This Week With DwyTown: Mellow Edition

For my playlist this week, I decided to focus on songs that are slower and more relaxing. While still sharing the same love for synthesizers and basslines, the songs I have chosen are great for those few moments where the only thing in the immediate environment is the music and you. These songs won't hit hard like the ones I have previously endorsed, but they are definitely worthy of a listen.

1. Crystal Castles- Good Time
2. Flying Lotus- Sleepy Dinosaur
3. Justice- Valentine
4. Bloc Party- Biko
5. Royksopp- Poor Leno

Honorable Mention to Radiohead's album, Kid A.

1. At times of stress, this is the song I choose to listen to. Crystal Castles as a group sound exactly like something straight out of a Game Boy Color game. Playing this song reminds me of Pallet Town, a place so peaceful and serene before you begin your journey to become a Pokemon master.

2. Flying Lotus is a hip-hop DJ that produces tracks that wouldn't exactly work for mainstream rappers such as Kanye or Lil' Wayne. This instrumental is quite chaotic but set against a slow bass beat that allows everything to go down smooth. Imagine the music played in the bumps between shows shown on Adult Swim. Or better yet, actually listen to it as FlyLo makes those instrumentals!

3. Justice. Enough Said.

4. "Biko" is one of the slower songs by Bloc Party. Normally the group puts out a song that is extremely dance-friendly (See Banquet, Helicopter, pretty much everything else in their catalogue) but here they showcase Kele Okerere's talents as a singer. Please be advised if you are new to the group though, the rest of their catalogue is definitely worth a listen (in fact, multiple) but it isn't similar to this at all.

5. "Poor Leno, Where you'll be, I'll go. Where you'll be, I'll know. Where you'll be, I'll find you." Lyrically, the song makes us want to do something to help poor Leno escape but the repeated vocal track against the almost silent club beat makes sitting back and listening to this song a more desirable option.