Mike Goodrick finds heartbreak between the playlists on “Songs I Still Skip”

Mike Goodrick’s “Songs I Still Skip” deals with the strange power of music to stick with memories we’d rather forget. A song about hearing familiar songs and instantly being transported back to a past relationship, based on pop-punk energy and modern alt-pop. The artist writes a song that is accessible but also specific, catchy with hooks, and pointed songwriting. It’s a reminder of what was, and a reminder that sometimes the hardest songs to sit through are the ones that meant everything once.