PREVIOUS ARTICLE
We feature an original illustration by the awesome Mari Andrew every Friday morning. Here’s today’s!
P.S. Pet peeves, and true selves.
What Are Your Playlists?
Subscribe
51 Comments
I have a few ‘dump’ playlists where I gather hundreds of songs so I can find them again easily (who can remember all those names of new artists?) – mellow, upbeat, remixes, etc. Then I pull them into new playlists by purpose – the Annual Driving list (for vacation cruisin’), dinners, etc.
My best source for mellow background music when I need to be creative? Soundtracks – it’s like classical music for the 21st century
“Oops, I’m playing D’Angelo” is basically the story of my life.
Hehehe! – I like “The three blocks I run really fast”!
Literally laughing out loud at “Oops i’m playing D’Angelo.” Ha! I have a good soul playlist that I love for dinner parties and “wine” playlist I use for…drinking wine. :) But my favorite playlist is the one I use for my girls-only monthly cocktail club, comprised entirely of female artists that range from Dolly, Loretta and Reba to Fiona, Alanis and Jewel to Gwen, Beyoncé and Gaga to Wilson Phillips and Paula Abdul. I smile to myself every time a song starts – the randomness cracks me up.
A favorite to share!! (I used to make friends playlists according to seasons, now they are ALL so RaNDoM!
Current favorite is named: “The Children are Fine!” or Let’s Kick these Germs–I teach & am still awaiting having my own children!
Midnight City M83 Great for robot dancing around the living room…
Just Curious Outsides
Bim Bom Astrud Gilberto (epitome of understated cool)
A random Waterdeep song thrown in the mix is 99.9% of the time good
Everybody Knows it Waterdep
Turn of This Song and Go Outside The Lonely Forest
So glad to see you featuring original illustrations on your site! ?
Illustration just really gives that extra layer of meaning that photos are too literal to do.
I made a Summer Sixteen Playlist! http://iamsherrelle.com/soundtrack-summer/
So good. I need to actually create some playlists + love this inspiration!
I love the Apple music playlists and they have hilariously specific ones (boozy brunch?!) but also like to have a playlist on the go where I add random music that I hear on Beats 1 so it’s always growing and I don’t keep hearing the same old chart music.
All my playlists are very specific and deeply personal.
‘Cardio’ – loud, punchy music like Missy Elliott and the White Stripes for the gym. Angry music motivates me.
‘Low’ – really depressing, sad songs for when I need it, like Elliot Smith and Jeff Buckley.
‘Mine’ – songs that meant something and helped define my feelings/goals at certain critical points in my life.
‘Singy’ – songs I love to sing at the top of my lungs. A little bit of The Head and the Heart, a little bit of 4 Non Blondes. Everyone needs a playlist like this for the drive home after a crap day at work.
‘Ruminate’ – spacey, shoegaze songs that you want to listen to while lying on a blanket looking at the stars. M83, Too Far Moon, that sort of thing.
Aw, I thought this would be actual playlist recommendations. I’ve just started running regularly and would love to hear people’s playlists for workouts!
My running playlist is all about Robyn!
I’ve been making a playlist for every month (since June) and saving them on Spotify. Any song that pops into my head or that I discover during that month goes on the playlist. It’s been really fun! So now when I go back to listen to June I can remember the moods I was in and even sometimes where I was!
Such a cool idea!
I also begun a spotify monthly list in July 2015. It’s nice to see the mood we were :)
I’m kind of embarrassed with how many playlists I have on my Spotify…I’m addicted to finding new music. https://open.spotify.com/user/edb02a
Oh gosh, I would be embarrassed to share all of my Spotify playlists, but I have a bunch. When I see a band in concert, I make a playlist of their set list so I can enjoy the show all over again. I’ve got a workout playlist, seasonal playlists (I check New Releases and add the stuff I like), and one called “Pure Cheddar”. I don’t like to hunt too much when I’m ready to listen to some Little River Band “Reminiscing”.
More to Love
Marriage proposals, popular shoes, Paris recs, and funny toddlers…
65 COMMENTS
I felt like the only person in the world who didn’t worship her...
278 COMMENTS
Including a fascinating memoir and the prettiest nail polish...
149 COMMENTS