Madlib

Writing on what has officially been declared the most depressing day of the year, it only seems right to share song that ought to put a smile on your face.For that I turn to Madlib, with his criminally underrated Shades of Blue album, and most crucially the track "Mystic Bounce," which samples the bass line from Ronnie Foster's "Mystic Brew."The minimal nature and emphasis on the bass line put "Mystic Bounce" as close to "Seven Nation Army" as many of its instrumental hip-hop contemporaries, meaning this really is a song for everyone. No doubt this will leave you smiling on even the darkest of days.