I love music.
Every morning, every evening, when I'm staying, when I'm leaving
and all the moments in betweenEmbedded Files
Why I Love Music
Why I Love Music
I easily rack up over three hours of time every day listening to music, whether it be on the hour-long bus rides, getting ready in the morning, getting my desk in order, or
I wanted to take a moment to shine a light on a playlist's worth of tracks that have been the song of the day within the past eight months. Each of them mean something to me — when and how I first found the song, what my life was like at the time, how it made me feel. I can't say for certain that the categories I put them in make sense, but if you ask me, the best way to tell is to listen.
Each track met me at a very strange time in my life, but I consistently return to it, always. Forever one of my top genres.
Always Forever - Cults
Static, 2013
Where is My Mind - Pixies
Death to the Pixies, 1997
(originally on Surfer Rosa, 1988)
Lovers Rock - TV Girl
French Exit, 2014
This is the type of music I go to either to feel energized or release some energy through singing. Try it!
I Want to Run - Mates of State
You're Going to Make It, 2015
When We Are Together - Texas
The Hush, 1999
Whole Again - Atomic Kitten
Right Now, 2000
The art of music spans decades, and being young is no excuse to ignore the oldies.
Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
Imagination, 1987
That Wonderful Sound - Tom Jones
This Is Tom Jones, 1969
You're My World - Cilla Black
35th Anniversary Collection, 2003
(originally on The Best of Cilla Black, 1964)
A staple of my early childhood and time growing up, these pop hits will always hold the honor of being my gateway into music.
Want U Back - Cher Llyod
Sticks and Stones, 2011
Ready or Not - Bridgit Mendler
Hello My Name Is..., 2012
Moi... Lolita - Alizée
Gourmandises, 2000
An equally-atmospheric sibling of Dreamy Rock, it's never a bad idea to throw one of these songs up — one might even call them "slow burns."
Bad Ideas - Tessa Violet
Bad Ideas, 2019
slow burn - sequoia
slow burn, 2024
Atop a Cake - Alvvays
Alvvays, 2014
While certainly not an official name, I find this subgenre of song to embody a sense of searching — for purpose, romance, for change.
Millennium - Robbie Williams
Millennium, 1998
(fully released on I've Been Expecting You, 1988)
Feels Like Home - Chantal Kreviazuk
What If It All Means Something, 2002
Anywhere - Rita Ora
Phoenix, 2018
Despite not being my favorite and the '70s, having been the tail-end of country's golden age, the beauty of the genre is how many emotions it can convey.
I'll Do It All Over Again - Crystal Gayle
Certified Hits, 2001
(originally on Crystal, 1977)
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
The Best Of Rod Stewart, 1976
(originally on Every Picture Tells a Story, 1971)
Don't Cry, Joni - Conway Twitty
The High Priest of Country Music, 1975
Around the Covid Era, I began listening to the local Rewind 107.9 station with my father. Every car ride with him would be to the sound of these tracks.
Don't Let It End - Styx
Kilroy Was Here, 1983
Give It Up - KC and the Sunshine Band
All in a Night's Work, 1982
Out of Touch - Hall & Oates
The Very Best of Daryl Hall John Oates, 2001
(originally on Big Bam Boom, 1984)
*and yes, I did sneak in some references in the writing — I do that in real life, too, but my friends normally don't get it :(
also, you can click on the album covers to go to YouTube if you haven't found that out already!
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