Friday, December 28, 2018

"...got me in my feelings." : the songs, 2018.


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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