Playlist of The Month: Relief?

by - 9:04 PM


Hi, friends. It's me. I'm alive! 

As you all know, I'm a college student. Behind every baggy-eyed college student are deadlines, doting professors, a shit ton of coffee, instant noodles and endless group projects...and that's why I haven't been posting anything for a month (2 months? IDK). Not that anyone reads my blog, anyway. I just feel like getting that out there, like any [pseudo] blogger would do when they go on a small hiatus.

So as the dust collected on my Blogger dashboard, the creative area of my brain did as well. Now I give you all yet another monthly playlist, because this is all I am capable of at the moment. I was planning to do a really pretentious fashown post titled "Different Ways to Style White Sneakers" but I realized that I was going to use up all my clothes for just one post, which is dumb since I want to do more fashion posts in the future. Maybe when I'm rich like Kylie Jenner and I can afford anything I want, then I might blog about fashion, which is probably going to be a decade from now and blogs aren't a thing anymore. It's awfully sad, because I love fashion and I've got so many #ootd's in my head and so little clothes.

Anyways, enough of my common I-wanna-be-rich-someday fantasies. 

This month's playlist is a collection of the songs I listened to a lot during April to May, and most of them are my favorites. A few songs are fillers (imma be honest), and as you all can observe, some songs are OPM! I'm really proud of myself since it's honestly the first time I've tapped onto the local indie music scene while I was browsing YouTube. Naturally, SUD is on the playlist, as well as Reese Lansangan. All the cOoL kIds of MNL have been going to their gigs, so as a cOoL kId of MNL myself, I checked them out and loved them, because I obviously have good taste. 

A few unfamiliar newies are on the playlist, since a lot of my favorites released albums the past few months. Among them are Ariana Grande, Pierce The Veil and Drake. I didn't include Beyonce because I haven't exactly warmed up to Lemonade yet. I'm still looking for the that Lemonade's own version of Blow, which is the best jam on Queen B's last album.

Before all the Beyhive members attack me and slap me with Beyonce's Grammy awards, I'm going to elaborate on each track like a true pretentious music junkie.

1. Everyday - Ariana Grande


Yooooo. This song is a full-on BOP. It even features Future, who is in every song that is a jam. Everyday is from Ariana's new, excellent album Dangerous Woman. Anyway, this song (or her whole album, tbh) should have been called Good Shit, since it is exactly that. 

2. Floral and Fading - Pierce The Veil


Pierce The Veil was my favorite band when I was emo and mislead in life (read: high school). It took them about four years to write and produce Misadventures, their fourth studio album. The album was worth the wait PURELY because of this song. It's reminiscent of the happy tune with the underlying gore Bulletproof Love from their second album, Selfish Machines, and it's one of my favorites this year so far from the alternative music scene.

3. On Her Knees - MilesExperience


I first heard about MilesExperience on Twitter, since everyone seemed to love them. I gave them a listen and I was surprised. They gave off this very The Strokes meets Arctic Monkeys vibe because of the gritty sensuality their songs embody. On Her Knees is from their debut album Again and Against, and it's a slow burner. It makes you want to shimmy while stroking a feather boa or something embarrassingly sexy like that.

4. 3 Strikes - Terror Jr.


It's quite embarrassing to know this song, since it debuted on Kylie Jenner's Glosses music video. True enough, I discovered this because of the aforementioned video. I asked myself while watching Kylie's big ass saunter towards her expensive car, "What is that song? It's a BOP." So I searched it on Google and apparently, there's some controversy around it. Word on the street is that Kylie's the one behind this song, masked behind a music stage name, Terror Jr. Terror Jr. (the supposed "band" behind the song) only created their social media accounts when the Glosses video came out, which is a little fishy, if you thought about it. But, hmm. I don't know. It's a catchy, good song and if Kylie doesn't want the credit for it, that's even weirder.

5. Controlla - Drake


Like, controllaaaa. Controlla. YES. This is yet another super catchy bop from Drake, the King of Memes. Taken from his new album Views, this is one of the songs that shine on the album. I've observed that the best Drake songs are the ones where he's singing about "finding love" and other Drake-y stuff. Honestly, this would have sounded better if Rihanna was in the song somewhere, even just as vocal backing, but that's just a thought since it's already really great.

6. Sila - SUD


Knock-knock. Who's there? Cinnamon. Cinnamon who? Walang papantay sa'yo, maging cinnamon sila...LMFAO okay I'm done, please don't close your tab. I LOVE this song, and I don't care how mainstream it's becoming, because it definitely deserves the attention it's getting. Whenever I'm singing it out loud, people ask me with bewildered eyes, "Janina? You listen to OPM? Since when?" and I'm like yes hunty, since now, because this song is The Shit. Sud's vocals, that saxophone solo, those lyrics? LAWD. It's like when God threw all the good music out in the world, SUD caught all of it.

7. Grammar Nazi - Reese Lansangan


The whole time I was listening to this song, I was raising my eyebrows to how much I could relate to it. As Grammar Nazi myself, I found it so fitting in so many situations. The way Reese sang about how some people say "stuffs"...lol. Anyway, it's a really cute song, if you're into those soft acoustic numbers.

8. Wanted - Kehlani


Kehlani is one of the most promising rnb singers this year since she released her Grammy-nominated mixtape, You Should Be Here. The whole mixtape is a favorite of mine, but here's one of my favorites. Wanted is short, but it delivers so much in only two minutes and eleven seconds. 

9. Giant Peach - Wolf Alice

A year later and My Love Is Cool remains in my most-played playlist on iTunes. Wolf Alice always packs a punch in each song, no matter how gritty or how smooth. This particular number is especially gritty, and it gives off major 90s grunge band vibes. Not to mention that I aspire to be as badass and indie chic as their frontwoman Ellie Rowsell.
10. Drowning - Banks


Halsey who? ...Okay before all you Halsoot stans come for me, what I'm going to say is the truth. Banks is the best solo woman artist in the underground scene nowadays. Her lyrics hit home, her voice is actually good, and she's really pretty. I've always fantasized about a The Weeknd and Banks collab, because hello? Who wouldn't want that? I especially like this song because of its subtle sensuality and lyrics.

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