Building upon the wealth of '90s R&B artists who perfected the modern slow jam, R&B artists in the '00s added their own synthetic flourishes to rhythms that bluntly force you to get down.
A playlist that sounds like a beautifully haunting shade of blue. Like a dramatic, unconventional, and artistic kind of melancholy. Like a stiff drink in a dim place.
Driving the up the Pacific Coast Highway with the wind in your hair? Wish you were? Let this collection of bright and peppy indie pop songs be the soundtrack for your journey on California 1.