3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Touch Grass With an Unexpected 10-Song Nature-Bathing Playlist
By Maya Salam
Dear listeners,
As a pop culture reporter and editor at The New York Times, I spend much of my life toggling from one of a few modes to another: full-focus viewing, extensive conversation about said viewing, deep-think typing and — to cleanse my soul of all I've seen on all the screens — blissed-out nature bathing.
Still, whether I'm kayaking down a river, hiking up a mountain, hanging around a campfire or swaying in a hammock, my phone tags along so I can listen to music. My tastes run the gamut, but us outdoorsy types sometimes get a reputation for gravitating primarily toward folk, reggae and acoustic light-rock tunes. There's room in my heart for it all.
But often, especially under a radiant sun or shimmering moon, I enter a mental space that can best be described as 'forest girlie vibing hard.' The necessary ingredients: a splash of existential euphoria, a twist of party energy, an addictive groove and beats packed to the brim.
Here are 10 songs I'll have on repeat day and night while vacationing in Acadia National Park this summer, listening solo on headphones or triangulated on Bluetooth speakers with my crew.
If the sun is bright, no matter where you are, this list will hit,
Maya
Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
