Spurred on by a brief shower thought, i’ve tried my hand at making a playlist “for the bad days”: songs (mostly rock) with big, soaring crescendos that feel like an out-of-body experience. Your “Bitter Sweet Symphonies”, your „Hoppípollas”, your “‘Heroes’-es” — the songs that make you have faith in humanity, and make you not want to jump out of a thirtieth-storey window so badly.

I’ve been asking around for suggestions on the usual (Discord) channels, and have got some cracking songs in return — so, do any of you want to try your hands at it? I’d love to hear your ideas. :-)

Here’s the current set of songs on the playlist, to give you an idea of the general “vibes” — exceptional examples are highlighted in bold.

• The 1975, “I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)”
• Bleachers, “Rollercoaster”
• Arcade Fire, “My Body Is a Cage” (thx, Pike)
• David Bowie, “‘Heroes’”
• Kate Bush, “Cloudbusting”
• Coldplay, “Viva La Vida”
• Daft Punk, “Giorgio by Moroder”
• Elbow, “One Day Like This”
• Sam Fender, “The Dying Light”
• Fun; “Some Nights”
• Keane, “Somewhere Only We Know”
• LCD Soundsystem, “Dance Yrself Clean”
• The Naked and Famous, “Higher”
• Oasis, “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
• Oasis, “Champagne Supernova”
• Radiohead, “All I Need”
• Radiohead, “Videotape” (live at Bonnaroo)
• Porter Robinson, “Unfold”
• Sigur Rós, „Hoppípolla”
• Snow Patrol, “Chasing Cars”
• Suede, “Life is Golden” (thx, Pike)
• Tame Impala, “Let It Happen”
• The Verve, “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
• The War on Drugs, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”
• The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army”
• The Who, “Baba O’Riley”