Every Monday, we bring you a playlist filled with new tracks the Melodic staff has been listening to on repeat. Hear some of our latest obsessions below:
NOEL, “Heart Full of Ghosts” – “Heart Full of Ghosts” is about memories with past relationships. Through layered percussion and strong vocals, NOEL acknowledges how his past relationships have changed how he acts or views certain situations. Lyrics such as “I’m a live grenade / She’s not afraid / I could let her down / Any minute now / It’s not too late / Still a kiss away / We can still back out” show the fear NOEL still feels when exploring new relationships.
– Emma Celenza
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townsend, “bottles in a bar” – Lyrically, the song creates a vivid, almost cinematic experience for the listener. The descriptive language brings the emotions of the song to life. The introspective lyrics offer a deep dive into the relationship being sung about, capturing key moments and ultimately simplifying it down to the phrase “bottles in a bar.” This clever simplicity allows the listener to form a personal connection with the story.
– Ashley Cardenas
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Emyrson Flora, “every song is about you” – For Flora, creating every song is about you felt like tying a bow on the project — meaningful and cohesive. Listening to the EP, you’re drawn in by her mesmerizing bridges, thoughtful songwriting and introspective sound. It makes you question your reality, heart and mind. Released today, Nov. 22, the EP sees the 19-year-old taking listeners on a journey of love and heartbreak — an experience so profound, it inspired an entire collection of songs.
– Clare Gehlich
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Bestfriend, “WHY DO WE DO THIS?” – If you have ever caught yourself in a ‘Why am I like this?’ or in a ‘Why does this always happen to me?’ phase, then “WHY DO WE DO THIS?” was made for you. On this new single, Bestfriend confront the pressures they feel on a day-to-day basis and express the ways they try to cope. Over the shimmering guitar, overlapping rhythms, and vibrant synth, they give us lines like, “Thought I / Needed a good night’s / Sleep and I’d wake up / As someone brand new,” trying to get out of the cycle. Bringing it all together, the repetitive and steady delivery of “Why do we do this?” reflects the haze of the whole situation. You can check it out below.
– Christine Sloman
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Hear the rest of the staff picks on this playlist!
Melodic Music Monday 11/25:
NOEL- “Heart Full of Ghosts”
townsend- “bottles in a bar”
Emyrson Flora- “every song is about you”
Bestfriend- “WHY DO WE DO THIS?”
Kendrick Lamar, SZA- “luther”
Tiny Habits, Lizzy McAlpine- “For Sale Sign”
U2- “Luckiest Man In The World”
Twenty One Pilots- “The Line”
Searows- “calico”
SunShower- “Out of the Way”
Ruel- “Made it Awkward”
Alexander Stewart- “His Problem Instead”
Jelly Roll- “Run It”
Austin Williams- “Coming Home To”
pluko- “FALLING”
LUNA- “Personal Torture”
Isabel Dumaa- “Quarter Life Crisis”
Amber Mark- “Wait So Yeah”
Chrissy Costanza- “Perfect Crime”
Nicki Minaj, Juice WRLD- “Arctic Tundra”
Saint Stacy- “Before I did it”
asiris- “radio tower”
Horsegirl- “2468”
Three Days Grace- “Mayday”
Tiny Moving Parts- “Breeze in July”
Spinning- “Make Up”
venbee- “dark place”
BANKS- “Best Friends”
Jon Vinyl- “Feels Good”
Ian Biggs- “The End”
