Artist: Madeon ft. Zak Waters & Cass Love
Track: The City
Album: The City - EP
Year: 2012
I seriously had this song turned up loud and on repeat as I drove home for Thanksgiving. It just fills me with a bouncy energy and makes me want to dance, which was a little troublesome as I was driving. No seriously, this track is dripping in energy. I also really like the singer's voice as in I could listen to him on his own, which I don't usually experience in house music. But, that's just me.
Also, the music video looks like one big, apocalyptic war with all the leftover colored powder from Holi, the Indian festival of colors. It's glorious!
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Artist: Swedish House Mafia
Track: Greyhound
Album: Until Now
Year: 2012
Swedish House Mafia is a killer trio of DJs Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, and Axwell. They have a talent for weaving irresistible dance tracks that you can't help but get pumped to. And this one didn't even need words!
The slow, climbing intro builds you up to a spine-tingling drop and then you find yourself bobbing your head to the beat and you can't stop. Then around 2:42 the track switches into a hyped, trance-like sound and the fun continues. The track is one big rollercoaster of electro beats and trance-y synths.
Also, make sure to watch the music video for this one. It's pretty cool, I must say. Though it looks like Lady GaGa's long lost family joined together for a beats-driven, robotic greyhound race. However, the music video does not feature the entire track.
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