just one more day! // playlist

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just one more day! is a curated playlist I created to celebrate the first day of spring, featuring songs on my current rotation and the ones I always find myself returning to this time of year. 

The title is inspired by the chorus of Djo's "Charlie's Garden", the unbridled joy that runs through that song and the wistful lyricism feel so perfect for the start of the season. The Crux as a whole really captures the feelings of spring in the way that every song embodies a bright sense of optimism and renewal that comes with stepping into a new stage of the year. That album is featured prominently throughout the playlist for that reason, and sonically served as a major influence surrounding the rest of the songs I chose. 

The motifs of new beginnings and fresh starts are woven throughout the rest of the playlist as well. Spring is a particularly inspiring season for me and every year I tend to gravitate toward music that reflects that energy too. Other artists prominently featured throughout include Clairo, Samia, Suki Waterhouse, and The Marías - and many more. 

I hope you enjoy listening as much as I have! ⁕


Be sure to follow me on Spotify to keep up to date with upcoming playlists and check out just one more day! here or linked above. If you would like to check out more of my playlists click here or the links below. 

-Melissa ♡


Photo Credit: Mike Strouth for Hallmark, 1971


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