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Word on the street is that it’s Fall, and f*** that makes us sad. Summer 2015 was 10/10; so many great shows, festivals, house parties, beach seshes, hikes, drives, trips, flights, you name it we did it! With all those activities in the rear view mirror, we found it fitting to name the tunes that defined our Summer. We voted on the top 10 tracks released after March 1st that will forever send us right back to the peak of Summer 2015, and let us just say…it wasn’t easy. So without further adieu…
10. David Zowie – “House Every Weekend”
What began as the instant anthem of WMC 2015 soon became a Summer classic that had us on the hunt for house every weekend. It is one of those tunes that once it starts playing in your head you sing it repeatedly until you fall asleep, then pretty much wake up and get right back into it. While we here at GDD™ were really into this one, I couldn’t help but notice this not so stellar single star review by a 14-year-old. Sorry DZ, hopefully you making this list makes up for this asshole!
9. DJ Koze – “XTC”
Sliding into the number nine spot with this melodic ray of sunshine is DJ Koze with his 2015 release, “XTC.” Like the first glimpse of light from the Summer sun, the lush electronic patterns construct an environment I wish to remain in for the rest of my days. If you were to bottle some ocean air in Big Sur and open it 20 years from now, I am pretty sure this song would start playing from the bottle.
8. Disclosure – “Holding On ft. Gregory Porter” (Gus Pirelli 7″ Disco Mix)
With the release of Disclosure’s second full length studio album came the surge of unofficial bootlegs and cuddy SoundCloud remixes, which makes us happy to see this Gus Pirelli 7″ Disco Mix get the proper release it deserves from the boys. Stripped down to resemble a 4 piece band with a punchy jazz kit and rambling bass guitar (and Gregory Porter’s legendary vocals), it doesn’t get much better than this!
7. BICEP – “Just”
On the more Techno end of the spectrum there was this massive Bicep original “Just” that we first heard via our mates at the Boiler Room and god damn do those snares sound sexy! Atmospheric synths swell as the Bicep boys flex their production chops that are second to none when it comes to proper programming. Not all Summer sounds are bright and cheery, sometime’s you need that 5 am warehouse party vibe, of which this tune satiates perfectly.
6. HNNY – “Cheer Up My Brother”
On the contrary we have HNNY’s “Cheer Up My Brother” holding down the number 6 spot and I don’t know if you’ll ever hear a ‘nicer’ song than this. I want to cry and hug strangers while telling them I love them, and I don’t think that’s too weird…This whole album “Sunday” is in my Top 5 releases of 2015 so far so if you haven’t had time to check it out, I highly recommend you find the time soon.
5. The Chemical Brothers – “Go ft. Q-Tip” (Claude VonStroke Remix)
If there is one tune that all of us rinsed behind the decks at some point this Summer, I think it is safe to bestow that honor to this mega remix from Claude VonStroke. In fact, not many people had a bigger summer than Papa Claude with the release of that official Rihanna remix and a league of other originals and remixes, cementing his taste maker status as one of the most forward thinking label heads out there. If you’re not pumped AF after listening to this, you’re doing it wrong.
4. Jamie xx – “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)” ft. Young Thug & Popcaan
If you listened to the radio or streamed music in any way shape or form this Summer, you most likely encountered this anthem from Jamie xx and Young Thug. His 2015 LP “In Colour” was widely regarded as THE release of 2015 with this single leading the charge to cement it in our number four spot. The summer vibes are at an all time high with this one, the addition of Popcaan really shows Jamie’s range as a composer and arranger bringing together a lot of different textures to weave this exquisitely produced single.
3. RÜFÜS – “You Were Right”
Their debut album still gets heavy rotation from myself and others in the crew, so when we first got wind new material was coming out this Summer, of course we were all ears. It’s hard to describe how intricately entangled their sound is with the Summer season but they are one in the same. “You Were Right” is the breeze billowing through your shirt on a cliff side as the sun sets on the west coast, the best coast. Stay tuned for what’s to come, rest assured it will keep the Summer vibes alive long after we shift into the Fall Equinox.
2. Jack Ü ft. Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now”
I don’t think I ever thought I would see the day where I would be typing out Justin Bieber’s name on GDD™ but there is no denying the gravitational pull this tune had on the entire music industry this Summer. It was everywhere. My mom knew it, my sister would sing it out of the blue, my little brother would request it on the aux chord, and for some strange reason, I find myself bobbing along to the beat. It set a precedent for the electronic music scene that marries the progressive production abilities we’ve come to expect with palatable pop music, and now, we must bow down.
1. Tame Impala – “Let It Happen”
The “Currents” LP is bar none the album that got the most rotation from the GDD™ Fam and a motley crew of us were fortunate enough to attend their pop up performance at Hollywood Forever late this Summer and earlier at Coachella even. I guess we have a thing for Auzzie’s…Regardless, there is no song I can famously be responsible for belting out randomly and riding the vibe until the end than the lead single off their latest project. Kevin Parker, thank you for blending psychedelic rock with a dance beat. You and the rest of the band have forever changed the modern rock scene.
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