If you’re anything like me, you absolutely cannot study in complete silence. However, too much background noise can also be a big distraction. I’ve compiled a playlist of some calming songs to turn on when it comes time for homework, or when you need to just listen to music and relax. With a carefully crafted list of songs ranging from slow love ballads to upbeat movie mashups, I’m sure there’s something in here for anyone to bob their head along to.

• Slow Dancing in a Burning Room – John Mayer
• Solo – Oh Wonder
• Turn to Stone – Ingrid Michaelson
• Wizard of Meh – Pogo
• Truce – Twenty One Pilots
• Heaven’s Gate – Dawn Landes and Piers Faccini
• Portland, Maine – Donovan Woods
• Rivers and Roads – The Head and the Heart
• If We Were Vampires – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• I Hear a Symphony – Cody Fry
• I Will Not Return as a Tourist – Boniface
• The Green and The Town – AJR
• Boy & Bear – Pogo

Mary Vander Weg