Welcome to a Valentimes-themed edition of “Loosies,” which is a name I inadvertently stole from blog hero turned dance music impresario Nick Catchdubs.

I relate to The Free Design because they’re a talented bunch of also-rans who ended up doing marketing work.

I don’t know a lot about Margo Guryan. She showed up on a list of suggested tracks for a playlist I was making, and I ended up loving this whole 27 Demos project. And this song in particular is very sweet.

The one from the GOAT. Maybe “Cupid” is more on-theme. But come on. “You Send Me” is untouchable forever. It’s the slow, languid, sound of swooning.

Remember when D’Angelo came back and everybody was like holy shit D’Angelo is back can this possibly live up to my expectations of what a D’Angelo album should sound like and then it did and we all felt like assholes for ever doubting the god? It’s crazy that that was 6 years ago.

Valentimes isn’t just about earnest professions of love. It’s also about having fun with your special person, you know?