Milosh - You Make Me Feel

Artist: Milosh Track: You Make Me Feel Album: You Make Me Feel Year: 2004
I was recently introduced to this song (and the whole album actually) and I've to associate it with some wonderful times. I'm very associative with music. It can make me happy, sad, or even cry because it reminds me a certain time, place or person. This one makes me warm and fuzzy and calm. 
The track is a soft, glitchy song with dreamy, haunting vocals. I like the clicky beat throughout the song and the lyrics are simple and sweet. I'm listening to it as I type this and my mind is slowing and making it hard to come up with full, coherent sentences. Probably should pause it to write this post. Naaaah.
I pretty much love the entire album as well, but the title track is still my favorite.
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i SQUARE - Hey Sexy Lady

Artist: i SQUARE Track: Hey Sexy Lady Album: Hey Sexy Lady - Single Year: 2010
I've been neglected the genre of dance-poppy, top 40 music that I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with. Sure, I enjoy a good pop song, but a lot of times, the track just doesn't stick with me and I stop listening to it after a while. This one, however, has stuck and sadly, I never heard it on the radio.
On first glance, you might compare this group to The Black-Eyed Peas simple on appearance, but don't let that give you an misconceptions of the group. They have their own style which they say goes out to the "squares" out there who "might not be in the cool clique but can shine in their own way". Beyond that, I think the track is simple fun. The chorus is my favorite part and the lyrics amuse me with lines like "Stevie Wonder even saw her smilin'". 
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Maxwell - Pretty Wings

Artist: Maxwell Track: Pretty Wings Album: BLACKsummers'night Year: 2009
I'm not a huge R&B fan but this song really grew on me. It was recommended to me, so I kept listening and sure enough, it's been playing in my head constantly! The song is a soulful trip through the experience of loving someone but knowing you have to let them "free to fly [their] pretty wings". 
Maxwell's falsetto is beautiful in the chorus. The chimes in the beginning are an interesting addition, but my favorite part is when the horns come in about three fourths of the way through the song. Those combined with the aforementioned falsetto chorus lines and the raw sound that his voice takes towards the end really get you into the emotion of the song.
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Woodkid - Iron

Artist: Woodkid
Track: Iron
Album: Iron - EP
Year: 2011
If I had to pick one word to describe this song, it would be "mesmerizing". I got hooked at the beginning with the tribal beat and then the vocals started. Woodkid's voice is low and rich. The song builds dramatically whenever the brass comes in. Honestly, it's kind of like a story.   The music video matches it perfectly. It too is mesmerizing . You just can't seem to stop watching it 'cause you're trying to makes sense of the whole thing.  Click here for lyrics, music video, & links!

POLIÇA - Wandering Star

Artist: POLIÇA
Track: Wandering Star
Album: Give You The Ghost
Year: 2012

This song feels like a spell to me: the kind where you just lose your grip on reality and spin around in circles. But, maybe that's just me. The vocals are tender with a haunting, "cathedral" effect. I especially love the drum beat. 

Make sure to watch the music video for this one! It's what really pulled me into the song. 

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Anjulie - Boom

Artist: Anjulie
Track: Boom
Album: Anjulie
Year: 2009

If I had to pick one word to describe this song, it would be "saucy". It's smooth, slinky, and seductive. (Somehow all those words ended up starting with an 's'). It's also unbelievably catchy. I was hooked on this song before I'd even finished listening to it the first time around.

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