Every month, I sift through 80+ hours of music and pick out ten songs that I enjoy. It’s a daunting, time-consuming task that literally nobody asks me to do, but I’ve somehow convinced myself that it’s essential for my sanity and well-being.

It’s become a running joke (with myself and maybe one friend) that I’m constantly behind on these playlists. For example, it took me until the end of March to narrow down my favorite songs from January 2020. I could give you a thousand reasons why it took this long, but it’s very likely that you do not care! You listen to your own music, and you probably do not need my stale recommendations.

With that horrendous attitude in mind, I decided to create a cover for my January 2020 playlist, using a technique similar to my “Let’s Get Wild” piece. I played the following ten songs on repeat, as I weaved together a piece driven by the lyrical content, music videos, and production:

Sarah Mary Chadwick - "Let's Fight"
KIRBY - "Kool Aid"
Dua Lipa - "Physical"
Daniela Rathana - "UT!"
Rina Sawayama - "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)"
Tame Impala - "Lost In Yesterday"
Selena Gomez - "Dance Again"
Tennis - "Need Your Love"
Sotomayor - "Menéate pa' mí"
Destroyer - "Crimson Tide"

The resulting piece is approximately 5 x 5 inches. It was scanned upon completion and lightly edited to remove a few imperfections that drove me crazy. Since the content is so specific and personal, I have no intentions to show this anywhere but online spaces.