Parsons Playlists: Graduation

Posted on April 26, 2024 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eliana (class of 2024) and features some tunes for upcoming graduation festivities.

Graduation

Graduation is here, along with the bittersweet emotions that come with it. Whether you’re thrilled, inconsolable or indifferent, here’s a playlist to remind you how far you’ve come and how much there is to look forward to.

Green Day – “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)”

Keane – “Somewhere Only We Know”

The Head and the Heart – “Rivers and Roads”

Macklemore – “Good Old Days”

Harry Styles – “Canyon Moon”

Hannah Montana – “I’ll Always Remember You”

Queen – “Don’t Stop Me Now”

ABBA – “Slipping Through My Fingers”

Taylor Swift – “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

Adele – “When We Were Young”

Phoebe Bridgers – “Scott Street”

Fleetwood Mac – “Landslide”

Noah Kahan – “You’re Gonna Go Far”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZexfNkMoIV2Ip91qkDJqyCij&si=R3y9TrYYMFbPthZW

Parsons Playlists: End of Senior Year!

Posted on April 26, 2024 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Kiran (class of 2024) and features songs celebrating the end of her senior year at UR.

End of Senior Year!

Here are some of my favorite songs that have played during good memories over my four years at Richmond.

Mild High Club – “Homage”

Bryce Vine – “Drew Barrymore”

Juliette Armanet – “Le Dernier Jour du Disco”

Harry Styles – “Late Night Talking”

Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”

Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”

Black – “Wonderful Life”

Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”

Zach Bryan (feat. The War and Treaty) – “Hey Driver”

Oro Solido – “Se Encendio el Beeper”

Noah Kahan – “She Calls Me Back”

Diddy (feat. Skylar Grey) – “Coming Home”

Dogpark (shoutout ex-parsons manager Chris Conte) – “Breaking in Brooklyn”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zez0s6KL-8yUu0JKOrahWUwx&si=9LFa5_FiSV2TVYdO

Parsons Playlists: Coming-of-Age Movie Soundtrack

Posted on February 16, 2024 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Nicole (class of 2024) and features

Coming-of-Age Movie Soundtrack

With Commencement coming up and only a couple of months until Summer, one can’t help but ponder on how far they’ve come and think about how uncertain the future is. Here is a playlist with songs to help you romanticize academic life and think of it as if you were the main character of a coming-of-age film!

BØRNS – “Electric Love”

Florence + The Machine – “Dogs Days Are Over”

GROUPLOVE – “Tongue Tied”

Harry Styles – “Keep Driving”

Harry Styles – “Matilda”

Indigo De Souza – “Younger & Dumber”

Keane – “Somewhere Only We Know”

MGMT – “Time to Pretend”

Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”

Royel Otis – “Oysters in My Pocket”

Tame Impala – “Yes I’m Changing”

Taylor Swift – “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”

The 1975 – “Robbers”

The Script – “For the First Time”

The Strokes – “Hard to Explain”

Vacations – “No Place Like Home”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezPBKdTCZPVYTGk1TkN7DeZ&si=YIkZOpxp2ukj5kY9

Parsons Playlists: Songs That Feel Like Thanksgiving

Posted on November 20, 2023 by marmstr3

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

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: Best Album Art

Posted on April 26, 2023 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Brianna (class of 2023) and features some music from albums with cool cover art.

Best Album Art

In keeping with my last playlist, here is a collection of my favorite songs from albums with some of my favorite album art, as well as some albums whose covers have become iconic! Enjoy.

Tame Impala – “Borderline”

Palace – “Live Well”

blink-182 – “All The Small Things”

Harry Styles – “Late Night Talking”

My Chemical Romance – “Welcome To The Black Parade”

Green Day – “Basket Case”

Childish Gambino – “Redbone”

Weezer – “Say It Ain’t So”

Collective Soul – “Run”

Nirvana – “Come As You Are”

Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zeybnb59dYL0axiA4iCUAB4B

Parsons Playlists: I Must Be Dreaming

Posted on March 1, 2023 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Danny (class of 2023) and is called “I Must Be Dreaming.”

I Must Be Dreaming

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The Technicolors – “Neon Roses”

Aidan Bissett – “All That I’m Craving”

CODY JON – “Becky’s Plan”

Joshua Bassett – “Set Me Free”

Harry Styles – “Love Of My Life”

Dan + Shay – “Speechless”

Boy Pablo – “Be Mine”

Wasia Project – “Impossible”

Mt. Desolation – “Valentine”

Broadside – “Friday I’m In Love”

Warren Hue – “Boy of the Year”

The Lemon Twigs – “I Wanna Prove to You”

Justin Anda – “ROSÉ”

Couch – “Poems”

Stephen Sanchez – “Evangeline”

The Japanese House – “Saw You In A Dream”

Vulfpeck – “Love Is A Beautiful Thing”

Clinton Kane – “I Guess I’m In Love”

Bruno Mars – “Calling All My Lovelies”

Office Hours – “Sunday”

Surfaces – “Keep It Gold”

The Killers – “Joy Ride”

khai dreams – “Sunkissed”

Various Cruelties – “If It Wasn’t For You”

Pink Sweat$ – “I Feel Good”

Jacob Sigman – “Think About You”

Laundry Day – “Jane”

Coin – “I Think I Met You In A Dream”

Peach Tree Rascals – “Mariposa”

Noah Kahan – “She Calls Me Back”

The Paper Kites – “Steal My Heart Away”

Joji – “Die For You”

Reality Club – “A Sorrowful Reunion”

Frank Ocean – “Godspeed”

The Strokes – “Last Nite”

Luke Hemmings – “Saigon”

The Struts – “Only Just A Call Away”

Lorde – “Green Light”

Brandon Flowers – “Dreams Come True”

Kanye West – “Ghost Town”

The 1975 – “This Must Be My Dream”

Matt Maltese – “Jupiter”

candid! – “Sarah”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewmHnbgYKnibK0D3W6xW-Ig

And here it is on Spotify:

Parsons Playlists: Free @ Last

Posted on January 27, 2023 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Danny (class of 2023) and features music that makes him feel good.

Free @ Last

The Killers – “Andy, You’re A Star”

LANY – “4EVER!”

Rex Orange County – “Keep It Up”

Pink Sweat$ – “I Feel Good”

The 1975 – “UGH!”

Ed Sheeran – “Happier”

The Brilliance – “Oh Dreamer”

Valley – “You”

The Bad Suns – “Life Was Easier When I Only Cared About Me”

The Raspberries – “I Saw The Light”

Kygo – “Woke Up In Love”

JVKE – “I Can’t Help It”

Charlie Burg – “Chicago (Take It Or Leave It)”

Lauv – “All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)”

Boy Pablo – “Be Mine”

Tom Jones – “You Can’t Stop Love”

The Summer Set – “Teenagers”

Harry Styles – “Late Night Talking”

Joshua Bassett – “Heaven Is You”

Ant Saunders – “Yellow Hearts”

JVKE – “This Is What Falling In Love Feels Like”

Clinton Kane – “I Guess I’m In Love”

Malia Civetz – “Champagne Clouds”

Andra Day – “Rise Up”

Dear Evan Hansen – “You Will Be Found”

The Script – “If You Could See Me Now”

Paul McCartney & Phoebe Bridgers – “Seize the Day”

Michael Bublé – “Feeling Good”

Ashe & FINNEAS – “Till Forever Falls Apart”

The Killers – “Joy Ride”

Fleetwood Mac – “Go Your Own Way”

The Partridge Family – “I Woke Up In Love This Morning”

Sleeping at Last – “Next To Me”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZeyG4_BWJ_3ZHXbBPtbBH8sG

Parsons Playlists: Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Midnights”

Posted on October 28, 2022 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Kiran (class of 2024) and features songs inspired by Taylor Swift’s newest album Midnights.

Inspired by Taylor Swift’s Midnights

This playlist is inspired by Taylor Swift’s latest album. If you liked Midnights, check out these ten songs similar to her latest tracks!

Doja Cat – “Been Like This”

Harry Styles – “Daylight”

Billie Eilish – “TV”

Taylor Swift – “Cornelia Street”

Arcade Fire – “My Body Is A Cage”

Dua Lipa – “Boys Will Be Boys”

Coco & Clair Clair – “Pretty”

Lana Del Ray – “13 Beaches”

Born At Midnite – “Hawt Heart”

Troy Sivan – “Easy”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZewUUyWFhQfDSJDIm3st-Y7q

Parsons Playlists: “The Turn of the Seasons”

Posted on October 14, 2022 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Marissa (class of 2025) songs celebrating the transition from summer to fall.

The Turn of the Seasons

This playlist starts out with that feeling of missing the warm weather and the ease of summer. As the songs go on, the listener feels more accepting of the new season, and is eventually overwhelmed by the excitement of leaves falling and sweater weather.

Taylor Swift – “august”

WILLIS – “I Think I Like When It Rains”

The Beatles – “Yesterday”

Taylor Swift – “right where you left me”

Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried – “Slipping Through My Fingers”

Ed Sheeran – “The A Team”

Harry Styles – “As It Was”

Wabie – “Love Me Tomorrow”

Green Day – “Wake Me Up When September Ends”

Post Malone – “Circles”

Ritt Momney – “Put Your Records On”

Coldplay – “Yellow”

Declan McKenna – “Brazil”

Earth Wind & Fire – “September”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_0zPAfyo8&list=PLEPpzeK8v3s2_m0TioXsHNJ_80uYGSfCl

Parsons Playlists: Punk/Rock

Posted on November 17, 2021 by marmstr3

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today we’re featuring a collection of punk/rock music curated by Music Library student assistant Deisy (class of 2024).

Sometimes, you just want to lay on the ground and let all the emotions run through you. At that moment you put on some of your favorite punk/rock bands to drown in your feels! This playlist was made with the intention to scream, cry, laugh, and contemplate life.