No one can answer the “Is it a banger?” question better than a booked-up DJ on the frontlines, road-testing new releases on the regular. At the end of each month, we’ll be tapping a handful of selectors to find out which records have been popping off the most in their sets. These are the hottest jams according to some of our dopest DJ friends. Take it from them; they know what they’re talking about.
Gramatik
Eric Krasno “Waiting On Your Love”
Admittedly, this single came out a few months ago, but Eric’s hot new album was officially released on July 8, so I hope this is okay. I just had to include one of his tracks, and this one has everything I love about his music: incredible guitar playing, mature songwriting and a heavy dose of blues. Yeah!
Medasin ft. JOBA “Daydream”
No secret that I’ve been a fan of Medasin and his beat-making for a long time. He did an incredible job at remixing my track “Native Son,” and to be honest, pretty much everything he’s ever put out is seriously awesome. With this new track, he took it to another level.
Russ Liquid & Carneyval ft. Emily Nichols “Let Me Stay”
My man Russ Liquid teamed up with Carneyval, a rising artist out of Virginia, for this relaxed and at the same time strangely euphoric track. Great production all around. Russ gives it that live feel and it’s all tied together perfectly by the sultry vocals of Emily Nichols.
Gramatik “War of the Currents”
This track from my album Epigram just received a remix treatment from three supremely talented dudes on the rise: Lookas, Awoltalk and Gill Chang. Because of the restriction to just one track, I couldn’t really decide which of the three remixes I wanted to spotlight… so I shamelessly used the original and hopefully you’ll give the remixes a good listen, as well. They certainly deserve it.
The Avalanches “Because I’m Me”
Sure, most people are saying that after all the hype The Avalanches didn’t really bring anything all that new to the table. But you know what, that’s fine with me. I dare you to not like this song.
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