Dance You Outta My Head is a captivating disco-infused song, brimming with a nostalgic vibes laced over irresistibly groovy beats. Its dreamy melodies and pulsating rhythm create an enchanting ambiance that is perfect for setting the mood before a night out. Drawing inspiration from the energy of American Boy by Estelle and Kanye West, and the contemporary charm of Dua Lipa, this track exudes a positive and uplifting sound that is bound to get listeners moving and feeling uplifted.
Cat Janice’s track has taken TikTok by storm and even reached number 7 on the iTunes Worldwide chart. Despite its relaxed tempo, this jazz-infused song is undeniably groove-worthy. Whether you’re prepping for a night out or enjoying a laid-back weekend, this belongs on your playlist.
Fans of Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, and Dominic Fike are sure to connect with Janice’s vibe. Explore more of her uplifting tunes on Spotify.
Sadly, Janice was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer, a rare malignant tumour, in 2021 and has decided to leave the rights to her music to her seven-year-old son, Loren. She expressed, “I just wanted to put out something fun and positive. My art is all I have to leave behind.”
And what a legacy to leave, her talent serving as a testament to her resilience.
Stick Season, released a year ago, has seen a revival of folk/country music. It’s gripping chorus the backtrack to many viral TikTok posts. But is this all we are listening for?
Noah Kahan September 2021
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Around this time of year we reflect, we revisit the walls that broke our hearts and the faces that tried to fix them. We flick through photos to recreate pleasant days and find lost memories. We dream the days away and find that we would rather rest our head in this other worldly plain. There will always be blurred faces in the backs of our mind, always be those nights when you catch those wandering eyes and you question what if it had been more than kiss? What could be worse than this? Falling in love just to feel like you’ve missed. Something you didn’t have, something you didn’t lose, you learn to live with the decisions you choose.
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Our family figurines, just people in positions, we have placed them in to protect us from reality. The lives we lost because of something we found out, everything you’re doing all for someone else. People change because they have to, changed minds and changed lives we can live in our memories but we will not survive. There are the miracles of life and the joys of Christmas and summer but there is also the ‘season of the sticks’ a miserable time of year where life drags out the dirt you have tried to bury.
Noah Kahan June 2023
This song is evocative of campfire nights, of some distant life I am yet to have experienced but I am only really inspired by it’s chorus. There is talent and there is poetry but it feels lost to the rushed tempo, a racing mind too scared to settle on the thoughts that make it run, so it is clever in that sense but it feels undone, taking away the motional impact that a broken heart has, there is no time to settle with the pain, there is just the feeling of running away.
However, I am impressed and amused by the rhyming of sticks with exist and the verse:
‘ So I thought that if I piled something good on all my bad That I could cancel out the darkness I inherited from dad No and I’m no longer funny but I miss the way you laugh’
Covered by Olivia Rodrigo on BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge this song has truly got people talking, crying into the cuffs of their sleeves, singing along on drives through the country back to see old friends and family. There is so much pain in poetry but it can be beautifully to listen to as it unites us, an audible force in the face of adversity.
Emotionally intricate but rushed through, maybe we need to be braver and spend a little more time in the ‘Season of the Sticks’ to truly appreciate the warmth of summer.
Sam Ryder 2023 Amazon Prime original You’re Christmas To Me.
Christmas: Rushing home from work, last minute shopping, missing gifts. It is the busiest time of year but it must be this way to bring joy to each other on the big day.The frantic searches for sellotape the debates over what to get for that one odd family member and the sweaty trips through shopping centres all become worth it, sat surrounded by tendrils of eagerly torn wrapping paper, revealed presents buried in Christmas confetti, families, friends and lovers all find themselves under the tree, either experiencing or re-experiencing that unrivalled sense of joy once felt as a child.
As we age we realise that it is not some jolly man and his magic elves that make these moments (spoiler) but the people we hold close around us, it is not about the parcels under the tree but the people that put them there.
‘You’re Christmas To Me‘ by Sam Ryder is all about celebrating the people that bring is that chirstmassy feeling of being home after a long time away, throughout the year. The souls that bring us peace or the party depending on what we need. A vociferous expression of euphoria this track boasts a colourful feeling, Ryders gravitational energy taking us to the tree whether we are still in that busy store or stuck working.
You’re the star up on the tree
You’re the only gift I need
And I’d use up all my wishes If it only made you see
What a special time of year Full of joy and festive cheer
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With some jazz influences, a classic keyboard and a booming bass Ryder takes us all out to the Christmas party. Christmas is about community, about compassion, looking after each other through both dark days and bright ones, and one this tune Ryder reminds us to appreciate those who perform this, including yourself.
The festive track actually features in Amazon Prime’s new original Christmas film, Your Christmas or Mine 2, but could it double as a Christmas miracle and reach number one? If not it is still a banger which best believe we will be wrapping our presents too for years to come.
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