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What We’re Listening to: May 2024

As our year starts to wrap up, here’s what we’re listening to at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Brody Lang, Sports and Activities Editor • May 20, 2024
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Sam

100 – Dean Blunt

Hosianna Montra – Popol Vuh

Khaar – Kourosh Yaghmaei

Concordancia (1973) – El Polen

Dunkelheit – Burzum

San Vicente – Milton Nascimento

Laurel Canyon – Chief Keef

 

Ethel

La de la Luz – Papina de Palma

Rosa Pastel – Belanova

Contigo – Carla MOrrison

Yes to heaven – Lana Del Rey

Amapolas – Leo Rizzi

San Lucus – Kevin Kaarl

Cardigan – Taylor Swift

 

Claire

Hey Lover – Daughters of Eve

Babydoll – Dominic Fike

Va Va Voom – Nicki Minaj

Dandelions – Ruth B.

Forever – Little Dippers

Vienna – Billy Joel

Hide Away – Daya

 

Brody

I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) – Jamie xx, Young Thug, Popcaan

In The Fade – Queens of the Stone Age

Obvious Bicycle – Vampire Weekend

The Killing Moon (BBC Evening Session January 15, 1997) – Pavement

Exhibit C – Jay Electronica

Harvest Moon – Neil Young

Carry The Zero – Built to Spill

 

Sarah

Starships – Nicki Minaj

California Gurls – Katy Perry

Bang Bang – Ariana Grande, Jessie J, Nicki Manaj

One Last Time – Ariana Grande

24K – Bruno Mars

Low – Flo

Die Young – Kesha

 

Chantal

Akureyri – Aitana, Sebastian Yatra

Fortnight – Taylor Swift and Post Malone

Musica – Rudy Manusco

PLIS – Camilo, Evaluna Montaner

My Boy Only Break His Favorite Toys – Taylor Swift

So Long, London – Taylor Swift

Grão de Areia – Rubel

 

Elio

just like me – 21 Savage, Burna Boy, Metro Boomin

It’s Plenty – Burna Boy

Meridian – Santan Dave, Tiakola

Daahoud – Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet

My Way – Frank Sinatra

Santorini Coffee – Melvitto

Show Me How – Men I Trust

 

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Brody Lang is a senior at Ames High and currently serves as The Web's Sports and Activities Editor. This is his first year writing for the Web. When he's not writing for The Web, Brody works at Provisions Lot F, plays basketball, runs at Ada Haden Heritage Park, plays piano, and consumes excessive amounts of sports media. He is truly a slave to his passions. After graduating, he plans to attend the University of Iowa.
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