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Friday Mixtape!

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If you've decided to stay inside rather than head out for the First Friday Artwalk tonight, here are some tunes for the snowy evening.

R&B sensation Aloe Blacc has a new EP out this year, following up his breakout sophomore album, 2010’s Good Things. The ultra-catchy song “The Man” off that EP does more than just kick off this week’s Friday Mixtape, it sets the tone for the other 14 tracks.

Blacc’s R&B anthem transitions into even more up-tempo tracks bookending a slow-jam interlude that features some of the genre’s most recognizable artists and a trip down memory lane.

From a brand new Ronald Isley song to memorable tracks from K-Ci & JoJo and 112, the nucleus of this playlist is sexy and deserving of a slow dance. But the rest of the mixtape is an expose of uplifting soul tracks that harness everything from techno to reggae to put finishing touches on silky smooth cuts.

About The Author

Ethan Maffey

Both a writer and a fan of vinyl records since age 5, it wasn't until nearly three decades later that Oregon Native Ethan Maffey derived a plan to marry the two passions by writing about music. From blogging on MySpace in 2007 and then Blogspot, to launching his own website, 83Music, and eventually freelancing...

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