For the Girls: January 2025

January 15, 2025

This is the January 2025 playlist for the girls.

The Songs

"Firestarter" - The Prodigy (The Fat of the Land, 1996)

A fast, aggressive electronic track built on distorted synths and breakbeats.

"Girlfriend" - Rebecca Black (Rebecca Black Was Here - EP, 2021)

A bright, glossy pop song with a modern internet-era edge.

"Chief Rocka (Explicit)" - The Lords Of The Underground (Here Come The Lords [Explicit], 1993)

A brassy hip-hop cut with a classic boom-bap feel.

"Thank God and Greyhound" - Roy Clark (The Best of Roy Clark, 1993)

A straightforward country number with a wry, road-song spirit.

"Baby, Come to Me" - Patti Austin & James Ingram (Love, Q, 1981)

A smooth adult contemporary duet with a polished early-1980s sound.

"Hiccups" - WATERS (Something More!, 2017)

A moody indie-rock track that leans on atmosphere and repetition.

"Fade into You" - Mazzy Star (So Tonight That I Might See, 1993)

A hazy, slow-burning dream-pop song known for its smoky guitar wash.

"Holiday Road" - Lindsey Buckingham (Holiday Road, 1983)

A compact folk-rock tune that became closely tied to summer-road-trip energy.

"Send Me On My Way" - Rusted Root (When I Woke, 1994)

A warm, singalong roots-rock track with a breezy chorus.

10.

"96 Tears" - ? and The Mysterians (96 Tears, 1966)

A garage-rock classic driven by a raw organ riff and a stomping backbeat.

11.

"No One Noticed (Extended English)" - The Marías (No One Noticed (Extended) - Single, 2021)

A dreamy indie-pop song with bilingual phrasing and a soft, drifting pulse.

12.

"Fighting Trousers" - Professor Elemental (The Indifference Engine Deluxe Version, 2010)

A comic rap track that mixes elaborate wordplay with theatrical delivery.