Warmth and Renewal: Our Spring Song Picks, by Redhawk Radio

After two false springs, spring is finally here! The melancholia of winter has thawed into joy and vibrance, both outside and in our playlists. Here are some songs that have entered our daily rotations.

“I’ll Believe in Anything” by Wolf Parade

Pick by Kas Batchelor: writer

Beyond the relevance Heated Rivalry brought to this song, it’s a beautiful anthem about hope and connection with others. As the year progresses and nature changes with it, this song feels like a reminder that we can shape our own destiny and create the future we desire.

“You Get What You Give” by New Radicals 

Pick by Gracen Giles: writer

I feel like all of my best, most nostalgic memories are from the spring and summer, and every time I feel the sun on my skin I hear my dad’s playlist in the back of my head. This is one of the songs that plays. 

"Real Love Baby" by Father John Misty

Pick by Cassidy Gordon: writer, show host

This song is at the top of my spring playlist! The warmer weather makes me feel like love is in the air, and it's just such a sweet song.

“Buckets of Rain” by Bob Dylan

Pick by Gwen Engelhart: marketing director, editor

'Blood on the Tracks' is a perennial spring favorite of mine. "Buckets of Rain" is perfect for the season, evoking imagery of abundant rain. It's a song about things coming and going, articulating the feelings that surround a changing of the seasons. 

“You Are Invited” by Dismemberment Plan

Pick by Jocelyn Gale: writer, editor

The lyrics are so sincere and tell a vivid, human-nature-esque story. It’s welcoming and happy. What better time to engage with media like this than in the oncoming of spring? 

“That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)” by Panic! At The Disco

Pick by Emma Rudkin: senior editor, writer

Pretty. Odd. is a gem. Come spring every year, my Spotify has a renaissance of this album on repeat. It’s triumphant, playful, at times melancholic, and above all captures the renewed sense of life I feel as spring closes the door on winter’s accompanying seasonal blues. I take something new from the album every year I return to it, and this year "That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" has been my most played.