One exam period ends and the next doesn’t hesitate to rear its ugly head. The dreaded April-May season may seem far away, but as students are more than aware, it creeps upon us when we least expect it. Soon, the … Continue reading Tunes4Grades 5 Albums to help get you through any exam period
Originally published in print March 2021. For many, this year felt like floating through endless space. With a sense that time was suspended, the signposts we use to map out the days passing became especially significant. For me, those signposts … Continue reading Is a Playlist a Clock or a Mirror?
There’s a special joy to live music that can turn a favorite album or artist into a treasured memory. Here’s a few highlights of coming attractions for the summer and beyond. Florence + the Machine Back with a fourth album, … Continue reading Summer Releases: Music to Play During Your Adventures Artists coming soon to a venue near you
Opting to cook a proper meal instead of the usual pasta has left you with a mountain of dishes, a messy counter and now you’re too full to move. But music can help fix anything! It can hardly be called … Continue reading Music For… Blaring While You Clean the Kitchen It can hardly be called a chore when you have a bangin’ playlist to accompany you.
Spring has sprung, and so have an abundance of new releases. The amount of wonderful albums released already this month has been astounding, so we’ve tried to give a nod to a lot of them in the March playlist. Continue reading Playlist: March 2015
It’s spring time and love is in the air. Well maybe not love, but definitely a few tracks from the Fifty Shades Soundtrack, as well as from our cover stars Ibeyi, along with Jessie Ware, Dawn Richard and more. Continue reading Playlist: February 2015
It is difficult to say where exactly 2015 might take us when this month has already seen a surprise collaboration between musical behemoths Kanye West and Paul McCartney. Continue reading Playlist: January 2015
There’s a distinctly rich, decadent feeling to a lot of this month’s sounds: we open with the stupidly fun, honeyed brass swing of the Mark Ronson and Mystikal collaboration, the funky sway of Delroy Edwards and the intense, seductive opulence of Beyoncé’s brilliant new party anthem. Continue reading Playlist: December 2014
Compiling a November playlist in a world where Taylor Swift’s new album is not on Spotify is trickier than you might think. The playlist must go on, however, and there is a lot else going on to get our staff excited about (and positivity is pretty comforting in a downpour of rain and essay deadlines), including new releases from Mykki Blanco, CHVRCHES, Run the Jewels, Young Fathers, and more. Continue reading Playlist: November 2014
Ghostbusters, Rocky Horror, that weird song Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff did about Freddy Krueger — we have left no corny Halloween stone unturned. Continue reading Playlist: Halloween 2014
Our October playlist features new releases from Tinashe, Girlpool, Caribou, Nehruviandoom, and more. There is a soulful warmth that ties all these songs together with a fuzzy, underlying sense of propulsion. Enjoy listening to these autumnal grooves. Continue reading Playlist: October 2014
After the initial inspiration of “party tunes”, tn2 decided instead to infuse the promise of autumn and the lingering sunshine into a varied and full playlist. Continue reading Playlist: September 2014