Raury pours an aromatic espresso shot of happiness into my morning with this one. His project Strawberry Moon is an evolution of what we've seen since the time he was outside a Childish Gambino concert on a UHaul. Spontaneous Happiness is the vibe h…

Drakepropiation should be a term at this point. Drake could make a song with a country artist tonight and introduce it to a whole new audience but also reset the genre crazy. Might sound wild to put out there but him doing dance music only stands to…

Not sure what happened to this guy but when Chibu dropped this song in it took me back to 2016 when I was not really thinking about music at all and this hook went crazy. If you are looking for a deeply introspective song to lean into and find incre…

Shota Boy was an early participant to our Live Phlote Show and has consistently worked his way up our system. Each time he's come through more consistently the next time around. This song sounds like a relaxing sunday drive down the coast with the t…

JME raps like a wood chipper taking down the English language one tree in each line. Nothing is recycled here just tossed back into a compost heap in your earhole as he fills it without any thought for your hearing. The UK has a language all of its …

Today is a proud day for the team as we prepare to bring the Phlote Live Show to our home in DC. Phlote.xyz is identifying new talent daily, and in DC, SingNasty is proving to be a top-tier curator. His passion for live events has made his ear sharp…

Are you just getting off of work? After a long day of doing a job you despise nothing hits better than a song that isn't too much. Especially now that the summer is kicking in and inflation is higher than Jesus with a jetpack. Lulu Rose is that calm…

Naira Marley's music is a kickback. Each song in this set is a subtle breeze going through my hammock while my feet are angled tremendously. Naira's recipe for the groove is a combination of many different languages that are then combined into a spe…

Anna Luther's "Pins & Needles" is a beautiful slowly escalating roller coaster of dandelions and bubbles that cruises along. Impacting around the two-minute mark is a march toward your problems like an agitated grizzly bear toward a camper. This…

Walking my face toward the endless fauna I find it easy for my mind to escape into the vines and leaves. Another forgetful summer on this planet and nothing seems as it once was. The ability to give up has never felt so accessible in my life. I've b…