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My Year in Song — Describing 2020 using the Incredible Music that I Listened to This Year
January: Better by Khalid
The year started off hopeful, as usual. Armed with my list of resolutions, I felt ready for anything. I was prepared to fight off my mental demons and achieve my dream body for the fifth year in a row. The new semester was coming and with it, new opportunities for genuine connections and happiness. I felt a great sense of euphoria. The essence of these feelings was perfectly captured by the song Better by Khalid.
February: La Terre Vue Du Ciel by Armand Amar
I would describe February as the month where things started to feel slightly off but still not awful yet. Like the calm before a storm. I live in Ottawa, so it was freezing outside. I was also buried in work at uni and the flame of my social life was starting to die out. During this time, this beautiful instrumental piece by Armand Amar was on repeat. In English, it translates to “The Earth Seen From The Sky” which perfectly describes how I felt. Like I was watching the day-to-day unfold but outside of myself.
March: Map of the Problematique by Muse
In March, my college roommates moved back home with their parents. Since I’m an international…
