FEATURE:
The Digital Mixtape
PHOTO CREDIT: Vlada Karpovich/Pexels
about being single – permanently in my case! – is that it can provide a lot of freedom and space. There is also that independence. However, there is also a loneliness and sense of being an outsider. There is nothing wrong with being single. However, so many songs focus on love, desire, sex and relationships. If you have not been in one or are single, it can be isolating or jar slightly. However, there are songs of artists either writing from singlehood or saying that they are fine and happy being single. It can be empowering. The dynamic and narrative has changed a lot when it comes to love and relationships in music. I find a lot more artists are writing about the transience of sex and relations. Maybe more focused on themselves and fulfilment rather than what is expected and common. For this Digital Mixtape, I have compiled an assortment of tracks from artists writing about their single status – whether happily or a as a slight lament. Loving yourself and being confident in the face of a toxic relationship. Embracing self-worth and moving on from negativity. Many might be able to relate to that! For those newly-single or those who have had that status for a while, these are songs that I hope speak to you. Or that at least give you some strength and solace! Unlike decades past, when it comes to singlehood and its ups and downs, today we have…
PHOTO CREDIT: Designecologist/Pexels
MORE artists talking about it.