“A riot is the language of the unheard.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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- BANKS X UV BOI — “Beggin For Thread (UV boi فوق بنفسجي Remix)” — as described by jake friedler
- emotional instability in a cocksure tone
- LIDO — “I Love You” — as described by connor kelley
- legal unreal sensual
- DEAD CEREMONY — “Losing You” — as described by lindsay mewes
- dark, dreamy and delicious
- FOSTER THE PEOPLE — “Call it what you want” — as described by melanie cahill
- fun sassy never taken for granted
- CHILDISH GAMBINO — “3005 (Secret Beach Picnic Version)” — as described by alejandra salazar
- recalling a distant memory
- LAKE STREET DIVE — “Seventeen” — as described by tara mccullough
- angsty kissing fantasies
- TABLO — “Dear TV” — as described by claire kim
- Stanford alum & Korean rapper
- BOTTOMS — “HIV” — as described by editor eric eich
- commemoration
- SPLIT ENZ — “Six Months in a Leaky Boat” — as described by editor matthew libby
- mad weird, über-New Zealander
- PETER TOSH — “Equal Rights” — as described by editor max walker-silverman
- peace equal rights justice
- THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA — “That Home” — as described by e.i.c. katharine schwab
- hummingbird vibrations
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BANKS X UV BOI — “Beggin For Thread (UV boi فوق بنفسجي Remix)” — as described by jake friedler
Banks owns her emotional instability in a cocksure tone that plays nicely with UV boi’s capricious horns, which sound at times like someone falling down the stairs but totally pulling it off. This track is best appreciated while walking to the library in heavy rain. The seasons change, the campus cools, but trap remains the warmest color.
LIDO — “I Love You” — as described by connor kelley
Last winter, Lido, a quasi-mystery Norwegian DJ, released the dankest remix to “Latch” by Disclosure ever heard by man. There was no fanfare, there was no hype. It just appeared. Almost as quickly, Universal Music Group caught wind and took down nearly every single instance of it on the Interwebs, because it was an illegal bootleg. It was one of the saddest days of my life. Luckily, in some hidden corners of the cloud, copies exist. I encourage a search.
This entry, however, is perfectly legal, 100% original Lido - and by Jeebus, it is unreal. It’s got a better bass line than the Seinfeld theme song, arguably a more sensual sound than The Weeknd, and will surely be a part of this year’s study playlist. Give it a taste.
DEAD CEREMONY — “Losing You” — as described by lindsay mewes
“Who is Dead Cerem—”
Shhhh, don’t speak. Just listen. Let the four-piece band’s dark, dreamy, and delicious new song, “Losing You,” take it from here.
I did, for the tenth time, and I am still feeling all the feels.
FOSTER THE PEOPLE — “Call it what you want” — as described by melanie cahill
I have been in love with this song for so long. It’s fun, sassy, and has surprising great lyrics. Here at Stanford it can feel like everyone is trying to figure out each other and assign labels. Everyone expects you to take a side on every topic and label that too. Never take for granted a song that gives you the perfect response. “What’s your style and who do you listen to?” Who cares? Call it what you want.
But by the way, I listen to Foster the People.
CHILDISH GAMBINO — “3005 (Secret Beach Picnic Version)” — as described by alejandra salazar
I think Gambino’s softly crooned little “do-do-dooo-do-dooo-do-do” about a minute in is what got me hooked. It marks a point in the song where his rapping unravels into singing, where the backing melody begins to reverb wildly and psychedelically layer atop itself. It is around this point that if you just close your eyes and let the song wash over you-the way it works is it slowly builds up, then explodes all at once-the track starts to sound like recalling a distant memory: slightly overwhelming, slightly messy and absolutely, completely consuming. In honor of week ten, I guarantee you a fitting four-minute long escape from the real world.
LAKE STREET DIVE — “Seventeen” — as described by tara mccullough
A great lil gal friend of mine re-introduced this band to me and I immediately got attached to this song. Reminds me of those angsty teenage years, kissing under the stars, the loves and the ones that got away— ah, such feels. Or, all the ideas you have fantasized about if timing had worked out and y’all “could have had a good time.”
TABLO — “Dear TV” — as described by claire kim
He’s a Stanford Alum and my favorite Korean rapper (his hip-hop group is called Epik High, one of THE best in Korea)
He’s a rebel. He makes sure to show that in every single one of his songs he puts out to the world to hear, to see, to feel.
Fearless, he is.
BOTTOMS — “HIV” — as described by editor eric eich
For World AIDS Day.
SPLIT ENZ — “Six Months in a Leaky Boat” — as described by editor matthew libby
Discovered this song sitting in a Starbucks over break. It’s mad weird, über-New Zealander, and HOLY SHIT SO CATCHY.
PETER TOSH — “Equal Rights” — as described by editor max walker-silverman
What a fucking week it’s been in America.
“I don’t want no peace. I need equal rights and justice. I’m a-fightin’ for it.¨
THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA — “That Home” — as described by e.i.c. katharine schwab
Listen to the hummingbird wings vibrate beneath the strings.
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Photo credit: Geraint Rowland
(‘15, Comparative Literature) grew up in White Suburbia, CA and is still trying to get out. His interests include haiku poetry, long conversations, and the re-mystification of our postmodern wasteland.
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