All the Playlists

Communication (feat. DRAM) – Arin Ray

29 April 2019

I recently came across this song while listening to the artist Xavier Omar and it has been on repeat ever since. I found this song intriguing, to the slow melody in the background to DRAMs deep voice ringing over that melody. The beat is one thing but I love but the lyrics…

Damn – Nat Lefkoff

25 April 2019

The light air of spring is finally as warm as my morning tea, so naturally this feels like a good time to ponder the existence of self. Perhaps I can interest you in some spring cleaning of the mind, body and soul. For whatever it’s worth, I think we are all destined to explore and question the boundaries of existentialism. The kind of stuff that makes you feel lost in what is unknown and overly consumed by what is…

Lone Bulb – Crooked Cat Adams

24 April 2019

I have a confession to make. Kate Chopin is one of my favorite authors. I remember the first time I read her most critically-acclaimed novel The Awakening.  I’m not a feminist and obviously, not a woman but I nevertheless found the novel touching. For those of you haven’t read it, it’s a story about rebelling against the expectations that society places on us…

The Game ft. AZ, Styles P, Mic Cheks – Eric Sermon

24 April 2019

The Green-Eyed Bandit has been teasing this project for what has seemed like forever, but fans can finally breathe easy now that Erick Sermon Has dropped off  Vernia…

Benjamin – Munya

24 April 2019

La canción de ésta semana se trata de una cantante de Montreal, Canadá, quien me dejó inspirado por su voz, es sin duda una de mis artistas preferidas del momento, cada vez que doy “play” a través de mi playlist personal, antes de dormir,…

Xanny – Billie Eilish

23 April 2019

“I don’t need a Xanny to feel better.” Ah, for the second time on the Music to Atone playlist, following “x ANA x” (Badflower), Xanax plays a key role in a song. In the case of the Badflower record, frontman Josh Katz needs Xanax for regulation purposes (“I need x, ANA, x / Help me bury my thoughts”).  For alternative-pop teen artist Billie Eilish, she has a different perspective,…

Alice Is In Love With The Mad Hatter – Luna Keller

23 April 2019

Okay. Let’s get down this Rabbit Hole… 

Luna Keller is a singer/songwriter based in Tenerife. She’s quite possibly something of a child prodigy; writing her first song, a single chord symphony called ‘I can play E minor’ two days after ‘borrowing’ her dad’s guitar and just one day after learning her first chord – which my friend Sherlock strongly suspects just happened to be E minor…

Hear My Mind (feat. Teddy Roxpin &Smiley) – Annabelle Maginnis

23 April 2019

This week I’m happy to share this bouncy track from LA-based Annabelle Maginnis. Also a member of the group Metronohm, she just released this first solo single at the end of March. It’s a catchy but unique dance track featuring production from Teddy Roxpin – who’s produced for Logic and Future – and Smiley, producer and keyboardist for the Main Squeeze…

Only a Fool Would Say That – Steely Dan

23 April 2019

The dynamic duo of Walter Becker (RIP) and Donald Fagen, better known as Steely Dan, had no shortage of hits in the 70s/80s. Blending jazz, R&B, traditional pop, blues and rock, these captivating musical magicians dominated the airwaves with their smooth “soft pop” sound…

It’s the Same Old Song – The Four Tops

23 April 2019

This playlist could not truly live up to its title without a Motown track. For me the sound of Motown is truly the music of my soul, because it was my true introduction to music. Before I came into this world my father constantly kept Motown records playing, as this was the soundtrack to his childhood; so naturally it became the soundtrack to mine…

Carluccio – Loyle Carner

23 April 2019

Last friday, Benjamin Gerard Coyle-Larner aka Loyle Carner dropped his second studio album “Not Waving, But Drowning”. The british rapper’s latest project includes collaborations with Tom Misch, Jorja Smith, Sampha and more. I have been listening to the whole album since its release and I was planning to delay the review for this one because I wanted to take my time and wait for the track and the album to take shape in my head and find itself slowly, but I could not stop myself from talking about it, so here we go…

Solace – No-kë

23 April 2019

God!

Don’t you sometimes just want to run away from it all – turn tail and admit failure? Is it really worth it to live under the constant pressure of trying to “make it” while you struggle with finances, relationships & sanity? Would it be so bad to just call it quits – could you live with yourself?…