MONTHLY MIXTAPE: AUGUST 2024
BY BRENESSA ROACH | AUGUST 31, 2024
Another month in 2024 is over. August was such a fantastic month for music releases and initially we had over 30 songs in our recap playlist. However, we narrowed it down to our top 16 songs of the month. We will share each song in order from most played to least played (but still obviously made it to the recap).
Let’s get started!
Release Date: August 11, 2024
“Roses” was a pre-release track for JAEHYUN’s debut album J – The 1st Album. “Roses” is an R&B song mixed with electric piano. It’s such a beautiful song and JAEHYUN’s style of music is exactly the genre I love. He is so talented and it was a song that got me so excited for his album.
Listen to “Roses” by JAEHYUN on Spotify:
Check out JAEHYUN on Instagram: @_jeongjaehyun
Release Date: August 16, 2024
“armageddon” is the debut song of semmi and it was on repeat all month. semmi had sent demos of this song prior to the release and since then, we were so excited for it to release. It’s a pop-punk ballad song where semmi is vulnerable and talking about a relationship he had three years ago. We actually did an interview with semmi about the song which you can read here. We are so excited for semmi’s songs to follow.
Listen to “armageddon” by semmi on Spotify:
Check out semmi on Instagram: @imsemmi
Release Date: August 26, 2024
We have another favourite JAEHYUN song during this month. The song is “Completely” and it’s on his debut album *J – The 1st Album.* The whole album is a no-skip one, but this song is one of our favourites because of how sweet sounding it is. It’s a piano ballad and the lyrics are so sentimental.
Listen to “Completely” by JAEHYUN on Spotify:
Check out JAEHYUN on Instagram: @_jeongjaehyun
Release Date: August 16, 2024
“happy endings do exist” is a song we have been so excited for. We had the opportunity to hear it live back in June when PRYVT performed in Toronto on their first “THE&SCENE” Tour. This song is so sad, but we love it. We think at this point every PRYVT song will make it to our monthly mixtapes. We cannot wait for their next releases and albums!
Listen to “happy endings do exist” by PRYVT on Spotify:
Check out PRYVT on Instagram: @pryvtofficial
Release Date: August 1, 2024
“violet” is track two on Marianne Ross’ debut EP *flowers.* It was released as a pre-release track in December 2023, however we didn’t listen to it until the release of the EP. The whole EP was a no-skip one and we loved every single song. However, “violet” was our most played song on the EP. It’s so pretty and we love the overall vibe of it. We cannot wait for Marianne to release more music.
Listen to “violet” by Marianne Ross on Spotify:
Check out Marianne Ross on Instagram: @marianneross
Release Date: July 28, 2024
“Be My Next” is such a catchy Japanese pop song by the K-Pop group RIIZE. It’s the perfect summer song and the chorus where they sing “XOXOX You might be my next” is so catchy and was constantly stuck in our heads. We hope they make more J-pop songs like this in the future.
Listen to “Be My Next” by RIIZE on Spotify:
Check out RIIZE on Instagram: @riize_official
Release Date: August 26, 2024
“Eternity” just came out earlier this week with ZEROBASEONE’s fourth EP *CINEMA PARADISE.* It’s such a beautiful, ballad song and that is one of our favourite styles of music. We absolutely love the lyrics as well and the vocals of each member are so amazing.
Listen to “Eternity” by ZEROBASEONE on Spotify:
Check out ZEROBASEONE on Instagram: @zb1official
Release Date: July 19, 2024
“HANDS UP” is definitely our favourite song of mica yui’s now. It has an indie-pop mixed with rock feel to it and it feels very nostalgic. We hope that mica continues to make music in this genre because the production is great and it really fits his vocal style too.
Listen to “HANDS UP” by mica yui on Spotify:
Check out mica yui on Instagram: @mica_yui
Release Date: August 23, 2024
MICO is another artist who we constantly feature in our monthly mixtapes because his music is just too good. “Idontwannaknowyou!” is an acoustic indie-rock song with lyrics that hold a lot of emotions. MICO’s voice and lyricism are amazing and he’s just so talented. The production on this song (like other songs) are great too and it’s one of our favourite genres.
Listen to “Idontwannaknowyou!” by MICO on Spotify:
Check out MICO on Instagram: @micotoronto
Release Date: August 23, 2024
taeo has been on our radar for a while now, but this song is what drew us in. “Bahala Ka Sa Buhay Mo” is a song about taeo’s experience growing up as a biracial child of immigrants. They are Filipino and Italian and this song just expresses their love for their roots as well. “Bahala Ka Sa Buhay Mo” translates to “Take care of your life” and it’s a Filipino expression often used by Mothers to passive aggressively scold their children. This song is so beautiful.
Listen to “Bahala Ka Sa Buhay Mo” by taeo on Spotify:
Check out taeo on Instagram: @taeoultra
Release Date: August 28, 2024
“Day That I Died” is a slow, piano ballad that is a pre-release track for WOOSUNG’s upcoming album 4444 which will be out on October 4th. This song is so heartbreaking because of the lyrics and the emotions WOOSUNG sings it with. It’s overall just a beautiful song and we have had it on replay since it came out earlier this week.
Listen to “Day That I Died” by WOOSUNG on Spotify:
Check out WOOSUNG on Instagram: @iwoosung
Release Date: August 6, 2024
“BLEEDING” is track five on YOON SAN-HA’s debut EP DUSK. YOON SAN-HA is a member in the Korean pop group ASTRO – who we really like. This song is so catchy and upbeat . As well, YOON SAN-HA’s vocals are amazing on this track. The whole EP was a no-skip though.
Listen to “BLEEDING”
Check out YOON SAN-HA on Instagram: @ddana_yoon
Release Date: August 19, 2024
“The Unknown Sea” is a song on TAEMIN’s EP *ETERNAL.* We love how slow and ballad like this song is. It’s definitely our style of music and we really love the lyrics and TAEMIN’s vocals.
Listen to “The Unknown Sea” by TAEMIN on Spotify:
Check out TAEMIN on Instagram: @xoalsox
Release Date: August 6, 2024
jeebanoff is an artist we have been listening to for years. We were so excited for this EP *We Will Meet Again* which is a no-skip EP. We loved every single song, but “Night & Day” was our most played song on the EP. As the title suggests, this song really has a night and day feel. jeebanoff is so talented and this song was constantly stuck in our head.
Listen to “Night & Day” by jeebanoff on Spotify:
Check out jeebanoff on Instagram: @jeebanoff
Release Date: July 26, 2024
KATSEYE is a new K-Pop group managed by HYBE and GEFFEN Records. They are so talented and we really like their music. This song was released in July as a pre-release track for their debut EP SIS (Soft Is Strong) which came out in August. This song is just so catchy and we cannot get it out of our heads. We cannot wait to hear what other songs KATSEYE will come out with in the future.
Listen to “Touch” by KATSEYE on Spotify:
Check out KATSEYE on Instagram: @katseyeworld
Release Date: August 5, 2024
Ruffin is an artist we discovered this month because of Lukey who is featured on this song. We are so happy we could discover Ruffin because this album DEWY is so lovely. “Dreaming” is our favourite track from the album and we are so excited to follow Ruffin’s journey now.
Listen to “Dreaming” by Ruffin, Lukey and .Eehou on Spotify:
Check out Ruffin, Lukey, .Eehou on Instagram: @ayyruffin, @lukeychicco and @madebymars.s
Check out all these songs in our “MONTHLY MIXTAPE: AUGUST 2024” Spotify Playlist:
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