music

  • Lofi Vibes and Animations to Keep You Company at Work

    Lofi Vibes and Animations to Keep You Company at Work

    Music and Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) recordings can calm your nerves and promote productivity, which is as good a reason as any to listen to a bunch of them while you’re working. And some studies have suggested that videos with soft sound and slow movements are “widely reported to be accompanied by feelings of relaxation…


  • How to Get a Song Out of Your Head

    How to Get a Song Out of Your Head

    When it comes to music, there’s a fine line between catchy and annoying. And sometimes, a hook, a lick, even a single line of lyrics can lodge itself in your brain for days and refuse to leave. Science actually has a name for this phenomenon, one you’re probably familiar with — the slightly gross but…


  • How to Host a Listening Party on Spotify

    How to Host a Listening Party on Spotify

    Sure, you and your friends might be spending your quarantine going through everyone’s queue on every streaming service that exists. And that’s all well and good, but what if you’re not in the mood for movie night? What if you just want to rock out with your buddies while remaining socially distanced?


  • 40 Windows Apps Everyone Should Own

    40 Windows Apps Everyone Should Own

    There are so many Windows apps out there, that picking a list of the very best, most must-install software for your desktop or laptop feels daunting. We’ve pored over pages of recommendations, countless forum posts, and lots of comments to come up with this year’s Lifehacker Pack for Windows, a list of software champions across…