Happy New Music Friday! Just a quick post today but it includes some great brand new tracks for you to use in your next class. Some weeks I don't find much in the way of new music and other weeks I feel like I've hit the jackpot! Here are a few of today's finds that I'll be using in my upcoming playlists. I hope you can use some of them as well!
I'll be using sHe and Aftergold as flat roads and HandClap and Over and Over as climbs.
iTunes Links:
I am not often late to the party when it comes to music, but I definitely missed this week's favorite track when it came out almost a year ago. I discovered it recently at a PIYO class and it honestly took a few listens for me to really decide I liked it. I wasn't even thinking that it might be a song I'd use in a cycling class, but I'm planning on using it in tonight's playlist. At around 61 RPM's, it would make a great seated or standing climb. Give it a try, and feel free to comment on how you used it in your own class.
This week's favorite track is from Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow's new album iii. It was the second single released from the album back in December. I've used it a few times and then sort of forgot about it until I heard it play on the radio last week. At around 95 rpm's, it makes for a great flat road. Last time I used it, we did pick ups on the chorus.
Genghis Khan by Miike Snow iTunes Link
You can also check out several remixes here:
Genghis Khan Remixes iTunes link
Check out this fun mix:
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This question was asked, “Help! You're leading a 50 minute concert ride and play only 1 artist. Who is it?”, in the Indoor Cycling Instructors Facebook Group.
So, of course, my answer was U2!
Below is the playlist and mix I would use.
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Right Click to download this harmonically mixed set
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Select a download location
Once file is completely downloaded, find it in the location you selected
Drag the file into your iTunes or Spotify library OR
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From the drop down menu select “iTunes” or “Spotify”
File should begin playing and is now part of your iTunes or Spotify library
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Select “Save Link As”
Select a download location
Once file is completely downloaded, find it in the location you selected
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With St. Patrick's Day just a week or so away, it's time to start planning your playlists for a rockin' St. Patty's Day ride! This is one of my favorite rides that I do each year because there are so many great songs/bands to choose from that would fit into the St. Patrick's Day theme. If you've new to teaching or if you've just never put a St. Patrick's Day ride together, I hope this post can help you get started. Here are a few amazing band's that you'll want to check out when planning your playlist:
Young Dubliner's (Favorites: Bodhran, The Foggy Dew, I'll Tell Me Ma)
Flogging Molly (Favorites: Drunken Lullabies, Devil's Dance Floor, Swagger)
Dropkick Murphys (Favorites: I'm Shipping Up To Boston, Amazing Grace, The Boys Are Back)
Other favorites worth looking up: Van Morrison, The Cranberries, Gaelic Storm, U2 (obviously…), The Corrs, The Pogues, Enter the Haggis, Ronan Hardiman,
Here is my Spotify playlist from last year's class:
…and a Spotify playlist with some great Irish tunes from Topsify US:
https://open.spotify.com/user/warnermusicus/playlist/1aPnhuXOC4s4sHATS01ICA
And let's not forget the cool down/stretch. I came across this “Mashup” from The Piano Guys which features one of my favorite songs of 2015 and I've been waiting patiently to put it on this year's playlist:
I hope you've found some inspiration from this post to create your own playlist for an amazing St. Patrick's Day ride this year!
What's your favorite song to use for a St. Patrick's Day ride?