{"id":13303,"date":"2020-04-07T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=13303"},"modified":"2020-04-07T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:00:48","slug":"kaleidoscope-4-music-in-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2020\/04\/07\/kaleidoscope-4-music-in-quarantine\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaleidoscope #4: Music in Quarantine"},"content":{"rendered":"

When life is \u201cnormal\u201d I think our routines and interactions prompt our listening habits. For example, in the gym you might listen to a hip-hop playlist on Spotify. Studying at the library, maybe you put on classical music or \u201clo-fi beats.\u201d But what happens when you don\u2019t go anywhere? Or see anyone? What does music sound like when every day is the same?<\/span><\/p>\n

Personally, I\u2019ve gone through a few different phases.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Denial.<\/strong> Not denial of the current situation of course but denial of its effect on me. Maybe a better title for this phase then would be \u201cEscapism.\u201d Regardless, my first week of social isolation was spent curating a dance playlist. I was determined to \u201cstay positive!\u201d and the tunes of Stevie Wonder, Kehlani, the Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift definitely helped.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Discovery.<\/strong> Finally I had all this time to listen to new albums. Whether I hadn\u2019t gotten around to them in the bustle of my typical school week or they were a new release in quarantine, I filled the gap left by gym and studying music with music I hadn\u2019t heard before. How sweet to soak in new songs undistracted, but how sad that they might always be tinged with the weirdness of the first time I heard them. This week was full of Conan Gray and Ingrid Andress\u2019s debut albums, Dua Lipa\u2019s sophomore effort, and 5 Seconds of Summer\u2019s latest record.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Deep Dive.<\/strong> More recently, I found myself looking up \u201c2012 Country Music Hits\u201d and latching on to Luke Bryan\u2019s spring break-themed albums. I understand how that might be perceived as a cry for help, but don\u2019t worry. This listening phase is all about nostalgia. It\u2019s a second wave of escapism, high school edition. I had no idea three weeks ago that songs like \u201cSuntan City\u201d and \u201cSpring Breakdown\u201d would bring me so much comfort. But they do. Go figure.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Darkness.<\/strong> As I\u2019m writing this, I can sense the dawn of a new chapter in my quarantine music saga. Reality is setting in. Or, at least it\u2019s getting harder to push away. The news is so overwhelming that I\u2019ve been drawn toward music that feels small and warm and quiet. As I\u2019m writing this, I\u2019ve been listening to \u201cLonely Together\u201d by Caitlyn Smith on repeat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    So what does music sound like when the world hits pause? As best as I can figure, it sounds like whatever keeps us sane in the moment. Rooted in place, time can start to feel numbing. But music is a way to change that \u2014 to boost your mood or switch your lens. What have you been listening to?<\/span><\/p>\n

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    When life is \u201cnormal\u201d I think our routines and interactions prompt our listening habits. For example, in the gym you might listen to a hip-hop playlist on Spotify. Studying at the library, maybe you put on classical music or \u201clo-fi beats.\u201d But what happens when you don\u2019t go anywhere? Or see anyone? What does music […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2218,"featured_media":13307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13303"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13303"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13308,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13303\/revisions\/13308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}