Every January I accidentally make super moody playlists. This one's not... upbeat per se but it's pretty vibey. Themes include sugary sweetness, suburban life, sense of place.
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1. The Monkees - We'll Be Back in a Moment - Take 18
2. Willi Carlisle - Cheap Cocaine
3. boygenius - Emily I'm Sorry
4. NoSo - Suburbia
5. CHEN - I Don’t Even Mind
6. Mal Blum - San Cristóbal
7. Elliott Smith - Bled White
8. Sammy Rae & The Friends - Closer to You
9. Sammy Copley - Gene Kelly
10. The Garden Plot - Suburbs
11. my little airport - 詩歌舞街
12. EXO-CBX - Cherish
13. Talking Heads - The Great Curve
14. The Cyrkle - I Wish You Could Be Here
15. Lianne La Havas - What You Don't Do
16. NCT DREAM - Candy
17. Echo & the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar
18. Milky Chance - Sweet Sun
19. Dominic Fike - Babydoll
20. Elliott Smith - Baby Britain
21. The Click Five - Just the Girl
22. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart - Radio Edit
23. Yola - Diamond Studded Shoes
24. Duke Ellington - Caravan
25. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
26. The Monkees - Seeger's Theme - Demo
Playing with genres but a kind of folk-y, winter-y feel overall.
Arranged by color of album cover. It gets more colorful and then back to black and white. I think you feel that in the songs too.
Still January
1. Weeping Witch - follow them to the edge of the - mourning doves watch over me
2. JONGHYUN - Maybe tomorrow - JONGHYUN The Collection "Story Op.1"
3. Big Thief - No Reason - No Reason / Spud Infinity
4. Kishi Bashi - F Delano - Omoiyari
5. The Roches - The Train - The Roches
6. B1A4 - Good Timing - GOOD TIMING
7. The Shaggs - Why Do I Feel? - Philosophy of the World
8. The Remus Lupins - Maybe Tomorrow - I Was a Teenage Werewolf
9. Ben Schwartz - Yeah Sure Whatever - The Afterparty: Season 1 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)
10. Patty Griffin - One Big Love - Flaming Red
11. The Breeders - Drivin' on 9 - Last Splash
12. I'm With Her; Sara Watkins; Sarah Jarosz; Aoife O'Donovan - Overland - See You Around
13. Girls' Generation - Into the New World - Girls' Generation
14. I'm With Her - Hannah Hunt - Recorded At Spotify Studios NYC - Spotify Singles
15. Anaïs Mitchell - Bright Star - Bright Star
16. Big Thief - Masterpiece - Masterpiece
17. The Lemonheads - Ceiling Fan In My Spoon - Remastered - It's A Shame About Ray (Expanded Edition)
18. Peter, Paul and Mary - 500 Miles - Peter, Paul and Mary
19. Girls' Generation - Lion Heart - Lion Heart - The 5th Album
20. Paul Simon - St. Judy's Comet - There Goes Rhymin' Simon
21. PENTAGON - The Game - IN:VITE U
22. The Hollies - Son of a Rotten Gambler - 2003 Remaster - Greatest Hits
23. dodie - Special Girl - Build A Problem
24. Kishi Bashi - Penny Rabbit and Summer Bear - Omoiyari
Really starts in the feels but works towards hopeful/inspirational.
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1. The Dodos - Sustainer - Grizzly Peak
2. Car Seat Headrest - Fill in the Blank - Teens Of Denial
3. Wet Leg - Oh No - Too Late Now / Oh No
4. Fleet Foxes - Wading In Waist-High Water - Solstice Version - A Very Lonely Solstice
5. dodie - Hate Myself - Build A Problem
6. Ayano Kaneko - ロマンス宣言 - 祝祭
7. EXO-CBX - Hey Mama! - Hey Mama!– The 1st Mini Album
8. The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson - Remastered - It's A Shame About Ray (Expanded Edition)
9. Feist - Mushaboom - Let It Die
10. Michael Nesmith; The First National Band - Little Red Rider - Magnetic South (Expanded Edition)
11. Candy Claws - Transitional Bird (Clever Girl) - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time
12. B1A4 - SOLO DAY - SOLO DAY
13. John Craigie - Dissect the Bird (Live) - Opening for Steinbeck (Live)
14. Kishi Bashi - Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It! - Lighght (Deluxe Version)
15. Indigo Girls - Fugitive - Swamp Ophelia
16. Wonder Girls - 아름다운 그대에게 Beautiful Boy - Why So Lonely
17. The Monkees - Nine Times Blue - Demo; 2007 Remaster - Headquarters (Deluxe Edition)
18. Big Thief - Paul - Masterpiece
19. Sam Cooke - Wonderful World - Greatest Hits
20. DAY6 - Time of Our Life - The Book of Us : Gravity
21. Wetter - Love Is All Around - Love Is All Around
22. yuma yamaguchi - 黒い汗 - 映画「おじいちゃん、死んじゃったって。」 オリジナル・サウンドトラック
23. Simon & Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
A playlist for getting through the day in early winter. "Stick season" is what my mom calls the part of the year after the leaves have fallen but before the snow starts. This playlist starts chill electronic, gets chill acoustic, then gets kind of dark but pulls it back at the end.
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1. Mid-Air Thief - Woo - Gongjoong Doduk
2. New Order - Blue Monday '88 - 2015 Remaster - Singles (2016 Remaster)
3. Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro - Alternative
4. Kishi Bashi - The Ballad of Mr. Steak - Lighght (Deluxe Version)
5. Simon & Garfunkel - Cloudy - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
6. Feist - Secret Heart - Let It Die
7. Bob Dylan - Buckets of Rain - Blood On The Tracks
8. Alison Krauss & Union Station - When You Say Nothing At All - Now That I've Found You: A Collection
9. Leo Kottke; Mike Gordon - From The Cradle To The Grave - Noon
10. The Mountain Goats - Love Love Love - The Sunset Tree
11. JONGHYUN - Let Me Out - JONGHYUN The Collection "Story Op.2"
12. Julien Baker - Appointments - Turn Out the Lights
13. Death Cab for Cutie - The Ghosts of Beverly Drive - Kintsugi
14. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues - Helplessness Blues
15. The Shins - New Slang - Oh, Inverted World
16. Death Cab for Cutie - Someday You Will Be Loved - Plans
17. Ben Folds - Capable Of Anything - So There
19. The Lemonheads - Different Drum - Favorite Spanish Dishes
20. Nova Twins - Antagonist - Antagonist
21. Queen - The Millionaire Waltz - Remastered 2011 - A Day At The Races (Deluxe Remastered Version)
22. Kishi Bashi - Brandenberg Stomp (Bonus Track) - Lighght (Deluxe Version)
23. Girls' Generation - I GOT A BOY - I GOT A BOY - The 4th Album
24. JANNABI - Midnight music (Nobrain 25th Pt. 2) - Midnight music (Nobrain 25th Pt. 2)
25. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy - Living In The Background
26. Electric Light Orchestra - Summer and Lightning - Out of the Blue
27. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky - Out of the Blue
28. BTS - Life Goes On - BE
(P.S. why do none of the versions of Paninaro on spotify have 'versace'? The only version I could find with it is on the record...)