Sure, it’s been a cold February. But if you run a hot shower and let the steam spill out into your apartment, carve a honeydew melon into cubes, and pretend your electric heater is the hot summer sun, it might as well be June. Look no further than Katie and Paul’s piece, Paradise Found, for visual inspiration. Better yet, study its lush colour and tropical imagery while listening to the warm sounds of this Featured Artist mix. You’ll be basking in heat and light quicker than you can say ‘cactus flower’.

January’s Featured Artist mix is finally here! After a nice, lengthy holiday break, we’re ready for more. “It took me longer than usual to curate this playlist, maybe because I kept getting lost in the strange landscape of both Taby’s image and my ever-changing perception of it.”

“There is something moody about Blue Fog Whistle, but still in good humour. You could consider blue to be the colour of melancholy, loneliness, or cold feeling; you could also consider it to be the colour of quietude, calm, and emotional depth. Whichever mood strikes you, I suppose!”

The month of October spells change; colours turn from cool greens to warm reds, the weather becomes dark and wet, and summer drifts even farther away while winter inches closer with every chilly evening. Change goes hand in hand with nostalgia, don’t you think? Featured Artist Angus Ferguson’s art, combined with this list of tunes, is sure to make the shift into autumn’s sentimentality a little easier. You might even welcome a ghost or two.

September’s mixed playlist is here! “The figures in [Sarah Davidson’s] piece, wonderland (2017), [are] in the midst of a dance, perhaps one that follows the quickness of improvisational jazz and also the soft steps of an evening lullaby. Opposite ends of the spectrum, I know. But somehow, these abstract forms can keep each pace.”

August just became our favourite month! Not because it is prime time for berry picking, nor because it is the season of our warm-hearted and passionate friends, the Leos. Rather, it is because this month we’re spotlighting the inimitable Aaron Read as our Featured Artist. What better way to celebrate this new favouritism than with a playlist of mixed tunes?