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CUE MUSIC<br />
GET COZY<br />
by Ryland Shelton @rswissarmyknife<br />
5. Tom Misch, Geography<br />
A blanket of flawless instrumentalism and long-play, bassy<br />
jazz-injected R&B tracks rolls out under the late-night smoky<br />
vocals of Misch and guests to create an album that is essentially<br />
the perfect low-light soundtrack.<br />
If there’s one thing I love about this time of year as the days<br />
get shorter and shorter, it’s that the nights get longer and longer.<br />
I mean, c’mon! Nothing can dull that for me - not the traffic,<br />
not the constant mental list-building of perfect (or, face it,<br />
just plain adequate) gifts to buy, not the emotional boot camp<br />
in preparation for the inevitable moment family conversations<br />
turn political… No, winter nights are the refuge of the<br />
winter-weary. Go ahead, spend those daylight hours traipsing<br />
around town melting your radio with nonstop Christmas<br />
tunes. Winter nights are for holing up at home and getting<br />
cozy.<br />
And don’t get me wrong, those holiday favorites are great… the<br />
first 76 times. But boy oh boy, #77 falls on your ears like a cinnamon-spiced<br />
velociraptor screech. Save Mariah for the office<br />
karaoke party. Your ears and sanity will thank you, even if your<br />
coworkers don’t…<br />
4. Troye Sivan, Bloom<br />
The latest full-length album from the Australian dreamboat popstar<br />
is a sweeping, synthy, sexy collection of tracks, flowing over<br />
with honest melodies and heart-pumping lyrics. Pepper these<br />
into your date night playlist as the fire gently winds down… to<br />
wind you right back up.<br />
You can feed your fix of Fa-la-la-la-la on trips to the mall - try<br />
decking your own halls with these new albums that jingle all<br />
the right bells. These are the albums that are the perfect underscoring<br />
to executing those marathon recipes you’ve been dying<br />
to try (if that winter veg soup doesn’t have 27 ingredients, aren’t<br />
you just opening a can?), to building a fire that would earn you a<br />
Scout badge, and to making the most of time under the blanket<br />
with someone special in front of that fire. Like I said, it’s time to<br />
get cozy.<br />
So whether the weather outside is frightful, or the fire is just<br />
tooooo delightful, my best advice this holiday season is to make<br />
the most of the time you have. You can start with tonight. Happy<br />
Holidays, everyone.<br />
QP<br />
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