NOISE
The Sentry
P L AY L I S T R E C OMM E N D AT I O N S
RETRO PICK
SONGS FOR WALKING TO CLASS
SONGS TO UNPACK TO
STUDY BREAK SONGS
by Amanda Blackman
by Haley Frank
by Frankie Spiller
H alf of the battle for kicking butt in a class is just sitting down and doing the work. A good way to encourage actually doing the work? Reward the hard work with the perfect study break. Detox the brain þűĢƟƢĩǛĩűƷƷʼnƢŻǜŎűłŻDzŁƷʼnĩƪƷƿĢǢłƢŻŻǛĩǜŎƷʼnƷʼnĩƟĩƢŁĩěƷ study break tracks. Often times, a 15-minute study break that began as just a break can turn into a rabbit hole of Instagram scrolling or You- Tubevideowatching.Set asubtlereminder togobacktostudying by queueing up songs that will total about 10-15 minutes. When they’redone,hitthebooks.AccordingtoOxfordLearning,moving around will help to re-energize the brain and body all the while reducingstress. Now, which songs together make the perfect study break playlist? Maude Latour ’s “Ride My Bike,” “Supercut” by Lorde , “Maniac”by ConanGray ,followedby“BreakupHaircut”by Danny andAlex thatpacksahightempopunchthatbegs tobedancedto. Get up, shake out, and stretch for roughly 10minutes with these fast-pacedpoptracks. Wantsomethrowbacks?Add“9To5”by DollyParton ,“Danc- ingQueen”by ABBA , DexysMidnightRunner ’s classic “Come on Eileen,” then rounded out with “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel .Eachtrackisguaranteedtomakeeventhemost intensestud- iergetup,pour themselvesacupofambition,andmovetothe80s synthsandelectricguitar riffs. Maybe it’s the end of a long study session and instead of a dance break, a soundtrack to a relaxed stretch ismore fitting. Try out “Falling” by Harry Styles , Still Woozy ’s “Goodie Bag,” “Caro- line”by BristonMaroney ,and“Bags”by Clairo .Chill to the slower pacedbeats,but still feel ready togobacktostudying. Reward the hard work by playing songs that are sure to encourage and keep motivation up to keep on studying. Repeat the studying andmusic breaks cycle for as long as needed for the perfect studysession.
M oving into a dorm or apartment to begin a new chapter as a college freshman can seem daunting with stacks of boxes needing to be moved and unpacked. Instead of grueling over this labor in silence, up-beat songs canease this transitionandmake it enjoyable. “Moving On Up” by MPeople ȃŎƪƪŻƿŦŁƿŦƪŻűłŎƪŁĩþƷƿƢĩĢŎűƷʼnĩůŻǛŎĩƢĩàĩ'Żűĩ Yet? When the Persons family packs up their small apart- ment to move into a new home, quite literally making it a moving-day song.While it makes for a goodmontage in the ȀŦů܌ŎƷěþűƪĩƢǛĩþƪþűþĢĢĩĢƟĩƟŁŻƢƪƷƿĢĩűƷƪ ܒ “Shut Up and Dance” by WALK THEMOON Besides this song literally having “dance” in the title, hinting that it will surely be a get-up-and-move classic, it reminds listeners to focus on the task in front of them. While the task is to move boxes and unpack, it will be hard not to get sidetracked and break out in a full dance. “SoWhat” by P!nk àʼnŎŦĩƷʼnŎƪþűƷʼnĩůŎƪĩƪƪĩűƷŎþŦŦǢþĚŻƿƷůŻǛŎűłŻűþǼƷĩƢ a break-up, it has an underlying message of empowerment, ǜʼnŎěʼnŎƪȀƷƷŎűłŁŻƢƷþţŎűłƷʼnĩĚŎłƪƷĩƟŻŁůŻǛŎűłŎűƷŻþűĩǜ place. Students and their families might be tempted to grab the nearest microphone-like object to rock out to the lyrics. “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen Having the genius of Queen grace students’ new places is sure to naturally energize the atmosphere, but this tune in particular, according to Loudwire , is the “world’s most ƿƟŦŎǼƷŎűłƪŻűłܺĢƿĩƷŻŎƷƪŦǢƢŎěƪ܌ţĩǢ܌þűĢƷĩůƟŻ ܒ ܹ'ŻűܼƷ®ƷŻƟ Me Now” is literally supported by science to put listeners into a better mood, which can only be helpful while doing manual labor. ȃĩƪĩ ƪŻűłƪ ěþű ĚĩłŎű þůŻǛŎűł ĢþǢ ƟŦþǢŦŎƪƷ ƷʼnþƷǜŎŦŦ motivate students and their families to get on their feet (and maybe even dance a little) to unpack in no time.Moving into a new place is an exciting milestone that can have many memories attached to it, and having a few songs playing during that move can surely be a reminder of that time.
I t is a new and exciting time of year, when transitions are being made from one grade to the next, from high school to college, from college to the mystical realm of ƷʼnĩܹƢĩþŦǜŻƢŦĢ ܒ ܺȃĩƷŎůĩĩǛĩƢǢŻűĩʼnþƪĚĩƷǜĩĩűěŦþƪƪĩƪŎƪ one of these exciting, daily transitions. It is the last few minutes to cram before a test, or a break for those escap- ŎűłþĢƢþŎűŎűłěŦþƪƪ ܒ /ŎƷʼnĩƢǜþǢ܌ƟĩŻƟŦĩűĩĩĢþǜþǢ ƷŻȀŦŦ ƷʼnþƷǛŻŎĢ ܒ ȃĩƪĩþƢĩƪŻůĩƢĩěŻůůĩűĢĩĢŠþůƪƷŻ ŦŎƪƷĩűƷŻ and forget everything just taught in the previous lecture. Take a moment to chill out and decompress with the band, Lord Huron ܒ ȃĩǢʼnþǛĩþłƢĩþƷƪƟƢĩþĢŻŁƪŻűłƪǜŎƷʼn ƪŎůƟŦĩ ĚĩþƷƪ þűĢ þ ƪŻǼƷĩƢ ŁĩĩŦŎűł ܒ àŎƷʼn ƪŻűłƪ ŦŎţĩ ܹȃĩ Night We Met” and “Ends of the Earth,” this indie-folk ĚþűĢ ŎƪþŦŦþĚŻƿƷěþŦůŎűł ƷŻűĩƪþűĢþěŻƿƪƷŎěłƿŎƷþƢƪ ܒ ȃĩ vocals harmonize peacefully without a lot of mechanical tuning, making an all-around natural sound. On the days where energy is lacking as well as the will to go to class, Lizzo is the lady to listen to. Songs like “Truth Hurts” and “Like a Girl” are beats people can bump their heads to while walking to class. Set it as the alarm clock tone and wake up prepared for any tests, assignments, or lectures the day might bring. FŻƢ Ʒʼnĩ ƷŎůĩƪ ǜʼnĩű þ ƪƷƿĢĩűƷ űĩĩĢƪ ƷŻ ŦĩƷ ŻDzŁ ƪŻůĩ steam in between classes, grandson is the best band to listen to. Most of their songs, like “Blood//Water” and “Despicable” are of the hard rock variety and bring angry but thoughtful messages. Overall, this band is sure to get the blood pumping and head banging. ®Żůĩ ŻƷʼnĩƢ ƪŻűłƪ ƷŻ þĢĢ ƷŻ þ ƟŦþǢŦŎƪƷ þƢĩ ܹȃƿűĢĩƢ - struck” by AC/DC , “Crazy = Genius” by Panic! at the Disco , “Breezeblocks” by alt-J , as well as the spa-background songs of Enya . Whatever it is, there’s a song out there for every occa- sion. Fall is coming, so be prepared for whatever the new school year decides to throw at incoming students.
T H E S E N T R Y ’ S S TA F F P L AY L I S T
S TA F F P L AY L I S T R E V I EW by Isaiah Mancha
“Songs from The Sentry Staff ’s Freshman Year” 1. “Stolen Dance” by Milky Chance 2. “100 Letters” by Halsey 3. “Lucky Strike” by Troye Sivan 4. “Someday ” by The Strokes P R OMP T :
F reshman year, a time of new beginnings and music. Mike Posner ܼƪܹrŻǛĩűܺŎƪþƪŎűłŦĩƷʼnþƷŎƷŎƪƿƟŦŎǼƷ - ing and will give incoming freshmen and others an extra pep in their step. A song from the album A Real Good Kid , “Move On” has an all seasons vibe to it, with gentle acoustic guitar, mellow bass and percussion, and let’s not forget the also iconic synthesized and auto-tuned voice of £ŻƪűĩƢʼnŎůƪĩŦŁ ܒ ȃĩƪŻűłůĩƪʼnĩƪǴŦƿĩűƷŦǢǜŎƷʼnƷʼnĩǛŻěþŦƪ and melody to create a euphoric atmosphere. And with earbuds joined, it will get anyone who is overwhelmed with homework, through the day positively.
MIKE POSNER
“MOVE ON” I s land Records
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