BEST INDIE CHILL – WEEK 44 2014
by Jess Grant
10/31/14
Happy Halloween, hipsters! I hope you're all dressing up in ratchet costumes, going out partying and getting laid tonight, or if you're anything like me, staying at home in your PJs, watching cheap horror movies and eating your way through the candy you was going to give to the children, but decided to keep for yourself instead. Either way, what better way to wind down All Hallows' Eve than with some best indie chill songs from the likes of Cyril Hahn, Austin Johnson and JMSN? Trust me, you're going to be thanking me for this later when you've heard “Thriller” so many times, your ears have started to bleed. To the music!
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HOW TO DRESS WELL – PRECIOUS LOVE (CYRIL HAHN REMIX)
Praise be! Cyril Hahn has transformed the incessantly whiny bitch that is How to Dress Well into a beautiful angel on this misty-eyed remix of “Precious Love.” The Bern-born, Vancouver-based producer never lets me down. Love ya, Cyril!
AUSTIN JOHNSON – ARYLL
Austin Johnson is back with more “music your cat can fall asleep to” with “Aryll.” This chilltrap instrumental opens up the Brooklyn artist's debut EP, Hero, which is pretty much one of the most delightful EPs I've had the pleasure of hearing this year. Grab it for free here, then sit back and watch as Colonel Snazzypants effortlessly drifts off into the land of nod.
JMSN – ENDS (MONEY)
Justin Timberlake, just retire already. Now you're gonna be a baby daddy, leave it up to JMSN to deliver the future sex love sounds on his self-titled sophomore album, out December 9th. For real though, Christian Berishaj has never sounded so fresh. Detroit represent!
SAJE – TAKE CARE OF YOU
More sexy Frenchmen making more sexy music for more sexy people?
JULIAN KRUSE – MEMORIES
Julian Kruse actually dropped this evocative instrumental three months ago, but most of us are only discovering it now thanks to the coveted Mr. Suicide Sheep uploading it to his YouTube channel accompanied by this immersive video. Hit play, dive in and escape.
BELGRAVE – PLAYING GAMES
It's such a cliché, but they don't make songs like “Playing Games” anymore. The debut single from Belgrave simultaneously feels contemporary and like a 1980s classic. No longer do I have to lay awake at night worrying “What the fuck happened to Hurts?” as I can simply listen to this London crooner instead. And did I happen to mention he's ridiculously good-looking, ladies?
OCEAÁN – VERITAS
Is this chill? It's kind of making me nervous. I haven't heard anything like it before, except maybe that one Jai Paul record I listened to once and never again. That said, I can't stop playing it, partly out of utter confusion, partly out of sheer fascination. Same applies to the Manchester producer's previous single, “Grip.” More please?
TENTERHOOK – GO EASY
Ásgeir hand-picked his European tour support wisely. Like the troubadour he's opening for, Tenterhook is bounding with talent at such a young age (19-years-old, to be precise!). The London artist is making kind of similar music, too, only with a bit more of an indie-pop kick. There's also a hint of Coldplay in there, and I mean that in the nicest way possible.
RISH KHANNA – SKYFALL
Steve Aoiki was caught downloading Rish Khanna's music for a reason. The 19-year-old from Vancouver is making some of the most unique, inspiring and creative music on the blogosphere at the moment. If you didn't believe post-EDM was a thing, you can go ahead and believe that now. And this is the kid to lead it (alongside Porter, of course!).
MAJID JORDAN – HER (STWO REMIX)
If you thought the original “Her” was sexy, then wait until you hear this remix by the Parisian producer, stwo. Dude has turned down the tempo and turned up the bass, resulting in a deep and spacious chilltrap groove that makes me want to make babies.
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Jokes aside, I hope you all have the best Halloween ever, hipsters. Just remember, don't drink too many Bloody Marys.
About Jess Grant
When Jess Grant isn't writing on music, she can be found playing it – on her guitar, on her ukulele, and on her recently acquired mandolin. Playing it hideously, she ought to add. Jess also studies. She studies the English language, to be precise. Jess is currently on her way to a degree in the subject, and enjoys starting and never finishing novels, screenplays, and poetry in her spare time. She also likes dogs. Lots of dogs.