Tropical House Essentials

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Tropical house isn’t so much a genre as a form of musical wish fulfillment—an attempt to bring a sense of beachside idyll dreamily to life. The pairing of house rhythms with balmy atmospheres dates to the '80s, when the after-hours scene in Ibiza birthed Balearic beat, an eclectic fusion of dance grooves and ethereal melodies. But contemporary tropical house arose in the early 2010s as a response to electronic music’s festival culture: The lazy tempos and wistful marimba melodies were the yang to big-room EDM’s hard-charging yin. Tropical house (sometimes known as “melodic house”) evolved as artists like Klingande, Lost Frequencies, and Felix Jaehn began layering acoustic instruments over laidback house beats, and it got a major push when Norway’s Kygo replaced an ailing Avicii on the main stage at Belgium’s Tomorrowland in 2014. From there, tropical accents became commonplace in pop and EDM, equally likely to be heard in the songs of Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, or Armin van Buuren.
Sam Feldt
Sam Feldt
Magnets EP
2:54
Kygo, Selena Gomez
Kygo, Selena Gomez
It Ain't Me - Single
3:40
Matoma, Becky Hill
Matoma, Becky Hill
One In a Million
3:44
Sigala
Sigala
Easy Love - Single
3:48
AlunaGeorge
AlunaGeorge
I Remember
3:29
Sander van Doorn
Sander van Doorn
Ori tali ma (LVNDSCAPE Remix) - Single
4:21
Klangkarussell
Klangkarussell
Sonnentanz
3:56
Yall
Yall
Hundred Miles (feat. Gabriela Richardson) - Single
2:52
Petit Biscuit
Petit Biscuit
Petit Biscuit - EP
3:57
Duke Dumont
Duke Dumont
EP1 - EP
4:45
Autograf
Autograf
Dream - Single
4:39
Bakermat
Bakermat
One Day (Vandaag) [Radio Edit] - Single
3:37
Lost Frequencies
Lost Frequencies
Are You With Me (Radio Edit) - Single
2:18
Tep No
Tep No
Breathe, Be Happy - Single
2:39
Kygo
Kygo
Stargazing - Single
3:56
Thomas Jack
Thomas Jack
Rivers - Single
3:27
Sam Feldt
Sam Feldt
Show Me Love (Remixes) [feat. Kimberly Anne] - EP
6:40
Klingande
Klingande
Pumped Up - Single
2:57
Martin Jensen
Martin Jensen
Solo Dance - Single
2:54
Mr. Probz
Mr. Probz
Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit) - Single
3:28
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Purpose (Deluxe)
3:20
R3HAB, Quintino
R3HAB, Quintino
Freak (The Remixes) - Single
4:43
Sigala, Bryn Christopher
Sigala, Bryn Christopher
Sweet Lovin' (Radio Edit) - Single
3:23
Kungs, Cookin' On 3 Burners
Kungs, Cookin' On 3 Burners
Layers
3:15
Avicii
Avicii
AVĪCI (01) - EP
3:01
Felix Jaehn
Felix Jaehn
Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) [Remix] [feat. Jasmine Thompson] - EP
5:06
Henry Green
Henry Green
Electric Feel - Single
6:30
Mike Posner
Mike Posner
At Night, Alone.
3:17
Chris Malinchak
Chris Malinchak
So Good To Me (Radio Edit) - Single
3:46
Jonas Blue
Jonas Blue
Royal - EP
3:32
Lost Frequencies
Lost Frequencies
Less Is More
2:38
Nevada
Nevada
The Mack (feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap) - Single
2:47
Klingande
Klingande
Jubel - Single
4:43
Kygo
Kygo
Cloud Nine
4:33
Bakermat
Bakermat
Baby - Single
2:38
GoldFish, Sorana
GoldFish, Sorana
Late Night People
3:00
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Purpose
3:25
Thomas Jack, Jasmine Thompson
Thomas Jack, Jasmine Thompson
Rise Up - Single
3:01
RÜFÜS DU SOL
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Bloom
3:59
SNBRN
SNBRN
Raindrops (feat. Kerli) [Radio Edit] - Single
3:23
Alex Adair
Alex Adair
Casual (Thomas Gold Remix) - Single
3:05
Cheat Codes, Dante Klein
Cheat Codes, Dante Klein
Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) - Single
2:42
ItaloBrothers
ItaloBrothers
Inside Out - Single
3:07
MÖWE
MÖWE
Skyline - Single
2:43
Syn Cole
Syn Cole
Miami 82 (feat. Madame Buttons) [Remixes] - Single
5:41
Sean Paul
Sean Paul
No Lie (feat. Dua Lipa) [Remixes] - Single
2:52
Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Red Pill Blues (Deluxe)
3:34
TV Noise
TV Noise
Bring Me Down (feat. Bright Sparks) - Single
2:36
INDIIA
INDIIA
Out of Love (feat. Whitney Phillips) - Single
3:26
Craig David, Sigala
Craig David, Sigala
Following My Intuition
2:37
Major Lazer
Major Lazer
Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ) [Remixes] - EP
3:56
PANG!
PANG!
Walking in the Sun - Single
3:33
Clean Bandit
Clean Bandit
Speak Your Mind (Deluxe)
4:10
Klingande, Broken Back
Klingande, Broken Back
The Album
3:00
Dzeko
Dzeko
In Too Deep - Single
2:57
Alex Adair
Alex Adair
Heaven - Single
2:57
Bomberjak
Bomberjak
Feel Alright (feat. Sha) - Single
3:41
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Sexual Healing (Kygo Remix) - Single
6:08
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Is This Love (feat. LVNDSCAPE & Bolier) [Remix] - Single
3:19
Davai
Davai
Replay (feat. CIRE) - Single
3:22
Seeb
Seeb
Intro to Seeb - EP
3:31
DJ Snake
DJ Snake
Encore
3:25
Bad Royale
Bad Royale
All I Can Do (feat. Silver) - Single
3:12
Matoma, Astrid S
Matoma, Astrid S
Running Out - Single
3:31
Duke Dumont
Duke Dumont
Duality
3:26
Sigala, Paloma Faith
Sigala, Paloma Faith
Brighter Days
3:24
Avicii, Sandro Cavazza
Avicii, Sandro Cavazza
AVĪCI (01) - EP
2:37
SNBRN
SNBRN
Beat the Sunrise (feat. Andrew Watt) - Single
2:52
Major Lazer
Major Lazer
Peace Is The Mission (Extended)
2:46
Robin Schulz, Lilly Wood & The Prick
Robin Schulz, Lilly Wood & The Prick
Prayer
3:09
Sam Feldt, MÖWE
Sam Feldt, MÖWE
Down For Anything (feat. KARRA) - Single
2:33
FTampa
FTampa
Who We Are - Single
3:10
MØ
MØ
Nights With You (Cheat Codes Remix) - Single
4:06
Martin Jensen
Martin Jensen
Wait (feat. Loote) - Single
2:45
Parra for Cuva
Parra for Cuva
Wicked Games (feat. Anna Naklab) - Single
5:58
Haukjem
Haukjem
Stay - Single
6:15
Cape Cub
Cape Cub
Swim (Rami Remix) - Single
2:40
Komodo
Komodo
Blue Suede Shoes - Single
3:18
Seeb, R. City
Seeb, R. City
Under Your Skin - Single
3:08
AFSHEEN, Rebecca Ferguson
AFSHEEN, Rebecca Ferguson
Uncrazy - Single
3:51
Zimmer
Zimmer
.Wave
4:02
Poolside
Poolside
Pacific Standard Time
6:08
Ben DJ
Ben DJ
Hold Tight (feat. Eon Melka) - Single
3:05
Faul & Wad Ad, PNAU
Faul & Wad Ad, PNAU
Changes (FAUL & WAD AD vs. PNAU) [Remixes]
5:43
SJUR
SJUR
What Do I Do - Single
2:47
Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren
Sunny Days (feat. Josh Cumbee) - Single
3:30
Tez Cadey
Tez Cadey
Seve - Single
4:03
Tove Lo
Tove Lo
Talking Body (The Remixes) - EP
4:29
Stargate
Stargate
Waterfall (Seeb Remix) [feat. P!nk & Sia] - Single
3:23
Matoma
Matoma
Love You Right (feat. Nico & Vinz) - Single
2:59
Giiants
Giiants
American Summer (Bonfire Mix) - Single
3:12
Omi
Omi
2010s Hits
3:00
Lucas Estrada
Lucas Estrada
Hold On Me - Single
3:26
offrami, CASP:R
offrami, CASP:R
Losing You (feat. Mougleta) - Single
2:48
Steve Kroeger
Steve Kroeger
Coastline (feat. Skye Holland) - Single
3:14
MÖWE
MÖWE
Down By the River (feat. Emy Perez) - Single
2:20
Boehm
Boehm
Future Self (feat. Melody Noel) - Single
3:21
Alex Mattson
Alex Mattson
Eleven - EP
2:40
LittleKings
LittleKings
Part of Me (feat. Kareem) - Single
3:18
Tep No
Tep No
The Last Ones Standing - Single
3:28

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