The entire continental United States is captured by freezing temperatures and icy weather! To help our listeners warm up, Audius carefully selected some heaters from the latest releases on our website! Curl up with the fire in this week’s Hot & New playlist update.
Nationally renowned jam band Umphrey’s McGee shares their special song, “Let’s Dance,” featuring the legendary Huey Lewis on vocals and Jeff Coffin on saxophone. This track holds a bittersweet story with it: “Let’s Dance” is Huey Lewis’ final studio recording. Unfortunately, Huey Lewis was forced to step away from a highly decorated music career due to hearing loss and Meniere’s Disease. Although “Let’s Dance” carries a heavy weight, the funk and joy join together Umphrey’s McGee, Huey Lewis, and listeners through a shared, universal love of music.
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Making their Audius debut, California-based artist Jetpack Jones encourages listeners to evaluate their New Year’s resolutions in “Prioritie$.” The silken beat is lathered in sensual luxury, but the lyrics tell a different story. Jetpack Jones reflects on money spent on dates or relationships that never came to fruition, only to continue falling into this cycle of rapid infatuation. “Prioritie$” preaches taking care of one’s own business responsibly before taking the next step of inviting someone to intimately share time and life with.
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Henry Fong reinvents one of 2023’s smash drum and bass hits, “Baddadan” by Chase & Status, Bou, Flowdan, IRAN, Trigga, and Takura. This supergroup collaboration eviscerated speakers worldwide and inspired producers to remix this gigantic track. Enter the Henry Fong remix: a hyper house dominated by grumbling frequencies and maddening build-ups. Here, “Baddadan” is adjusted over a four-on-the-floor beat paired, but Henry Fong maintains they fiery drum and bass energy from the original. Henry Fong’s remix of “Baddadan” will certainly become a fast favorite of both house heads and junglists!
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bardz returns to Audius with his latest offering, a nonchalant bop titled “late tattoo.” Filled with sweetly shimmering synths, this bubbly environment is painted in playful pastels. Waxing poetically in his dulcet voice, bardz invites listeners into his beautiful atmosphere to hear his story: a dynamic tale of love cherished and lost. “late tattoo” shares a relatable memory, but bardz recreates the heartbreak into beauty and reminds listeners of warmer paths forward.
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MANADA invites listeners to warm up by their technicolor fire in their new future bass tune, “HALO.” Full of euphoric seesaw rhythms and whimsical composition, MANADA angelically shines sunlight on the cold darkness. “HALO” battles away fatigue and sadness with its playful nature and electrifying bounce. Undoubtedly, this song will melt away any frost!
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Fight away the frigid air by turning home into a dancefloor with this week’s Hot & New playlist update! Full of energizing and warming tunes, we hope the latest heat on our website will help pass time during this winter storm. Stay warm and safe!
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