Spotify playlist: Afternoon work boost

A special afternoon slump-fighting Spotify playlist for the Irish Independent’s Insider Magazine and you right now. This appears in today’s newspaper.

Future Islands

Spirit

The Baltimore synth-poppers preach positivity.

Caribou

Can’t Do Without You

My song of the year brings guaranteed good vibes.

Say Lou Lou

Games For Girls

What disco sounds like in 2014.

AlunaGeorge

Supernatural

The bassline is fuel for the creative brain.

Le Galaxie

Humanise

Do it now, discover how, do it now.

The 2 Bears

Work

One of Hot Chip and his mate puts across a compelling case to work your ass off.

Jape

The Heart’s Desire

The brand new single from the Dubliner wants to do well today.

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Ryn Weaver

Octahate

A future pop star in waiting gets all those negative feelings out.

Ships

Space Inside

There’s nothing like a good beat to get your feet going, courtesy of Dublin duo Simon Cullen and Sorcha McGrath.

Hubbabubbaklubb

Mopedbart

Super cool Norwegian electronic pop.

Listen at Spotify

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