Muddy Stilettos


<p>Ah, the long-awaited bank holiday has finally landed. The sun&#8217;s made a cameo (don’t worry, the classic British showers won’t be far behind), the days are stretching out, and your drink is very much due a top-up. Whether you&#8217;re parked in a pub garden, out for a wander, or heroically tackling a spring clean (we salute you), this belter of a playlist will slide you straight into the groove. Four-day week ahead? Don&#8217;t mind if we do. But first, pop the cork, stop the scroll and press play. Your bank holiday soundtrack = sorted, thanks to <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JOAUX2gdQl4W96jv2j1c5?si=I74mhw5KT561B-egb8gk4w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Muddy&#8217;s Bank Holiday Mixtape</a>. </p>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-Sea.jpg" alt="The Sea album cover" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;The Sea&#8217; by Morcheeba</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>A late-Nineties haze of very British nostalgia – cheap rosé, burnt sausages, pre-social media – wrapped in a mellow, wistful vibe that perfectly suits those warm-ish, maybe-cloudy Bank Holidays.</p><p><em>Rachel Jane, Editor</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Madonna.jpg" alt="Madonna album cover" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;La Isla Bonita&#8217; by Madonna</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Latin-pop with a dreamy, upbeat sunny melody &#8211; timeless, feel-good and perfect for sipping in the sunshine.</p><p><em>Heidi Ruge, Hampshire &amp; Isle of Wight Editor</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jessie-Ware.jpg" alt="Jessie Ware album cover" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;I Could Get Used To This&#8217; by Jessie Ware</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Jessie Ware is back with her new album Superbloom and this track is an instant favourite. It&#8217;s smooth, soulful and laced with disco-funk sparkle. It&#8217;s pure sunshine in song form.</p><p><em>Holly Treacy-West, Suffolk &amp; Cambs Editor</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Free-Bird.jpg" alt="Free Bird song album cover " /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;Free Bird&#8217; by Lynyrd Skynyrd</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>An iconic track that builds from a soulful summer ballad into an explosive, high- octane finale &#8211; perfectly capturing that intoxicating sense of freedom and those long sun-drenched days.</p><p><em>Cathy Struthers, Notts &amp; Derbyshire Editor</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Joy-Crookes.jpg" alt="Joy Crookes album cover" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;When You Were Mine&#8217; by Joy Crookes</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Such an evocative, nostalgia-soaked, sunshiney song — it almost makes you want to back and be a teenager again (ALMOST)…</p><p><em>Hazel Davis, Yorkshire Editor</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Corinne-Bailey-Rae.jpg" alt="Corinne Bailey Rae album cover " /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;Put Your Records On&#8217; by Corinne Bailey Rae</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Like sunshine in a song. It&#8217;s literally my fave tune of all time and makes me smile every time I hit play.</p><p><em>Ellie Ball, Berkshire Editor</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Zara-Larsson.jpg" alt="Zara Larsson album cover" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;Midnight Sun&#8217; by Zara Larsson</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>This song is basically bottled sunshine – serving pure golden-hour vibes and impossible not to dance to!</p><p><em>Vickie Bruce, Senior Social Media Manager</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sweet-Life.jpg" alt="Frank Ocean album cover" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;Sweet Life&#8217; by Frank Ocean</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>A smooth neo-soul summer track from Frank Ocean&#8217;s 2012 Channel Orange album — the ultimate sunshine soundtrack. As soon as the sun makes an appearance, it’s car stereo, windows down, chorus turned all the way up.</p><p><em>Emma Bunning, Devon Editor</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Groove-Armada.jpg" alt="Groove Armada album cover " /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">&#8216;I See You Baby&#8217; by Groove Armada</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Without fail, this is what goes on in our house at the end of a sunny Friday — has to be the Fatboy Slim remix — it instantly switches up the mood.</p><p><em>Emma Galvin, Northants, Leics &amp; Rutland Editor</em></p></div></div></div></div>



<p><em>Groove on in to the Bank Holiday and listen to Muddy&#8217;s Mixtape on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JOAUX2gdQl4W96jv2j1c5?si=Ce6WvK6uQ0Cp7u1i16RLvw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a> – drink top-up, anyone? </em></p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-in-the-mood-for-more">IN THE MOOD FOR MORE?</h2>



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<li><a href="https://muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/music-things-to-do/mixtape-muddys-power-playlist/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mixtape: Muddy’s Power Playlist</a></li>



<li><a href="https://muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/music-things-to-do/muddy-mixtape-turn-it-up-shake-it-off/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Muddy Mixtape: Turn it up, Shake it off</a></li>



<li><a href="https://muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/music-things-to-do/mixtape-muddys-sweat-it-out-gym-playlist/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mixtape: Muddy’s sweat-it-out playlist</a></li>
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Groove to it: your bank holiday soundtrack, sorted

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