Here’s quick wrap up of tracks with smooth lyrics by Thai artists laced over dance music beats like amapiano, baile Jersey, sexy drill, afrobeats, and garage. Plus a Khmer track just cuz you need it. If you prefer to listen to these in playlist format, you can let them rock out on Youtube here and Spotify here.
CDGuntee – “ลอยทะเล ft. Nara Thepnupa“
Amapiano! When those log drums hit over Nara’s lyrics, it’s an unexpected but welcome introduction for a genre so far overlooked in the Thai scene. The MAYOJAMES produced cut takes it even further by remixing the classic track of the same name by Joey Boy from 1996, which is something like an electronic 3cha reggae joint.
Chanan – “What U Need ft. 1MILL“
Seems like a given that Chanan is going to be on every one of these lists, and this Jersey baile track continues his streak of smooth bounce guarantees.
BBKAY’s – “เสื้อเทา”
A nice sexy drill entry with big subs by BBKAY’s.
GMENGZ - “CAN I ? អាចទេ?”
We had to slide this Cambodian afrobeats cut into the mix, it just fits too perfectly. Would you have noticed if you didn’t read this?
Cxpy – “ไม่จำเป็น” (prod. by 40KBOY)
Cxpy takes things a little bit more into rave territory with this skittering garage track and his Thai underground R&B delivery.
FE∙YA – “DEJAVU ft. SEXSKI” (Prod. by BAX!)
Newcomer FE∙YA blesses us with a big R&B splash featuring an assist by SEXSKI, another regular on our lists. This isn’t exactly a “dance music” beat, but if you can’t dance to R&B, then we don’t know what to tell ya.