Amping Up the Ambience

Hello again,

How are you feeling about the Grammy wins? 🏆

Whether you’ve been rooting for your favorite artists or simply watching the show unfold, one thing we can learn from first-time winners who have been in the game for years is that there’s always a right time for the right music to shine.

So keep creating and keep being inspired. You never know — the world might surprise you.

Now that the rainy season’s subsided a bit and the sun’s shining again here in Singapore, it’s the perfect weather to host weekend house parties before the sweltering heat gives us a run for our air-conditioners.

This week, I’m dropping some chill tunes you can play in the background in between meals, yaps and laughs. You deserve a feel-good time 🎵

Have a great day,

Val ♫

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In this week's setlist:

• 🍳 Brunch Bops

• 🍸 Afternoon Tea Disco Hour

• 🍾 Lounge Evenings

• 🎶 New Music This Week

🍳 Brunch Bops

Whenever I think of a brunch vibe, I picture a quaint café at Maxwell / Outram Park filled with lush greenery and the smell of roast coffee in the interior, paired with soothing bossa nova in the background.

How do you like your beats? Here are some tunes aside from the usual bossa nova to complement your brunch aesthetic for your guests at home:

• When The Summer Calls by Moorea Masa & the Mood

• Tango by Birdtunes

• Riser by Felix Hien

🍸 Afternoon Tea Disco Hour

Whether you’re sipping on an Aperol Spritz, downing pints or enjoying small pastries, your happy hour wouldn’t be complete without some easy, chill house beats and funky synths.

Recreate your cocktail / light beer afternoons at home with these upbeat tracks:

• Have Fun by Soft soft pillow

• back and forth by manon

• make way for us by Tamerian

🍾 Lounge Evenings

If you’re the type who treats yourself to a chic, overpriced bar just to soak in the vibes every now and then, it’s about time to bring that vibe home and experience it whenever you want 🍸✨

Give your cozy house parties, hotpot dinners and board games night a little oomph with these:

• May I Have This Dance by Gaston

• Enjoy The Ride by Joe Beard, Isaac Waddington and Mathilda Homer

• Time Off by Paul Grant and Joe Bae

🎼 Lyric of the Week

🎶 New Music This Week

Universe by Annika Bennett: I listened to this on the plane as it took off into the afternoon skies, and seeing Manila from above while the vocalist hummed “Oooh” made me feel like I was floating.

HEAVEN IS A HARLEY by Tiger La Flor: This song is giving Lana Del Rey’s Summertime Sadness — if it had a pink-draped, coquette sister.

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