Music

My May Soundtrack is a fresh, springy, 3.5 hour playlist of happy, chill music! Like most months, what sounded good to me in May was pretty diverse and I discovered lots of new artists. A few standout tracks this month include Hazing’s What Youth, Glade’s Drive and BLAJK’s French Class. I also really enjoyed Beast Coast’s new EP, Ocean Soul. I’m still using and loving Spotify (come join me over there!) and most of my new music discoveries have come from their Weekly Discover playlists. To be honest, I’m not sure how I lived without Spotify and their Discover Weekly playlists — which are updated every Monday based on your musical preferences. They make my Mondays (usually a day when I catch up on admin) so much better! I also threw in a few new tracks I discovered via my favourite Sirius XM channels — Alt Nation, XMU and XM Chill. My May Soundtrack is perfect background music for dinner with friends, spring parties, backyard barbecues or road trips!

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Who’s ready for some fresh tunes? My April Soundtrack is huge — 4.5 hours of my favourite music from the month! April was a really busy month for me, and I love to listen to different genres of music while I work. This soundtrack is a mixture of fast paced, upbeat tunes with some chill tracks thrown into the mix as well. I rediscovered my love for Explosions in the Sky — an instrumental group that I love to listen to when I’m writing or proofing. I also checked out the new M83 album Junk and while I’m not a fan of their first single, overall the album is really good! I’ve still been using and loving Spotify this month and most of my new music discoveries have come from their Weekly Discover playlists, although I did find a few favourite new tracks via Sirius XM. My April Soundtrack is great background music to help you work, think and create!

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I discovered tons of new music this month — my March Soundtrack is 101 minutes of pure ear candy! This month I’ve been loving Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlists. If you’re not familiar with Spotify, each month they generate a new, 30 song playlist specifically customized to you and what you like to listen to. It’s been a great way for me to discover new music! I also heard quite a few tracks I liked via Sirius XM this month. My March Soundtrack is an eclectic mix of happy, feel good, easy listening tunes!

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This is the music I had on repeat during love month. Since I’ve started using Spotify, I feel like I’m able to explore all different genres (and time periods) of music much more fluidly. So, my February Soundtrack is a a really eclectic mash up of happy, feel good tunes! Overall, I’m just able to have a lot more freedom with these monthly soundtracks. February was a very inspired month for me, and I draw so much of my creative inspiration from the music I listen to. I discovered tons of new artists, but I also rediscovered some old favourites like alt-J. Since I had access to whatever I wanted, I went on a huge Beatles binge — so I’ve ended this playlist with my favourite Beatles song. If you’re looking for some great thinking and creating music, I think you’ll love this month’s mix.

Programming Note: beginning this month, I’m switching over to Spotify exclusively for monthly soundtracks. If you’re a Spotify user too, come join me over there!

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