Iowa music playlists are at the heart of what drives villin. These playlists look to explore new releases from across the state, while also providing a look into the rearview by celebrating noteworthy local music from years gone by. Also, it’s worth noting that none of the collections here are meant to be completist, and they’re absolutely limited by the scope of subjective personal taste. If an artist (or an entire genre, for that matter) isn’t represented, that could be why. And rather than getting overly granular, these playlists are categorized by broad genre clusters rather than specific sub-genres or styles. If you like what you hear, please subscribe or follow the individual playlists to stay on top of future updates.
the villin mix is updated weekly, featuring music from artists playing shows around Iowa, in addition to some of the best new music from the state’s local and homegrown talent (last updated: November 26, 2023)
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The Iowa Beats & Bars playlist features rap & hip-hop from Iowa including alternative, beats, boom bap, instrumentals, old school, trap & more (last updated: November 14, 2023)
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The Loud & Heavy Iowa playlist features metal from Iowa including thrash, speed, groove, doom, stoner rock, post-hardcore, death metal, grindcore and more (last updated: October 21, 2023)
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The Iowa Rock playlist features rock from Iowa including indie, pop, folk, roots, blues, and more (last updated: November 5, 2023)
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The Iowa Alt/Punk playlst features noise from the Iowa underground including punk, garage, psych, hardcore, post-punk, pop punk, emo, alt. rock, and more (last updated: November 18, 2023)
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The Iowa Pop Vibes playlist features pop music from Iowa including dance, electropop, lounge, R&B, soul, and more (last updated: October 4, 2023)
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The Electronic Iowa playlist features electronic and dance music from Iowa including drum & bass, EDM, glitch, house, progressive, trance and more (last updated: November 26, 2023)
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The Ethereal Iowa playlist features ambient, classical, experimental, instrumentals and other chill vibes from Iowa (last updated: November 2, 2023)
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