Three Songs to Start Your School Year Right

Beam Me Up - Alex G 

“A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.” - Alexandre Dumas

We all have our own doubts about our path forward. Will I get in? Will I pass that test? Will I win that race?  Don’t fret: Alex G has the perfect cure for you. Whether you’re an athlete or an academic, this song will beam. You. Up! “I’m gonna put that rocket way up in the sky,” he sings. “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Thank you, Alex… this school year will be momentous with your wise words alongside us.

WAKE - Post Office Winter 

Ring ring ring! ⏰ 

As September rolls around, we are all setting our alarms to wake up earlier. This song makes getting out of bed a little more groovy each morning. It also helps you leave summer behind and welcome autumn with open arms: “fuzzy mittens,” “heated blankets,” they sing. Starting each day off with some Post Office Winter will subliminally lead you to even love the 5-minute earlier Wednesday starts.

Be Intense - Dutch Interior

“To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Now for some self-reflection and expression. Do you ever feel insecure about who you are? Don’t fear. Dutch Interior is here. “I’d like to change my step / I’d like to feel intense / but I don’t have the look / and I can’t take that chance.” They are the One Direction of new Americana. Leave “you’re insecure / don’t know what for” behind and turn on this lovely tune instead. We saw the 6 members perform last spring (and Elaine shook one of their hands!). They are like a boy band; all six members sing separate songs, but together they are an unconquerable force! Forget your woes and don’t forget to be intense this school year.