Sometimes it’s best to just dance off the stress in your life. Whether it is at the club, at a party, or in your dorm room, it’s so much fun to slide around the floor, throw your hands up, and hop around like a lunatic. But there is something missing, and that is some tunes! Here some amazing bass lines, addictive beats, and smooth synths that will push your body to groove around uncontrollably and show the dancefloor who is boss!
“Step Into My Life” by Jessie Ware – “What’s Your Pleasure” as a whole album is perfect to dance to, as there is a wide spread of styles to it. This track however is the best, mainly because of the horns on it.
“Face to Face” by Daft Punk – You can’t ever go wrong with Daft Punk. They really popularized the House genre in the 90s by providing catchy yet deeply immersive tracks. “Face to Face” is one of my favorites by them.
“D.A.N.C.E.” by Justice – If you don’t really dance, maybe you need some motivation from a track that tells you to dance! It doesn’t matter if you look weird or funny, just “do the dance!”
“Supernature” by Cerrone – When you talk about dance music, it’s hard not to bring up disco. I think Cerrone doesn’t get talked about enough in the genre. His best and catchiest song is “Supernature.” It’s long, but it sure doesn’t feel like it.
“You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” by Sylvester – A large amount of modern dance music is rooted in queer culture. Sylvester, an openly gay singer of the 70s, innovated dance music culture by being the first openly gay man to earn a dance hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Dancing On My Own” by Robyn – We all get a little lonely and sad occasionally. Why not listen to some Robyn to get out of that funk and into a happier groove?
“Blind” by Hercules & Love Affair – At the core of a good dance song is a stellar rhythm section. “Blind” is killer on all fronts, but it has one of the best bass lines and drumming on any modern disco song.
“I Can Change” by LCD Soundsystem – While minimal in the instrumentation, the emotion of this song is huge and is sure to hit you in the heart some way.
Alex Ross
Alex Rossis a third-year Communication student at Lock Haven with a focus in Journalism. This is his second year as an active member of the Eagle Eye and has been the Arts and Entertainment editor, News editor, and an active writer. He focuses on writing reviews for the A&E section, but has written stories for news, sports, and opinions. Outside of the newsroom, Alex enjoys record shopping, reading classic literature, and analyzing films. Alex hopes to work for a film or music news site as a writer or editor after graduation.