“Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla kicked off rikta’s 2015, and 6 more jams followed. They were the first, and only, to post “The Girl From Ipanema” by Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz. People really liked “Friction” by Imagine Dragons. rikta’s final jam was “Ponderosa” by Tricky.
Jump to 2015
rikta’s first jam of 2014 was “Full Circle” by Half Moon Run. rikta found their eternal jam in October — “Creep” by Radiohead. Lots of singer-songwriters, folk, and shoegaze. rikta did some crate-digging too, and found “BWings” by Your Nemesis. “Blue Skied An' Clear” by Slowdive got a lot of love. rikta passed 75 jams in October. “Girl On The Wire” by Pin Tweaks closed out the year.
Jump to 2014
rikta’s year started strong with “Ima Read” by Zebra Katz, and there was more to come; 29 jams in all. Plenty of singer-songwriters, downtempo, and electronic. rikta posted their 50th jam in July! “Heartbeats” by The Knife closed out the year.
Jump to 2013
rikta’s first jam of 2012 was “Postcards From Italy” by Beirut, and the jams kept coming; 23 in total. There was a lot of electro, hip hop, and indie rock. rikta did some crate-digging too, and found “El Pueblo Unido” by Thievery Corporation. “Stalker Humanoid” by Renaissance Man got a lot of love. rikta was first to pick “Starve The Ego, Feed The Soul” by The Glitch Mob, in February — 14 others followed suit! rikta crossed 20 jams in June! 2012 drew to a close with “Tatamae” by BLOT! feat PCRC.
Jump to 2012
In November, rikta joined This Is My Jam, and kicked things off with “I Don't Want To Live On The Moon” by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Nice. In November, rikta introduced This Is My Jam to “Go Outside” by Cults. “Surrender” by Ólöf Arnalds closed out the year.
Jump to 2011