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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 11h

Thundering drums, hypnotic bass, and a mantra for awakening - Cog's “Resonate” (2005) channels pure energy and defiance, blurring the line between riff and revelation.

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Resonate

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 1d

With soft guitar and piano, Ben Lee’s “Rise Up” is a warm acoustic hymn to perseverance and love - gentle, hopeful, and quietly defiant.

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Rise Up

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 2d

Harry Hayes - “This Place Is Ours” (2025) fuses pulsing house rhythms, glowing synths, and heartfelt vocals into a warm, late-night groove that feels like finding your people under neon lights.

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Harry Hayes - This Place Is Ours

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 2d

Hermitude's “The Buzz” (2015) (ft. Mataya, Young Tapz) blends airy vocals, hypnotic bass, and trap-infused beats into pure atmosphere - that electric moment as everything kicks in.

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 2d

Hermitude's "Speak Of The Devil" (2012) is a funky, upbeat track blending infectious electronic beats with playful hip-hop flair.

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Hermitude - Speak of the Devil (Official Video)

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 3d

A euphoric nu-disco revival built from Sam-Jam’s 1979 groove, “Dance & Chant” (2019) pulses with hypnotic bass, brass, and mantra-like vocals. Yolanda Be Cool spin vintage funk into modern dancefloor joy.

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Yolanda Be Cool - Dance and Chant (Official Video)

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 3d

Glide’s "Open Up & Croon" (1995) is a heavy shoegaze/rock track humming with wounded swagger - part confession, part taunt.

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Open Up And Croon

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 4d

Alice Ivy’s cover of “How Bizarre” (ft. Allday & Odette) renews OMC’s cult classic with bouncing beats, bright brass, and smooth vocals.

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Alice Ivy covers OMC 'How Bizarre' Ft. Allday & Odette for Like A Version

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 5d

MOWGLI & SANJAY's luminous remix of Jordane’s “When I’m Older” gives the track an electro-pop pulse.

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 5d

Jordane’s “When I’m Older” (2025) glows with soulful warmth - smooth R&B grooves, tender vocals, and longing for a love that's timeless.

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When Im Older

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 6d

Luke Hemmings’ “Benny” (2024) is a cinematic alt-pop slow burn, smouldering with quiet heartbreak about guilt, distance, and devotion that costs too much.

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Luke Hemmings - Benny (Official Visualizer)

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 7d

With lo-fi synths and soft beats, Headaches & Golden Vessel - “Make It Somehow” (2023) drifts through the quiet ache of fading love and a heart still hoping to reconnect.

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Make It Somehow

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 8d

Shimmering like a love you can still feel in your chest, Charlie Collins’ “Wish You Were Here” (2018) is dreamy alt-country melancholy wrapped in warmth and wonder.

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Charlie Collins - Wish You Were Here (Official Video)

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 9d

Beks ignites with “Who You Kidding” (2025), a glossed electro-pop anthem built on defiant truth, pulsing synths, and fearless self-presence.

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Who You Kidding

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 9d

Courtney Barnett's "Depreston" (2015) is a languid, melancholic meditation on mortality, memory, and the mundanity of life.

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Depreston - Courtney Barnett

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 10d

The Griswolds' “Nice To Meet Ya!” (2020) is an electro-funk-pop spark bursting with rhythm, connection, and feel-good energy.

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The Griswolds - NICE TO MEET YA! (Official Lyric Video)

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 10d

A lament for what almost was - Speedstar’s “Song For You” (2002) drifts from fragile acoustic intimacy to post-grunge catharsis.

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Song For You

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 11d

Gordi turns Augie March’s “One Crowded Hour” into pure quiet ache - stripped-back piano, trembling grace, and the soft hum of survival. It’s heartbreak reimagined as a hymn.

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Gordi - One Crowded Hour (Official Visualizer)

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 12d

Perth’s Adrian Dzvuke blends Afro House pulse with late-night vulnerability on “maybe sometime” (2025) - a tender, percussive confession that moves like memory caught between hope and hesitation.

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maybe sometime

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 12d

Charli Lucas flips heartbreak into rebellion on “How To: Ruin Everything” (2024) with sharp alt-pop and zero patience for lazy love.

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How To Ruin Everything - Official Visualiser

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 13d

Dreamy guitars and alt-rock grit collide in Lucky’s “Clover” (2025) - a hazy, heartfelt trip through lost innocence and quiet hope, chasing the luck you made for yourself.

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 13d

"'Lady Beetle' (2025) is a punchy, emotionally charged track that captures the messy thrill of breaking out of your comfort zone. Lucky delivers jangling guitars, driving bass lines, and a vocal that’s equal parts sweet and sardonic."

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Lady Beetle

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 14d

With soaring alt-rock grit and heart-on-sleeve melancholy, Trophy Eyes’ “Friday Forever” (2018) aches for the euphoric nights you never wanted to end.

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Trophy Eyes - Friday Forever (Official Music Video)

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 14d

Panama's aching vocals melt into Tinlicker’s lush synths in "Fade into Black" (2021) - ethereal, reflective, and melancholy.

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Panama & Tinlicker - Fade into Black [Official Visualiser]

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ChrisADED @chris247365.bsky.social · 15d

Hayden James' “Lifted” (ft. Tudor) (2022) brings shimmering synths, soulful euphoria, hopeful energy, and late-night calm.

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Hayden James - Lifted (feat. Tudor) (Official Visualizer)

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