Discover Hidden Gems: Crush/Puppy Love
Whether you are in relationship or single, we all deserve good music! Love might just be one of the hottest subject in music, and you can trust music team to find you the most niche picks for your valentine this year. For this week, team got together to discuss the theme of Crush/Puppy Love, the immature affection that gives you butterflies in your stomach. Listen to the playlist curated by the team for five hours of music and read on for a list of selected hidden-gem picks!
Is That True - YONLAPA
The Thai indie-pop band YONLAPA are masters at creating nostalgic guitar pop tunes drenches in the dream pop wash. "Is That True" encapsulates the sweet intoxication of yearning at gloam with soothing harmonies and silky vocals. Yet, beneath its calm surface, a passion is burning; the guitar riffs escalate throughout the track, unfolding into layers of greater vitality and intricacy.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Indie Pop
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I Wish You Were a Girl - 12 RODS
Like the title suggests, "I Wish You Were a Girl" is an unfiltered, unrefined expression of repressed, young, queer affection, in all its awkward charm. Through a simple yet effective chord progressions, 12 Rods tells the story of confusing puppy love.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Indie Rock
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Someone else - emotionals, sg lily
Plugg artists emotionals and Sg Lily navigate the whirlwind of first crushes with an adorable and playful pop song. The song's an album who's ever danced in the thrill and anxiety of innocent love. We are just friends, but why does my heart race thinking of you?
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Electropop
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A Teenager in Love - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
What spells teenage love better than Twee? MySpace sensation The Pains of Being Pure at Heart has largely been forgotten by our generation, but its representation of the rollercoaster of emotions involved in crushing is timeless.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Twee Pop
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I’m with You - The Millenium
60s pop band The Millenium wrote a song that feels like love from a millennium ago. "I'm With You" says that the greatest adventures are found in the joy of simply being with someone who makes the world feel just right, swaying together like we're in a Peanuts cartoon.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Psychedelic Pop
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What it Takes to Make You Love Me - Art Lown
Art Lown was already hip with situationships back in the 70s. "What it Takes to Make You Love Me" captures what it's like imagining a future with the one you love, while yearning for a clear signal that they reciprocate your feelings.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Country, Psychedelic Pop
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La Familia - Mirah
A quirky anthem for the girls who are scared of breaking the friendship. "La Familia's" a stripped-down track with a vocalist singing in cursive comic sans over trippy guitars.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Psychedelic Folk
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Corner of My Eyes - The Lemon Twigs
If you imagine crushing as a musical, then this 70s revivalist tune is perfect for you. This song feels like driving back to your hometown, hoping to meet the cutie that you've seen twice before.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Soft Rock
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Dandelion’s Revenge - Black Sandwich
Dandelion's Revenge is the weirdo representation on this list, where you've never learned what the "normal" reaction to love is supposed to be. Not all puppy love will feel like a RomCom, which is all the why we need more non-traditional representations of it.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Art Pop
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Dogs - Sitcom Arch Nemesis
i'm ready to learn, i'm ready to cry
i'm ready to have it hurt me when i say goodbye
when i'm with you
"Dogs" feels like the final moment of a crush, when you've gained courage to make the leap to the next stage with them.
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- FCC safe
- Genre: Post-Punk
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<a href="https://sitcomarchnemesis.bandcamp.com/track/dogs">Dogs by Sitcom Arch Nemesis</a>