All the Playlists

Stargazing – Travis Scott

23 October 2018

Before you skip this track thinking it”ll just be another trap song, it’s not! lol. Sure it has that sound, but there’s something quite different to it, it’s almost like a breadth of fresh air to the regular trap sounds we might have become used to…

Happiness – Sagan

23 October 2018

*Villains Beware: the following content is not suitable for those of a malevolent disposition*

Earlier this year, Andrew and I attempted an experiment. For a whole month, we swapped playlists, completely entrusting one to run the other’s list in a way that stayed true to the central theme but also putted an added twist on the existing paradigm…

Castellorizon – David Gilmour

23 October 2018

Is David Gilmour the “real” sound of Pink Floyd?

If, like me, you’re something of a Pink Floyd fan then no doubt you’ve already struck gold by listening to David Gilmour’s solo album from 2006 “On An Island” from which this track is taken…I guess if you haven’t then you’re in for a treat…

Part 46 – Given Circumstances

23 October 2018

I’m just staggering back from the Flyer one evening in the middle of August when the phone goes at Orchard Cottage. I briefly consider ignoring it but instead turn down Toto.

“…it’s a feeling you never belonged to me…”

‘Hello?’ I grump.

‘Oh there you are…”

Unknown – Kutiman

22 October 2018

So this week’s track might not work for everybody but good god does it work for me! There’s an expression in the start up world called “Dogfooding,” in essence it means to use your own product and I’m a big believer. In fact – most of what you see at musicto.com and its surrounding digital footprint was built while listening to the essay writing playlist.

Hypomania – Video Compact

22 October 2018

“You always complain I wanna stay on top,
looking back, I might have stayed a while
too long…”

It’s the pause between “stayed a while” and “too long” that turns this track into a beautifully written and smartly delivered insight to the agony of loving a broken person.

Springtime – Shorthand (feat. Banjo Earth)

17 October 2018

A college dorm dream of having one’s own band is as fantastical as living on Mars. As a prime example of genius talent meets effort, Shorthand is living that fantastical dream, sending all their fans into a frenzy with a sound that is so new and unique….

Find Me Far Away – Jon Meyer

17 October 2018

Sometimes you just get lucky – I’ve been running a backlog a few months deep and was about to start sorting through the hundreds of track subs for the essay list and somehow found myself listening to this track from Jon Meyer. There’s no rhyme or reason as to why it was the first one I listened to today but damn I’m glad I did…

Everybody Hurts – The Corrs

16 October 2018

What can you say about a classic – even harder how do you cover it and interpret it in a way that respects the original but also adds a different perspective – a different flavor? Well – The Corrs have taken care of the second part of that question – I’ll try to answer the first…

Part 45 – Given Circumstances

16 October 2018

May 1982.

A few more weeks of summer term and that’s it. Five years done. Where have all those years gone?

‘Fuck man, what you gonna do? Slit your wrists? Och. She’s all over you and she’s a real babe.’ …

Mr. Davis, You’re Famous – Brian McShea and the Sidemen

16 October 2018

“Mr. Davis, You’re Famous” is an (original) show tune about a con man played by a punk rock band with a screaming sax solo. Carried by three elements; The crunchy rhythm guitar, the explosive horn section, and the wild drumming, “Mr. Davis, You’re Famous” mocks a real-life Boston conman I had the displeasure of knowing…

Something Big – Burt Bacharat

16 October 2018

Julio Cortazar contaba que cierta vez le regalaron un reloj y que junto con ese reloj también le habían regalado el miedo a perderlo, a recordar darle cuerda, a protegerlo de las inclemencias climáticas, etc. Finalmente concluía que nunca le habían regalado un reloj sino todo lo contrario: Que él, fue “regalado” a un reloj…