In its last issue, the Tattler reported the results of the survey it undertook to determine some information about its reader base.
One fact that I found extremely disheartening: 34 respondents said that they “strongly disagree” in response to an inquiry of whether they listened to Tattler playlists. A mere two respondents selected “strongly agree,” with the majority resting somewhere in the middle.
As Features Editor James Park ’17 pointed out in his summary, this isn’t entirely unexpected. It’s tough to take the time to really listen to a whole curated playlist—you already know what you like, and have Pandora Radio and other apps to provide you with new music.
But I would like to make a brief appeal to the benefit of peer-curated playlists before sharing what I have been calling my “Fall Feels” playlist with you lovely people. I know this little appeal will almost certainly fail to gain much more listenership, but why not give it a shot?
In short, a peer-made playlist provides you with music that is in its very nature more personal. While it may not fit your immediate tastes, it is compiled for the sole purpose of expanding your horizons in an enjoyable way.
Further still, it’s a product of your direct environment, thought out by someone who walks the same halls and attends the same classes as you, and who can understand the vast array of weird, uncomfortable, unique, and sometimes beautiful feelings that IHS has to offer.
This music is community music, it’s music you’ve likely never heard of, it’s music that is often vastly diverse in its genres and styles and background, and it’s right here in a tidy organized list for your listening pleasure! (Also, I tried to include artists with really bizarre and interesting names to catch your attention!)
So please, find someplace cozy, locate your nearest glass of apple cider and drink it because apple cider is excellent, put on this playlist, and enjoy.
- Ducktails: “Surreal Exposure”
- The Zombies: “Time of the Season”
- The Smashing Pumpkins: “Luna”
- Broadcast: “Echo’s Answer”
- Monster Movie: “Waiting”
- Disco Inferno: “Can’t See Through It”
- Helvetia: “Nothing in Rambling”
- Four Tet: “My Angel Rocks Back and Forth”
- The Books: “The Story of Hip Hop”
- The Books: “Free Translator”
- Deerhunter: “Breaker”
- Helvetia: “Crumbs Like Saucers”
- The Radio Dept.: “Peace of Mind”
- Nick Drake: “Place to Be”