PLAYLISTS
Yeehaw xo baby
A playlist review
The illusion of individuality
On abolishing the rampant culture of gatekeeping
Finding balance
How my love of the arts turned toxic, and served as a reminder to live life fully
Filling space “empty:” Vaporwave as a placeholder for silence
Filling empty space also means populating the airwaves
I’d like you to meet Miss Jackie Shane
I’ve waxed poetic about my Spotify Discover Weekly playlists before—but let me do it one more time. Every Sunday, at the stroke of midnight, my Spotify undergoes a baptism. The 30 songs from 30 artists that I have never heard before make their way into the playlist. I never have ...
The reincarnation of Romantic poets
If you ever meet someone who studies English literature, chances are they have an interest in a particular genre, time period, or theory. While I admire a variety of authors, styles, and periods, I always felt a deep connection to the writings produced by authors of the Romantic period. I ...
Folk: the people’s music
It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment I started listening to folk music, but it’s been present in my life for quite some time now. Likewise, it’s difficult to define what folk music even is. There are songs with unknown origins, that have been passed down through generations. They harken ...
Fall(ing) for comfort
A playlist of autumnal Canadian tunes
Let’s talk about love, baby!
As Valentine’s Day approaches, the smell of capitalist-curated love intertwines in the air with the a whiff of desperation as couples either try to figure out their V-Day plans or attempt to break up in a nice way so they can stay in bed watching Netflix on the 14th. I genuinely love love and I LOVED making a corny, wholesome, and horny playlist ...
We’re thriving in 2020, bitches
Some tunes to start a new decade on a good note