CHERRY COLOURED FUNK

A Playlist, a Feeling, a Slow Unravelling of Time

Some playlists exist like seasons. They don't ask for attention, they simply arrive when you're ready to notice. Cherry-Coloured Funk is one of those: ambient yet emotional, stylish without noise, equal parts late-night diary and early-morning fog. A drifting mood board of voice, rhythm, and texture.

It begins in a hush. Lorde's "What Was That" opens like a thought you're not sure you had. Then The Marías take over with "Heavy", lush, almost narcotic, like the perfume of someone just left. From there, the current deepens. Saya Gray, Magdalena Bay, and Σtella fold together dream pop, R&B, and ghostly synths until everything feels slowed down, submerged, a little distorted (in a good way).

The Cocteau Twins, of course, sit at the heart. Their track, from which the playlist borrows its name, is less a song and more a sensation. Language is irrelevant here. Emotion takes the lead.

You move through indie pop (Nilüfer Yanya, Chinese American Bear), woozy beats (Blood Orange, Disclosure), celestial strangeness (ESKA, Chanel Beads), and end up at quiet devastation (Cigarettes After Sex, Fiona Apple). It’s a playlist of fluctuations. Of light and murk. Of impulse and withdrawal.

Some standout moments:

- "Touch" by ESKA feels like a deep breath in a cathedral.
- "U R MINE" by Kaeto is glittery possessiveness set to a beat that pulses like neon.
- "Take Me to Beijing" by Chinese American Bear hums with soft defiance and bright tenderness.
- "Don’t Delete the Kisses" by Wolf Alice could very well be the inner voice of a lost love letter.

Play this when you want to feel a little out of focus in the best way. It’s made for:

- Evenings where time loses its shape
- Sunday rooms, mid-clean or mid-chaos
- Train rides with no destination urgency
- Eyes half-closed, heart half-open

Frankly, it doesn’t demand a mood. It becomes one.

Listen to the playlist here and enjoy!

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