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AMF Music | June '25
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Happy Summer, friends šš¾
If youāve also been suffering through the first heat waves of the season, I hope youāre keeping cool when you can and staying hydrated. Last summer, when Slic dropped Unbearable Heat right as summer was fading to fall, I was pumped for summer 2025 to hit because I knew exactly what Iād be promoting šš„µ Iāve already listened to that twice this month, both times after saying āthis shit is unbearableā - great SEO, Slic.
Of course, thereās always newer music, and Iāve been in a good collecting flow. Thereās a new w33kly below, and Iām also happy to share a new playlist from Mapate. The past few months have seen some good synergy across the AMF network - designers getting in touch with artists, venture people contributing to songwriting sessions, and lots of overdue intros being made. If youāre a creator or someone in need of a creative team, remember thatās a big part of the mission here at AMF. Itās not hard to find good collaborators; itās about looking in the right places and sometimes just getting lucky.
Also - Iāve made an Apple Music option for those who prefer itā¦itās my apology for missing last month. Despite my sarcasm about usually sticking to Spotify myself, I do respect that folks may prefer it for any number of reasons. So here is w333ks - you donāt need to be impressed by the numbers theme, itās just nice to have one š
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Featured Playlist:
This year, Mapate has dropped off a couple of album recommendations for us, but this time heās started up a playlist inspired by the sounds that many of us came up on. New Quiet Storm was born out of casual songwriting conversations - figuring out what special sauce MkGee has tapped into, hearing Sadeās name popping up in arguments about Jay-Z, what is the spirit that Myles Smith and Lauvey have channeled from previous generations. In 2025, itās not uncommon to hear the familiar intro to a song that brings back deep nostalgia, just to hear hi-hats and a gnarly 808 crash the party. Itās a āremixā by 7 trap rappers named Lil [Somebody] who were born 30 years after that song came out, and they messed it up.
Fortunately, that isnāt the only narrative happening right now, and we also have bands like The Internet who have been holding down good indie R&B and hip hop for over a decade now, and Rema, whoās brought a youthful energy and sincerity to his genre-fusions for a few years now. This playlist will stand to be a perpetual calm before the storm, and a unique documentation of a new type of quiet storm.
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Featured Mix:
This one is for the heads - rarely do I search a mix by name knowing what I want to hear, but thatās what I did this timeā¦once again inspired by the heat radiating through all my clothes and devices. Every summer sinceā¦wow, 2017 when Calvin Harris released Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1, Iāve ended up with a group of people who randomly remembered that album and said they needed to hear a song from it. I was recently driving with someone who played folk music for the first hour of a 2-hour drive, and on the way back a third person who joined us suggested we listen to this album. One week into June and the quota was met.
As Iāve been trying to actively search for mixes more often, the instinct hit me to find a good mix of this project. Surprisingly, there werenāt as many just lying around as I thought there would be. Then I stopped being surprised because of course Sony UK couldnāt let that happen. Or maybe DJs and fans alike just love and respect this project for what it was the first time around. But this mix - that blends in Brent Faiyaz, Dua Lipa, Childish Gambino, and other crossover pop stars with the original tracks - has under 1,000 views in 3 full years. Thatās more criminal than the piracy.
Jokes aside, this mission to discover more music and share it was intended to lead me to gems like this, and Iām very happy I took the dive. I will certainly be spinning this one a few more times this summer, and I hope it scratches that same itch for one of you. š
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Happy 4th of July to all who celebrate, and Iāll talk to you guys next month šāš¾
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