ushering in spring
Artists like Blossom Dearie, The Sundays, and Astrud Gilberto remind me of low-growing plants, watching geese dip into the pond with the smallest of ripples, and designating time to be mindful –– particularly outdoors –– amidst the whirlwind that has been the last couple of months. I began to compile this playlist on that very walk a few days ago and have been feverishly editing the order of the songs since, as I regain some of the motivation and energy that my senior spring workload, a tedious post-grad job search, and the weight of the current political situation has sapped from me. As always, music makes everything feel lighter, and there’s something to be said for curating a mix of mood boosters to make you feel both soft and reinvigorated, even if it feels artificial at first.
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Valentine's Day Playlist: Exec Edition
It’s that time of year. Love floats in the air, circulating. To celebrate, WKCO’s exec team compiled a Valentine’s Day playlist for your listening pleasure. Hear a song you like? Send it to your lover, best friend, or enemy! Share in this time of affection and soundtrack these February days with love, love, love.
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fields of muted hues (jazz & soul for autumn)
This mix of 30 songs showcases a healthy mix of classic and contemporary: vocal jazz standards, instrumental grooves from Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, and more, ‘souldies,’ and recent finds of mine that seem perfectly suited to this time of year.
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The Evolution of Newport Folk Festival
Over the past month, I have been asked for countless fun facts about myself –– it’s one of the trademarks of college orientation. It's usually a crowd-pleaser to tell new friends that I’m from Newport, Rhode Island –– the town where Bob Dylan was booed for using electric amplifiers, altering the trajectory of folk music by opposing the notion that true folk had to be acoustic. Newport Folk, a music festival...
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the boys in the better land: Britpop is Back
If you walk into any party where a man is holding a guitar, chances are he’s about to play “Wonderwall,” the 1995 smash hit by the legendary Britpop band Oasis. And now that the Gallagher brothers have announced their long-awaited reunion tour, chances are you’re about to hear that song a lot more.
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Soft Summer Playlist: 2 Hours and 10 Minutes of Mellow Vibes
In the melancholy of late July, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to new (or new-to-me) music that encapsulates the feeling of a soft summer breeze: music for easy listening, for spending time in nature, for pushing fears and obligations away (even if temporarily). This 40-song collection spans…
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This is the Playlist of a Killer, Bella
Unironically, the best aspect of the Twilight films is the aesthetic: the vibes, the foggy Forks woods, and Bella’s rusted red pickup. Stephenie Meyer, if nothing else, set a scene that would define a generation…
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Chill-Bitten: Ode to Late Winter Melancholia
At some point in February, everything starts going faster. I’ve felt this shift every year since starting college, and I attribute the feeling to the transition between winter and spring in Ohio. The winter sputters on and off, snowing several inches after an encouraging spell of 50-degree days, lingering uncomfortably until something finally decides it’s spring.
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Kenyon I Think WKCO Like Likes You
To show our love and appreciation, WKCO Exec has come together and compiled our favorite love songs just for you. Feel free to peruse, to fall head over heels with our amorous collection. We hope it brings out the romantic in you and you feel inspired to tell those around you that you love them, maybe even through song… send-a-song…?
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