Far from what his breakout might have suggested, Posner’s songs aren’t about fleeting pleasures-they’re about connecting with what’s honest and genuine, no matter the genre. Year Title Artist Rating Releases 2011: The Layover: Mike Posner: 2: Single. He’s spent the years since exploring melodies, guitars, bass-heavy beats and, on 2018’s Tear Drops and Balloons, spoken-word poetry over ambient backdrops. Wonderwall (Drive to This) Shut Up (Drive to This) Henny and Purple (Smoke & Drive to This) Looks Like Sex Snippet (Pull a Bad Bitch to This) Rocket Man (Fly to This) Blackout Remix (Pre-Game to This) Hey Lady (Fuck to This) Marauder Music (Drive in the Dark to This) Long Time (Vibe to This) They Call Me (Ride to This) 21 Days. Mike Posner & The Legendary Mike Posner Band: 1: Album + Mixtape/Street. But as a song on 2016’s At Night, Alone put it, things were “Not That Simple”: that album largely jettisoned synths in favour of acoustic guitars and piano, refashioning Posner as an old-school singer/songwriter. In 2009, he started with a pair of mixtapes that fused rap and funk with melodic hooks, while on 2010’s 31 Minutes to Takeoff, he fleshed out his sandpapery drawl with soul, electro-pop and orchestral flourishes. It was a fitting twist, given that Posner, born in 1988, has always bridged musical universes. The Detroit singer/songwriter became an overnight sensation in 2015 when his song “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”-a bittersweet acoustic ballad about losing one’s way-got a wistful tropical-house remix from the Norwegian duo Seeb. Rarely has a night out launched a career quite like Mike Posner’s trip to the White Isle did.

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