I lose everything — 75 percent of the time I can’t find my phone, keys or brain for that matter. However, an object I always keep track of is my iPod. I spend countless hours searching for good music. Here are a few tracks I consider the best in my iTunes library.
“Ride”
Cary Brothers
This guy gets my “All-time favorite music artist” award with this song. If you’re craving more, he has three other CD’s that have the same acoustic-folk feeling.
“Until the Sunrise”
Timeflies
A talented duo that uses elements of pop, hip-hop, electro, dubstep and rock. It’s hard to keep from dancing.
“Boiling Water”
Magnetic Man ft. Sam Frank
I spent three hours watching these guys on YouTube after they performed at Coachella 2011. They have amazing lights and a good electronic/dubstep mix.
“Young Love”
DJ Trademark
No music library is complete without a few good party tunes. This mash-up won’t disappoint any electronic music fan and is sure to pump up the volume.
“Take Everything”
Greg Laswell
This acoustic-singer/songwriter’s voice has the same consistency as Jonny Cash, and just released a new album Tuesday. Score.
“Greyhound”
Swedish House Mafia
This super-group consisting of Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello combines some of the top electronic/house artists in the business with beats that never disappoint.
“Cough Syrup”
Young the Giant
This is a fun song with a catchy beat that any Indie-music-lover will enjoy.
“Eyes Wide Open”
Gotye
An artist with the recent hit “Somebody I Used to Know.” However, he has a lot of underappreciated tracks that the mainstream music ignores, including this one.
“Ordinary Day”
Red
This cover was originally sung by Duran Duran, but Red does an awesome job capturing the emotion of the song
“Invincible”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Ester Dean
I’m not a huge fan of R&B or rap, but I love when rap artists feature female voices in their songs, because it’s a refreshing change from constant rap.