Grab your picnic blanket and portable speaker. It’s not too cold yet to enjoy the slope at sunset!
- Nia Archives: “Silence Is Loud”
Jungle takes new shape! Familiar drum breaks energize a heartfelt, noisy landscape of anachronistic tones — acoustic guitar and a screeching synth.
- Kevin Abstract: “What Should I Do?”
A breath of fresh autumn air.
- Charli XCX: “Tears (feat. Caroline Polachek)”
Brat didn’t come from nowhere; in A.G. we trust.
- Clairo: “Terrapin”
The song flipped by every amateur boom bap producer this summer. Album of the year?
- Real Bad Man & Lukah: “The Initiates Piece (feat. billy woods)”
A hodge-podge of calm melodic samples under knocking drums — Real Bad Man knows the formula to a perfect kickback beat.
- A$AP Rocky: “Tailor Swif”
Where’s the album, Flacko??
- Yung Lean: “Yoshi City”
For when the sun starts to fall beneath the horizon.
- Frank Ocean: “Futura Free”
Let it ride.
Eric Han is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at ehan@cornellsun.com.
‘Solar Flare’ is a weekly playlist column where Sun contributors spotlight a slice of musical taste with the campus community. It runs every Monday.
Eric Han is a member of the Class of 2026 in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is the associate editor of the 143rd Editorial Board and was the arts and culture editor of the 142nd Editorial Board. He can be reached at ehan@cornellsun.com.
