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