‘Paris’ by The Chainsmokers

May 18, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Originally posted January 17, 2017, the blog post may have been edited for clarity and updated with relevant information and links. Because the first single by The Chainsmokers in 2017 would be about Paris. Several of my friends texted me when the single dropped a few days ago. I’ll be heading to Vienna and Paris […]

Good Things Fall Apart by ILLENIUM feat. Jon Bellion

August 3, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Take a deep breath. I’ve done personal essays on the blog before about what’s been going on in my life, but it doesn’t feel right to publicly discuss every single thing. I’m trying to keep everything All I can say is that I know that these recent decisions have been far from comfortable. I can […]

Bye Bye by Gryffin feat. Ivy Idara

May 15, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

It’s been a while since I shared a song on the blog. I kept forgetting sharing this one because I couldn’t remember the artist. It wasn’t until I was sitting at a Mother’s Day dinner where the restaurant was blaring EDM that this song reappeared and I was able to recall some lyrics to Google. […]

On Replay | Fall 2018 Playlist

October 30, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Music inspiration on replay for Fall 2018

Superhero by Lauv

September 17, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lauv strikes again with a low-key heartbreak hit

Just Hold On by Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

June 12, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My personal anthem for Summer 2018 found me while playing background music on YouTube. I recently announced that my Parisian journey has taken a shift—it just feels right that this Steve Aoki song came on while writing the blog post. Just Hold On is another reminder to keep up having faith in yourself and your […]

This Town by Kygo feat. Sasha Sloan

March 26, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

One of Kygo’s singles from his EP Stargazing

Know Now by Delamare feat. Loé

February 7, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I love following La Belle Musique on SoundCloud because I discover tracks like this one by producer Delamare and singer-songwriter Loé. Delamare & Loe dropped Know Now at the end of 2017, but it’s well worth putting on replay through 2018. I first heard Loé last summer with his single Circles.

Riding Shotgun by Kygo & Oliver Nelson feat. Bonnie McKee

November 6, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

It may be towards the end of year, but there is plenty of music yet to come before those “Best of 2017” playlists come out. Kygo does it again ‘Riding Shotgun’ with Oliver Nelson and Bonnie McKee. A story of seemingly impossible love, it’s all about keeping it alive, even if it drives you crazy. […]