05/ariana grande/get well soon
every song on ariana's sweetener warrants a repeat listen. and when i wasn't busy just straight up playing sweetener from start to finish, I would find myself returning to the album just to hear or sing along to this track right here, the final track on the LP. "get well soon" could be for mac. or it could be for an estranged family member or friend; or someone teetering on the edge. or it could be a conversation between ariana and herself. it could even be a much needed dose of that real between yourself and the voices in your head, or that angel and devil lurking on your shoulders. and therein lies the beauty of "get well soon". she didn't have to write this record. she didn't have to speak on these topics, or attempt to connect with us on a human level in order to let us know that she too looks to the rainbow no matter how far off it may be, cause the clouds are merely temporary, but i am thankful that she did. i needed to hear these words. as did she, as did us. 2018 was a helluva year for ms. grande and the world at large, so we, as is common, sought solace where we could in order to remind us that humanity still thrives. for ariana it was here, with sweetener and these words, shining a light in the dark, and keeping hope alive.
06/meek mill, rick ross, and jay-z/what's free
07/the carters/nice
08/mgmt/little dark age
09/sophie/it's okay to cry
10/blood orange/jewelry
11/mariah carey/gtfo
12/childish gambino/this is america
13/kanye west, ty dolla sign, & ant clemons/all mine
14/lizzo/boys
15/dirty projectors/break-thru
16/of montreal/paranoiac intervals/body dysmorphia
17/st. vincent/savior (piano version)
18/nicki minaj/barbie tingz
19/robyn/honey
20/jack white/corporation
21/mountain man/rang tang ring toon
22/drake/nice for what
23/the voidz/pyramid of bones
24/azealia banks/anna wintour
25/pusha t/if you know you know
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