Your Mega Valentine's Day Playlist

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The history of Valentine's Day has more to do with hate, political advances, oppressive emperors, secrets and killing than candy hearts and overpriced dinners. But that's okay, we're glad Hallmark fixed that (thanks Hallmark!) and now we can wear our hearts on our sleeves and selfies. The dying stuffed toy making industry is saved and now there is a day where power ballads and Celine Dion is acceptable. 

Like a horse and carriage, romance and song is most synonymous so overcome by the power of love, we have collated the ultimate playlist for all sorts of music lovers out there. Love songs for everyone, even you metalheads! Let the Bandwagon Lurve DJs take you on the sometimes smooth-sailing and sometimes not journey of love with this specially prepared playlist.


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The genre of pop has always been there for us. Britney Spears for secondary school hormones, Taylor Swift pretending to be awkward but sometimes nailing it, and boy bands for doing their jobs so well through the years. Without feel-good pop, there is no romance. 

Beyonce / XO
Ben Howard / Only Love
Bruno Mars / Treasure


Everyone loves being serenaded to, it's science. Plus all songs sound more romantic when it is played acoustic. So come on lovers pluck the (heart)strings on that guitar with this selection of chill and mellow tunes that feel like opening those expensive V-Day cards (the ones with music when you open). 

City and Colour / The Girl
Bombay Bicycle Club / Dust On The Ground
Devendra Banhart / At The Hop


Lots of distortion, droning riffs and a wall of sound is EXACTLY how love should sound like. Think of it as the period where everyone is coy and everything is sweet and awkward. So cute. Shyness is nice but shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life that you'd like to so say it in song. 

The Meeting Places / On Our Own
Slowdive / Alison
Whirr / Leave


We also got some post-rock love songs for you dreamy lovers out there who just want to lie down and watch the clouds pass by while listening to layers of reverb-y guitars and textured soundscapes. Although we don't recommend doing that these days 'cause it's the rainy season. 

Do Make Say Think / A Tender History In Rust
Message To Bears / At The Top Of This Hill
Mogwai / New Paths To Helicon Pt 1


Derived from the German word 'volk', folk music literally means 'people's music'. Always about love (love for the country, other people etc.), the folk genre is where love songs were born. Thankfully nowadays they've dropped the stuffiness and flowery language and folk music can be cool.

Beirut / Postcards From Italy
First Aid Kit / Emmylou
Iron and Wine / Such Great Heights


Sometimes love is so powerful and feelings are so strong that you need to have a genre called 'power ballads'. It is combination of explosions in the sky (not the band), silky mullets and singing with eyes closed and clenched fists. Go big or go home, buddy. 

Whitney Houston / I Will Always Love You
REO Speedwagon / I Can't Fight This Feeling
Cutting Crew / I Just Died In Your Arms


King of love songs, the ol' blue eyes will never fail to charm you. The original crooner and romancer, here's why he will always get you under your skin. Also we have 5 sets of Sinatra, With Love, a 16-track collection of Sinatra's romantic classics up for grabs! Fill in this form HERE.

It Had To Be You
The Way You Look Tonight
Strangers In The Night


Love is often awkward, strange and unexpected. So many questions, so much eloquent thoughts running through my head and so much feelings that I can somehow put into words so eloquently. Indie: the pop culture educated, well read, knows-who-Foucault-is person’s diary, or Tumblr in song(s).

Bloc Party / This Modern Love
Grizzly Bear / Don't Ask
Foals / This Orient


Geeks and nerds deserve love too guys, don't let our inability to openly express ourselves and our crippling insecurity complex fool you! If we can't communicate with saccharine words, then let us express our love through odd time signatures, irregular rhythm structures and sharp guitar melodies. 

This Town Needs Guns / And I'll Tell You For Why
Indian Summer / Enemies
Minus The Bear / Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse 


You might not think that dissonant growling vocals, heavily distorted guitar rhythms and blast beats can be agents of love but whoaaa mama you'll be surprised by the songs we're offering. When metal fans mosh today, there won't be walls of death… there will be walls of LOVE. 

Russian Circles / Ethel
Deftones / Sextape
Deafheaven / Punk Rock/Cody


The term emo comes from the word emotional. Why emotional? Because of love dammit. Lyrics of heartbreak and longing notwithstanding, the alternating screaming and singing vocals, the loud/fast instrumentations are all about waxing poetry and romantic notions really.

Thursday / Running From The Rain
Alexisonfire / Rough Hands
Touche Amore / Non Fiction


The most potent love songs in this playlist lies in this genre. Romancers, so much to learn from the lyrics of R&B songs. Yes, sweet might turn for the explicit sometimes but some love songs have to keep it real, no?

Janelle Monae (featuring Miguel) / Primetime
The Weeknd / House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls
Frank Ocean / Thinkin Bout You


Rappers are not known for their sensitivity but sometimes love is complex okay. Being overly mushy is not cool sometimes and 'bad boys' are a legit thing. Besides, if they rap about you even if they call you derogatory names, it means that they love you right? Uh huh, honey.

Kanye West / Bound 2
Das Racist / Girl 
Childish Gambino / Heartbeat


No club bangers here, we want to keep it chill and sexy smooth today. Have some deep bass beats and some baby-making vibes for a night to remember. Sometimes a happy February 14th becomes a happy November 14th!

James Blake / To The Last
Disclosure / Latch
Baths / Maximalist 


Everyone says jazz is the language of love. Which is quite true we say. Always keeping it classy, Jazz is the cool cat and smooth operator of all the genres. If yours is a serious, sophisticated love, choose jazz all the time. 

Natalie Cole / Unforgettable
Gregory Porter / No Love Dying 
Jamie Cullum / High and Dry 


Words by: Delfina Utomo & Ilyas Sholihyn


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