Roses? Check. Chocolates? Check. Sultry soundtrack to get into the Valentine’s Day mood? … Uh-oh.
If you haven’t managed to get your Spotify playlist ready in time to impress your big date, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Here are some tender tracks to help you melt bae’s heart.
5. Lyon Hart – Falling for You
Sometimes love can be a rocky road and Lyon Hart’s beautiful ballad documents the emotional highs and lows of a gay man’s relationship. Provocative and emotional, this track is as soulful as it is soothing.
4. Hayley Kiyoko – Girls Like Girls
A pioneering queer female voice in the music industry, Hayley Kiyoko has written countless hits about her girl crushes. First hitting the airwaves in 2015, ‘Girls like Girls’ still has the power to help you get your girl swooning in no time.
3. Shura – Touch
Shura’s bittersweet debut single ‘Touch’ is a sensuous celebration of love in all its forms. Enjoy its poppy R&B vibe and perfect punctuations of synth, the perfect way to start a night at home.
2. Years and Years – Worship
Queer creative Olly Alexander takes pride in reclaiming the beauty of gay love and sexuality. This video certainly does just that. Sit back, enjoy Olly’s short shorts and his blissful interpretation of the multiple layers of love.
1. HONNE – Warm on a Cold Night
Valentine’s day can be pretty couple-centric, but what about those of us who aren’t hooked up, eh? Honne’s ‘Warm on a Cold Night’ is a soothing, synthy, R&B hit, letting everyone know hook ups are just fine, too. So: ‘if you don’t got a lover, just close your eyes and listen to Honne’.