Written by Aleya here to share some musical cheer. You can search for these songs in your favourite music player and assemble the playlist Ikea style as we have not found an ideal playlist music streaming service as yet, Bandcamp is the closest best bet! (recommendations welcome!)
Check out these awesome songs!
Sugar Coating from Salami Rose Joe Louis
About: “Society is broken, I miss the sugar coating and now we frantically approach catastrophe, like we have a say, when all of our fates belong to a few unstable guys with access to our lives” “For the plants to grow”. So powerful. I had an incredible trip triggered in part by this song.
Link: https://salamirosejoelouismusic.bandcamp.com/track/sugar-coating
Girls Don’t Always Sing About Boys from Ego Ella May
About: Not all songs have to be about love especially during the anthropocene.
Link: https://egoellamay.bandcamp.com/track/girls-dont-always-sing-about-boys-4
Plastic Beach from Gorillaz
About: A thematically relevant album, ahead of its time. You can listen to the album or the titular ‘Plastic Beach’, highlights include ‘Superfast Jellyfish’ and ‘Empire Ants’.
Link: https://gorillaz.lnk.to/plasticbeachlistenandbuyWE
Plastic 100° from Sampha
About: Plastic, boo.
Link: https://sampha.bandcamp.com/track/plastic-100-c
Plastic from Moses Sumney
About: Plastic, booooo!
Link: https://mosessumney.bandcamp.com/track/plastic
Virile from Moses Sumney (music video)
About: Moses does choreography around a slab of meat while discussing masculinity and what that is supposed to mean. Btws, this song would be a killer metal band cover, I would LOVE to see that!(No link as boycotting Youtube)
Roses from Georgia Anne Muldrow ft. Mos Def
About: “You don’t have to cut up no roses, please just leave them living!”
Link (without Mos Def/Yasiin Bey): https://someothaship.bandcamp.com/track/roses
Happy listening!