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Veronica was always toting around different gadgets – laptop, camera, various sneaky microphones – but did you ever wonder what was on her MP3 player? Here's what Veronica would listen to.
In my feeble attempt to get to inbox zero -- I rediscovered this gem from a Songza email entitled “7 Fierce Women We Wish We Knew.” Apparently, “Veronica Mars's stealth and charisma are channeled into this playlist of female anthems, perfect if you need a little motivation.” Alas, it only works if you download the Google Play app and listen on your mobile device. A partial victory is still better than being strapped down on an anthill, but the jury’s out on all spelunking related determinations.
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New York, New York -- Does anyone remember that app Songza? It was actually one of the first platforms that really expanded my music taste into the deep ends of indie which I owe much of my taste today to. Sadly, Google Music bought out the platform and I feel like I never really got playlists that well curated and accessible anymore. Anyway, I first heard Here We Go Magic’s “How Do I Know” on one of their indie rock playlists and it really propelled me to a different world of indie, besides the Vampire Weekend and Passion Pit that I was listening to. From the video to the upbeat rhythm, “How Do I Know” will instantly make you want to dance. The lyrics are introspective and far deeper than you’d expect with such a danceable beat. Everything about the song and the video combined really puts a cool, new context to the track. Oh, and it’s absolutely timeless, especially with the gorgeous colors.
I miss the old Songza.
RIP Songza!! Songza was a free music streaming service that launched in 2007 and was discontinued on January 31, 2016. Songza was my very favorite streaming service because of the specificity and creativity it allowed you to use in searching for music. Rather than searching for songs, you could browse activities, genres, moods, and decades. The concierge feature suggested activities that you might want music for based on the day of the week and time of day. It was the perfect search engine for “I know what KIND of music I want to listen to, but I don’t know exactly what song I want.” It emphasized music’s functional purpose as a tool that can be used to enhance activities and change or sustain moods. It intertwined music with daily activities and emphasized the importance of choosing the right music for your mood. It was acquired by Google Play Music, which has a much uglier interface and the content and curation quality of the playlists has gone down. Songza was the perfect tool for music discovery. I have yet to find an alternative. Suggestions?
Playlists I Deeply Miss:
Cool New Music Fall 2016 - This series of playlists, one released each season, showcased the best of upcoming new artists, and it’s where I found some of my favorite songs.
Sleepytime Indie - I’d start listening to these an hour before going to sleep, and they’d calm my mind and making it a lot easier to fall asleep.
Classical for Studying - Beautiful, cerebral, mellow, structural classical pieces that I would listen to as I was preparing to focus. There was a length of time where I followed a strict rule that I couldn’t listen to any music at the library EXCEPT for this playlist. And I went to the library a lot.
Associating a set of songs with certain moods or activities, and making them a routine part of those activities, can really help focus the mind and prime it to do what you need it to do at that moment! Sleeping and studying are the two things that require the most discipline for me to begin doing, but as soon as I heard the music that I associated with those activities, sleeping or studying became something that felt easy and natural to do. This principle could be applied to other activities too, like exercising or even just getting out of bed in the morning.
What is your favorite use for playlists?
curated playlists
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