The Hibernation List.

This is hibernation season, otherwise known as Winter. The time when you realise the importance of tog ratings, and/or a secure weave. Yes, it's cold out there. Your lips are probably flaking, and mother nature is unrelenting in her quest to force your entire body into submission with those powerful gusts. When you're up against the wind, shedding uncontrollable tears on the way to an optional outing, thoughts are - is it worth it? I promise you, it's not. Better to stay home. The only turn up you should be worrying about is the dial on your electric blanket. Perhaps the volume on these tracks too:

People dig The Temperance Movement. They are just too damn funky, and I guarantee you someone somewhere wearing pleather pants has ridden a mechanical bull to this track, "Battle Lines". It's blues rock, it's sure to get you internally lit.

Kid Cudi ("Alive" Ft. Ratatat) J. Cole ("A Tale Of 2 Citiez") and T.I. "What You Know" maintain these ~feels~, conveniently the title of Kiiara's inclusion that carries an airy Trap element to it. "In Your Clouds" by MNEK is a smooth addition. It's good to hear variation from him, as we know the guy can destroy if he chooses to opt for a high-pitch. Onwards, aural breezes are better than literal ones this time of year, so enjoy the floaty, peaceful sounds of Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson in "Winter Song", along with KING's "Supernatural". The latter are mainly self-produced (respect), and seem to have a roster of tracks that are ideal with soup. Yep.

Sounds like: Soup for the soul
Skanks like: You have no central heating
For: Winter

The Valentines List.

Tis the season to dote on your significant other. The partner and I have decided to postpone our plans, but for the rest of you who are planning on sealing tonight with some very strong stroking, click play.

Speech DeBelle's sweet-toned rap in "I'm With It" has been on my Top 25 Rinsed Tracks for sometime now. Considering she's massively underrated and coupled this track with a powerful video, I'm going to leave this right here. Wretch 32's "Anniversary" is one of few tracks incorporating love on my personal playlist that will get multiple pull-ups indefinitely. Soft batty-whine on your beau to that!

There's the obligatory Amy Winehouse song, and Clean Bandit's "Rather Be" that is likely to stretch out until summer, because it's that bad. The good kind. "Hey" by the Pixies is a track I came across in a soundtrack for a film whose title I won't mention for PG purposes. There are relatively little lyrics, but Lord knows it's a tune.

The playlist concludes with the well-known "Opposites Attract" where Kendrick Lamar asks many rhetorical questions, and an addition from R.Kelly's Chocolate Factory, which, if you know anything about slow jams, is compulsory.

Sounds like: Butterflies, but in your ear
Skanks like: The gentlest batty whine
For: The lovers