{"id":402,"date":"2026-03-01T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/?p=402"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:35:18","slug":"march-26-playlist-im-defrosting-in-l-a-youre-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/march-26-playlist-im-defrosting-in-l-a-youre-not\/","title":{"rendered":"March 26&#8242; playlist: I\u2019m Defrosting in L.A &amp; you\u2019re Not\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Enjoy the 30 min of pre-spring tunes to defrost you!<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s finally spring!&nbsp;<\/strong>Not sure about ya\u2019ll, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groundhog.org\/event\/groundhog-day\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.groundhog.org\/event\/groundhog-day\/\">annual Groundhog Day<\/a> means nothing to me. After five years of living in Los Angeles, I\u2019ve learned not to take an oversized rodent\u2019s weather predictions too seriously\u2014he\u2019ll say winter\u2019s sticking around for six more weeks, and somehow we\u2019re back to 90-degree sun not even a week later. Sure, there are days it feels like I\u2019m overdosing on vitamin D, but I won\u2019t complain. If anything, it just gives me an excuse to tap into my overly giddy music a little earlier than everyone else because I\u2019m defrosting in L.A and you\u2019re not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month\u2019s playlist is one of my favorite rotations right now. Tap in for the full 30-minute serotonin boost, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0vDqksGWSTFKQK6gmBVDuU?si=mfL_IMxmTQS5OypkD1VJkQ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0vDqksGWSTFKQK6gmBVDuU?si=mfL_IMxmTQS5OypkD1VJkQ\">featuring sounds from Natanya, Grizz, Ariel, and more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: March: Defrosting because I\u2019m in LA  &amp; you&amp;apos;re not\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0vDqksGWSTFKQK6gmBVDuU?si=bH_yNc9_QyaoPnNTAx74bA&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cSofa Joy\u201d- Natanya<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Natanya - Sofa Joy (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JjGa3fRrgf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brits are here to stay! Triple-threat singer, songwriter, and producer Natanya embodies a blend of pop and R&amp;B that\u2019s been taking over my timeline. Her track Sofa Joy, featured on her latest EP Feline\u2019s Return, tells a story of self-redemption while tapping into the different personalities love can bring out in a person. At just 21, she has a way of turning every tune into its own personality\u2014so specific it feels almost too relatable\u2026 it has to be a Gen Z thing, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cHide &amp; Seek\u201d- Grizz ft. Jaiya<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Grizz - hide&amp;seek (feat. Jaiya) (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q4sNXlxTnLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With only one track out and a load of music on the way, Baltimore creative Grizz speaks on the parasocial relationships he\u2019s experienced firsthand on his track Hide &amp; Seek. Produced by his close friend Maison, whom he\u2019s known since they were 14, the duo grew up together\u2014making the record feel even more personal. Within just the past six months, the 21-year-old has fully immersed himself in the music scene, already pulling in nearly 7,000 listeners on Spotify. It\u2019s still early, but he\u2019s clearly building momentum\u2014someone you\u2019ll want to pay attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cTa Da!\u201d- Ariel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ariel - Ta Da! (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OKOX8AxDCoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Think soulful yet whimsical\u2014my type of spring. Saskatchewan, Canadian singer-songwriter Ariel harmonizes about love spells, the depth of devotion, and the abundance of admiration she\u2019s willing to exude to get that special someone back in her arms again. A sense of nostalgia is a theme the artist embodies throughout her discography, which is something I really admire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I hope you enjoyed the read! For more content, follow me on Instagram and Spotify:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sydneyy._\"><strong>@sydneyy._<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy the 30 min of pre-spring tunes to defrost you from that seasonal depression<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s finally spring! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,37],"tags":[9,26,28],"class_list":["post-402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-playlist","tag-music","tag-playlist","tag-spotify"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407,"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions\/407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydneywanguhu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}