It's usually something silly: a piece of art I saw on the street, a meal I cooked, or the occasional mirror selfie. In the last couple of years, I've started adding a cover photo to each playlist, defined by a picture taken from that month. When I listen to my August '21 playlist, consisting mostly of house tracks from artists like Park Hye Jin, Jayda G and TSHA, I'm reminded of a sweet summer living with my friend in Brooklyn, when all that stood in front of us was weekends exploring the city and our final year of college.īut not every playlist is reminiscent of rosy memories: November '20 only has four songs on it (most of them are by Jamila Woods), leading me to believe I must have really been going through it. While I never intended to make monthly playlists when I created my first in March 2014, over the years they've become sonic diaries - ways to take me back to places and people from the past through a collection of songs. I'll add whatever songs stick out to me that month without any thought about how it fits into a larger theme (that's how you get Radiohead and Ice Spice within a few minutes of each other). While most playlists tend to focus on cohesion, mine have always been more about documentation. Most of my playlists are bad (even the most recent ones), and I don't think they're necessarily even a reflection of my music taste. Between that (cursed) March '14 collection and my March '23 one sits more than 107 playlists: one for each month of the year. But in April, it seems I was also introduced to Five Seconds of Summer, was really into Tyler the Creator and Chance the Rapper, and even discovered Nirvana (I probably saw the cover of Nevermind on Tumblr and thought it was cool).įast-forward to March '23, and you'll find a playlist consisting of about 10 songs, featuring the likes of Brutalismus 3000, JPEGMAFIA, Nia Archives, and a little bit of Sonic Youth. It stands at a whopping 213 songs and still has most of Marina and the Diamonds' Electra Heart (Deluxe) album on it. The next playlist, April '14, is not so different. I'm Really Into Seeing myself reflected in art allowed me to feel comfortable making my own
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