As a great year comes to an end, we look back on all the amazing music that came out in 2011 and want to share with you our favorite songs of the year.  In our usual Music Monday fashion, we want to bring you a song suggestion for every day, including a weekend bonus! This week, each of us will showcase one of our favorite tracks, bringing you 12 of our favorite listens from 2011.  A huge thanks to our friends for all your support this year!! Goes without saying, we love ya. Also a shoutout to all the hard working DJ’s, producers, and promoters for making the dance music scene what it is today…respect.  We look forward to an amazing 2012 and to sharing more amazing music with you all!

Music Mondays: 12/26

Monday:

Radiohead - Lotus Flower (YT)

Bingo Players - Cry Just A Little (TM)

Tuesday:

Nujabes - Fellows (YT)

Juan Atkins - Dayshift (Oliver’s Nightshift Remix) (TM)

Wednesday:  

Zombie Nation - Tight (Etienne De Crecy Remix) (YT)

Avicii - Levels (Skrillex Remix) (TM)

Thursday:  

Phantogram - Don’t Move (YT)

Knife Party - Fire Hive (TM)

Friday:  
Steve Aoki - Heartbreaker ft. Lovefoxxx (YT)

Deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon (Madeon Remix) (TM)

Weekend Bonus:

Little Dragon - Ritual Union Album (YT)

Kaskade - Fire & Ice Album (TM)

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@kyledineen @alexyoon @groove_monsters

Let’s be honest, 128bpm isn’t always fitting for the daily mood swings you go through. Everybody loves to “untz untz” these days, but let me take this week’s Music Mondays to remind you of the groove within other genres! And maybe it’s just my perception, but the art of listening to entire albums instead of just singles is dying. I for one haven’t spent nearly enough time trying to capture the big picture of what musicians strive for with album production. I mean, listening to singles are so manageable (especially if you’re lacking HD space). But if you truly do enjoy an artist, take the time to respect and enjoy their work as a whole!

Now at first, I was hesitant to post about this topic. When you’re giving away free albums, I’m sure it’ll piss a few people off. However, I’m certain many of you probably 1. haven’t heard much of these artists or 2. aren’t making it a priority to buy music in these harsh economic times. But because I am so confident that this music will inspire you to one day purchase a ticket to experience these musicians live, imo it all works out! I really am just posting these as encouragement to go see more shows. Whether it’s a DJ, band, singer, or even a dance showcase, no amount of mp3s or Youtube clips can ever replace the live experience. So save a few bucks, get off your ass, and check out who’s coming to a venue near you!

Music Mondays: 12/5

Monday: Allen Stone - Allen Stone 
- favorite track: Unaware

Tuesday: Phantogram - Eyelid Movies 
- As Far As I Can See

Wednesday: Tame Impala - Innerspeaker 
- Lucidity 

Thursday: K-Os - Atlantis: Hymns For Disco 
- Sunday Morning 

Friday: Gorillaz - Demon Days 
- DARE

Weekend Bonus: Nujabes - Spiritual State [his last album. RIP]
- Dawn On the Side 

*reminder if any artist would like us to remove links to their music, contact us and we’ll glady remove them!

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@alexyoon @groove_monsters