These are some songs I’ve been listening to recently and wanted to share with you all! Lately I have been listening to a lot of country music and dreaming of warmer weather, but there is a nice mix of all genres. I hope you can find some new music to listen to this week! Leave comments letting me know which songs are your favorites and what songs you have been listening to!
18 songs, 1 hour and 3 minutes
Song: Want You Back
Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer
Genre: Pop
Why I Picked This Song: I really liked 5 Seconds of Summer a few years ago. For the last year or so it seems as they dropped off the face of the earth. This week they released this song, their first single since 2016. This song is a lot different than their punk pop roots, but it is really good and a great song to restart their career.
Favorite Lyric: “No matter how long you’re gone, I’m always gonna want you back”
Song: Tequila
Artist: Dan + Shay
Genre: Country/Pop
Why I Picked This Song: I love all of Dan + Shay’s songs. Every song sounds like summer and reminds me of being on a beach. This song is about missing someone yet it still is fun.
Favorite Lyric: “But when I taste tequila, baby I still see ya
Cutting up the floor in a sorority T-Shirt
The same one you wore when we were
Sky high in Colorado, your lips pressed against the bottle
Swearing on a Bible, baby, I’d never leave ya
I remember how bad I need ya, when I taste tequila”
Song: Home In My Mind
Artist: Scotty McCreery
Genre: Country
Why I Picked This Song: I have loved Scotty McCreery since he was on American Idol and he has been releasing new music that is better than anything he has done before. His new album is coming out in March and all of the songs so far have been gold. This song is one of my favorites and it reminds me of being homesick. I like it because it reminds you that you always have a piece of home in the back of your mind that you can look on.
Favorite Lyric: “Sweet tea, porch swings, supper on the stove
Everything I’ve been missing on the road
I can’t be there tonight
But when I close my eyes
I’m going home in my mind”
Song: Wherever You Are
Artist: Scotty McCreery
Genre: Country
Why I Picked This Song: This song is super cute. It is about a long distance relationship and going to wherever the person you love is and it sounds super summer-y.
Favorite Lyric: “Whatever it takes you know I’m with it
And it won’t be long till I’m there by your side
Wherever you are”
Song: IDGAF
Artist: Dua Lipa
Genre: Pop
Why I Picked This Song: This song is really fun and it is a total mood.
Favorite Lyric: “I don’t need your love, so you can try all you want
Your time is up”
Song: I Like Me Better
Artist: Lauv
Genre: Pop/Dance
Why I Picked This Song: This song is a lot of fun and always makes me want to dance. It would be a good song to add to a gym playlist or listen to before going out.
Favorite Lyric: “Midnight into morning coffee
Burning through the hours talking”
Song: Getting Over You
Artist: Lauv
Genre: Pop/Dance
Why I Picked This Song: This song gives me Jon Bellion vibes. It has a relaxing sound with a cool beat. When I hear this song it reminds me of driving in a car with your friends with the windows down in a haze.
Favorite Lyric: “the truth is
I could spend my whole life getting over you”
Song: MotorSport
Artist: Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B
Genre: Rap
Why I Picked This Song: I am not the biggest fan of rap music but I really like Migos, Nicki Minaj, and Cardi B, so this song is perfect.
Favorite Lyric: “Bill Belichick
Take the air out the ball, just so I can flex”
Song: You Make It Easy
Artist: Jason Aldean
Genre: Country
Why I Picked This Song: This is a really beautiful song about his wife, and I totally would use it as my first dance song at my wedding one day.
Favorite Lyric: “See forever when I see your face
And I swear God made you for me”
Song: Naked
Artist: James Arthur
Genre: Pop
Why I Picked This Song: A lot of people have probably heard James’ song “Say You Won’t Let Go”, but he has even more great songs and this is one of them. This song is really raw and you can feel the emotion in his voice.
Favorite Lyric: “‘Cause here I am
I’m giving all I can
But all you ever do is mess it up”
Song: Wild Love
Artist: James Bay
Genre: Indie Rock
Why I Picked This Song: James Bay is well-known for his song “Let It Go”, but I personally like this song way better. He has a really cool and relaxing voice. This song is really romantic and chill.
Favorite Lyric: “I wanna go where the lights burn low and you’re only mine”
Song: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey
Genre: Pop/Dance
Why I Picked This Song: This is a song that you are going to be hearing A LOT on the radio. Its fun, upbeat, and all around a jam. It might even end up being the song of the summer.
Favorite Lyric: “I’m unaware
Of just how we got into this mess
Got so aggressive
I know we meant all good intentions”
Song: Void
Artist: The Neighbourhood
Genre: Indie Alternative
Why I Picked This Song: I have liked The Neighbourhood for a pretty long time. Their song “Sweater Weather” was huge in like 2013 but after that they kind of disappeared from the mainstream music scene. This song has a really cool vibe and is a little more of an upbeat song from the band.
Favorite Lyric: “Lately I can’t find a beat
I used to feel the rush
And now I need you to feel the vibe
I need you to see the point”
Song: All The Stars
Artist: Kendrick Lamar, SZA
Genre: Hip-Hop
Why I Picked This Song: This song is from the movie Black Panther, which I have not seen and know nothing about, but I really like this song. Kendrick Lamar and SZA are both really talented and this song really shows that.
Favorite Lyric: “Love, let’s talk about love
Is it anything and everything you hoped for?
Or do the feeling haunt you?”
Song: Home with You
Artist: Madison Beer
Genre: Pop
Why I Picked This Song: Madison Beer’s album “As She Pleases” is amazing from the start to the end, but this is my favorite song on the album. The song is really catchy and an a total mood.
Favorite Lyric: “I ain’t got no time for no games
Tell me what you like but it’s never gon’ change
So you do what you want, what you wanna do
And I’m not going home with you, home with you”
Song: Space Cowboy
Artist: Kacey Musgraves
Genre: Country
Why I Picked This Song: When I heard this song I almost stopped in my tracks. It is so raw and real. It makes me really emotional and it is so beautiful. It kind of has a Lana Del Rey feel to it mixed with old Taylor Swift. I haven’t heard a song that has made me feel so many emotions like this one in a long time. This is my absolute favorite song at the moment.
Favorite Lyric: “I know my place, and it ain’t with you
Sunsets fade, and love does too”
Song: Sister Cities
Artist: The Wonder Years
Genre: Punk
Why I Picked This Song: Back in middle and high school I really loved punk music. This song reminds me of all the music I used to listen to back then. It is really angsty and gives me a little bit of nostalgia.
Favorite Lyric: “And I’m guarded like I’m wounded, my first instinct’s always run”
Song: Love Lies
Artist: Khalid & Normani
Genre: R&B/Soul
Why I Picked This Song: I am really late to hop on the Khalid bandwagon, but he has an incredible voice. All of his songs are perfect, but his voice and Normani’s complement each other so well which makes this song stand out to me.
Favorite Lyric: “Waste the day and spend the night
Underneath the sunrise
Show me where your love lies”
Here is a Spotify playlist of all the songs! Happy Listening! xo
