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Parsons Playlist: The boy geniuses

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Amy (class of 2025) featuring solo songs by members of the American indie supergroup boygenius.

The boy geniuses

boygenius - Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus & Phoebe Bridgers

Boygenius, a band comprised of three singer-songwriters (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus), grew enormously popular over the summer, but the majority of listeners are only familiar with the solo music of Bridgers. As a regular listener of both boygenius and the three artists’ solo works, I wanted to shed some light on some of my favorite songs from each of them.

Julien Baker – “Faith Healer”

Julien Baker – “Appointments”

Julien Baker – “Favor”

Julien Baker – “Turn Out The Lights”

Julien Baker – “Relative Fiction”

Julien Baker – “Something”

Julien Baker – “Ringside”

Lucy Dacus – “Night Shift”

Lucy Dacus – “Hot & Heavy”

Lucy Dacus – “Please Stay”

Lucy Dacus – “Brando”

Lucy Dacus – “Thumbs Again”

Lucy Dacus – “VBS”

Phoebe Bridgers – “Garden Song”

Phoebe Bridgers – “Moon Song”

Phoebe Bridgers – “ICU”

Phoebe Bridgers – “Killer”

Phoebe Bridgers – “Smoke Signals”

Phoebe Bridgers – “Graceland Too”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSwAwMtTLDwjQfLqRwk-OVrKObDRJ_pbA&si=5hgSJoVLWAQVpaou

And here it is on Spotify:

Parsons Playlists: Tactile Illusions

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Esther (class of 2025) which explores musical textures.

Tactile Illusions

A jar of Skippy creamy peanut butter

Are you team creamy peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter? Just as food is textured, music is too! Here are some songs that I think are smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy.

D’Angelo – “Really Love”

Ari Lennox – “Backwood”

Raveena Aurora – “Salt Water”

Kaz Moon – “Furious”

Charlie Burg – “Avalanche”

Toro y Moi – “Ordinary Pleasure”

Dre’es – “Warm”

Health Club – “Way Too Long”

Lake Street Drive – “Hypotheticals”

Grover Washington – “Just the Two of Us”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewxuotwTk4zuXJny119Yp9v&si=PQkxwYb1FNVuJd9g

Parsons Playlists: Songs That Feel Like Thanksgiving

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eliana (class of 2024) featuring some music for your Thanksgiving enjoyment.

Songs That Feel Like Thanksgiving

cornucopia

Christmas is around the corner, but we can’t forget about thanksgiving just yet. While there’s not really any mainstream thanksgiving-themed music, here are some songs that remind me of home and the holidays.

Khalid – “Winter”

Jack Johnson – “Better Together”

Adele – “Hometown Glory”

Philip Phillips – “Home”

Noah Kahan – “Homesick”

The Lumineers – “Sleep on the Floor”

Taylor Swift – “Tis the Damn Season”

Harry Styles – “Canyon Moon”

Rascal Flatts – “Bless the Broken Road”

John Denver – “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

Billy Joel – “Vienna”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewIBys_UumxkWIABkdzJCeH&si=q9_JGAIuZ9XZkxld

Parsons Playlists: Rainy Night

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Alexandra (class of 2026) and features music for a rainy night.

Rainy Night

rainy night window

Here is a playlist of songs I find myself wanting to listen to when relaxing and doing my homework looking out my window to cold rainy weather.

Bruno Major – “Easily”

Mac DeMarco – “Blue Boy”

Loving – “Visions”

The Beatles – “Blackbird”

Billy Joel – “She’s Got a Way”

The Mamas & The Papas – “Dream A Little Dream Of Me”

Gregory Alan Isakov – “Big Black Car”

Djo – “Chateau (Feel Alright)”

Frank Sinatra – “It Had To Be You”

The Beatles – “Something”

Pink Floyd – “Breathe (In the Air)”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezxGRDhYQLHOOLg88FRfl1b&si=hP0k0rAv1xNLhbZO

Parsons Playlists: Take Me To The River

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library associate Melanie and features some music having to do with rivers.

Take Me To The River

This is a playlist with lots of songs about rivers – both literal and metaphorical – around the world. Enjoy!

Al Green – “Take Me To The River”

Madness – “Night Boat To Cairo”

Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Green River”

Mavis Staples – “In The Mississippi River”

Alison Krauss (from O Brother, Where Art Thou?-2000) – “Down to the River to Pray”

Lefty Frizzell – “James River”

Original Broadway cast of Big River – “River in the Rain”

Joni Mitchell – “River”

Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy – “When the Levee Breaks”

Old Crow Medicine Show – “James River Blues”

Hemant Kumar (from Kabuliwala – 1961) – “Ganga Aaye Kahan Se”

Gerry and the Pacemakers – “Ferry Cross the Mersey”

Billy Joel – “River of Dreams”

Pete Seeger – “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy”

Paul Williams (from Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas – 1977) – “When the River Meets the Sea”

Neil Young – “Down By The River”

R.E.M. – “Cuyahoga”

Enya – “Orinoco Flow”

The Melodians – “Rivers of Babylon”

Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint – “The River in Reverse”

Pixies – “River Euphrates”

Ike and Tina Turner – “Proud Mary”

Randy Newman – “Burn On”

Jimmy Cliff – “Many Rivers To Cross”

Bruce Springsteen – “The River”

Zitany Neil/Soukous Stars – “Marcory Gasoil”

Talking Heads – “Take Me To The River”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZeyX1sWqgssBjMJjTw11gEgh&si=pluZcqQHX3VZYmVi

And here is a version of it on Spotify:

Parsons Playlists: Oldies But Goodies

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Marissa (class of 2025) and features a collection of oldies.

Oldies But Goodies

Looking for some 60s/70s/80s/90s tunes to jam out to with your parents? Or, do you want to explore a different era of music on your own? I’ve gathered together my top picks for an “Oldies but Goodies” vibe.

Elton John – “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”

Billy Joel – “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”

The Beatles – “Help!”

Fugees – “Killing Me Softly With His Song”

The Monkees – “Daydream Believer”

Edison Lighthouse – “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)”

King Harvest – “Dancing in the Moonlight”

Fleetwood Mac – “Rhiannon”

Queen – “Don’t Stop Me Now”

ABBA – “Voulez Vous”

Glen Campbell – “Southern Nights”

Maxine Nightingale – “Right Back Where We Started From”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEPpzeK8v3s09B3ivoIti76W67R2c2j9B&si=IjPb6SdYLo5ICFBT

Parsons Playlists: A Foray Into Country Music

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eliana (class of 2024) which features some country music.

A Foray Into Country Music

Audience at a country music show

You don’t need to like country music to like these songs. Everyone knows them, true country fans hate them, but to you they’re cowboy enough.

Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”

Carrie Underwood – “Jesus, Take the Wheel”

John Denver – “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”

Dan + Shay – “Tequila”

Zach Bryan – “Something in the Orange”

Kacey Musgraves – “Rainbow”

Sam Hunt – “Body Like A Back Road”

Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats”

Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise”

Thomas Rhett – “Die A Happy Man”

Luke Combs – “Fast Car”

Dolly Parton – “Jolene”

Darius Rucker – “Wagon Wheel”

Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”

Taylor Swift – “Our Song”

Dan + Shay – “Speechless”

Old Dominion – “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zey_V9K0OIDi2L5Bg769SnNl&si=esrSEcmfYav9xyyC

Parsons Playlists: Ambient

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eli (class of 2024) and features some relaxing ambient music.

Ambient

ambient

It can be important at times to check out, to calm the constant stimulation and sensory overload that is college life. When I am looking for some tranquility, I often casually listen to ambient, easy-listening music, letting my brain focus and unfocus on the song as it chooses. Here are some of my favorites.

Brokeback – “Returns to the Orange Grove”

Gia Margaret – “Lakes”

Daniel Lopatin – “Uncut Gems”

Valium Aggelein – “The Clouds Will Drop Ladders”

Blithe Field – “RD1”

Tom Misch – “The Wilhelm Scream (Quarantine Sessions)”

Will Van Horn – “Pleasure Is All Mine”

The Putbacks – “Little Flower”

Florist – “Instrumental 3”

h hunt – “Wrong II”

Lomelda – “M for Magic”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewAlrAzdeV9vNIkrUu-nLHc&si=bY3rLLn_CKx8U0Gp

Parsons Playlists: Autumn Anthems

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Susanne (class of 2026) some songs for the shorter, colder days of autumn.

Autumn Anthems

late autumn

As the days get shorter and the air grows colder, it’s always fun to listen to music that matches the ambience of our weather. This playlist features songs with a range of folk, indie, pop and acoustic roots that take inspiration from the natural world around us. Whether you’re cooking festive foods, hosting a game night with friends, or hiking in Virginia’s breathtaking mountains, this soothing yet upbeat playlist is sure to have you singing along and inspired to reconnect with the earth.

The Lumineers – “Walls”

Mt. Joy – “Evergreen”

Noah Kahan – “Everywhere, Everything”

Taylor Swift – “ivy”

Hozier – “First Light”

Jonah Kagen – “The Roads”

Lord Huron – “Ends of the Earth”

Phoebe Bridgers – “Moon Song”

Wild Rivers – “Thinking ‘Bout Love”

MisterWives – “SUPERBLOOM”

Maggie Rogers – “Fallingwater”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zez28BPfSvouKU9LILeLlYdF&si=4pgXfi_0t8nrAW1N

Parsons Playlists: Midnight Serenade

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Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Xipeng (class of 2024) and features relaxing music for midnight enjoyment.

Midnight Serenade

midnight serenade

A collection of songs perfect for late-night relaxation. Turn on the night light, and let the music guide you into a state of calm as you embrace the stillness of the midnight hour.

James Lee – “Portrait of You”

Mark Jubel – “Halvvejs”

Michael Janzen – “Plum Coulee”

James Wong – “Glimpse of Us” (piano cover)

Gerry Mulligan Sextet – “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning”

Tiril Brandt – “Lush Life”

Bladverk Band – “Foggy Sunday”

Danny Ryan Jazz Band – “Nothing Lasts Forever”

Tim Franks Trio – “Autumn Serenade”

Piper Williamson – “Light Wave”

Jenny Jones – “Compassion”

Rainy Days Trio – “In This Wonderful World”

High North Trio – “In Bloom”

Rainy Days Trio – “Counting Stars”

Bill Evans Trio – “My Foolish Heart”

Ottorino Respighi – “6 Pezzi, P. 44: No.1. Valse Caressante” (Konstantin Scherbakov, piano)

Angela Rowles – “Misty”

Peter Cincotti – “Rainbow Connection”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewKE5J1HYiDazfdvt5wgj3v&si=PXxbWE2gsho06cgS