Hey Skiing. It’s good to see you here, we’re really proud of you. Is it OK if we say that? You seem genuinely happier, healthier, and less crappy in your musical tastes. One meeting at a time bud, one at a time.
I remember my first holiday season after crappy music recovery, and it can be rough. There’s always going to be that aunt who didn’t get the memo and bought you a CD of the first thing that came up when she Googled “ski music.” Holding that Loose Canon Playaz album (I’m pretty sure they don’t actually have one, but you get the point) can be devastatingly tempting, but don’t give in.
Here are three suggestions to keep you upbeat while you’re stuck inside with your family…
Free Energy “Bang Pop”
Try to stay in a bad mood, just try. If you can’t ski, just get all the sunny day pow footage you’ve ever shot and put together an edit that will lift hundreds of others from exactly the doldrums you’re chasing.
Zounds “Can’t Cheat Karma”
Big departure from “Bang Pop,” but this song mixes rebellion and catchiness like egg nog mixes deliciousness and booze. Not to mention it’s just begging to be edited to (for reasons I don’t understand because I didn’t pay attention in music class).
Jae Millz “Finish the Year Right” **if your grandmom is sitting next to you, this one starts with some profanity that she’s probably not going to enjoy**
Some of you aren’t gonna go for indie rock or old school punk no matter how much we try. That’s OK, you’ll probably come around in college. Nonetheless, Jae Millz takes on a pretty wide selection of beats from the year so there’s a little something for everyone. It also qualifies for that timely thing we were talking about before. For my money, the first 1.5 minutes are superior, but it is what it is.
The irony is beating me over the head and making me dizzy. yikes.
jae millz? really? dont feed us that garbage. i appreciate what you are trying to do here… but come on son. some things to consider:
pilot talk
the warm up
friday night lights
24hr karate school
Haha…you’re gonna have to eat the meat and spit the bones on that one boys. My hiphop taste definitely will offend the high brow (or those with good taste) among us. Haha, mainstream gangsta shit forever!!!
I’ll be honest man the sect of music that you’re into is right up my alley, but of all of the indie bands you could’ve chose, Free Energy wouldn’t be anywhere near the top of my list. I’d be stoked on an edit using The Smiths, Deerhunter, Architecture in Helsinki, or any of the new chillwave bands that are starting to come about.
And let’s face it; hipsters tend to listen to outdated hip hop and rap that black people gave up years before anyway.