{"id":3453,"date":"2021-09-29T21:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T04:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2021-09-26T22:46:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T05:46:36","slug":"8-romantic-tracks-for-your-playlist-pleasure-jl-peridot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/29\/8-romantic-tracks-for-your-playlist-pleasure-jl-peridot\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Romantic Tracks for Your Playlist Pleasure: JL Peridot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I read with music playing in the background. When it\u2019s the right kind of music, and I\u2019m in the right kind of mood, it seems to add to the atmosphere of the book. The same goes for writing. Good sounds bring an energy that feeds the imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m rounding up eight of the gorgeous, romantic tunes that have graced my playlists over the last couple of years. Hope you like them!<\/p>\n<h2>8. Lo-Fang \u2014 You\u2019re The One That I Want<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYluMAO1b7Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis slow jam cover of that song from <em>Grease<\/em> \u2014 yep, that one indeed \u2014 features sultry vocals, warm percussion and woeful strings. It\u2019s the perfect soundtrack to heavy emotional moments, perhaps where we learn the truth of what the MC and LI mean to each other even before they know it themselves.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jYluMAO1b7Y\">Listen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jYluMAO1b7Y\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jYluMAO1b7Y\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>7. Crywolf \u2014 Lemniscate<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYPcgCtdP5A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAnother delectably moody song, only this time with airy vocals against a dreamy backdrop. Ideal for a paranormal romance or urban fantasy, maybe? I\u2019m picturing that crucial moment in a vampire or shapeshifter story, where we walk the precipice between fear and love; savagery and compassion; immortality and the fleeting preciousness of life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYPcgCtdP5A\">Listen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYPcgCtdP5A\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYPcgCtdP5A\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>6. Ledes Diaz (feat. Santos Real) \u2014 Despacito<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S3cNdEY1Igo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere are so many covers of Luis Fonsi\u2019s <em>Despacito<\/em>, but I chose this one for its mellow and fat kizomba beat, plus Ledes\u2019s smooth loverboy voice. Call it a chilled out, feelgood version of Fonsi\u2019s smoking hot original, nicely matched with that turning point where the MC and LI realise their mutual attraction and look forward to the rest of the book together.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S3cNdEY1Igo\">Listen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S3cNdEY1Igo\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S3cNdEY1Igo\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>5. The Motans \u2014 42<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aja0ciCfI4E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis wordy, easy-listening pop track from Romania carries an introspective yet optimistic mood. If you structure your playlists to suit the ups and downs of a story format, I\u2019d pop this just after the middle. Right about where the LI comes up against a challenge that could easily be overcome with the right kind of effort.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Aja0ciCfI4E\">Listen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Aja0ciCfI4E\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Aja0ciCfI4E\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>4. Le Flex \u2014 Tangled<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T2cK47p3J7k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIf you saw my post on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jlperidot.com\/2020\/10\/24\/my-top-10-retrofuturistic-love-songs\/\">retrofuturistic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jlperidot.com\/2020\/10\/24\/my-top-10-retrofuturistic-love-songs\/\">love<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jlperidot.com\/2020\/10\/24\/my-top-10-retrofuturistic-love-songs\/\">songs<\/a>, you\u2019ll recognise this synthpop track. It\u2019s got some serious romantic crush vibes, like say the kind you\u2019d hear playing when the MC first falls for their love interest. It captures that dreamy split second where they realise they\u2019re really into that person, and experiences that anxious joy of not yet knowing if those feelings are reciprocated.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T2cK47p3J7k\">Listen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T2cK47p3J7k\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T2cK47p3J7k\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>3. Lo Moon \u2014 Tried to Make You My Own<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmFdp6fOuAo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAn atmospheric track with a sexy beat, intriguing melody, and lush, layered vocals. Maybe this is our couple\u2019s first pinch point, or those reflective scenes after a big fight: <em>don\u2019t leave me, I want you, here\u2019s what I\u2019m willing to do<\/em>. Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simpson_Romance\">Stefanie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simpson_Romance\">Simpson<\/a>, for recommending this song.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dmFdp6fOuAo\">Listen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dmFdp6fOuAo\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dmFdp6fOuAo\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. Nico Santos \u2014 Play With Fire<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FFhDIzxUP3I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHow\u2019s this one for an angsty NA or YA romance? Even if you ignore the on-the-nose lyrics, this track conveys frustration and inner conflict within that smooth, high-produced contemporary commercial pop sound.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FFhDIzxUP3I\">Listen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FFhDIzxUP3I\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FFhDIzxUP3I\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1. Blackpanda (feat. Mabbi) \u2014 Antes de Que Acabe el Verano<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-kZfsMu-xQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis song is a versatile one. The lyrics tell a \u201cwill they or won\u2019t they\u201d story, but that dreamy sound and driving beat might also work to foreshadow a \u201cthey definitely will\u201d. In that vein, I\u2019d call this one a good addition to a friends-to-lovers playlist, perhaps even a boy\/girl-next-door kind of story.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y-kZfsMu-xQ\">Listen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y-kZfsMu-xQ\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y-kZfsMu-xQ\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you, Nomad Authors, for having me today!<\/p>\n<p><strong>About JL Peridot<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/30\/romance-heroes-jl-peridot\/_headshot-jl-peridot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/headshot-JL-Peridot.jpg?fit=640%2C897&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,897\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_headshot-JL-Peridot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/headshot-JL-Peridot.jpg?fit=640%2C897&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/headshot-JL-Peridot.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JL Peridot\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/headshot-JL-Peridot.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/headshot-JL-Peridot.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/headshot-JL-Peridot.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/>JL Peridot writes love letters to the future from her home beneath the southern skies. She currently resides in Boorloo (Perth, Australia) on Whadjuk Noongar country. Visit her website at <a href=\"https:\/\/jlperidot.com\/\">jlperidot<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jlperidot.com\/\">.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jlperidot.com\/\">com<\/a> for the full catalogue of her work.<\/p>\n<p>Preorders are now open for the relaunch of her steamy futuristic office romance, <a href=\"https:\/\/jlperidot.com\/books\/it-starts-with-a-kiss\/\"><em>It<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/jlperidot.com\/books\/it-starts-with-a-kiss\/\"><em>Starts<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/jlperidot.com\/books\/it-starts-with-a-kiss\/\"><em>with<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/jlperidot.com\/books\/it-starts-with-a-kiss\/\"><em>a<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/jlperidot.com\/books\/it-starts-with-a-kiss\/\"><em>Kiss<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Starts-Kiss-JL-Peridot-ebook\/dp\/B09DX6NXYC\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=jl+peridot+it+starts+with+a+kiss&amp;qid=1632720916&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/29\/8-romantic-tracks-for-your-playlist-pleasure-jl-peridot\/51p4kv11ajl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/51P4KV11AJL.jpg?fit=328%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"328,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"51P4KV11AJL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/51P4KV11AJL.jpg?fit=328%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3469\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/51P4KV11AJL.jpg?resize=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/51P4KV11AJL.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/51P4KV11AJL.jpg?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 85vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>It Starts with a Kiss \u2014 preorders now open<\/h3>\n<p>Celeste is a talented engineer who doesn\u2019t realize her job\u2019s going nowhere fast. She\u2019s a little na\u00efve. She\u2019ll cut code and solder cables forever as long as Owen\u2019s around. Owen, on the other hand, knows exactly how badly things suck\u2014he just doesn\u2019t care. Sure, his skills aren\u2019t what they used to be, but they\u2019re still better than what Halcyon Aries deserves.<\/p>\n<p>Then it happens. The company\u2019s toxic management team finally cross the line. As both techies race to upgrade the station and to free the team from their oppressive contracts, they come to learn that life\u2014and love\u2014can only ever be what you make it.<\/p>\n<p>Strap in for a steamy office romance in space, because sometimes It Starts With a Kiss!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/b\/itstartswithakiss\">Check<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/b\/itstartswithakiss\">out<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/b\/itstartswithakiss\">the<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/b\/itstartswithakiss\">preorder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I read with music playing in the background. When it\u2019s the right kind of music, and I\u2019m in the right kind of mood, it seems to add to the atmosphere of the book. The same goes for writing. Good sounds bring an energy that feeds the imagination. Today, I\u2019m rounding up eight of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/29\/8-romantic-tracks-for-your-playlist-pleasure-jl-peridot\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;8 Romantic Tracks for Your Playlist Pleasure: JL Peridot&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,3,1,466],"tags":[1893,1887,1798,1741,1890,1888,1894,1891,1886,1883,1884,1892,1885,1889,838],"class_list":["post-3453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-information","category-general","category-uncategorized","category-writing","tag-blackpanda","tag-crywolf","tag-it-starts-with-a-kiss","tag-jl-peridot","tag-le-flex","tag-ledes-diaz","tag-listen-on-youtube","tag-lo-moon","tag-lo-fang","tag-mood-music","tag-music-to-write-by","tag-nico-santos","tag-playlist-for-writing","tag-the-motans","tag-writing-rituals"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9wA33-TH","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3453"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3470,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3453\/revisions\/3470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}