The soundtrack to a very specific time on the internet—when grainy film photos, flower crowns, cigarette edits, and black skinny jeans ruled Tumblr. These songs weren’t just background noise, they were the mood board. Whether you were deep in your sa...
The Tumblr anthem. No one captured the tragic, romantic, cigarette-and-vintage-slip-dress aesthetic like Lana.
Lana Del Rey - Video Games
For every messy bun, winged eyeliner, black skinny jeans moment. Alex Turner had everyone in a chokehold.
Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?
This song was the soundtrack to every moody relationship edit. Melodramatic perfection.
The 1975 - Robbers
This was basically Tumblr’s national anthem — black and white photos and cuffed sleeves required.
The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather (Official Video)
Artsy, weird, and a little unhinged — peak ‘alt girl’ energy.
Grimes - Oblivion
For the flower crown girls who romanticized every minor inconvenience.
Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out
The ultimate soft grunge sad girl anthem.
Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing
The preppy-meets-quirky soundtrack to every hipster party photo set.
Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
Pure teenage existential crisis in musical form.
Ribs
This song was practically made for Tumblr text posts — dramatic, a little messy, and so self-aware it hurts. It captured that perfect mix of wanting to be glamorous, tragic, and untouchable all at once.
Teen Idle
This was playing in the background of every lo-fi party photo you reblogged.
MGMT - Electric Feel
The song that made you feel deep just for walking home at night.
The xx – Intro Lyrics - Genius
For every psychedelic gif and blurry concert pic.
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
A little witchy, a little seductive — the ultimate “cool girl” song.
FKA twigs – Two Weeks Lyrics - Genius
Haunting, romantic, and just mysterious enough to match every black-and-white crying selfie.
