{"id":70062,"date":"2019-02-08T14:23:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=70062"},"modified":"2019-02-08T14:23:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:23:53","slug":"single-jams-a-kjhk-collaborative-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2019\/02\/08\/single-jams-a-kjhk-collaborative-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Single Jams&#8221;: A KJHK Collaborative Playlist!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do the DJ&#8217;s of KJHK listen when they want to say &#8220;nuts&#8221; to love? Find out below, as we collected the responses of over 15 Executive and DJ Staff talk about their &#8220;Singles Dance&#8221;!\u00a0 Stay tuned to Twitter and Social Media for the upcoming Spotify playlist link!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kyle Wernimont<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Junior, Secondary Education<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Content Director<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d: <\/b><b>\u201cNO FUN\u201d by Joji: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s no secret around KJHK how much I love the Youtube sensation-turned Lo-fi hip-hop darling George Miller aka Joji. I had been waiting for their newest album, \u201cBALLADS 1\u201d ever since the announcement and slew of dark and moody singles, and it did not disappoint. While there are songs on the record that grab my ear more at times, \u201cNO FUN\u201d has this summer-y, infectious, \u00a0\u201cscrew everyone else, I\u2019m gonna be me\u201d vibe that everyone could use a little of every now and again. Joji doesn\u2019t want to be left alone, but sees it as a situation to make the best of\u2019. The song has an unusually hopeful vibe for Joji, and seeing him sing about being content is somewhat of a new lane for the budding artist. The vocal harmonies during the chorus and Joji\u2019s demeanor make this song my number one go to when all I\u2019d like to do is spend a day with one of my best friends: myself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Vlej7QUGGE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sasha Arteaga<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Junior, Music and English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday 12-3am, Music Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStill Clean\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Soccer Mommy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m generally the kind of person that doesn\u2019t care too much about Valentine\u2019s Day either way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kXPyZqfIces\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cole Billings<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Freshman, Film &amp; Media Studies<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday 3-6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b> <b>\u201cBack When I Was 4\u201d by Jeffrey Lewis:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A song that goes through the ages of a fictional Jeffrey, it creates a full circle of love, despair, being young and naive, losing your loved ones, and more in a track which spans over 128 years in just under 5 minutes. A true folk tale indeed, Jeffrey Lewis\u2019 opening track to \u201cIt\u2019s the Ones Who\u2019ve Cracked That the Light Shines Through\u201d gives you all the emotions you would expect to feel on a lonely valentine\u2019s day. (But don\u2019t worry, you\u2019ll never be truly alone if you have some good tunes to listen to)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AsG1_3OTzyY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jaya Chakka<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sophomore, Behavioral Neuroscience \/ Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Music Staffer, Rotation DJ<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b><b> \u201cIt\u2019s Too Late\u201d by Wild Belle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Relationships can be great, but this isn\u2019t necessarily the case <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 especially <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when one person is more emotionally invested than the other. \u201cIt\u2019s Too Late\u201d is a punchy song about ditching someone who isn\u2019t treating you right and recognizing your own worth. On top of its empowering message, the song is also a total bop. It\u2019s full of catchy synth bass lines and gritty saxophone solos, which make a surprisingly killer combination. The lyrics might be a little cynical, but this tune is a great reminder that being alone on Valentine\u2019s Day isn\u2019t all that bad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XKoPhrJPPbw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Caroline McCone<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Freshman, Journalism <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Music Staffer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b> <b>\u201cGreen Eyes\u201d by Wavves: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety knows no name on the topic of relationships; friends, families and partners alike supply some of the most foreboding and intense anxiety there is to give. Although, the brighter side about it is the equally joyous feeling of not really caring about it. \u201cGreen Eyes\u201d by Wavves is a rock song that creates a contrast through some mildly depressing lyrics behind an exciting, messy track as frontman Nathan Williams can\u2019t decide between yelling or singing the entire song. In fact, the instrumental doesn\u2019t know whether it should be calm or intense as well. The song\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m afraid all my friends hate me but I don\u2019t really care\u201d and \u201cI think I\u2019m in love but I don\u2019t want to be\u201d attitude is something I\u2019m able to relate to! Although, I\u2019m also too busy being distracted by the insane rhythm of distorted guitars and booming bass to genuinely acknowledge how upsetting the words could be. \u00a0This song is my go-to single\u2019s song since it embodies one of my favorite pass-times; driving alone late at night with that bliss that I don\u2019t care what anybody thinks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agmKa_CON9k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Miranda Roberts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Junior, Marketing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music Director, Hickory Wind<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d: \u201cO.M.G. (I\u2019m All Over It) by Jenn Champion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We all remember how great Valentines Day was as a kid \u2012 endless candy, in-class parties, valentines from your crush. With age comes cynicism, and we now understand this holiday isn\u2019t built on love, but on consumerism. Whether you are single or not, I think a night of dancing is preferable over waiting hours for a table at a restaurant full of PDA. So table those dinner plans and queue up some Jenn Champion. \u201cO.M.G. (I\u2019m All Over It)\u201d is the perfect song for boycotting corporate America\u2019s day of love. She sings, \u201cI don&#8217;t wanna fall in love tonight\u201d and that instead, \u201cWe&#8217;re gonna dance all night.\u201d Hope your 14th is full of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">furious <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dancing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4XByVIQqHM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deegan Poores<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Junior, Political Science<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music Staff, For the Record<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d: \u201cPretty Wings &#8211; uncut\u201d by Maxwell:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A long term relationship I was in ended last fall, so this will be my first Valentine\u2019s Day without a significant other in two years. I\u2019ve been getting heavily into Maxwell over the past year or so, and \u201cPretty Wings\u201d was an immediate stand-out for me from his 2009 album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLACKsummer\u2019snight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He described the song as being about \u201cmeeting the right girl at the wrong time,\u201d and for me that wasn\u2019t the case. We were the right person at the right time for each other for roughly a year, with a year of not wanting to let go of that feeling, even though I realize now that it would have been much better for the both of us if we had. These past few months have been rough, but I have grown so much as a person during that time. I have learned so much about self love and taking care of myself. I have learned so much about discovering areas of myself I didn\u2019t know about and finding worth in myself again. I have learned so much about being able to love someone and knowing that it\u2019s best to not be with them. She has been in another long term relationship since then, and while it hurt for a long time, I\u2019m at a place right now where I feel incredibly happy for her. I\u2019m so glad that she\u2019s able to create memories with this person, and that she\u2019s found the right person for her for this time. I have a lot of ways to grow as a person still, but I\u2019m excited to discover and understand more about myself than I ever have before. It\u2019s still hard at times, and this Valentine\u2019s Day will be difficult, without the romantic dinner and being able to gaze into someone I love\u2019s eyes. However, listening to the vibrant and consoling sound of Maxwell\u2019s \u201cPretty Wings\u201d on repeat right now reminds me that I\u2019m in a place that I\u2019m more than happy with, and that love for oneself and being able to forgive are incredibly important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YtBovYHx0vw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lily Swanson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Freshman, Film and \u201cMedia Studies\u201d (whatever that means)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturdays 3:00pm &#8211; 6:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d: \u201cSave A Prayer\u201d by Duran Duran<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This underrated 80\u2019s gem had your mom in tears. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They smelled like a sound. They were lost. They were found. They were\u2014Duran Duran. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though their debut album had been well received, they were still very much a group of Bowie wannabes, in the strain of more established acts like Japan. But with the release of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1982, Duran came the closest they ever would to having a sound of their own. The only slow track on an album with a powerful, driving beat, \u201cSave A Prayer\u201d has been proven to make <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">angels<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The track whisks its listener away to a tropical paradise, where twenty-somethings in oversized white suits stare dramatically into open widows, or sit in trees playing guitar to elephants. If you can get past the pretty-boy facade, Nick Rhodes shows off some reasonably innovative synth, and John Taylor, as always, lays down the chillest goddamn baseline you\u2019ve ever heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut Lily!\u201d you say, your stupid face looking up at me, \u201cIf you really want something to listen to when you\u2019re lonely on Valentine\u2019s Day, why not \u2018Ordinary World\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look here bucko:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOrdinary World\u201d is 90\u2019s alt-pop trash, albeit, with an iconic guitar solo. But Save A Prayer is a romantic journey into nothing, emblematic of an era we will <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">never<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> live down, and do not deserve to. Now if you don\u2019t mind, I\u2019m gonna go snap on a fanny pack and burn all my scrunchies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(I would also like to take this time to posit that Def Leppard is terrible, and does not deserve to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Thank you.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Uxc9eFcZyM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dylan Fox<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Senior; Double Major in Political Science and Strategic Communications<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Engagement Director<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b><strong> \u201cThe Last Dance,\u201d by Trisomie 21:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Lille, France, Trisomie 21 is a dark\/cold wave group from the early \u201880s that hit a resurgence in popularity sometime this decade when more of their material surfaced in anglo-centric music blogs. More notably, this song arose accompanied by footage from a new wave club called Chabiens 777 in 1986. The song is drowned in delay and soaked in a reverb that warbles the moaning vocals. Each gated snare hit cuts into a broad, dejected songscape and punctuates the chuckling, chorus-spinning bass. This is a song for singles, or more particularly, for dancing alone. There is sort of perverse aura around the song that disqualifies it from parties. Like a cranky old hermit, it can no longer communicate what it feels is appropriate outside, instead, a bedroom will suffice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3ZVZVMIG7g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fabian Rosales<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Freshmen, Journalism: News and Info\/ Film and Media Studies<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday 12am-3am<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b> <strong>\u201cBruise,\u201d by Ryan Beatty:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBruise\u201d released with the album \u201cBoy in Jeans\u201d in on July 20th, 2018. This song is a good representation of forbidden love. Beatty sings about him going to a school dance with his girlfriend. While his girlfriend was in the bathroom he was in the bathroom kissing a boy. He sings about how guilty he felt, but also how much he misses the boy. He experienced his first love. In the chorus he sings how he wished he could\u2019ve had danced with him instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJezGUWDExE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Patrick Kennedy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Senior, Geography<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co Music Director &amp; Cohost of The Big Sad<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2122<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emo bands have no shortage of songs about relationships, and while I\u2019ve been a fan of the genre long enough to know that there are some pretty terrible takes \/ lyrics, there\u2019s also some great albums that explore subject. My favorite of which at the moment has to be the album Hard Feelings by Future Teens. I\u2019d add the whole album to this playlist if I could, but the song I think fits best is \u201cIn Love or Whatever.\u201d I think in the context of the album the song is supposed to be about how using relationships to try to cover up your insecurities only leads to awkwardness and frustration, but that\u2019s just my take!! My other take is that this song undoubtedly slaps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pyrSiWuDLU8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bailey Tredway<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sophomore, Photography<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday 12am-3am, music staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u201cNot My Baby\u201d by Alvvays:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During Valentine\u2019s Day, people who are single often feel unsatisfied while the concept of love and a relationship is glorified around them, and the perks of being single are often forgotten. However, in \u201cNot My Baby,\u201d Alvvays vocalist and guitarist Molly Rankin sings of just leaving a relationship and the benefits that come with it: going out because you want to, feeling no obligation to check your phone all the time, and finally not seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses. The song resonated a lot with me when I listened to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antisocialites<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> almost religiously in 2018, and still does, especially with Valentine\u2019s Day coming up. Not only is it a great jam (the whole album is), but it\u2019s a wonderful reminder that being single can be great!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ra1l19zJts8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graham Wilhauk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Freshman, English and Journalism (Strategic Communications)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music Staff <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b><strong> \u201cChanges\u201d by David Bowie:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever wanted to slow dance but you don\u2019t have a significant other to dance with? If you feel this way, do you still want to move but also FEEL moved? If this is the case, you should make some ch-ch-ch-ch-changes in your playlist and add this classic right to the top! While other songs may talk about relationships and how they feel about them, David Bowie will just give you some advice to \u201cturn and face the strange changes.\u201d This is not really a song that will shatter you with its depressing and lonesome lyrics but it will instead have you feel like you are slow dancing into a counselor\u2019s office. Sometimes the best advice comes from music and Bowie is definitely a master to learn from! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>YouTube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pl3vxEudif8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Savannah Adams<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Senior, Microbiology<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Music Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> \u201cBreak My Stride\u201d by Matthew Wilder:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an avid fan of the 80s, I have to throw in this independent banger. The song kind of sums up my take on being single around Valentines Day as \u201cshe said, ain\u2019t nothing gonna break my stride, nobody gonna slow me down, I\u2019ve got to keep on moving.\u201d There\u2019s sort of a pursuit here of the woman by the singer, but she lays it down straight and says hey dude, I\u2019ve got stuff to pursue and I don\u2019t want to put away time to get involved with you right now. And hey, who doesn\u2019t need to invest in themselves from time to time? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hasNyLpNxTc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Claire Monroe<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshmen, Graphic Design<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12-3pm on Fridays, Cool Math Games 6-7pm on Sundays<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b> <b>\u201cOnly Friend\u201d by Gouge Away:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay, so not only is this a wonderful recommendation given to me from Pat Pat (PAtrick Kennedy), but La Dispute just announced that they are going on a tour with Gouge Away and Slow Mass (another goodgoodgood band that you should check out), and they are coming to the Granada on April 26th! I know that I will be there, and hopefully you will be too. This song is a great go-to for when I\u2019m feeling bothered about the vicious turmoil of dating and the absolute disgrace of a holiday that we know of as Valentine\u2019s Day. Okay, maybe I\u2019m just jaded, but I know some of y\u2019all are too. Anyway, let\u2019s all put in our headphones of choice and crack some darn skulls this Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link: \u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wJcs0vYnsDU\"><b>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wJcs0vYnsDU<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Quinn Leyda<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Freshman, Anthropology \/ Latin American &amp; Caribbean Studies<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Music Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b><strong> \u201cPrivate Presley\u201d &#8211; Peach Pit:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPrivate Presley\u201d would probably not be anyone\u2019s go-to song if they\u2019re looking for something lyrically uplifting, but it is my go to whenever I need a pick-me-up. Sure, the song is about war and its ugly aftermath, but the buttery soft vocals and crisp guitar give it a soothing feel that is anything but sad. The feeling of pure euphoria that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christopher Vanderkooy\u2019s ending guitar solo gives me is second to none, and playing the air guitar along with it makes me feel like an actual rockstar. What\u2019s better than feeling like a rockstar on Valentine\u2019s Day?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wil4IIZEt-c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kade Schoenfeldt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshman, Biology and Spanish<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Music Staff, DJ Sundays 10 AM &#8211; 1 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b><strong> &#8220;Near to the Wild Heart of Life&#8221; &#8211; Japandroids:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When everyone is slow dancing to sappy love songs, it would be extremely liberating to jam to this song about being content with oneself and one&#8217;s decisions. The song chronicles the lead singer&#8217;s daring decision to move away from his hometown, and the debauchery and happiness he finds along the way. The lyrics and roaring chorus show someone who is experiencing growth and contentment besides being utterly alone in an unfamiliar place. This Valentine&#8217;s Day, you don&#8217;t need a partner to be &#8220;Near to the Wild Heart of Life.&#8221; It&#8217;s a scam of a holiday, anyway. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ar0J3XPws4k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Name:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cami Koons<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year at KU and Major:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sophomore, Journalism and Film &amp; Media <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DJ Shift or Position at KJHK:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Arts and Culture Director\/Wed. Local Block <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d:<\/b><strong>\u00a0&#8220;Pitou&#8221; by Les Louanges:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not sure what it is about French music, but it always makes me want to dance. Beyond the fact that it\u2019s currently my favorite bop, it\u2019s not specifically a single\u2019s dance. I think I\u2019d actually have a harder time finding a couples dance song. #menain\u2019tsh*t. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Youtube or other streaming link:\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/McdtpmzuBi4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do the DJ&#8217;s of KJHK listen when they want to say &#8220;nuts&#8221; to love? Find out below, as we collected the responses of over 15 Executive and DJ Staff talk about their &#8220;Singles Dance&#8221;!\u00a0 Stay tuned to Twitter and Social Media for the upcoming Spotify playlist link! &nbsp; Name: Kyle Wernimont Year at KU and Major: Junior, Secondary Education DJ Shift or Position at KJHK: Content Director Your \u201cSingles Dance\u201d: \u201cNO FUN\u201d by Joji: It&#8217;s no secret around KJHK [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4332,"featured_media":70064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8037,15,4],"tags":[8153,8283,6065,8282,2738],"class_list":["post-70062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-music","tag-collaborative-playlist","tag-djs","tag-kyle-wernimont","tag-singles-dance","tag-valentines-day"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/alvvays.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}