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Dotted across the days of September, it has often felt like time is rushing through us. It keeps pouring in, the minutes finding themselves disintegrating into each other, and pours out with a swishing blur. These long drawled out visceral moments of knowing nothing really visceral is happening – all during a period when many of us feel like we should be emerging into a new state of life.
Growing older this year has felt like a diminished, constricted possibility of what could have been once experienced. The fear of not knowing the tangibility of growing older, the act of bracing yourself for a striking movement of growth when the world decides to show itself to you – turns out, growing pains ripple through you even when everything around you comes to a halt.
We hope you hear the echoes of our fused fear and exhilaration for change and growth in these songs.
Growing Pains by Alessia Cara
Album: The Pains of Growing
The Other Side by Conan Gray
Ribs by Lorde
Album: Pure Heroine
Suit And Jacket by Judah & The Lion
Album: Folk Hop N’ Roll
SUPERPOSITION (ft. John Mayer) by Daniel Caesar
Album: Case Study 01
FEAR. by Kendrick Lamar
Album: DAMN.
Kids by MGMT
Album: Oracular Spectacular
Yes I’m Changing by Tame Impala
Album: Currents
20 Something by SZA
Album: CTRL
Sweet Life by Frank Ocean
Album: channel ORANGE
Solo by Oh Wonder
Album: Ultralife
Ain’t It Fun by Paramore
Album: Paramore
Grown (from Grown-ish) by Chloe x Halle
Album: The Kids Are Alright
You can listen to the entire playlist on YouTube or Spotify.
