week 20: "merveilleux mercredi"

[ this week's shared playlist is one that I assembled on a bit of a personal note. after a summer that saw life (almost) returning to normal here in France, the arrival of autumn has brought with it a rather abrupt return of "Life Lived in Times of COVID" - which has expectedly and understandably resulted in a rather sudden change in my state of mind (and not for the better). my old "constants" are back: feelings of stress, general fatigue, struggles with productivity, lack of motivation to workout (yes, even this)...the list goes on. suffice it to say that this week so far has not seen me doing much outside of what I have to do to pay rent. so, as I so often do, I am turning to music to reground me a bit, re-point my thoughts in a positive direction, and give me the energy I need to finish out the week strong & feeling revitalized. as might be remarked after you've gotten a few songs into the playlist, there's a theme among the artists: all are female and - most importantly - all are new(er) voices within the general indie genre that I think should be on everyone's radar.