By: Mac Orlando

Something that has drawn me into creating CDs and playlists for the people in my life is the connection developed, or strengthened, between whomever I specifically selected those songs for and myself. I have an opportunity to either show a person what they mean to me, what I know about them, or what I think they’d like. In some ways, I imagine a tiny Mac whispering song titles into the minds of those listening.  Understanding someone’s music taste is like opening Pandora’s Box, and to hear the words “I really like that playlist you made!” is – quite literally – music to my ears.

Being the Night Manager at The Study, I have the face-to-face opportunity to gauge how a portion of our school community reacts to the music I play. This blessing of a position has given me the opportunity to share what I love to listen to, and hopefully what others enjoy as well. When I was asked to make this playlist for the university’s newspaper, I was extremely humbled. I get to design a list of sweet, sweet tunes that I think an ENTIRE student and staff population could identify and jam to? What an honour!

So, here’s what I’ve come up with! 10 songs from different genres and artists that, I believe, flow nicely together. Plug in some headphones, open up that essay you’ve been procrastinating on, and start jivin’!

Song Title	Artist	Album
Warm on a Cold Night	Honne	Warm on a Cold Night
Take It Easy	Archie James Cavanaugh	Black and White Raven
Cold Blooded	Gary Clark Jr.	The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Diddy Bop (ft. Cam O’bi & Raury	Noname	Telefone
Wasting Time	Kids These Days	Traphouse Cuts
Eanan	A Tribe Called Red	We Are The Halluci Nation
Perfect World	Allen Stone	Radius
Brokedown	The California Honeydrops	A River’s Invitation
Desiree	Sean Rowe	Madman
Capital City	Five Alarm Funk	Sweat