Prisoner (Tomsize Remix)

Sometimes when I haven't heard the original of a song but a remix like this one first I'm like, nah I'll stick with this one. I love how Tomsize breaks down the beat here. It's the perfect amount of intensity throughout with some killer sad girl vibes sprinkled in thanks to my homie Lana.

The Weeknd - Prisoner (Tomsize Remix)

Be Together (BKAYE Remix)

Ugh I just love it when a remix makes a good song like ten times better. BKAYE (self-identified as a Connecticut college kid, dope) takes this already awesome track to the next level and makes it way less depressing than the original, which I know is still good, but didn't it make you feel just a tiny bit too desperate? Anyways, this remix is bumpin so you should turn it up and jam.

Major Lazer ft. Wild Belle - Be Together (BKAYE Remix)

Always Somethin

You might remember Kill Them With Colour from their awesome mashup/remix of A$AP Rocky that they released last year. This track is magical perfection and shows us that they not only kill with color, but also with floral guns (that maybe shoots really thorny roses, I don't know, but either way it's badass). Although I was surprised by the bass during the first listen, it is actually well executed. If you ever need to straight up call someone out on their shitty behavior, just play this song. Don't be that person that keeps coming up with "another lame excuse" or you could end up having a song like this written about you, which might not be that bad considering I can't stop listening to it...

P.S. If you're as curious as I was, the original of this track is called "Heard It All Before" by Sunshine Anderson, a North Carolinian R&B singer/resident sass. I did indeed watch the entire video, during which Sunshine eats ice cream (?) out of a container that has the label "Single" printed on it... soml.

Kill Them With Colour - Always Somethin

Pretty With Her Eyes Low

I think the Furby (?) album artwork speaks a lot about the weirdness of this song. Not only are they creepy and off-putting af (I had one that never shut up) but they had the biggest eyes of any of my toys that seemed to stare you down. I guess they were the inspiration for the title, which takes a different direction than any Hasbro toy. (I can hasbro? Ok, I'll stop).. Anyways, I still never really know how to classify Diplo other than a mastermind of electronic mystery, but damn do I enjoy his work. (Also this collab with Grandtheft, kudos to him too). I mean really, how can you react negatively to that drop that hits at 1:30? I can't explain it, but it just works.

Diplo & Grandtheft - Pretty With Her Eyes Low

Truth

I don't really know how to classify this song other than a blend of electronic mastery, nonintrusive repetitive vocals, and just the right amount of bumpy bass to make it a little aggressive. Kudos Branchez. I already fell in love with them from their fantastic remix of "High You Are" (I still am not sick of it) and this song proves that they are more than capable of coming up with their own fabulous original material.

Branchez - Truth