This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
Sometimes you’re in a hurry and only have 2 minutes or less to get a song down your ears before you have to get back to work. Well, this playlist is chock-full of quick headphones fixes like that.
“Love this new album from Jeff Tweedy. It has the melodic simplicity and catchiness of Uncle Tupelo and Wilco's early records, but with songwriting by a seasoned hand, someone who is emerging on the other side of middle age -- kids raised and out of the house, distractions receding, and existential questions front-and-center.”
"Try to get a bag that’s only half full, or else you run the risk of eating the whole thing at once and feeling quite ill, like a bottle of wine without the fun."
I made this mix tape around 2011, which was around the time I was quitting a stable market research job to head back over to Europe without any plan or career path. I guess one could make the argument that I’m still on the same bullshit all these years later.
You’ll never really understand how your body works, but it’s important to be reminded about all the parts so you don’t lose touch with the fact that, for the most part, your body does work. And one can only listen to ‘Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes. Knees. And. Toes’ so many times.
"‘What Light’ off of Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky album sums it up best. Tweedy sings, “If you feel like singing a song, and you want other people to sing along, just sing what you feel, don’t let anyone say it’s wrong.”"
“As Dan Mangan returns to his roots, Isakov still ploughs his land reaping many rewards.”
“Joe Rogan can be hit and miss—which would be true for any of us sharing daily 3hr conversations—but I'm a pretty consistent fan of what Duncan Trussell has to say and this chunk of their talk about socialism / intentional communities is a message more of us should be contemplating on the regular.”
“End of the night, loitering in the kitchen listening to music instead of going to sleep kinda vibes.”
"I think people should start talking to each other a bit more. Now, turn off your device and get out of the house, get some fresh air!"
“Like looking into a cold, crystalline lake perfectly still on the surface, but roiling underneath from the thrashing of things unseen.”
“I loved Megafaun's "The Longest Day" so listened to more music by them, only to realize that it was Christy Smith's vocals that I loved. I looked her up and found The Tender Fruit and am loving it. Smith's voice has a beautiful longing to it, and her accompaniment, with its minor notes, evokes those threads of loss sewn through everything.”
