Hey everyone! I’m back with the March edition of my music feature Monthly Mixtape. (You can check out the earlier prompts here.) I’m definitely enjoying this opportunity to discover new music in addition to making playlists of my own — check out those on The Writing Hufflepuff, Scattered Delusions and by my co-creator Evi on Adventuring Through Pages. If you’d like to share a playlist I didn’t see do let me know. 🙂
Monthly Mixtape is a music feature created by me, Eve @ Twist in the Taile, and Evi @ Adventuring Through Pages. Here’s how it works: each month, we give you a one-word prompt, and you make a playlist. We welcome you to interpret the prompt however you want and with whatever music you’re into.
Please link back to the original Monthly Mixtape prompt whenever you make a playlist. We welcome you to use the title image for your blog post if you wish. You can create a playlist in response to any of the prompts going forward, not just the current months, but you won’t be able to add your link once the new prompt is up. The next Monthly Mixtape will be up in the first week of April! And this month’s prompt is…
#3: petrichor
petrichor, noun: a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.
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I hope you enjoy this prompt and, as ever, I look forward to listening to your playlists! You can view other playlists or add a link to your playlists above — of course it’s not obligatory, but I’d love to be able to see your posts!
for walking through the forest after a summer rain.
listen on youtube / spotify
undan hulu – ólafur arnalds
mercury – sufjan stevens, bryce dessner, nico muhly, james mcalister
amar pelos dois – salvador sobral
soothing – laura marling
moon river – frank ocean
february air (acoustic) – lights
naked as we came – iron and wine
featherstone – the paper kites
I’m really happy with this final playlist — the first song, Undan Hulu, was actually used in my school play last year so it brings back very vivid memories for me. Also Frank Ocean’s cover of Moon River is SO. GOOD. ASDFGHJK I CAN’T.
Anyway, I’d love to hear any music you’ve been into lately! Have you ever smelt petrichor?
I love these posts, especially the themes! Where do you find all this great music?
Thank you so much, I’m glad to hear it! Normally to make a playlist I’ll think of one or two songs which I think fit the theme really well and then go through my music library to find any music I’ve used which fits that. 🙂 Haha or they just come from my brain!
Oh my gosh I LOVE this prompt – the word is so pretty and I love how just by reading the definition you can get a feeling for what kind of music would fit?? The Magic of words. Listening to your playlist right now 😀 I only know Amor Pelos Dois and that one definitely fits. Hopefully I’ll have time to participate again this month! ❤
Yay, I’m so glad you like it! And absolutely! Ayyy I love Amor Pelos Dois, I can’t wait for Eurovision 2018. I AM ALREADY TOO EXCITED.
ME TOO I CAN’T WAIT FOR ALL THE GAY THE GLITTER THE MEMES AHHH
I NEED IT OMG
What a great prompt. I’m already trying to put together my playlist, but I love the songs you put together. Especially that Laura Marling song, it’s perfect.