Back-to-school beats
The perfect music playlist for a walk around campus.
As classes start up again, you might be feeling a mix of emotions. If so, here are a few tracks to compliment your mixed emotions so you can embrace the perfect weather, fall colours, and all the new experiences you’ll have:
1. “Summer’s Over” by Jordana, TV Girl
The perfect tune to commemorate summer’s end, with lyrics like “isn’t it cool how the summer fades?” Many of us live for summer, but you’ll have to pry it out of our hands before we can accept that it’s time to say goodbye.
2. “A New Kind of Love – Demo” by Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, Guy Sigworth
As the lush greenery turns into warm shades of red and orange, this song signifies falling back in love with campus after being gone for the summer.
3. “Spring” by Saint Etienne
Despite being far from springtime, this track intensifies the feelings that come with a new beginning. As Saint Etienne puts it: “Forget about yesterday and the bad times that you’ve had!”
4. “Jazz (We’ve Got)” by A Tribe Called Quest
Finding a spot that’s “so lowkey that ya probably missed it.” A Tribe Called Quest always pairs well with the solace of the library as you work through your readings.
5. “Cities in Dust” by Siouxsie and the Banshees
As hard as we may try, it’s impossible to romanticize the scramble of getting from class to class. “Children were running, you were running out of time!” But to bring us back to reality, this track honours the scramble, especially if it’s across campus.
6. “Coffee & TV” by Blur
A toast to one of the best experiences of being back on campus: getting a coffee and a sweet treat with your friends between classes.
7. “Witches” by Alice Phoebe Lou
This playful and spooky anthem helps us remember that Halloween is right around the corner. Time to start thinking about costumes. “I’m one of those witches, babe!”
8. “Hit” by The Sugarcubes
A tribute to reuniting with your campus friends–the catch-up sessions and rundown of everything that happened over the summer.
9. “Kool Thing” by Sonic Youth
Everyone wants to look their best for the first day of school. As Kim Gordon puts it: “Now you know you sure look pretty!” This song is guaranteed to make you feel like the “koolest” on campus.
10. “1979” by The Smashing Pumpkins
This track is for those who are graduating this year, you’re bound to be feeling extra nostalgic. Wondering how the years went by so fast? That’s cause “Cool kids never have the time.”
