
Heading into an unprecedented holiday season, I've bookmarked some stand-out songs that you should incorporate into your lo-fi playlists. The synthy, subdued tracks really have helped me tune out of the pandemic distractions in order to do things like work, meal prep and sleep. Since March, the popular YouTube channel lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to - which averages 50,000 listeners at a time - has been a staple in my home. Instead it gives your brain just enough stimulation to tune out stress and be productive."

"It's neither so boring you forget it entirely, nor so interesting it distracts you from your work.

"The basic idea is this: the wordless music peppered with nostalgic sounds like the 'sizzle' of a vinyl record is neither so slow it makes you sleepy, nor so fast it makes you anxious," Stillman wrote. Lo-fi (which often dovetails with similar downtempo music like "chillhop") offers a mental respite. Why? Well, as Jessica Stillman reported for Inc., with kids at home, offices shuttered and stress at an all-time high, people are hungry for escape. Since then, an original character has been used that shows a girl reading a book with headphones on as a cat lies down near her window.Lo-fi music, a genre crafted from mellow, repetitive beats, has boomed during the pandemic. Originally, the “lofi hip hop radio – beats to relax/study to” radio stream’s visuals used a gif from the Studio Ghibli film Whispers of the Heart, which fittingly showed the main character studying and relaxing. The channel “may take down your content if this happens.” The owner has clarified all the details that you may want to know before using her work in an FAQ blog. Lofi Girl has explained that any recreation and reuploading of her music isn’t allowed. While the music is free to use, crediting the artists is Lofi Girl does request users credit, asking artists to add the following to their description:


The touchstone “music to relax” theme is prominent across all tracks, making it fit for chill live streams and videos. The channel has hundreds of soothing tracks that are excellent for background music in Just chatting screens. The official handle of Lofi Girl revealed that streamers could utilize the channel’s entire YouTube library without worrying about copyright claims.
