I interviewed KID BRUNSWICK in 2020 not knowing much about him until I conducted some preliminary research to get ready, and he said he now hates this song, that it’s “cringey.” So, I listened to see if I agreed - and I totally didn’t. There’s a lot going on within the busy concoction of synths, but it’s done so well that all I ever do while listening to it is hope I had set it to repeat. Lauren Mayberry sits on a tone I will never be able to nail in my lifetime, but that doesn’t mean I don’t try to as I scream the lyrics out my window every time I’m lucky enough to have “Graffiti” come on while I’m in the car. I found this from YouTuber ARTV (the same guy who roasted my ranking of The 1975 songs), and that’s all I want to say about that. It only gets better as it moves along, and never does the solace stop. Isakov’s voice impeccably meshes together with the endlessly running guitar, and the entire track feels like floating on a cloud, away from any possibility of harm. That same roommate sent me this song with the message: “This is v soothing” (One thing to know about me is I like any music that makes my mind turn off, so this is a way to grab my attention). I still find solace within it a year and a half later.
#Relient k lyrics there was no thief meaning free
I became entranced by so many facets of “Black Dog”: Parks’ honeyed vocals, the streaking synths, the gentle plucks of the guitar that feel like a brain massage, how free it made me feel. It’s one of the best recommendations I’ve ever received.
My old roommate started rambling one day about this new artist she discovered named Arlo Parks, so I decided to give her a whirl. It’s better to just listen than to let any further subpar description of mine decide for you. His absurd flow speaks for itself, and it can serve both as a perfect workout song and the song to hold onto when life becomes too much to handle. The Search was my 2019 album of the year, and I find something new to love with the second track upon each listen. I liked his style: raw, real and unapologetically himself, so I kept tabs on him. Like most of us, NF first came to me when “Let You Down” became inescapable. This pick is either going to completely turn you off or captivate you. It’s easy to lose yourself in the stylings of Day Wave, and that’s something I’m always longing for when I need a pick-me-up. He literally says: “What am I good for? / Nothing at all,” but the zipping guitars and zig-zagging synths make my head nod like I’m listening to surf rock at the peak of summer. It was with “Nothing At All,” though, that I fully realized how good he made misery sound.
I’ve heard this song 1,000 times by now, but its ability to help me remember to breathe has never faltered.ĭay Wave’s “Drag” was part of a Spotify playlist I randomly stumbled upon, and I was instantly hooked. I just remember closing my eyes and letting the airy chorus - packed together with subtle synths and gently reverbed vocals - flood my brain with an inexplicable calm from the first listen. My good friend, Mallory, sent me this song my freshman year of college (we always send music we think the other would like, something that fortunately hasn’t faded with time and distance). Stop reading now if that makes you nauseated).ġ00. Contrary to popular opinion, I think music, at least some genres, is headed in a great direction. (P.S.: you’re going to see a lot of recent music. Let me know if we have any similar picks, or if my list is just pathetic, or anything in between. I hope you can get something out of it, too. It’s been a lonely first month - though I love the people with whom I work, and I’ve found a wonderful partner, Erica - but reminiscing on what got me this far has brought me so much joy. I consider it a privilege to be able to take a trip down memory with the music that helped me sort through my emotions and persevere. So, I began to clutch onto the one consistency in my life: the songs that made me. I was excited for what was ahead of me - a new job, a new city, a chance to see what all the hype surrounding adulthood was truly about - but I also knew my hatred for change outweighed that.
It finally set in that I’m not going back to college in the fall when I arrived in my bare new apartment, looked around and became overwhelmed in a sea of unfamiliarity. Riley and I met two members of Holding Absence, one of the bands on this list, in April.
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