#slaylist

pop girl slaylist - highlights

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Creep it real this year with 31 songs that slay.

I’m creating Halloween Makeup Looks to teach a class next month, gotta have the right music to practice with

I received my results from my first semester at university last week and I am very pleased with myself! I was so nervous because I was unsure of how well I had done, but what a relief it was to see how I'd done! It's definitely a great starting point. Now I just need to try and keep it up haha.

With results coming in from last semester, it has dawned on me that a new semester shall commence in about a week's time - meaning that my times of being able to go out every day and do absolutely nothing for days on end are over once again. Meaning I must readjust and return to the world of preparation, note-taking, studying, scheduling, classes, and endless reading. And, of course, to make these difficult tasks more bearable, I use music!! Below is a collection of some of my favourite songs to play in the background as I prepare for classes, study, and work on assessments.

STUDY BEATS MIXTAPE

Masterpiece - SAULT

First Sight - Adiescar Chase

Cowboy Like Me - Taylor Swift

Flowers - The Deli

Lucky - Nasty Cherry

Heart Shaped Bed - Nicole Dollanganger

4am - Adore Delano

This Is Me Trying - Taylor Swift

What Do You Like In Me - Nasty Cherry

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush

Heartstopper - Adiescar Chase

Stronger Than Me - Amy Winehouse

Crystal - Basit

Like I Do - Christina Aguilera, GoldLink

I first saw the 'Heartstopper' trailer in April of this year. At the time, I was not too impressed and thought it looked like another garbage teen Netflix show (which honestly, I'd probably still love anyway). I didn't think much of the show's existence again until a group of friends insisted that I absolutely had to watch it. And so, due to the sheer pressures of my peers (and of course the fact that I was now interested in watching the show, after hearing such rave reviews), I decided to give Heartstopper a shot.

Boy, was I impressed. It was such an amazing and accurate portrayal of young queer love. My heart was so full. It was just so beautiful. It moved me so much and had such a profound impact on me for weeks. I was suddenly obsessed with consuming all things Heartstopper. For example, after finding out it was actually based on a comic series, I bought and binge-read all of the Heartstopper books and subsequently also decided to buy Alice Oseman's "Solitare" series.

One of my favourite things about the show was its soundtrack. It included a few songs and artists that I at least knew of, but also introduced me to some really great music that I'd never heard before. The show's musical aesthetic was so on point and fit the Heartstopper world perfectly. Wholesome. Romantic. Cute. Youthful. Hopeful. Upbeat. Optimistic.

I enjoyed the soundtrack so much so that I not only listened to the official Heartstopper playlists created by Spotify, but also Alice Oseman's own Heartstopper playlists on Spotify. The vibe and aesthetic of the soundtrack became the music that I consumed for the weeks following my first time watching the show, so I thought I would share some of my favourite tracks from the show and also some tracks from my own catalogue that I thought fit the musical aesthetic and vibe captured in the soundtrack.

HEARTSTOPPER: MIXTAPE

Want Me - Baby Queen

Let's Love - Sia

I Belong In Your Arms - Chairlift

Don't Delete The Kisses - Wolf Alice

What's It Gonna Be? - Shura

Shine - Years & Years

Girls - Girl In Red

Lucky Strike - Troye Sivan

Clearest Blue - CHVRCHES

The Louvre - Lorde

Super Natural - Danny L Harle, Carly Rae Jepsen

Live Forever - Nasty Cherry

Dancing On My Own - Robyn

All Of You - Betty Who

Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

Just Like We Never Said Goodbye - SOPHIE

Paper Rings - Taylor Swift

Run Away With Me - Carly Rae Jepsen

Friday's No Fun Anymore - Kitten

The Edge Of Glory - Years & Years

Wild - Troye Sivan, Alessia Cara

Colours Of You - Baby Queen

End Of The Night - Emma Blackery