New Music Fridays, March 23rd, 2018 - Hot Stuff!

Hello and welcome again to my weekly New Music Fridays post, where I put the spotlight on my picks for the best new music of the week.  There were a lot of songs I bookmarked this week and it was hard to narrow it down to just five, but here goes...

In My Blood/Lost In Japan - Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes fans were certainly happy this Friday with the release of two brand new songs, In My Blood and Lost In Japan.  Both songs continue to show that this young talent is just that...a talent.  The first one's got that raw, emotional feel and is instantly likable, while the second is a little more upbeat and sweet!  Check out both songs right here...

Flames - David Guetta and Sia

It's been awhile since David Guetta and Sia have gotten together to make some music, and boy did they make a winner this time.  Like their previous big hit, Titanium, this one's inspirational and though not as clubby as the former, it's got a really nice groove.  Check out Flames...

Say Amen (Saturday Night) - Panic at the Disco

I never thought I would spotlight a Panic at the Disco song on this blog.  They're really just not my thing, but this song is just powerfully fun, and so is the video.  Check out Say Amen (Saturday Night)...

Nirvana - INNA

I've been a big fan of Romanian singer INNA since her 2010 tropical house tune Sun Is Up.  Well, she's got a new album and the title cut has just been released as a single.  It is hot!  Check out Nirvana...

As I mentioned earlier, there were lots of nice new tunes this week.  Here are my honorable mentions, most of whom almost made the cut above.  Check them out below and I will see you in a couple of weeks as I will be on vacay...

Psychopath - Charlotte Lawrence, Nina Nesbitt, Sasha Sloan

Love Me Still - BLVK JVCK, Jessie Reyez

Differently - Marian Hill

Be Easy - Timeflies

Loui - NVDES

Timezone - The Shadowboxers

Crash - Burak Yeter

Just Wanna Dance - Spencer Ludwig

Shotgun - George Ezra

New Music Fridays, December 15th, 2017 - The Week's Hottest New Tracks

At first I thought this week's picks were going to be tough to choose.  In fact, I wasn't even sure if I was going to find five new tracks to highlight, but after a second and a third listen, the songs from this week;s offerings started to seep in and then I had trouble dwindling it down to five.  Check it out...

burn - Billie Eilish

You may remember singer Billie Eilish from her sexy, sultry tune, Bellyache.  Well she's back with a brand new scorcher and it's even sexier than her previous hit.  Check out burn...

Then - Ann Marie

British songstress Ann Marie offers up one of the hottest songs of the season, a sultry break-up song that just makes you want to sing along strong!  Check out Then... 

The Feeling - John Lindahl, feat. Logic

John Lindahl is a young, twenty-something singer who's just getting out on his own after guesting on a couple of tunes by Logic.  In advance of his first EP, Changes, Lindhal has put out a fast and frenzied shot of quick-paced neo-disco.  If you close your eyes and hear his voice, you'd swear you were somewhere back in the 70's.  Check out The Feeling...

Walls - NVDES

I tell ya, I am really digging the sounds of LA-based production team NVDES.  Seemingly every tune they put out ends up on  my Current playlist and this one will be no different.  Yet another bit of neo-disco, this one makes you make all the funky moves you used to make as a kid, whether it was to something by Earth, Wind & Fire or even more recently Stardust's Music Sounds Better With You, from which I believe this tune is sampled.  Check out the groovy Walls... 

Sirens - Gold Fir

Either I'm going crazy or there's another new wave of neo-disco coming at us in droves.  The third such tune to revive some of the sounds of the 70's is this soulful jam by British duo Gold Fir.  Check out another awesome, funky track, Sirens...

So there you go, five hot new tracks to whet your appetite for hot new music.  As always, there's always more to check out, so take a look at some very honorable mentions bubbling just under the surface of my top five this week:

River - Eminem, Ed Sheeran

Backseat - Charli XCX, feat. Carly Rae Jepson

Faded - Kim Petras, lil aaron

Do Right - Glades

Rather Die - Zoe Nash

Don't Mind - INNA

Andromeda (DRAM Special) - Gorillaz 

Starry Night - Anish Sood, Zach Sorgen, Kelechi

Summer Jams Song of the Day - Left Right - Inna

Many of you may not know the music of INNA, unless you've checked her out on here before.  She is one hot Romanian singer and her music is very summer jam-my!  Here's a classic of hers that first turned me on to her sound.  Check out the funky Left Right...

Song of the Day - Bamboreea - INNA

I've been wanting to post a song from Romanian dance artist INNA for a long time, and unfortunately the tune I chose from her newest eponymous album doesn't have a true video.  Nevertheless, there's something about INNA's music that always gets me going and so this, my favorite jam off the album, post is worth it.  Listening to virtually anything the self-proclaimed party-rocker has recorded hearkens you to exotic, beachy places like Rio or Ibiza, and almost always induces you to move your body.  I have no idea what the word Bamboreea means, but this song is definitely a three-minute-long party.  Check it out...

Flashback Friday Summer Jam Song of the Day - Sun Is Up - Inna

Today we flashback five years, back to 2010 and this very summery dance tune by Romanian dance diva Inna.  I remember discovering her through an Ultra Records dance compilation and I found my self playing this one out in no time, along with another Inna smash, Left Right.  Both songs blend perfectly with a day at the beach, and so if that's where you're headed today, you should definitely take this one with you...