About this Playlist
A Symphony of Neon Heartbeats and Electric Dreams
This playlist is not just a collection of songs—it’s a time machine, a lifeline, a sonic pulse that thrums between euphoria and melancholy, stitching together moments when the world felt too heavy and the only escape was sound. It’s the glow of streetlights through rain-streaked windows, the ache of a heart swollen with memories, and the reckless abandon of a night where the bassline was your heartbeat.
Five Moments This Playlist Was My Salvation (2019-2020)
“The Veldt” – deadmau5 ft. Chris James
Summer 2019, 3 AM, driving with the windows down. The synths wrapped around me like warm static, Chris James’ voice whispering about lions and eternity. For eight minutes, I wasn’t on a highway—I was in some digital savanna, untouchable, weightless. The drop hit, and suddenly, every streetlight was a star.
“Electric” – Alina Baraz & Khalid
Winter 2020, tangled in sheets, half-drunk on loneliness. That first “You’re like electric…”—like fingers tracing sparks down my spine. The bass hummed under my skin, Khalid’s voice a slow burn, turning isolation into something sultry, something alive.
“All Time Low” – Jon Bellion
A breakdown in a parking lot, October 2019. That opening synth—like a defibrillator to my chest. Bellion’s raw, cracking voice screaming “I’ve been trying to keep it together!” was the permission I needed to fall apart. The beat dropped, and suddenly, I was screaming too, laughing through tears, high on the chaos.
“Dollar Bill” – Phoebe Ryan ft. Kid Ink
Pre-pandemic party, bodies packed tight, December 2019. The bassline slithered through the room, Phoebe’s voice dripping like honey laced with venom. “Money ain’t a thing if I got ya!” We were all a little reckless, a little invincible. The room pulsed, and for once, I wasn’t overthinking—just dancing.
“Pompeii” – Bastille
Lockdown, April 2020, pacing my apartment at dawn. That chant—”Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh!”—became a war cry. The drums built like a storm, and for three minutes, I wasn’t trapped inside. I was in the ruins of something beautiful, screaming into the ash, alive despite everything.
Track Listing
- Dollar Bill (feat. Kid Ink) – Phoebe Ryan
- Love Me Better – James Blunt
- Temperamental Love – Bridgit Mendler
- Can’t Bring This Down – Bridgit Mendler
- Diving – Bridgit Mendler
- Do You Miss Me at All – Bridgit Mendler
- Atlantis – Bridgit Mendler
- Feels – Kiiara
- All Time Low – Jon Bellion
- okay – LANY
- Thick And Thin – LANY
- Electric (feat. Khalid) – Alina Baraz
- Buzzin – Alina Baraz
- Floating (feat. Khalid) – Alina Baraz
- I Don’t Even Know Why Though – Alina Baraz
- Feels Right – Alina Baraz
- Better – SG Lewis
- Brightside – Icona Pop
- Pompeii – Bastille
- The Veldt – deadmau5
- Praying To A God (LUKE Remix) – Mr. Probz
Playlist image by Joseph Frank on Unsplash
