Start off the new year with a bang … literally! And why not – there’s nothing else to do in these frigid temps. Your best bet is to burrow under a down comforter with something cute and snuggly and not your childhood stuffed animal. Sure, you could hit the gym – that’s one way to combat the doughy advances on your midsection – but the gym can’t make out with you; this methodology is a welcomed alternative for calorie burning.

(Please note: Radio Exile does not take responsibility for any buns that may manifest in any ovens, as a result of promoting this mix).

The sky continuously throwing down snow is Mother Nature’s way of practically begging you to get laid. Stop making her job more difficult. What sounds better: trudging through slushy streets and icy wind blasts en route to the bar (where you’ll have wet feet and a perpetual sniff the entire time), or reenacting spicy Calvin Klein ads to a hot soundtrack after watching a little Family Guy?

The latter. Obviously.

These songs should get your proverbial juices flowing. Mix, match and discard at will – there isn’t any particular order to them. Care has also been taken to include a variety of tempos to please differing, em, aesthetic preferences. Please leave additional tunes in the comments section, for future testing in the Radio Exile labs.

And remember kids, when these beats are a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’.

Aqualung – “Strange and Beautiful (I’ll Put a Spell on You)”
Otis Redding – “These Arms of Mine”
The xx – “Crystalised”
Fitz & The Tantrums – “Winds of Change”
The Zutons – “Pressure Point”
John Legend – “Alright”
Gnarls Barkley – “She Knows”
Here We Go Magic – “Only Pieces”
Volcano Choir – “Island, IS”
Phantom Planet – “Raise the Dead”
Peter Bjorn and John – “Objects of My Affection”
The Big Pink – “Velvet”
MGMT – “Electric Feel”
Frou Frou – “Let Go”
Pearl Jam – “Garden”
She Wants Revenge – “Tear You Apart”(Live Acoustic From FNX Studios)
The Subways – “Shake! Shake!”
Better Than Ezra – “Under You”

Peace Sign Courtesy of Carry a Big Sticker
Heart Image Courtesy of Aches on Ventures

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