Hello, my dear sweet internet friends – let me tell you something: your girl has been lazy. I mean disgustingly, hedonistically lazy. The kind of indulgent that would shock you. It’s like I saw the laid back Gold Coast lifestyle, decided to grip it by the throat and steal it for myself.
In my defense, it actually hasn’t been entirely my fault. One of the girls I’m with, Deniz, is ill – she has a cold, bad ankles, more that I can’t remember right now – so we can’t do anything too strenous anyway. Not that I’m complaining; with all the sleep I’ve got over the past few days, jetlag is but a distant memory and I’m pretty sure I’m working through a backlog of missed sleep from back in London.
That said, despite my laziness, the one thing I have been doing religious is walking along the beautiful beach behind our apartment. I’ve been getting up every morning at 5 and going for an hour or two walk along the beach on my own and listening to my tunes. It’s beautiful and calming (plus, a perfect time to call my friends back home and get that gossip. My best friend may have met the new love of her life and I need those updates).
Naturally, as with everything in this bleak and pitiful life, my walks along the beach require a backdrop of music – and today I’m sharing my “walking along the beach” playlist with you all! Enjoy.
My Walking Along The Beach Playlist
1. Billie Eilish – Ocean Eyes
Uh . . . how did nobody tell me about Billie Eilish before? She’s freaking iconic. (Although I am genuinely concerned about her mental wellbeing, because I discovered her through an interview video where she was explaining a song about her hating herself and it was literally a cry for help.) Her voice is so chilled and haunting; it gives me goosebumps.
2. Vanessa – Meditate
As I’m writing this a day or two before posting, I’m not sure if her post has gone live yet, but Priya has a post planned about this exact song. In one word, the feeling is: shook. Vanessa is a Youtuber and, for once, there is a Youtuber that’s . . . actually made good music? It sounds like an oxymoron, Youtuber and listenable, but she’s actually gone and done it! Meditate is a really chilled, RNB kind of track.
3. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman
Is this necessarily a beach tune? No, but it is just generally a tune.
4. Florence and the Machine – Big God
5. Florence and the Machine – What The Water Gave Me
Okay, so sure I may be obsessed with Florence and the Machine . . . but to be fair, her voice has the same captivating, uplifting, solemn and commanding presence that the sea has.
6. Florence and the Machine – Never Let Me Go
7. The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful
Is it a playlist of mine if The Killers don’t get a mention? Not a worthwhile one. I’m obsessed with the dark, moody atmosphere of this song . . . it took me seeing it live to fall in love with it, but I fell and I have no regrets.
8. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma I Made It!
Fun fact: Panic! At The Disco’s latest album is one of the main reasons I moved out to Australia . . . well, in a roundabout way. One of the first two tracks they dropped, Say Amen For The Wicked On The Weekend, is just so fun and exciting that I thought “okay, I need to step up my weekend game and do something fun” and here I am!
9. Twenty One Pilots – Car Radio
Moody Twenty One Pilots tracks are never a no.
10. Alt J – Breezeblocks
10. Tove Lo – Habits Stay High (Hippie Remix)
11. Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (Magician Remix)
Okay, so this song is a big love of mine; it just makes me think of my best friend and dancing in her kitchen with her big speakers.
12. Pearl Jam – Rearview Mirror
You know how some songs will instantly take you to certain place or give you a certain mood? For me, Pearl Jam will always take me back to a beach in Mexico, where I used to go and sit on a wall and look at the sea late at night.
13. Rob Curly – 11:11
Okay, Priya, I need you to listen to this and love it because nobody knows Rob Curly and I’m? Confused? If you like chilled out rap, he’s a winner.
14. Rob Curly – Paradise
15. The Weeknd – Kissland
Still one of my favourite The Weeknd songs? You got it.
Well, kids, here we are . . . at the end of the post! I have to admit, it was a real challenge to limit myself to only these songs (my actual beach playlist is topping 150 tracks), but these are just some of the highlights. I hope you guys enjoyed this post – are you familiar with any of these songs/artists? Are you going to check any out? Let me know your thoughts down below!
Peace,
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Great post 😁
i love pearl jam so much, i wish I could have seen them live back when eddie climped the stages lol i feel like at those times, live shows were more exciting
i also love god is a woman. honestly this is such a good beach playlist! thanks for sharing <3
RIGHT? My ultimate dream would’ve been to see them when they were touring with Red Hot Chilli Peppers! And that something <3
Aah I just listened to Billie and her voice is stunning – I’ve never heard of her before! I love Vanessa! Especially her sit down videos. I’ve been following her since 2016 and did I tell you she follows me on Twitter? 😂 It was back when she had 300k on Youtube though (she’s growing up so fasttt) The rest I don’t really like (please don’t kill me 😂) and hahaha I loved when Nessa hit the guy with a baseball bat. Great playlist and aah the beach looks amazing!
Aww I’m glad you actually checked them out girly (even if you didn’t like em all – no worries, I didn’t like a lot of them on first listen either) 🙂 And omg she follows you back?? im jealous af, i love her storytimes!xx
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Sweet choices!
Thank you girly! 🙂
Loveeee this Mia!!! <3
Thank you so much! 🙂 <3
I love this post!!! ❤️
Thank you girly! <3
YES MIA! So many good ones on here, you already know I’m all over Billie and you bet that Meditate post is going up tomorrow which I can now say since you’re in relatively the same timezone as me now which is still friking mad to think about!! Florence, Ariana, Pearl Jam and Alt-J?? Plus Car Radio is probably my favourite TOP song ever! xx
THANK YOU GIRLYYY! And omg that’s so nuts to think about (im still wrapping my head around the time difference lol) and YAAAAAS girl, I got some of those faves up on here 😉 xx
Love this and have defo found some to add to my play list, also that picture of you is stunning 😍
Thank you girly, I’M SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO COME OVER BTW!
loved this playlist so so much, mia!! x
Thank you so much girly 🙂 x
Really nice.
Thank you lovely!
Ooooh I’m excited to listen to these songs! Thanks for sharing! I love your style so much that I’m sure all of these songs are great! (Plus I already know a few and I LOVE them sooo…) 😀
Thank you girly! I’m hope you find some new loves 🙂 x
I’m glad you got to catch up on your sleep in Australia. It can be so rejuvenating to recharge while traveling. I love the songs that you chose as well. Billie Eilish is a personal favorite.
Thank you Brooke 🙂 And same, her voice is gorgeous!
Oh I absolutely adore Billi Eilish! She just has such a new and fresh energy to the music industry. My favourite song of her’s is without a doubt “idontwannabeyouanymore” it’s so clever and so emotional – and then she obviously just has the voice of an angle. Lovely post Mia!! <3 xxx
I could not agree with you more! And I LOVE THAT SONG! It’s actually the song I discovered her through in her interview explaining the meaning behind it 🙂 Thanks girly <3 xx
Omg same! How funny xx <3
Ocean eyes <3 <3 <3 !! Love this post – always on a hunt for some new music. xx
Oh my god isn’t it just so hauntingly beautiful ;-; <3 Thank you so much girly 🙂 xx
Kiss land as an album is generally one of my favorite work by The Weeknd, just the atmosphere of the songs, they give me chills. Love him so much though, no matter which album I’m listening to. Lovely post dear. xx
Wholeheartedly stand behind you on that – Kissland will forever be my fave album of his! Thank you girly 🙂 xx
Ah, walking on the beach every morning sounds really peaceful and lovely. There are quite a few songs on here I’ve never heard but definitely wanna give a listen to now! Thanks for sharing, babe! ♡
It really is! I’ve been getting so much exercise since being here loool it’s great! And I hope you enjoy them, Hunida, thanks for reading <3
Hi thank you for sharing your playlist!! There are a lot of songs i love ♡ i recommend you to listen to ‘ocean’ by sonia it’s is a very deep and soft song 🙂
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Thank you so much for reading – I’ll give it a listen now 🙂 x
Great playlist!! I love your little reasons behind certain songs too, pretty much every playlist I create has at least one panic! at this disco song on it (I’m a tiny bit obsessed) xx
Why thank you girly 🙂 And dear god I have been obsessed with Panic! for years, so I feel your pain 🙂 xx
Walking along the beach or just going for long walk period is one of my favorite things! It is so peaceful and calming and as you said, a great time to make those calls to family and friends:) Also girl SUCH an amazing playlist! Perfect for the beach! <3
I completely agree with you, girl! It’s just such a lovely and calming time 🙂 Thank you! <3
I love the choreography in Big God. It really makes me miss dance classes. Also, her voice is just freaking perfect, ughhh.
The entire song and video is honestly art, Florence always kills it 🙂 x
I don’t many of these songs so it’s always great to look for new music yess 🎶💕 Great post! I love Ariana Grande and her new song is awesome aswell as her new album. I also love the song I follow rivers so much.
I’m glad I could find you some new music! And thank you girly <3
Ocean Eyes is my favourite Billie song EVER. God is a woman…….do I even need to say any more about that, I mean, really. Car Radio is also such a tune, I’m seeing Twenty One Pilots live next year!! xx
YES YES YES CHLOE! I have to admit while I was writing this there were certain songs I just thought of you on! And OMG IM SO FREAKING JEALOUS xx
Oooooooh great playlist!!!!!
Why thank you! 😀
I am so jealous that you have a beach so close to your apartment! Apart from God Is A Woman and Habits, I don’t think I have listened to any of these songs so lots to listen to. Which one would you say is your favourite? xx
I know, it has most definitely been taken advantage of! And oooooh I can’t choose! The Killers Wonderful Wonderful is awesome, so is Big God, so is Pearl Jam… I can’t choose! xx
This is such a great blogpost!! Just found your blog and I’m completely in love!!! I’m too a sucker for Billie Eilish’s songs and I so agree, her voice gives you the chills.
Those two hour beach walks sound dreamy! And yess girl get that goss! I bet you miss your friends back home a ton, but at least you can ring them and whilst on the beach too!!! What better setting!
I have literally only heard God is a woman from your playlist… but I’m totally off to check out Kissland by the weekend and wonderul wonderful by the Killers! Thanks for sharing!
Florence and the machine songs are on all of my playlists! I was actually just at their concert last week! They give every emotion so it’s possible to listen to no matter what! 💜