Aux Cord: The Perfect Soundtrack For Mercury In Retrograde
Welcome to AUX CORD,
TRL’s weekly playlist feature celebrating the latest and greatest in music. Every week, someone in the
TRL orbit will be offering you with a fully custom playlist starring their current sonic faves. This week,
TRL’s social coordinator
Leah Williams has thrown with each other A list of songs that will get you through Mercury in retrograde up until it ends on April 15.
"Lost In Japan"- Shawn Mendes
Mercury retrograde is known to disaster with travel plans, so why not bop to a song with “Lost” right in the title? While “Lost In Japan” isn't about actually being lost, it IS about attempting to create spontaneous plans with someone, something else that can be incredibly complicated throughout Mercury retrograde. I feel you, Shawn.
"New York"- St. Vincent
If you’re like me, there's a good chance you’re at least slightly harder to stage name throughout Mercury retrograde, so St. Vincent singing “you're the only motherf*cker in the city/who can performer name me” really speaks to me.
"Bad Bad News"- Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges is making “a good thing out of bad bad news” and we’re all just muddling along attempting to create the ideal out of a Mercury retrograde. Let this optimistic song guide you by means of the next couple of weeks.
"Hop A Plane"- City and Colour
Do not--I repeat--do NOT just hop a plane while in Mercury retrograde. As a sagittarius, I am constantly tempted, yet right now isn't the time, so I just listen to this City and Colour cover of one of my preferred Tegan and Sara songs instead.
"Gwan"- Rostam
This is a song about getting better in touch with yourself, your thoughts, your dreams and your relationships with others. Mercury retrograde may not be the ideal time to prepare big changes, although that makes it the ideal time to take a step back and get introspective.
"Gloria: In Excelsis Deo"- Patti Smith
Mercury retrograde forces you to feel powerless, and this song makes me feel powerful.
"The Chain"- Fleetwood Mac
It’s my own personalized tradition to listen to as much Fleetwood Mac as possible throughout Mercury retrograde. This song was written while all musical group members were going through break-ups, and those vibes of uncertainty and unsettledness feel right for my Mercury retrograde mood.
"What’s It Gonna Be?"- Shura
This music video just makes me happy, and it’s all about embracing the unexpected, certainly a good attitude to take while in Mercury retrograde.
"Judy Blume"- Amanda Palmer
Mercury retrograde is decidedly not a good time to begin anything new in case you could avoid it, however it IS a good time to revisit old assignments and loves. For me, that indicates reading some of my preferred books from childhood. Amanda Palmer completely captures remembering middle school via lense of the culture you consumed, in this case her preference author Judy Blume.
"Feelings"- Hayley Kiyoko
I love to be melodramatic about any and all of my feelings while in Mercury retrograde, as well as all of the time. I rather suggest it, especially soundtracked by Hayley Kiyoko’s new album.
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