Spring & Being Sprung

Tonight's selections come from a question of faith. Is it blind? Is it set like an anchor in the bottom of the gut? Is it a screw-in base at the stem of the brain, kinda like a lightbulb?

Is it going through the motions and knowing that showing up day after day (even when unmotivated, let's be real) is just as much a marker of growth as reaching a milestone?

The following definitions are of words that sonically encapsulate the open-ended themes and emotions that went into making this playlist:

Buoyancy
/ˈboiənsē,ˈbo͞oyənsē/
noun
1. the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.

Faith
/fāTH/
noun
1. complete trust or confidence in someone or something.

Perseverance
/ˌpərsəˈvirəns/
noun
persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

And what is faith without gratitude?

Playlist

  1. Runnin' by The Internet on Feel Good (Odd Future LLC)
  2. I Can Get Love by Toro Y Moi on Freaking Out EP (Carpark)
  3. Break
  4. Time's A Wastin' (Chopped Not Slopped) by Erykah Badu & Slim K on Nice & Slow 50 (A Badu Love Session) (Chopstars)
  5. Lines by The Hics on Tangle - EP (The Hics)
  6. Indecision by Sampha on Dual - EP (Young)
  7. Ride by Gaussian Curve on Clouds (Music From Memory)
  8. Holy Will (feat. Ian Isiah) by Blood Orange on Negro Swan (Domino Recording Co Ltd)
  9. Comfortable (feat. Babyface) by Lil Wayne on Tha Carter III (Cash Money)
  10. Loose Rap (feat. Static Major) by Aaliyah on Aaliyah (Blackground)
  11. Gold Teeth (feat. Project Pat, Gangsta Boo & Tinashe) by Blood Orange on Angel's Pulse (Domino Recording Co Ltd)
  12. first order of business by Baby Keem on The Melodic Blue (self-released)
  13. Stone or Lavender by Hiatus Kaiyote on Mood Valiant (Brainfeeder)
  14. Spirit 2.0 by Sampha on Lahai (Young)
  15. Görünmez Hava by Anadol on Uzun Havalar (Pinigpung)
  16. Gotta Be Your Lover by Jon Bap on What Now? (Astro Nautico)
  17. Blah Blah Blah. by denitia and sene on His and Hers. (Input)
  18. Know by Chuquimami-Condori on DJ E (self-release)
  19. After the Rain by Little Dragon on Little Dragon (Peacefrog Holdings)
  20. No Time (feat. Gunna) by Playboi Carti on Die Lit (self-release)
  21. Never Lose Me by Flo Milli on Never Lose Me - Single (RCA)
  22. Fancy Restaurant by Gang Colours on The Keychain Collection (Brownswood Recordings)
  23. I Can Only Bliss Out (F'Days) by Laraaji on Vision Songs, Vol. 1 (Numero Group)
  24. It's Whatever by Aaliyah on Aaliyah (Blackground)