It has been a long time that I have been toying with the idea of making a mixtape of my own to share with you guys. And now, finally, that thought came to existence. I decided to create my first ever playlist which up for download for everyone.

Since the couples’ much awaited festivity is fast approaching, here’s a collection of tunes for those of us who don’t particularly bask in the merriment of the said event. 

This is a mix of apparently sweet-sounding songs that have whole new different meanings once you try to listen carefully and decipher the lyrics. Highly recommended to those allergic to the heart’s day. (I also do recommend listening to this playlist in this order):

• Firecracker - Four Letter Lie
• The One - Transparent Things
• When Did Your Heart Go Missing - Rooney
• Ribbons - Ingrid Michaelson
• Crave You - Flight Facilities ft. Giselle
• Say Goodbye - Black Lab
• Remember When - There For Tomorrow
• Featherstone - The Paper Kites
• What Mattered Most - Long Story Short
• Little Talks - Of Mice and Men (Julia Sheer cover)
• We Owned The Night - Lady Antebellum
• Give Your Heart A Break - Demi Lovato (Julia Sheer cover)
• Someday You Will Be Loved - Death Cab For A Cutie
• Don’t Be Afraid - Elliot Yamin

To the anon who asked and to others who are also interested in the music I post on my blog, here are some of the albums and artists I currently listen to, and are found on my music library. If you haven’t noticed yet, I am a big follower of indie/alternative/British music. I particularly enjoy songs which have good lyrics or melody. I have an affinity to mellow-ish or acoustic tunes for I love listening to them while reading. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like rock bands, in fact I have quite a lot of them too in my playlist. 

Here are some of the artist I am very fond of plus some of my favorite tracks from each one:

• Lady Danville (Kids, Sophie Roux, Cars)
• Copeland (The Day I Lost My Voice, Chin Up, Should You Return)
• Athlete (Rubik’s Cube, Half Light) 
• Bombay Bicycle Club (Shuffle, Lights Out Words Gone)
• Urbandub (Endless: A Silent Whisper, Guillotine, The Fight Is Over)
• UpDharmaDown (Turn It Well, Oo, Thinker)
• Florence + The Machines (Cosmic Love, Never Let Me Go)
• Noah & The Whale (Give It All Back, The First Days of Spring)
• Muse (Starlight, Supermassive Blackhole)
• Ed Sheeran (Give Me Love, Insomniac’s Lullaby, Autumn Leaves)
• Fun. (Carry On, Some Nights, Why Am I The One)
• The Civil Wars (Poison and Wine, Forget Me Not)
• Benjamin Francis Leftwich (Atlas Hands, Break The Day Open)
• The Paper Kites (Woodland, Featherstone, Paint)
• The Temper Trap (Sweet Disposition, Fader, Love Lost)
• Lifehouse (Blind, Between The Raindrops, It Is What It Is)
• Chameleon Circuit (Nightmares, Sound of the Drums)
• Franz Ferdinand (You’re The Reason I’m Leaving, Take Me Out)
• Damien Rice (9 Crimes, Accidental Babies)
• Birdy (Skinny Love, Shelter, 1901)
• Arctic Monkeys (Crying Lightning, When The Sun Goes Down)
• Chris Garneau (Castle Time, Firelies, Pirates Reprise)
• The Workday Release (Love In A Box, Mr. & Ms. Beautiful) 
• Mumford and Sons (The Cave, After The Storm, Awake My Soul)
• Passenger (Let Her Go, Feather on the Clyde)
• Fire Theft (Waste Time, Backward Blues, Oceans Apart)
• Safetysuit (Anywhere But Here, Find A Way)
• Flight Facilities (Crave You, Foreign Language)
• Matt Nathanson (Still, All We Are, To The Beat Of Our Noisy Hearts)
• Marianas Trench (Acadia, So Soon, Cross My Heart)
• Chris August (Loving You Is Easy, No Far Away, Canyons)
• Within Temptation (All I Need, Memories, Angels)
• Ingrid Michaelson (Ghost, The Way I Am, The Chain)
• The Veronicas (Speechless, Untouched, In Another Life)
• Parachute (She Is Love, Forever and Always, Kiss Me Slowly)
• The Cab (Vegas Skies, Endlessly, La La)
• Plug In Stereo (Plans, Lately, Revolves Around Love)
• Between The Trees (Miss You, Changed By You)
• Plushgun (An Aria, Just Impolite, Let Me Kiss You)
• Transparent Things (The One, Why Do You Think It Is, All Is Delicate)
• Shaimus (Left To Dry, Heads or Tails, Let Go)
• Tyrone Wells (Running Around In My Dreams, This Is Beautiful, Remain)
• Matt Kearney (Down, Chasing The Lights)
• Long Story Short (What Mattered Most, Someone)
• Vampire Weekend (Oxford Comma, Mansard Roof, Giving Up The Gun)
• An Honest Lie (Swing Dance In A Yellow Dress, The Way You Lie) 

Being the very nocturnal being that I am, I don’t have the least bit of desire to fall asleep. And really, it’s not like I’m forcing myself to stay awake. I just really couldn’t fall into a peaceful slumber.

So here’s a very good way to spend the wee hours between night and morning. I have my Ed Sheeran playlist going while reading my books. And yes, when I say Ed Sheeran playlist, I mean every song he’s ever made. I have all of his albums and EPs and I love them all to pieces. I dunno. I just love his voice. It’s so gentle and soothing, plus the lyrics of the songs are amazing. 

Trust me, if you’ve heard Lego House and Give Me Love, you’re just skimming the surface of a very brilliant artist. There are so much more to listen to and I swear that you won’t regret it.