Playlists + Memories

Just thought it would be fun to compile the playlists I've made and memories I have associated with them. They all have weird names because I'm bad at naming things. They're organized from oldest to newest.

I made it in 2020 originally as a collection of songs I was into at the time. I was listening to a lot of indie rock playlists on YouTube while studying and just wanted a place to keep the ones I really liked. It accidentally ended up containing a bunch of song about or relating to Greek Myth. Probably because I was reading Percy Jackson at the time. I had also just finished reading the Six of Crows series, so those kinda inspired what went in here.

This one also started out as a collection of songs I had on repeat. I would listen to these songs pretty much on repeat at my cousin's house during the summer of 2021. I had summer homework from one of my AP classes, and my cousin would play piano while I did my work. It has a lot of songs that feel like summer to me, but also has a lot of songs that I would describe as "burnt out gifted kid".

This is like half a playlist to me. I made this in the 3 or so hours after a school event. I had a lot of fun but crashing from that high wasn't so much fun.

This one started out as songs I thought would be nice to walk home to from my bus stop and ended up be songs I listened to when I went to Canada for the first time since I was about 2. We drove there, so a lot of my memories are listening to this playlist and looking at snow. It was also the first playlist I made with the intention of making a mix, and I just kept adding songs because I couldn't decide when to stop

I made this one about two months after I got my license and about a month after my parents started letting me drive to school by myself. I wanted to make something to listen to while driving. I didn't really have a plan, but I was listening to The Death of Peace of Mind on repeat around the same time. I knew I wanted to have a variety of genres from the stuff I listen to. Near the start of the summer, I ended up going to the library again because I had graduated and finally had time to read again. This ended up being what I listened to while at the library.

I started this playlist off with the intention of listening to these songs while I was in Canada again. I didn't really end up finishing the playlist in time, so it was still a work in progress when I got there. I ended up just putting Downer on repeat. We stayed in an Airbnb with a basement parking garage. Some of the songs on this playlist make me feel like I'm back in that Airbnb and parking garage. We didn't do much in Canada that time; mostly just visiting family. This playlist was about the most fun I had.

I made this playlist about a month after I started college and was struggling to adjust. I wanted to have something to listen to as I drove to campus, but I didn't really end up listening to it much after I made it because it kinda sucks. I kinda just made this because I felt like I had to make a mix. My heart wasn't really in it. I like all the songs on it, I just think I could be so much better.