Follow the Sun REMIX

It is amazing what a beat can do to change a song.

I originally heard of Australian one-man-band (essentially) Xavier Rudd back in high school when "Better People" was playing constantly on my freshman dorm. This was a time when I was way into pacific rock and spent a lot of my time listening to Slightly Stoopid, John Butler Trio, Mishka, and other folk rock/reggae influenced bands so I was immediately hooked onto Xavier Rudd.

And here he is surfacing on my radar once again, but in a completely different light.
I had never heard "Follow the Sun", but after hearing the version that I am about to talk about, I knew that I needed to look it up. The lyrics are catchy and optimistic in true reggae style and immediately put me into a good mood when I heard them. Rudd jams on the guitar and harmonica and the original version is sweet and simple. I have posted the video below if you want to take a listen and escape.

And then there is the Talul edit. This song is essentially the same as the original version with an addictive beat that (dare I say) makes this song that much better.
You just have to check it out for yourself.

DAFT PUNK

Yes, you read right.
After an 8 year hiatus, Daft Punk announced a few months ago that they are making a comeback and releasing a full-length album through Columbia Records. They decided to tease all of America and air a 15 second teaser trailer (posted below) during SNL a little while back. The catchy background song went viral pretty quickly and a bunch of those clever electronic groupies made a bunch of fake songs.
Until, lo and behold, just a few days ago, "Get Lucky" was the first song to drop of the French quasi-anonymous duo's much anticipated album Random Access Memories. And it is wonderful.
It has a feel-good funk feel much thanks to the guitar skills of Nile Rodgers and the smooth singing of Pharrell Williams. Seems like a strange bunch, especially with the sweet melodies of Pharrell over the classic Robot Rock, but, hot damn, this song is catchy.
And people have seemed to agree. Since its release date just days ago, "Get Lucky" has broken Spotify's single day play count in both the UK and the US beating records held by "Pompeii" by Bastille in the UK and "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore in the US.
That is definitely saying something.
So keep an eye out in May for the full album because I know I am.