Love in the Digital Age
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In the age of apps like Tinder and OkCupid, it’s easy to see a shift in how we date and mate these days. As Valentine’s Day fast approaches, we’ve highlighted our favorite heart-eye-emoji-inducing cuts to prep you for dating in the digital age. Swipe right, below.
“Double Tap” – Jordin Sparks ft. 2 Chainz
Instagram aficionados will know that feeling when the cutie you’ve been eyeing double taps your picture—it’s true love. With the days of passing love notes in algebra class behind us, no song can encapsulate love in the digital age quite like this one.
“How Deep Is Your Love” by Calvin Harris + Disciples ft. Ina Wroldsen
The video for this Platinum certified hit song is quite the showstopper, following supermodel Gigi Hadid in a delightfully disjointed manner enhanced with trippy visual effects, leaving us as dazed and dazzled as when we cop a great good-night kiss.
“Love Is War” – Electric Lady Lab
All is fair in love and war! Electric Lady Lab get us riled up to fight for love in this powerful pop anthem, with singer Stine Jacobsen’s emotive vocals kissed with just a touch of digital drama.
“Making Luv To The Beat” – WatchTheDuck
WatchTheDuck wax poetic to beautiful girls and beautiful beats everywhere on this electronic-soul cut. They told Fader, “[Maing Luv To The Beat] was inspired by those moments when you get lost in good music and act like no one’s watching you. At that point, you’re not just dancing, you’re making love to the beat.”
“She Wants” – SOS
Confidence is king when attracting your next conquest. SOS expertly blend slick beats and ethereal vocals with lyrics like “I might let you fall in love with me” and “I got that good-good bestest, put them others to shame”. Listen to this track as a pep-talk for yourself before approaching the guy or gal of your dreams.
“Two Hearts” – DJ Steve Powers & Vassy
With help from Reservoir writer Phil Bentley, DJ Steve Powers & Vassy perfectly bring to life that passion we all hope to have when meeting someone special. “When two hearts collide, we can find a light inside the dark, we can make a wildfire from a spark.” Sparks are definitely flying on this electronic-dance cut.
“Love System” – Le Galaxie
Irish EDM band Le Galaxie brings all the techie vibes to this cut with synth sounds and futuristic beats. If only there really was a love system we could download.
“Fall In Love” – Phantogram
Phantogram’s Sarah Barthel seduces us with her dreamy vocals while Josh Carter draws us in with his gritty beat on this electro-pop synth cut. The pair’s ying and yang effortlessly blend together to make us fall in love with the track (yeah we went there), even though the love they describe is less than rosy.
“Blind Heart” – Cazzette ft Terri B!
People do crazy things for love; it can trump all of our logical and rational thought. This electro-pop cut highlights that inner struggle with lyrics like “I try to control it, but control is what I lose, you got my blind heart holding on to you”.
“The Feeling” – Nadia Gattas
Sometimes the thrill of the chase is more exciting than taking home the grand prize. Danish pop star Nadia Gattas captures this feeling in her dance floor burner– “to have is not as good as wanting you, the feeling that you want me.”