David McCloud
2 min readJun 26, 2023

Listen to the playlist here

“Spatula” — GRIP

A dog biting into an electric fence. A simple piano loop and a repetitive 808 will never fail in my eyes.

“Beetleborgs” — BabyTron, Cordae

Man, listen. Tron is the future. Cordae keeps up with entertaining bars. The beat switch feels like the direct deposit hit. “Fuck a money counter, I can add it up like Archimedes” 😤

“RING ISLAND” — Varnish La Piscine

A lush & funky French groove. When the Molly hits in the club type vibes. A warm kaleidoscope of sound and color.

“New York, I love you but you’re bringing me down” — LCD Soundsystem

So yeah. This made me bawl my eyes out & im not sure why. I’m realizing I have an affinity for musical theater-y songs. There’s a longing and hatred here that’s very much felt.

“IF THERE’S NO SEAT IN THE SKY (WILL YOU FORGIVE ME???)” — Saya Gray

Transportive and explosive. A worm on a line hovering over shark infested waters. A witchy ritual in the dark forest.

“D Chill” — Stylen

Abrasive & too loud. Vibes only — drunk off Henny, screaming at the top of your lungs with your niggas type.

“First Testement” — Sauce Walka

Some of the realest raps ever, man. Sauce really conveys pain & relief in the same breath — each bar is a hail storm. At the top of the mountain like the Ricola Man. A butterfly reflecting on the traumas of a caterpillar.

“EVERYTHING I WANT” — Leven Kali

As smooth as a bike ride on the beach. A blunt in a hammock music. Sippin wine & two stepping with your partner vibe.

“Só me ligar” — BK, Sango, Gigantes, Julia Mestre

I don’t know what he’s saying but he’s goin crazy, I know that.

“Hi-Ya!” Domani

Madden ‘23 team select music(complimentary).

“STHHRESSED OUT” — Glah4L

A bubble bath. A Diddy bop anthem. If you don’t get money, you can’t dance to this, sorry.

David McCloud
David McCloud

Written by David McCloud

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