If you need reasons for why Valentine's day is not everyone's favorite "holiday", scan your Twitter and Facebook feeds for the updates of those who are, to put it mildly, Valentine-less. While it's great that there's a sappy Hallmark sponsored day about how easy breezy and syrupy love is, there are quite a few of us who live in the real world and deal with real relationships and find it hard to relate. However, rocky roads and broken hearts are not entirely bad (although they are entirely unavoidable): they lead to some of the most beautiful and poignant creative expressions a human being can come up with, especially when it comes to music. So in honor of love in all of its shapes, forms, and eventual metamorphoses, here are three recent tracks to add on to your Valentine's day playlist.
Goyte ft. Dice Raw - Game of Thrones Freestyle
First of all, Dice Raw's verses are near perfection. Beautiful layers, rhyme schemes, imagery, alliteration; a daring reminder that rapping is also about poetry. But then--but THEN Goyte's tender and near-shrill-but-sternly-grounded vocals come in with the hook and the full weight of the bitterness of the song hits you. Yet at the same time, the playful looping melody keeps the song airy and catchy enough for you to be hooked. A tremendous collaboration between Hip-Hip and Indie Rock, Game of Thrones Freestyle is a gem.
Lana Del Rey- Born to Die (Guxx Vamp Remix)
Think what you want about Del Rey, the girl knows a thing or two about relationship fails. Now whether or not you can stomach the way she sings about it is a valid argument, but that's why DJs exist. The Guxx Vamp mix of "Born to Die" is a beautifully crafted remix that is rich in layers and brings out dramas in the song you didn't notice while listening to the original track. It's like the heartbreak dance track of the year that will keep you spinning and bobbing as your heart is twirling in it's own confusion, and as you dance towards the light you hope the same is true for that beating muscle. By the time Guxx Vamp is done with this track, you realize that the you're new favorite mantra is "Sometimes love is not enough/and the road gets tough/ I don't know why." A song for a generation? I don't know, but definitely for this holiday.
3. Florence + The Machine - No Light No Light (Spector Ryan Gosling Remix)
While Adele makes heartache sound beautiful, Florence Welch makes it haunting, but who knew haunting could also be bumpin'? Call me crazy, but this remix almost makes the whole moving on and getting over process empowering, at least if you're in Florence's shoes. What does anything have to do with Ryan Gosling? Not sure, but as many of my single-lady friends have done today, just imagine him as your lover while listening to this track ladies, and wish yourselves Happy Valentine's Day. Cheers
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