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!!! “AM/FM”

The atmosphere to this is thick and humid, the sort of summer weather that makes you feel almost too aware of your body. There some moments where the song seems to pop like a bubble, and you get this feeling along the lines of getting a quick blast of AC, or the minute just after the humidity breaks and it starts to rain. !!! are great at this sort of evocative funk.

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Holy Ghost! “Static On The Wire”

This one seems like it was built specifically for roller disco, and so it’s a shame almost no one does that anymore. Maybe it’s more about the idea, though — you don’t necessarily have to be doing the act itself to enjoy that feeling of dancing and gliding. You just do it through imagined space rather than physical space.

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Mz Streamz “Go Go Girls”

This track isn’t profound, but I like the way that Mz Streamz wraps her words around it. It’s tight, but just loose enough that she complements the bounce of the beat, and she has room to show off her charm. She sounds like she’s smiling while rapping, which is always a good thing when the song is meant to be fun.

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