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:
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Olivia Rodrigo, “drop dead” – “drop dead” is so remarkable because of how it transforms the classic tale of Rodrigo’s heartbreaks into something else. Rather than dwelling on the past, her heart being broken because of a failed relationship, she looks at the start of that same relationship, when joy and nervousness were one and the same.
– Allyson Franzo
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The Band CAMINO, “Holly!” – Select fans of the Nashville trio The Band CAMINO received a special red rose delivery last week as the band teased the third release from the second volume of their NeverAlways record. Mimicking the feeling of the chase and pursuit of new love, “Holly!” encapsulates pure excitement.
– Shauna Hilferty
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The Runarounds, “Bleachers” – Through imagery like the backseat and being under the bleachers, the song captures an innocence laced with intensity, because it’s just youthful romance. Even though they’re physically together, it’s understood that something emotional is missing now.
– Clare Gehlich
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LØLØ, “dumbest girl in the world” – “dumbest girl in the world,” capitalizes fully on being unapologetically brutally aware of yourself. Driven by caustic and almost mocking lyrics, she delivers on the idea of continuously making the same mistakes and falling back into emotional patterns such as when she says “he tells her he’s bad and she hears I can fix him.” The chorus is delivered with both shame and blame “she’s the dumbest girl in the world, running back to that boy like she wants to get hurt.” It is harsh, almost too dramatic and exaggerated, yet the reason why it is effective is precisely because of those aspects.
– Allyson Franzo
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Hear the rest of the staff picks on this playlist!
Melodic Music Monday 4/20
Olivia Rodrigo- “drop dead”
The Band CAMINO- “Holly!”
The Runarounds- “Bleachers”
LØLØ- “dumbest girl in the world”
sombr- “Potential”
Demi Lovato- “Low Rise Jeans”
Barns Courtney- “The Kids”
ZAYN- “Side Effects”
Lø Spirit- “What I’m Here For”
Tally Spear- “Bittersweet”
Mokita- “easy come, easy go”
Presley Regier- “Buy Me A Car”
M.I.A, Kala- “SACRED HEART”
Tora-i- “Girl”
MAIH- “I Hope You See Me”
Ross Newhouse- “Arms Length”
Dempsey Bolton- “GIANTS”
CASANDRA- “SOLUTION”
Lana Del Rey- “First Light”
The Revivalists- “Heart Stop”
Maryn Charlie- “Hit By Lightning”
Dani Stocksdale- “Cigarette Rush”
Owen Riegling- “Rest Of My”
Widowspeak- “No Driver”
Kacey Musgraves- “Middle of Nowhere”
Riley Green- “My Way”
Cameron Whitcomb- “Deep Water”
Max McNown- “Heart You Didn’t Break”
Lewis Capaldi- “Stay Love”
Hayden Everett- “Taylor”
