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Songs that mean a lot to me.

Songs that shaped my personality, exposed me to a band or artist, or have deep roots within me.

Gonna try to make it in order from when I first discovered each song or when it had the most impact on me and add a little note to each song. Might be a little cringe at the start. I was a soundcloud fanatic when I was 12-16.

The red-noted songs are ones that I don't listen to much or are even essential to me presently but are still an integral part of my musical foundation and wouldn't be here without them. They need to be mentioned out of respect and what they meant to me at a time in my life.
The green-noted songs are ones that ARE me. A fundamental and vital piece of my life. Songs that will follow me until I die.

2016-2019 soundcloud phase

oregontrail - goodbyefornow: Bones side project I found while learning about the Oregon Trail in 7th grade. Eventually led me to the soundcloud scene shortly after.

xxxtentacion - i'm alone, part 1: I was obsessed with all his unknown songs when I was 12-13.

lil peep - veins: First peep song I fell in love with and was all I listened to when I was 13.

lil peep - praying to the sky: Essential to life.

killstation - rosoideae: Would have this on repeat in school all day.

sybyr - i like being: This too.

bruhmanegod - wrath attraction: Emotional peak to me at the time.

black kray - stevie j and joseline: Towards the end of my soundcloud phase.

playboi carti - talk: My skate song.

-end of my soundcloud phase-

2020 - The transition

the weeknd - until i bleed out: Moved to Spotify after he dropped this and started to listen to more mainstream stuff--for the better.

the weeknd - lonely star: Rediscovered trilogy and fell super in love with it this time around.

the weeknd - valerie: ^^^

surrenderdorothy - ifihadthewordstospeak: Core.

the smiths - how soon is now?: Exposed me to music that wasn't rap or hip-hop.

roar - dream: Pushed me to explore more genres.

2021 - Soul Searching

sparklehorse - it's a wonderful life: Was watching a Raw Time video and someone asked if they could play sparklehorse. Checked it out and loved it.

grouper - disengaged: Came on in a playlist I was listening to and was completely captivated. Led me to the dream pop/slowcore rabbit hole.

low - last night i dreamt somebody loved me: Core part of me.

godspeed you! black emperor - the dead flag blue: Introduction to post-rock.

title fight - your pain is mine now: First Title Fight song I listened to. Hyperview is literally my username. Essential to me.

have a nice life - holy fucking shit 40,000: Do I even need to say anything here?

duster - chocolate and mint: My favorite Duster song.

mazzy star - into dust: ngl i got into mazzy star because of tiktok. sue me.

carissa's wierd - so you wanna be a super hero: My introduction to this band. Loved this song, and still do.

glare - void in blue: My first true introduction to shoegaze. This was when they only had two songs released.

julie - kit: Essential to life.

loathe - is it really you: Loathe got me more comfortable with the metal genre.

whirr - younger than you: Introduced me to my all-time favorite band.

sprain - true norwegian black metal: On repeat in school.

2022 - Becoming comfortable

grouper - call across rooms: I would love when this song came on during my nightly walks.

have a nice life - i don't love: Was there for me when nobody was.

have a nice life - emptiness will eat the witch: ^^^

giles corey - wounded wolf: ^^^

deftones - beware: ^^^

whirr - drain: One of the most emotionally and musically lethargic songs I've heard. That EP is essential and a core part of me.

whirr - sway: On repeat.

whirr - heavy: My most played Whirr song with 350 streams.

nothing - a.c.d.: On repeat.

warm - stay: Essential to 2022.

good morning & good night - philadelphia: Calmed me during chaos.

slint - washer: On repeat. Also, my introduction to one of my favorite bands.

acid bath - the blue: Essential to me during 2022.

have a nice life - burial society: Essential to life.

frail body - your death makes me wish heaven was real: My introduction to screamo. Didn't know it was screamo at the time, just really liked how it sounded.

made out of babies - the major: This one makes me very nostalgic despite being just two years ago.

mount eerie - i have been told my skin is exceptionally smooth: Introduction one of my favorite artists, especially as of recently.

sunny day real estate - in circles: Introduction to one of my favorite emo bands.

faetooth - strange ways: My favorite doomgaze band.

grivo - languor: Makes me profoundly depressed because of the memories attached to it. Convinced me to buy a guitar.

failure - small crimes: Essential to 2022.

flooding - salt of the earth: Introduction to one of my top 3 bands. Essential to life.

2023 - Settling down

i hate myself - to a husband at war: Essential to life. Eased me into skramz and adjacent genres. One of my favorite bands.

vs self - leave everything: Exploring the genre more.

i hate sex - and yet it moves: Essential to life.

flooding - this will all burn: Anything flooding related is essential and core.

whirr - muta: Convinced me to keep living and to live for music that I would have missed out on. Very important track to me, alongside Blue Sugar. Saved my life.

slow crush - lull: One of my favorite shoegaze bands. Essential to life.

wisp - your face: Listened just a couple weeks after she dropped this.

i hate myself - song four: Essential to life.

whirr - around ep: This EP was the 2023 soundtrack for me. Ingrained into my soul and spirit. Epitome of essential.

glare - do not enter: My most played song of 2023.

chet baker - the thrill is gone: Was watching Whirr live sets on youtube and they played this after one of their sets. Also used at the end of their live album.

slowdive - so tired: Similar sound to Around. Love, love, love.

mazzy star - look on down from the bridge: My favorite Mazzy Star song.

nuvolascura - pixel vision anxiety: Got me more comfortable with emoviolence.

sprain - slant: Just a great song.

widowdusk - i'm sitting, watching all of my dreams die in front of me: This was peak skramz to me at the time.

hanging garden - i was cold beside you: One of my favorite DSBM bands.

deadlife - no place for joy: Depressing.

soulwhirlingsomewhere - every female werewolf ever, listed alphabetically by crime: Ethereal blanket.

fawning - linger: Played so much Roblox while listening to this.

departmefrombearisland - promo 23': They perfected acoustic-screamo with this one.

krobak - stringer bell: One of my favorite post-rock songs.

flooding - silhouette machine: An entire album but it is so essential to me that it's not even funny.

lifeless - forgotten voices on the dreary winter: Made me incredibly depressed, it was great.

the lazarus plot - asleep/awake: One of my favorite emo bands.

2024 - The present time and ever so fleeting moments.

I think I'm gonna just put down some bands and artists for this one and then move on to individual songs. Doing that because there isn't a single song by some of these artists that are molding me into who I am, but rather multiple songs from the same artists coming together and building the most beautiful symphony that erupts my spirit into bliss.

Also, not gonna do much notes for this one. It's hard to assess how much these songs mean to me while I'm still living in the glory of them. I need hindsight to truly tell me how I think of these because these are peak songs and artists to me, right now. Perfection.

Going to frequently update with new songs. Might even remove some songs because I did add a lot to this year :/

Mount Eerie
Anna Von Hausswolff
Belong
Red House Painters
Cocteau Twins
Codeine
Songs: Ohia
Bluetile Lounge
Black Tape For A Blue Girl
Low
Elusin
Smokedope2016
Björk
Saetia
Indian Summer
Unwound
空夜 coo:ya
Fishmans
Kengo Iuchi
Yikii
Tacoma Radar