Like most things as of late, this Valentine’s Day is different. While celebrations seem smaller in scale, they also make way for an intimate recognition of love in all forms during times that so badly need it. From the steady warmth of platonic love to one of unbridled passion– thankfully, there’s a song for everything. Check out our picks for tracks to accompany you this heart’s day, to remind you that all the love you ever need is within you. But it doesn’t hurt to have good music along the way.
Jason Dhakal & LUSTBASS – “Body & Soul”
The Philippines’ Jason Dhakal crafts a sensual homage to love in all forms and practice, accompanied by masterful production by LUSTBASS. “Body & Soul” is a mesmerizingly crafted reminder that pleasure is a boundless human condition withheld to none.
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Def. – “SUNSET WITH YOU”
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South Korean singer and producer Def.’s (a.k.a. JAY B of GOT7) “Sunset With You” is a syrupy confessional that reminds us of our first love—the quiet longings we keep tucked in between the parts of us that weigh rationality against the impulse of grander pursuits. The track evokes the natural highs of a love that feels complete and whole, free of pretense and ego.
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F.HERO ft. Bright Vachirawit – “Sad Movie”
Thai hip hop icon F.HERO teams up with heartthrob Bright Vachirawit in the NINO-produced track “Sad Movie.” Unrequited and failed love is often explored in music for its endless wealth of subject material, but in “Sad Movie,” reflectiveness takes the place of raucous odes of regret with Bright’s soothing vocals and F.HERO’s refreshing flow.
Jay Park – “Joah” (Like)
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There’s something eternally endearing about South Korean multihyphenate Jay Park’s older catalog—one that exudes his timeless boyish charm reminiscent of a schoolboy crush, that boy next door you’ll always pine after. Kick it old school with his swoon-worthy 2013 track “Joah.”
MILLI – “Not Yet!”
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Thai rapper MILLI has built her career around her penchant for the unconventional at only 19 years old. In her dance pop-inspired track “Not Yet,” she emphasizes the necessity of consent in all relationships. A reminder that even on a day for love, there is nothing sexier than consent.
keshi – “TOUCH”
Vietnamese-American singer keshi’s “TOUCH” is an atmospheric profession of desire. In the mellow track, there’s a sense of vulnerability and rawness that feels universal in its desire to hold someone with no caution, no wariness, no viral threats to the human desire of being touched.
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NIKI – “Every Summertime”
Indonesian singer NIKI pieces together an evergreen feel-good love song in “Every Summertime,” capturing the way heat prickles at the skin and balmy summer nights with a childhood crush.
kiyo – “Ikaw Lang” (Only You)
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Filipino rapper kiyo pens what seems like the ultimate representation of traditional love in “Ikaw Lang” (Only You), through its quiet, easygoing self-assuredness that you’ve found the impossible—the mythical soulmate that poets have endlessly searched for and man has waged war in the name of The One.
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