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Spotify and Chill: Music to Smoosh To

We asked our music writers (and a few others) how they like to get down when they get down. Here’s what they told us:

Matthew Curtis:

“Get You (feat. Kali Uchis)” – Daniel Caesar

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“All The Way Down” – Kelela

“Special Affair” – The Internet

“Wait a Minute!” –  Willow

“All the Stars (with SZA)” – Kendrick Lamar

Mike Ryan:

“Can’t Take my Eyes Off of You” – Frankie Valli

“Sweet Dreams are Made of This” — Eurythmics

“Gold Lion” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Jax Adele:

“Sexy can I” — Ray J
“This is how we do it” — Montell Jordan
“Mikky Ekko Stay” — Rihanna
“Friday I’m in Love” — The Cure
“Diamond Rings 2007” — Deer Tick

Ben Shaw:

“My Funny Valentine” — Chet Baker

“I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” — Cecile McLorin Salvant

“Easy Living” — Dexter Gordon

Joe DeMarco:

“Evergreen” (love theme from “A Star Is Born”) — Barbara Streisand

“Like Someone In Love” — Performed by John Coltrane on the Album Lush Life

“Someone to Watch Over Me” — Performed by Ella Fitzgerald on the album Ella Sings Gershwin

“Whatever Lola Wants” — Performed by Mel Torme on the album Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley

“Not a Day Goes By” — Performed by Judy Collins on the Album A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim
Marc Clarkin:
“Mondo Bongo” — Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
“Lights Out” — Peter Wolf
“Scandal, Controversy, & Romance” — The Prissteens
“Babysitter” — Ramones
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Melanie Bertoldi:
“Runaway (U & I)” — Galantis

 

“Digital Love” — Daft Punk

 

“Alive” — Krewella

 

“Cinema (remix)” — Benny Benassi and Skrillex

 

“Fall Back 2U” — Chromeo

Louie:

“Pullup” — Cousin Stizz

“Fallin'” — Michael Aristotle

“Body” — Syd

“Fujiko” — Khary & Lege Kale

“Best Part” — Daniel Caesar