Track of the Weekend #140: Collarbones - “Turning” (Flume Remix)

Summer is in full swing and offices are already a little less crowded as people head off to the world’s destinations. This week, the Whyd community turned its ears towards the land down under, where Whyd favorite Flume just released a remix of a different Australian duo: Collarbones. “Turning” is resonant and powerful. The voice is reminiscent of Years & Years. The melody attracts and captivates. But then Flume adds depth. He boosts the original track deep into house territory, all of it climaxing into a heady blast of turn-it-up electronica. 

Thanks to Louis de Sentenac for getting it to us!  

Track of the Weekend #138: Isaac Delusion - “How Much You Want Her”

Heat wave’s a-coming here to northern France and the city of light is set to become the city of swelter. Skirts flutter in the hot breeze and sweat drips from brows. Perfect time to enjoy the icy goodness of a mojito on a terrace while listening to some dreamy music. An ideal song for this situation is Isaac Delusion’s new single “How Much You Want Her” that just dropped this week on Microqlima. You already know Isaac Delusion from our Whyd interview, and their two previous tracks of the weekend. This track is a clear development for them, the voice flying high like a satellite in low-Earth orbit, the rhythm and guitar teasing and building, and one of the best choruses we’ve heard all year.

Track of the Weekend #126: Woodkid ft. Lykke Li - “Never Let You Down”

The end of another week and another weekend is almost upon us in the waning weeks of winter. The buds are on the trees here in Paris, and the tulips are ready to burst. Just like the cycles of seasons, music is cyclical too. We knew it would only be a matter of time before the velvet-voiced provocateur Woodkid would be back on the world scene. He’s already had one track of the weekend, and now he claims #2 alongside indie favorite Lykke Li with “Never Let You Down.” The tone is bleak, sad, like something has been lost. And yet despite this dark environment hope still exists. 

Do you remember all the sounds, when I found you by the lake? And how the water seemed to call your name?” 

Thanks to the unassailable Radar Bazaar for nailing this one! 

Track of the Weekend #122: Kendrick Lamar - “The Blacker The Berry”

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We’re only at the middle of February, on the historically superstitious day of Friday the 13th, and already one of the year’s biggest releases has reverberated around the globe propelling the single to the top of the Hot Tracks here in Paris. Kendrick Lamar just scooped up a GRAMMY for best rap performance for “i” (for which he also claimed the much more prestigious Whyd Track of the Weekend), and his newest effort “The Blacker The Berry” encapsulates the perilous state of race, spitting his signature verses with anger across reggae calls all summed up with the proud statement: “The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.

A big thanks to Encee x Kalab’s for getting it to Whyd first! 

The Hottest Tracks of 2014

Every week we monitor which tracks are racing to the top of the Whyd hot tracks. Every week we listen to an array of awesome songs that rise and fall from the top. Every week the community speaks, and listens, and a winner is crowned. 

The Track of the Weekend has been honoring music for 2 and a half years. 2014 proved even more diverse, as our global community continues to cast a wider net. It’s also starting to get a bit more mainstream, as popular tracks from hot artists get launched on a journey around the world. 

So here they are, all of the Tracks of the Weekend from this year, the definitive playlist of the absolute best music of 2014, as determined by our fabulous community of music lovers:

Never stop jamming!

Track of the Weekend #113: Panthère - “Storm”

The northern hemisphere darkens as December begins. Night falls before our afternoon coffees. It’s a time of transition, towards the bitterness of winter. If there was one song that could contain this feeling, and relate to the inner turbulence in us all, it’s “Storm” by Panthère, the most popular track on Whyd this week. 

You will recognize the voice of Nili Hadida, the singer from Lilly Wood and the Prick, and the beats come from some of the dudes at Club Cheval. It’s a challenging sound, accompanied by a steamy video, indulging the forbidden parts of our mind and desires while ultimately rewarding our self exploration with muted satisfaction. 

Thanks to Maxime M. from Coloring My Clouds for sharing it with us!

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!