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It’s that time again, I have yet another batch of awesome music to share with you! My May 2018 playlist is full of upbeat hits from some of my favorite standbys as well as new artists that I am loving this month. This mix is particularly special to me because it is going to be the soundtrack to some really BIG changes coming up in my life in the next few weeks. Roll down your window, crank the volume and get ready for sunny days ahead!
You can find a link to this playlist after the jump.
In the days and weeks leading up to Coachella, I made no secret about the fact that I was positively bursting with excitement over the prospect of returning to my favorite music festival. I listened to my Coachella playlists on repeat; I planned my looks for each day of the festival prior to ever leaving Los Angeles; I had even mapped a good portion of how I wanted this Coachella 2018 vlog to look in advance. I was PREPARED! What is that saying about the best laid plans? Oh yes, they will go awry and, friends, awry they went.
I ultimately ended up attending 35% of the music festival before my right hip decided it had enough and gave out. This happened shortly over an hour before Beyoncé took the stage on the second night of the festival. You know, Beyoncé, one of the acts I was most looking forward to seeing! In addition to dealing with a great deal of pain I was, understandably, disappointed on a massive scale. You see, not only had I desperately wanted to see Beyoncé’s epic performance live I had, more than anything, wanted to spend the three-day festival having incredible experiences with some of my closest friends prior to our upcoming move out of state.
I was CRUSHED. If I am being completely honest, I genuinely considered not releasing this vlog because I thought it would be too painful to relive the memories and try to fill in the gaps that I missed. But, as my husband and I began sifting through footage, an incredible thing happened. Those very friends I was so disappointed to not spend time with began sending their Coachella footage, and lots of it. I got Beyoncé’s performance guys, and I got ALL of it! Following Beyoncé, Chromeo was sent to us, then Odesza, then Eminem and, little by little, this vlog began to take shape. Our Coachella 2018 vlog may not have ended up quite as planned but, with a little help from my friends, it turned out to be even more meaningful than anticipated.
As promised, I am following up yesterday’s Volume 1 of my Coachella 2018 playlist with today’s Volume 2. I know I shouldn’t choose favorites, but I have to admit that I absolutely adore the second half of this year’s festival mix. This playlist contains many familiar songs and artists I have shared over the last year or two on Music Mondays. Hayley Kiyoko, Chloe x Halle, Greta Van Fleet, Portugal. The Man, Gryffin, and Kygo have all made multiple appearances on past playlists. To say I am excited to see all of them live, all in one weekend, would be the understatement of the century. I positively can not WAIT!
You can find links to this playlist on both Apple Music and Spotify after the jump.
Bands are deep in rehearsal, bloggers are flooding to Los Angeles in record numbers, and there are festival pop-up shops on just about every street corner. Weekend 1 of Coachella begins this Friday and it is clear that festival season has officially arrived in Southern California. To get me in a dancing-in-the-desert kind of mood, I have been listening to Volumes 1 and 2 of my Coachella 2018 playlists on repeat. So, regardless of whether you are attending the festival this year, you can follow along as I make my annual pilgrimage to Indio. I am sharing Volume 1 of my Coachella 2018 playlist today followed by Volume 2 tomorrow, so be sure to check back to Musings later this week!
You can find links to this playlist on both Apple Music and Spotify after the jump.
The Coachella Music and Arts Festival is one of my happy places and I can hardly contain my excitement that Weekend 1 of the festival is a mere eight days away. Unlike last year, my husband and I are only attending Weekend 2, so we have a few additional days to wait until we can fully soak in the desert oasis. Nevertheless, I am already in complete planning mode, with each of my daily looks planned and accessorized (because I’m special like that), and am essentially counting down the seconds until we bid Los Angeles farewell and the desert hello. Until we make the drive out to Indio, I will be living vicariously through my Coachella 2018 wishlist, endless Instagram Stories, and Coachella’s live stream of their Weekend 1 acts because, let’s face it, I just can’t get enough.