By Katherine Leibel, Residence Advisor
Call me the stereotypical English major, but I consider essay writing an art form. The development of the thesis into flawless coherence, the cunning manipulation of syntax, and that satisfaction of finding the perfect word – I find it a fascinating academic experience.
But creating a paper masterpiece takes patience, and with word counts nearing the three and four thousands, it can get boring. So to get through those tedious hours pouring over books and staring into a laptop screen, I’ve compiled a playlist of my favourite songs to listen to while writing. The songs range from sleepy harmonies to accompany your concluding statements all the way to upbeat tempos that will keep you motivated past the first point of your argument. Whatever your style, this playlist provides an engaging background noise and effortlessly flows from one song to the next so you won’t even realize that one, two, three, (four?) hours have passed.
THE PLAYLIST
- 1940 (Submarines Remix) – Amplive
- Big Jet Plane – Angus and Julia Stone
- Modern Man – Arcade Fire
- Sprawl II – Arcade Fire
- Sail – AWOLNATION
- The Mall and Misery – Broken Bells
- Transatlanticism – Death Cab for Cutie
- Gone – The Weeknd
- Strawberry Swing – Coldplay
- Violet Hill – Coldplay
- Worried Shoes – Karen O and the Kids
- Airplanes – Local Natives
- Midnight City – M83
- We Own the Sky – M83
- Twilight Galaxy – Metric
- Collect Call – Metric
- Ghosting – Mother Mother
- Neighbour – Mother Mother
- The Cave – Mumford & Sons
- The Reeling – Passion Pit
- Seaweed Song – Passion Pit
- Swimming in a Flood – Passion Pit
- The Great Escape – Patrick Watson
- Such Great Heights – Iron and Wine
- Is This Sound Okay? – Coconut Records
- Ageless Beauty – Stars
- Playground Love – AIR
- Games – Carousel
- Life in Technicolour – Coldplay
- Up in Flames – Coldplay
- Lights (Bassnectar Remix) Ellie Goulding
- Hand Covers Bruise – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- Taxi Cab – Vampire Weekend
- Holiday – Vampire Weekend
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