On Repeat: Fall 2022

Spending the summer at home in Iowa has been peaceful and relaxing, but also draining and claustrophobic at times. When you come home to the place where you grew up as an adult, it feels like trying to fit yourself into a puzzle piece that you’ve outgrown. You used to belong, but it’s not quite the same anymore. And don’t get me wrong, I’m entirely grateful that I’ve had the option of moving home for a while after leaving New York City, but I know I’ll be ready to move on when it’s time. Between quick weekend trips to Chicago and a family vacation, I’ve spent the summer working from home, third wheeling my parents and reading as many books as I could. Pretty low key. But now we’re into my favorite season and finally the seasonal depression can justify my sad girl bops playlist that I’ve had on repeat since August.

• Complex [demo] by Katie Gregson-MacLeod

• my tears richochet by Taylor Swift

• Ceilings by Lizzy McApline

• you’d never know by BLÜ EYES

• American Teenager by Ethel Cain

• right where you left me by Taylor Swift

• Mess It Up by Gracie Abrams

• Temporary by Alexa Cappelli

• If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry by Frawley

• A Long December by girlhouse 

• Blonde by Maisie Peters

• Breakfast by Dove Cameron

• So Good by Halsey

• ALIEN SUPERSTAR by Beyonce

• Pink Venom by BLACKPINK

And don’t worry, the minute Midnights by Taylor Swift comes out on October 21, 2022, I’m sure several tracks will top my Spotify Wrapped this year. I’m prepared to fully hyper-fixate on another Taylor Swift album. It’s a cornerstone of my personality after all. I’ve been binge listening to folklore and evermore lately (especially my fav tracks above) in order to emotionally and mentally prepare myself for this new release.