The deadly, summer heat is finally gone, rain is paying us more frequent visits, and I’m finally able to wear jackets, coats, beanies and other cozy clothing! As any other white girl on the planet, I love me some Fall. So, of course it’s a given that I had to share a Fall Music Playlist on my blog.
I’ve tried to include as many new songs as I could so that you guys can definitely find something you haven’t heard before; but there’s a couple older tracks as well. My absolute favourite thing in the world is sharing my fave music with others and knowing that they love it too – I hope you are able to appreciate these songs just as much as I do!
I’m not a music critic or an expert, these songs are just in my personal opinion really chill and together make a great fall playlist. x
The 8tracks link below will take you directly to the playlist – there, you can listen to it for free! I also listed the tracklist so you can see beforehand the songs you should be expecting on there.
Procrastination is a horrible habit that many seem to be struggling with, but it personally leads me to discover wonderful things. Case in point, instead of writing my papers for school, I have spent the past few hours finding and downloading new music.
I am not a music critic and I don’t like to judge music. If you want to read reviews on the music I choose to share on my blog please find some yourself! I believe all music should be appreciated; because to someone, even if it’s just to the creator of the work, it means something and there’s a connection that I try to understand with any piece of music. Keeping that in mind, I just want to show everyone some of the latest music that I’ve recently been listening to non stop.
Click on the link below to see some details about what four albums I have recently fallen in love with!
First artist I wanna share is Nick Hakim. I heard of him for the first time a few weeks ago, when I attended a showcase at a venue in Brooklyn. Three different bands/artists performed. Although they were all very unique and special in their own way , he stood out to me the most. Following that night, I actually had been very busy with school and moving into a new apartment, so I had no free time to just listen to music and really enjoy myself. So I had to put off researching him and his music until recently. But better later than never. Now I have all his music in my iTunes and am slightly addicted to his feel good and raw sound. My personal fave songs of his are: I Don’t Know, Sleep, Pour Another and The Light. (It was very hard to choose because he doesn’t have TOO many songs out & I love them all. I chose based on the fact that those were the first ones I heard from him.) Link to his soundcloud where you can hear his beautiful music: https://soundcloud.com/enhakim
Next musical work I want to share with everyone is an EP by RY X called Berlin. I just downloaded it and some other music of his – although I’ve known about it for quite a while and have just been using YouTube to listen to it. If you enjoy listening to the kind of music that takes you to a whole different place, somewhere far far away, and makes you sad about things that are not even going on in your life, this is exactly what you need. His music soothes the soul; puts my mind at ease and makes me question everything at the same time.Here is a link to his soundcloud (scroll down for the EP): https://soundcloud.com/ry-x
Next up on the list is I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside by Earl Sweatshirt. In my opinion, the best way to appreciate the songs on there is to blast the album on speakers, just chill on your bed, and draw or do something to express yourself and your feelings. Let your inner artist come out and light up a blunt. I really love Earl’s rapping voice and the tracks are all very well done. My faves from the album are: DNA feat. Na’kel, AM // Radio feat. Wiki, Grief, and Wool feat. Vince Staples. Link to a YouTube playlist of the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slyBSj97M3U&list=PLAq43Ui2LYBcecfUUmIncRRCOFRBip522
Last album I want to share with y’all is Outkast’s debut album called Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Every song is a jam and they’re appropriate to listen to in pretty much any situation. Which is why it’s so easy to love the album as a whole. Although I’ve had the album in my iTunes for a while, I’ve just recently started getting obsessed and listening to it non stop. My faves from the album are: Ain’t No Thang, Funky Ride, Hootie Hoo, Git Up Git Out, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Call of Da Wild, and D.E.E.P.. Link to a YouTube playlist of the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ZiiDi80ZE&list=PLiPFnhsiN6AV1RM4Vhiso0UbEoM7Srou4
A Treat for the Soul is going to be the section of MAYZAT where I will be sharing my favourite music and artists. This is the first post of that section; hope this gives everyone a better look into what MAYZAT is about, and that you can make a connection with the music just as much as I have!
The greatest thing that youtube provides us with, is their random ass suggestion bar. Thankfully, a few weeks ago, this widget actually did a great job at suggesting me a great band called Oscar and The Wolf. As soon as I listened to the song Joakim (LISTEN TO IT HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwT2kmral3A&spfreload=10 ), I knew I would love anything else that they’ve ever released. So I looked them up, and saw that they’ve only released one album so far, called Entity. Naturally, I downloaded their debut album right away, and I’m very glad I did so. Every song on Entity is special, and makes me feel like I am in that this-is-where-you-can’t-hold-your-tears-anymore-because-they-just-realized-they-can’t-be-together part of a movie, and they’re playing the soundtrack. Oscar and the Wolf will be the perfect band to listen to when you want to feel like rethinking your entire life and want your soul crumble for a lil bit. You can check out all their songs on their soundcloud at the following link. My fave songs of theirs are Joakim, Somebody Wants You, Nora, Dream Car Ocean Drive, and, Bloom (Oh My Baby). https://soundcloud.com/gotmyboysinthewater
I am eternally grateful that my friend, Ian, introduced me to the great Theophilus London. When he told me about him the first time a few months ago, he introduced me to one of my new favourite artists. His music isn’t anything you expect, and is definitely a very pleasant surprise when you give his new album, Vibes, a first listen. Theo’s whole image is so intriguing and something about his sound is very unique. He is also an artist that Kanye West is a huge supporter of and is predicting to be very successful due to the combination of his special sounds that no other artist can touch, and his awesome style. My top songs off Vibes are Water Me, Neu Law, Can’t Stop, Figure It Out, Need Somebody, and Do Girls. Below I’ve posted a link to my #1 fave off Vibes, Can’t Stop, which features Kanye West. Give it a listen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lo9JXEuyGY&spfreload=10 If you go on his soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/theophilusl) you will be able to find all the songs there.
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