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Upbeat and incredibly catchy, “My Type” by Saint Motel is your perfect feel-good track for this happy friday. Within the first few seconds you’re hit with heavy brass and drums (sax trend alert!). The brass is fresh and modern with a splash of 70’s dance hall elements. The innocent simplicity of the lyrics makes me smile (“You’re just my type. You’ve got a pulse and you are breathing”). It also makes me think; where do our tastes develop? I’ve noticed a lot of couples that could pass as siblings. Does this make the pair narcissistic or boring in any way? Then there are the opposites. Is it the mystery that brings these couples together? And are there truly people out there who don’t have a ‘type’?

The human body is so complex, and my taste in a partner has evolved vastly since my first schoolgirl crush. It’s just about the opposite! My 10-year-old self loved Brian from Westlife and any other blond, baby-faced boy. Fast-forward 10 years and it’s all about the guys wearing Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots. And today my eyes are attuned to the dark-featured, rugged outdoorsman type. Who the hell knows where these tastes come from, and why some are so prevalent at certain times in our lives. At a subconscious level, mine can probably be attributed to curiosity; I’ve never been drawn to partners with the same background as me. That being said… I could very well get married to a half-English, half-American, half-white, half-black man. The only predictable thing about life is unpredictability! A lot of the time you won’t know your type till you see a person with certain aesthetically-pleasing features, primed just for your current stage in life. What is your type? Why?

Saint Motel is a 4-piece band from LA. If you want more upbeat music like “My Type” check out their 2 albums and multiple singles.

Saint Motel – My Type

Saint Motel – My Type (Keith Sweaty Remix)

Everything about this song oozes energy.

Saint Motel, a Los Angeles foursome, present My Type with a powerful sound of glam rock and electronic. The original track brings you in with a horn setting a loud beat from the first second. The tempo is kept with the lead singer’s lyrical movement and the vivacious, funky beat from the band. This is not one to look over if you have a hankering to hear something like the Stroke‘s got glitter-bombed by 80’s rock. The unique qualities of this song could be attributed t0 the delicate guitar riffs highlighted near the bridge or perhaps the layering of instruments which come in and out creating a beat that no one can deny.

Keith Sweaty took all of that and made it darker. You notice the upbeat sound stripped-out leaving a perfect dance hall track with delayed horns and a tempo brought up. Keith Sweaty, or Keith Milgaten, is an interesting person to read about. He was recently featured in Nylon Men Magazine and has also been putting on shows sprinkled throughout the West. The remix compliments the original track by keeping the horns which surface through the electric waves of his remake and bringing in the vocals at varying levels of base. The song was released less than 14 days ago and should already be on your mid-week pick up mix.

Personally, She Wants Revenge and a dark club I used to frequent in Ybor City, Florida (called the Castle on Thursday nights) come to mind when I heard this remix. That could be the underlying urge I had to write about this song. The club was dark and beautiful and sweaty and oozed with tension both sexual and otherwise. This song would make a perfect addition to a dance hall like that. Everyone should have a memory in a place like that.

Saint Motel – My Type (Keith Sweaty Remix)