looking forward to one of our favorite things: lots and lots of parties. Fitting then that the Track of the Weekend this week is a spiced-up tribute to Sam Cooke’s Motown classic “Having A Party" put together by French beatmaker ProleteR. How can you not love a song that so effortlessly croons:
“Mister, Mister DJ, keep those records playing,
Because I’m having such a good time, dancing with my baby.”
Never stop jamming!
Track of the Weekend #65: Cashmere Cat - “With Me”
At the beginning of the week, it looked like the cultural force that is Pharrell and the clever idea behind the 24-hour music video were going to rule the hot tracks with the wonderfully positive track “Happy" added by Whyd's guardian angel Mélodie Lily. But that song is destined for greater things — like serious radio play around the world for the near future and maybe even more.
Music on Whyd move so much faster, and instead it’s the oddly unpredictable “With Me" which gives Cashmere Cat their second track of the weekend, added by world explorer and graphic designer Julie Bénard, “With Me” is deep and sometimes confusing, the the impact is undeniable.
Track of the Weekend #64: Flume & Chet Faker - “Drop The Game”
What happens when two Australian electro artists who are already well-known around the world get together? Endless possibilities. “Drop The Game" harks back to call and response, a bit of a round, leveraging the sound of voice to drive the music forward, heightened by the touches of electronic scaling that trace the background like the lines between the stars in constellations. And the dude dancing in the video must have inherited the moondancing gene from MJ because he defies gravity and friction. Awesome video to watch!
Big thanks as usual to R∆D∆R! for nailing this one. If you haven’t you should head over to his brand new page on Facebook and show the man some love!
Track of the Weekend #63 - Metronomy Is Back!
Ahead of their next major album release in March of next year, Metronomy dropped their single “I’m Aquarius" at the start of this week. After Pierre-Guillaume added it to Whyd and it got boosted by Aline, the track shot straight to #1 on the Hot Tracks almost immediately.
If you’ve been with us since the very, very beginning, you will remember the way that we always used Metronomy for an example when describing how Whyd works when we were in beta. “If you want to add a track, like, say, Metronomy, you click here…” “If I re-add a track, say Metronomy…” You get the idea. So needless to say the Whyd team is comprised of big Metronomy fans, and we can’t wait for the new album!
Track of the Weekend #62: Bastille - “No Scrubs” (Freddy Verano Edit)
Charismatic English rock band Bastille covered one of R&B’s classics, and Freddy Verano from Cologne, Germany turned it into an anthem. “No Scrubs" is touching, unexpected, funny, and 100% crazy. Thanks to our man Bertrand, one of Whyd's core quality control managers, for serving it up.
Never stop jamming!
Track of the Weekend #60: Tycho - “Awake”
Well, it’s been a crazy, crazy ride here at Whyd, and we are at another little milestone, the 60th Track of the Weekend. It’s as good a reason as any to pause, smile, and look back at the all of the great music that has been featured for the Tracks of the Weekend. There is a lot of it, so take your time and enjoy.
This week it’s the instrumental sounds of Tycho's latest single “Awake,” with their guitar storytelling, smooth melodies, and perfect beat that just sounds like music you should be listening to no matter what you are doing: be it driving across the desert of Arizona at daybreak; sweeping spiderwebs out of your attic; or standing in awe at the magnitude of the Great Wall of China… Either way, this track could serve as the soundtrack to that moment.
Special thanks to Monsieur Thomas Vimare for getting it on Whyd. Make sure you check out his new project “Museekly” which takes the coolest tracks from new music platforms (Whyd included) and sends it to your inbox every week. You can check it out here: http://www.museekly.com.
Track of the Weekend #59: Flume - “Intro” Feat. Stalley
It’s been a hip hop sort of month here on Whyd, with last week’s track of the weekend coming from the innovative and absurd Tyler The Creator. This week it’s "Intro" from Flume featuring Stalley.
A flume is, as we all know, a manmade chute for water, but the prominence of the Australian electronic project of the same name on the world stage has taken the focus away from physical irrigation to aural stimulation. “Intro” is the first track from the upcoming “Flume: Deluxe Edition” due out on November 8th. Let it flow over you while you have an excellent weekend.
Special thanks to one of Whyd’s closest family members, Bertrand for claiming this week’s Track of the Weekend!
Track of the Weekend #58: Tyler The Creator - “Tamale”
This week’s hottest track is something that spits fire directly into your face, and then cools it off with a saddening coda that leaves you feeling like the rapper abandoned you. That rapper is rising star Tyler the Creator, whose abrasive style has been creating fans around the world. That, of course, and the video, which is absurd, hilarious, and features some serious cat riding. Whatever you think of it “Tamale" will not be something that leaves your memory bank in the near future. Big congrats to Pierre Larmina for landing his first Track of the Weekend!