For young adults, I’m pretty sure it’s a common thing to hear that ‘music is my life’. As a young adult myself, I feel the need to clarify that that’s pretty accurate, to an extent – because why I rely on music a lot, it doesn’t control my life. It isn’t the only thing. But for the sake of this blog post, let’s say it is.
Music has always had an important role in my life. Whether it was running around in circles with my sisters as kids listening to my dad’s music (namely ‘Sk8er boi’ by Avril Lavigne, which we were always ‘dancing’ to) or sitting down when I was upset during in the stage of my life where I was
stupidly obsessed with McFly, music has always been there, and hopefully always will.
stupidly obsessed with McFly, music has always been there, and hopefully always will.
Now days, thankfully, I’m not always sitting down in a corner upset when I’m listening to music, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not using it as a coping mechanism. When I’m nervous, especially when I need to distract myself, I shove on my playlist and close my eyes because listening to the words, and the music, manages to make the other thing, that’s making me super nervous,
become less loud.
become less loud.
So, other than it being a coping mechanism, music is the soundtrack of my life (which is probably – realistically – the only thing it can be as soundtracks are usually made up of music). I have music on whenever I can. Car journeys, when I’m walking, when I’m reading, when I’m writing, when I’m cooking, getting ready in the mornings. Even when I don’t have music playing there’s always a song humming away in my head (mostly when I’m at work).
Since this blog is named ‘Snooping on my playlist’ I’m going to let you snoop on my current (albeit slightly outdated) playlist which will be linked towards the end of this blog.
Some of my current favourite songs you can find on it are:
· Misery Business by Paramore (yes, I know it’s super old)
· PEACH (lobotomy) by Waterparks
· Avalanche by Bring Me The Horizon (which I’ve had a slight addiction to since early 2017)
· And LA Devotee by Panic! At the Disco
These are my most common songs played on YouTube, and if I had Spotify Premium they would also be playing on repeat there. If I could listen to these songs for a good few hours a day, my life would be good and I would be happy.
I’m not sure that I can convey – exactly – how much music had helped me over the years, specially in my last years of secondary school. Music was one of my only escapes (along with writing). Although, back then, I had a much different taste in what I was listening to.
The music genre I listen to tends to switch up every few months or so as my moods change, along with my life experiences. I don’t know why, does anyone? It alters slightly every couple of months, especially at different seasons in the year. While, at the moment I’m mostly into punk, that wasn’t the case at the begging of Spring when I was much more into pop music and listening to artists such as Dean Lewis, James Arthur, Tom Walker and Lewis Capaldi. Some of my favourite songs around that time were:
· Waves by Dean Lewis
· Leave a light on by Tom Walker
· Someone you loved by Lewis Capaldi
Most of these songs I had heard on the Radio, and for a good few months at the beginning of this year I used to enjoy listening to BBC Radio One while revising and writing. But now, mostly due to the bad radio connection at home, and because of the recent surge in rap music (which I’m not really a fan of) I’ve been staying away from the radio and have been letting Spotify suggest new playlists for me. These playlists namely include Skateboard Punks, which I decided to listen to just because I thought the name was cool and actually ended up really enjoying.
Growing up was a different story. I never really listened to the radio, or Spotify, and instead was heavily influenced by my dad’s taste in music, which is very similar to the genre I choose to listen to now. He even introduced me to one of the bands I currently like, The Interrupters, and took
me to my first concert with them on the 3rd of December last year (the night before a super important eight-hour exam – which was probably not the best idea). Other artists he introduced me to when I was younger include bands such as Seven Seconds, Rise against, and standalone singer songwriter Frank Turner (whose music I can never get bored of).
me to my first concert with them on the 3rd of December last year (the night before a super important eight-hour exam – which was probably not the best idea). Other artists he introduced me to when I was younger include bands such as Seven Seconds, Rise against, and standalone singer songwriter Frank Turner (whose music I can never get bored of).
However, now that I’m all grown up, I’m able to find more of my own music. This includes the previously mentioned Waterparks, Paramore, and Panic! At the Disco. I do feel the need to mention I know more Panic! At the Disco Songs than Waterparks’ songs, and more Waterparks’ songs than Paramore songs, but that’s just because of how long I’ve been listening to them.
Despite my current music preference of punk, my taste isn’t a single, stuck genre. I generally enjoy a broad reach of everything. It all depends on my mood, and what’s on my mind. If I’m sad, then I’m not going to listen to super upbeat songs, and similarly, if I’m happy I’m not going to listen to super sad songs.
A list of happy songs (or, at least what I consider happy/upbeat) are:
· PEACH by Waterparks (also one of my current favourites which I’ve mentioned before)
· Sick boy by The Chainsmokers
· She’s Kerosene by The Interrupters (Aka, my favourite song of theirs)
· Stupid for you by Waterparks (which originally got me into Waterparks)
· Gives you hell by The All-American Rejects
· Bad Girls Club by Falling in Reverse (not what I’d normally listen to but it’s still good)
· Thnks fr th Mmrs by Fall Out Boy
· ADHD by Truslow
Contrastingly, a list of sad songs (which are kept on a separate playlist) are:
· No Matter What, Calum Scott
· Say Something, a Great Big World
· Impossible, James Arthur
· Someone you loved, Lewis Capaldi
· Scared to by lonely, Grace Grundy
· Without me, Halsey
As you can see, by the songs above, my taste in music really does vary. I would list some songs worth mentioning because they’re great, but are neither happy or sad, below but I’m about to give you the link to my current playlist, so if you want to check them out you can find them there:
So, there you have it. Another slice of my soul. This time in the form of music, something I listen to all the time and am currently still listening to now.