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15 Chill Songs To Cure Your Back-To-School Anxiety

Soothing bops for your fifteenth trip to Walmart for school supplies.

Ella Pitman
Aug 14, 2018
Troy University
271
Music
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It's that time of year again. Not Christmas. Not your birthday. It's those dreaded back-to-school blues come to haunt your soul for another semester. Whether you're a high school student anxiously awaiting your turn to LEAVE, or a seasoned college scholar wondering why you paid so much money to just read books, it's a hectic time for all. But, have no fear, for I have curated the perfect playlist to soothe your qualms about beginning yet another new season of life.

1. "This Feeling" by Alabama Shakes

"See, I've been having me a real hard time
But it feels so nice to know I'm gonna be alright"

2. "Chapter" by On Planets, Luca Fogale

"And all the time I've spent
Waiting for a taste of something different
I only see what's missing here"

3. "Glass" (feat. Sam Abel & Ray Damron) by Pheeno

"conversing at the cauldrons

speaking softly and by often seeking

altitudes forgotten

in between

sudden dreams"

4. "Ultralife"-Abbey Road Piano Sessions by Oh Wonder

"I got so much soul inside my bones
Take a look at me now
I'm young, forever in the sun
Ever since you came, I'm living ultralife"

5. "Berlin" by RY X

"Bedroom floor
And silence in my blood
Sorry love I'm running home
I'm a child of sun and the stars I love"

6. "Somehow" by Tom Odell

"But when I see you smiling back at me

Somehow, somehow
I know exactly what you mean"

7. "VCR" by The xx

"Watch things on VCRs, with me and talk about big love
I think we're superstars, you say you think we are the best thing"

8. "Montezuma" by Fleet Foxes

"Oh how could I dream of such a selfless and true love
Could I wash my hands of
Just looking out for me"

(Pro tip: This one sounds GREAT on vinyl.)

9. "Blood Bank" by Bon Iver

"I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks"

10. "Sound & Color" by Alabama Shakes

"Sound and color with me for my mind
And it should show you where to go when I need to speak"

11. "River" by Leon Bridges

"Oh, I wanna come near and give ya
Every part of me
But there's blood on my hands
And my lips aren't clean

12. "Child's Play" (feat. Chance the Rapper) by SZA

"But memories keep coming back
All the nights that we used to laugh
Wanna know how I used to was, how I used to was"

13. "The Way I Am" by Ingrid Michaelson

"I'd buy you Rogaine
When you start losing all your hair
Sew on patches to all you tear"

14. "Home By Now" by Bombay Bicycle Club

"I'll remember long drives, sitting in the back
Looking out and endless snow"

15. "The Rain" by Oh Wonder

"Ever since the rain I've been living days too slow
Lie around and wait for a heart I used to know
They say that over time there'll be nothing left to lose
But I still can't find the light, I've given all my love to you"

16. "Hypnotized" by Astronomyy

"You taught me how to be
A better man, a better being
And I've been thinkin'
Even though I know that I don't deserve this
I know that I'm worth it, I want prove to you"

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