All the Playlists

Magick Love – Mae Powell

5 June 2019

Sat atop a creaky old rooftop deck on a late May evening. San Francisco falls under a blanket of fog and lulls the city sounds to hum to a slower rhythm. Huddled humans speak in buzzed banter…

The Finest Hour – Shibui Nigai

5 June 2019

The thing with music and playlists is that there’s just so much great music already out in existence I can guarantee that theres amazing stuff you’ve never heard that will blow you away – particularly on a list like this. However – when you’ve listened to all the solo piano tracks and ambient beats with groovy string pads etc – every now and then you’re looking for something fresh to help with the writing process…

SPEEDBOAT – Denzel Curry

5 June 2019

Denzel Curry is a highly appraised young rapper. Last year he released his third studio album TA1300 through PH records and has attracted great attention. The 13-track project was expected to be nominated for Grammy’s 2019 but it couldn’t make it. Recording Academy did not give it a chance. Terrible decision…

Conflict – Shock Medusa

5 June 2019

Today’s entry comes from Brooklyn Rapper Shock Medusa with his new single titled “Conflict”…

Jesus On TV – The Celibate Rifles

5 June 2019

It doesn’t matter who you are or think you are – where all just ticking over doing our own shit…

If the world was on count down to Armageddon, can you image the fuckwits coming out of the wood work – LOL…

Drift – Alina Baraz & Galimatias

5 June 2019

Sometimes, I get stuck in the past. I replay moments, looking for closure or signs or anything to bring those moments back. When you lose someone, physically or emotionally, you tend to go back to the past a lot. Eventually, you move forward, and start living in the present but every once in a while, you’re pulled back. When there’s a lack of closure, it acts like an anchor…

Wilderness Girl – Yotto

5 June 2019

The forest was dark, mysterious, but not foreboding. Ethereal lights strung across the branches above our heads danced in an effortless breeze, their glow bouncing primordial shapes across ancient oak…

If I Can Dream – Elvis Presley

5 June 2019

I’m never going to sing another song I don’t believe in. I’m never going to make another picture I don’t believe in.
– Elvis Presley after hearing ”If I Can Dream” for the first time.

Speaking of first times, I remember the first time I saw Elvis on TV. This was in the early 1980s. I must have been no more than ten. It was the day before Christmas and there was a rerun of the King’s ’68 Comeback Special on NBC…

Sad Forever – Lauv

5 June 2019

“I just wish that I could wake up my mind…” Those are simple, yet powerful and relatable lyrics from pop musician Lauv (Ari Staprans Leff).  The key word from the lyrical excerpt is ‘mind,’ as he addresses personal mental health issues on “Sad Forever.” Interestingly, Leff touched upon such issues on the preceding single, “Drugs & the Internet”, dealing with anxiety and depression…

More ft. Anderson .Paak – Flying Lotus

5 June 2019

Quitting is about wanting something MORE. For yourself, from others, for others and from yourself. This latest banger from Flying Lotus and Anderson .Paak takes us on a musical ride like only they can. In particular, Flying Lotus (born Steven Ellison) is uncategorized as a producer extraordinaire…

Quit – SonReal

5 June 2019

What better song for a playlist called “Music To Quit Your Job” than a song called “Quit”? This laid back, funky R&B track from Canadian artist SonReal seems to have borrowed some swag from his fellow countryman, Robin Thicke. Where Mr. Blurred Lines is still trying to get past his ex-wife, SonReal (Aaron Hoffman is his government name) shows no roadblock in sight…

Monsters – Lazyrevs

4 June 2019

It’s the voices!

The insidious fucking voices.

They never fail to appear – particularly when you’re down…