Put 'em on, put 'em on, put 'em on me
September 27, 2024 4:14 PM   Subscribe

My makeout playlist needs a refresh.

it's been a few years since this question was last asked.

Right now I'm serving up stuff from Sinead O'Connor, Funkadelic, Purson, Cocteau Twins, Dengue Fever, Kendra Smith, Beta Band, Troublemakers. And that's all dope/worthy shit but the youngest of those songs is old enough to be composing its own sexytimes playlist.

and yeah, I could always turn Spotify loose on this problem, those algorithms do acceptable work, but alas I am old-fashioned and believe in human dignity. Algorithms may get to choose our special naked friends, but they don't get to choose what we listen to during special naked time.

So what is the latest human thinking on the topic? This list of artists above is not prescriptive, there are no wrong answers here. Since it's Friday I'll even entertain hilariously wrong ones like "Spock's Beard" or "Mike and the Mechanics" or "Jethro Tull."
posted by Sauce Trough to Media & Arts (27 answers total) 31 users marked this as a favorite
 
How best can i support this most worthy effort?
Are you looking for…
- bands/artists
- specific tracks
- genres
- existing playlists
?

My special naked friend put Karen O’s LUX PRIMA on one of our makeout lists and at first i was a bit skeptical but later found myself very … non-skeptical. ;-)

Also recommend a few (but not all) cuts from I See You by the XX.
posted by jerome powell buys his sweatbands in bulk only at 4:27 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


Oh and you simply must have
- Let’s Dance by MWard
- Give Me Love by Club8
- Let’s Get Lost by Beck/Bat For Lashes
posted by jerome powell buys his sweatbands in bulk only at 4:30 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


Best answer: I was going to make suggestions, but then I realized my first go-to was released in 1994 so...
posted by ApathyGirl at 4:30 PM on September 27 [3 favorites]


Response by poster: (vintage but new-to-me music is a totally valid answer. and Delerium is very much new to me. thanks ApathyGirl!)
posted by Sauce Trough at 4:34 PM on September 27


Best answer: How could i forget
- The Sensual Woman by The Herbalizer
- No Ordinary Love by Sade

damn now i just wanna go make out with a certain someone
posted by jerome powell buys his sweatbands in bulk only at 4:35 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: jerome powell etc... suggestions of individual songs are probably most useful in that they give me an entry point into a new-to-me artist. suggestions of an album would be dope too in the case where entire record is made of sex, like Massive Attack's Mezzanine.

thank you for the clarifying question. Plz excuse threadsitting.
posted by Sauce Trough at 4:37 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


Right then… you will love that Sade track
posted by jerome powell buys his sweatbands in bulk only at 4:42 PM on September 27


Definitely not... current, but maybe there's something in here you can use. All on the chill side.

Todd Terje - "Johnny and Mary (ft. Bryan Ferry)

Beach House - "Runaway" - "Pay No Mind" - "Woo"

Infinite Bisous - Period

The Fauns - "Fragile"

Broken Social Scene - Feel Good Lost
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 4:45 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


Best answer: Since you mentioned Massive Attack, if you have access to SiriusXM, the app-only channel Classic Chill is very, very good. Others you'll hear on there include Air, Royksopp, Portishead and Boards of Canada.
posted by ApathyGirl at 4:52 PM on September 27


I regret that all my suggestions are covers.

The Mavericks cover of Harvest Moon might scratch some itches.
On that same vein, Raul Malo has a great cover of Cha Cha Cha D’amour from his 2021 Quarantunes, Vol 1 album (the whole album is a gem, I recommend).
The Heavy Heavy cover of Real Love Baby.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 4:54 PM on September 27


Grace Jones' Pull Up to My Bumper might win for best double entendre.
You Can Leave Your Hat On by Etta James had better be on there.
posted by brookeb at 6:22 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


Best answer: Sauce_Trough being saucy with entry point

Can't go past Simply Red's Something Got Me Started

Joanna by Cool and the gang is nice, as long as you're not known to have an ex called Joanna!

Alison Moyet especially the Alf Album

For a more subtle vibe I can't recommend whale song sounds enough. I don't have a specific recording in mind, often sold for 'sleep, relax, study' but ime has other applications.

I love a huge range of very recent music but love seems to have gone out of the world of a lot of newer sounds.
posted by unearthed at 6:28 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]




Number One Fan by MUNA
posted by vunder at 7:16 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


Australian radio network Double J just aired their Filthy Fifty: the best songs about sex.

Not all are great makeout songs, just songs with filthy lyrics that celebrate sex, but there's definitely some great ones on there!

Found some great ones by looking for sapphic-inspired/wlw lyrics recently:

Succulent: be steadwell
Oh My God: Pink and Peaches (and I am not a fan of Pink, but this is hot as hell)
Drive: Melissa Ferrick
Pop That: Shermanology
A Woman Is a God: Tommy Genesis
Honey: Kehlani
if you think I'm pretty: Artemas
Two Weeks: fka twigs
Confide In Me: Kylie Minogue (an oldie but hella goodie)
Anything by Cobrah

Now just have to find someone to make out with, haha!
posted by chronic sublime at 8:30 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


D’Angelo

Basically almost any D’Angelo

But especially Untitled (How does it feel?)

Also Janelle Monáe’s record The Age of Pleasure
posted by umbú at 8:46 PM on September 27 [2 favorites]


I will never not recommend Arto Lindsay's Mundo Civilizado.
posted by hydrophonic at 8:53 PM on September 27


Best answer: Hush - The Marías (2021)
posted by SaltySalticid at 9:23 PM on September 27


You beat me to How Does It Feel, umbú! So good.

A killer track I stumbled over a few years ago is Nightlife, by Ray Price.
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 9:23 PM on September 27




Best answer: Upon reflection, I would also like to offer:

Billie Eilish - Billie Bossa Nova
Luna Li - Opal Angel
posted by ceramicspaniel at 9:59 PM on September 27


Hang on, Jethro Tull is *not* hilariously wrong here. Hunting Girl!
posted by inexorably_forward at 11:15 PM on September 27 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: listening...

Whoah, the heavy eruption in the Luna Li track ... just when you think the sudden loud thing is played out, you hear something like this.

The bass in the Internet track is filthy.
posted by Sauce Trough at 12:20 AM on September 28


Response by poster: oh man why am I so late to the Chelsea Wolfe party?

signal your picks have a formidable vibe.
posted by Sauce Trough at 1:07 AM on September 28 [1 favorite]


Best answer: Balligomingo — Heat feat. Kristy Thirsk (above)
posted by backwoods at 1:09 AM on September 28


Best answer: oh man why am I so late to the Chelsea Wolfe party?

In that case, you might also like:

Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked For Death
Emma Ruth Rundle - Protection
Louise Lemón - Devil
A.A. WILLIAMS - MELT
posted by signal at 7:45 AM on September 28


Response by poster: thanks signal! I knew about ERR ... Marked for Death is devastating+sexy all at once ... but Louise Lemon and AA Williams are both new to me.
posted by Sauce Trough at 1:22 PM on September 30


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