{"id":25325,"date":"2020-12-19T12:07:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T17:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=25325"},"modified":"2020-12-29T20:05:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T01:05:42","slug":"allie-antonevich-best-songs-to-come-out-of-the-dumpster-fire-year-of-our-lord-manny-heffley-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2020\/12\/19\/allie-antonevich-best-songs-to-come-out-of-the-dumpster-fire-year-of-our-lord-manny-heffley-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Allie Antonevich: Best Songs to Come Out of the Dumpster Fire Year of our Lord Manny Heffley, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Allie Antonevich<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>I remember January 1, 2020 perfectly \u2014 a gin and tonic in my hand, my hair in the perfect low bun, eyes glittering. The energetic chatter of strangers enveloping me in an embrace. I sat at the counter of a Harvard Square bar with one of my best friends, celebrating the turn of the new year while also debating whether I should order another drink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I wish I could go back and warn past Allie. But at the same time, I want her to keep existing in that peaceful space, falling in love with a zillion strangers on the train she\u2019ll never see again, looking forward to her second semester abroad, considering where to land in the US for a summer internship. Regular life felt so planned and so sure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>2020 has felt like three trillion years wrapped up in one, but it has also felt like an extremely long weekend where I\u2019ve done nothing but watched Gilmore Girls and made Bon Appetit\u2019s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (they are cancelled but this recipe is not). In a year where I\u2019ve spent more time inside than I could ever imagine, it\u2019s also felt extremely isolating. Through it all, however, music has kept me company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though not all of them were released this year, here\u2019s a reflection on some of the songs that shaped my 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Guilty Conscience &#8211; 070 Shake<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"070 Shake - Guilty Conscience (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X0t8zeEiqEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Picture this: There is an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Northern Italy in late January, where you were just a few days ago. With the NYU Florence study abroad program suspended indefinitely, you\u2019re now on a packed train to Pisa to stay at a hotel overnight, scarf held tightly over your face. You\u2019re to fly out of Pisa first thing in the morning to London, and then to Boston. People around you won\u2019t stop coughing. Oh what\u2019s that? We\u2019re describing Allie\u2019s nightmare turned reality? Cool. I couldn\u2019t do much, but I did listen to this song on an alarmingly high rate in order to calm my nerves (it helped marginally). It\u2019s a shame I now associate 070 Shake with a deadly pandemic, because this entire album was pretty cool and seemed underrated (a modest 7.3 from the chumps over at Pitchfork).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>La Vita Nuova &#8211; Christine and the Queens, Caroline Polachek<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christine and the Queens - La vita nuova\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EIdSORj_dd0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>The epic (I\u2019m bringing back this term, yes) duo of Christine and Caroline\u2026 going to learn a bit of French just so I can sing along for real and not just pretend I know the lyrics when really I don\u2019t and just sing in the tune.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Collide &#8211; Tiana Major9, EARTHGANG<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tiana Major9, EARTHGANG - Collide (From &quot;Queen &amp; Slim: The Soundtrack&quot;)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZVeEp7DKAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>See the movie \u201cQueen and Slim.\u201d Listen to the soundtrack. Report back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Still &#8211; Teyana Taylor<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teyana Taylor - Still (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xwX1pdimy1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>An emotional reflection on what it means to be black in America. This song \u2014 and music video \u2014 has been imprinted on my mind. Also, Teyana\u2019s <\/span><i><span>\u201cThe Album\u201d<\/span><\/i><span> is certainly in the running for my favorite album of the year.\u00a0 It\u2019s worth adding that the sexual energy is off the charts (A woman??? Enjoying sex? Giving instructions?? Unheard of!) , and the feature from her husband on \u201cWake up Love\u201d is certainly better than Big Sean\u2019s own on the album. Also got a 7.3 from Pitchfork. Damn it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Song to the Siren &#8211; Wolf Alice<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0hx6wJdPlMpT254F9UYQNu\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>A cover from one of my favorite bands that reminds me of sweet Evan. I\u2019d listen to this when he was on his way over to see me. \u201cLong afloat on shipless oceans \/ I did all my best to smile \/ \u2019til your singing eyes and fingers \/ Drew me loving to your isle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Iris &#8211; Phoebe + Maggie<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201ciris\u201d<br \/>\nwith <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phoebe_bridgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@phoebe_bridgers<\/a><br \/>\nalive for 24 hours on bandcamp<br \/>\nproceeds benefit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fairfightaction?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fairfightaction<\/a><br \/>\n&#x1f60e;<br \/>\nthank u goo goo<br \/>\nfor this absolute classic <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sJpfBXq17W\">https:\/\/t.co\/sJpfBXq17W<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6XTGZXB8AP\">pic.twitter.com\/6XTGZXB8AP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maggie Rogers (@maggierogers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maggierogers\/status\/1327145099805995009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>august &#8211; Taylor Swift<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taylor Swift \u2013 august (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nn_0zPAfyo8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>This summer, I spent almost every weekend in Cape Cod. I would go on quiet morning walks, the salt air wrapping around me. This song kept me good company, and I knew right off the bat it would remain in my time capsule of Summer 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>pov &#8211; Ariana Grande<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ariana Grande - pov (audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQJEp-k-ogs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>I\u2019m not ashamed to admit that I truly adore Ariana Grande. Every single time she releases an album, it matches up perfectly with whatever life event I\u2019m going through. So even if we\u2019re not coincidentally tied by the spirits (but I hope we are), she just gets it. And she gets what it means to be in a relationship, dealing with personal stuff, but not hiding it because when you\u2019re in a relationship you let your guard down! And hold each other\u2019s hands through the process!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Bad Friend &#8211; Rina Sawayama<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rina Sawayama - Bad Friend (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OLXtc2OSrLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Rina Sawayama reminds me of doing laundry freshman year in Warren Towers. I\u2019m glad that she now reminds me of both that and also of late summer nights perusing Spotify, with this on blast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Panini (DaBaby Remix) &#8211; Lil Nas X<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lil Nas X - Panini (ft. DaBaby) [Chowder Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hUE2DuMP9y8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>My brother said it best &#8211; when DaBaby says \u201cLet\u2019s go!!!\u201d it makes me want to spin kick into a wall. Daytrip took it to ten indeed, good sir!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Chinese Satellite &#8211; Phoebe Bridgers<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chinese Satellite\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i63yumCNdJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Crying looking at Mr. Rogers compilation videos on YouTube, then sobbing reading Humans of New York posts on Instagram, then a quick remedy with Miss Phoebe Bridgers as she drags me deeper into the existential crisis of what it means to be a human being on this earth. :) Nice!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>Here\u2019s to hoping that 2021 feels a little bit brighter. Until then, I will be listening to my 2020 Wrapped playlist into oblivion. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Allie Antonevich I remember January 1, 2020 perfectly \u2014 a gin and tonic in my hand, my hair in the perfect low bun, eyes glittering. The energetic chatter of strangers enveloping me in an embrace. 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