All the Playlists

Wide Awake – Parquet Courts

3 April 2018

Here in Germany, the temperature finally has moved above freezing. Sun’s out, weather is starting to be pretty great, finally we’ll be hiking the mountains again…

This makes me feel quite motivated to do things, so I’m celebrating my spring motivation with “Wide Awake” by the extraordinary Parquet Courts. It’s a simple song, but IT’S STILL SO GOOD…

Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2

3 April 2018

If a shot did ring out in the Memphis sky early on the morning of April 4th 1968, it wasn’t because Martin Luther King Jr was being shot dead – that didn’t happen until past 6pm. There are those who would forgive Bono for his slapdash recollection of one of the saddest days in the history of civil rights (he was, after all, only seven years old at the time)…

Spirals – The Careen

3 April 2018

This week I’m sharing out a submission from a young producer who goes by The Careen. I found that the melody of “Spirals” stayed in my head after listening. The hopeful yet somber vibe fits with the rest of the Music to Forget Your Troubles playlist.

Figures, a Reprise – Jessie Reyez ft Daniel Caesar

2 April 2018

In 2016, Jessie Reyez landed at a songwriting camp in Sweden with tears in her eyes. She was in the middle of a brutal breakup, and being thousands of miles away from home wasn’t helping. She was completely distraught. Slowly, her writing partners helped her channel her angst into a song called “Figures”, built around a desperate chorus:…

The Fog – LAYNE

2 April 2018

This song is a dark room, a quiet lover, the breath of another in your ear, whispering secrets. This song is a deep deep red, a lipstick stain on the rim of a cocktail glass, the cherry stem tucked between her teeth…

Oh Woman Oh Man – London Grammar

2 April 2018

Un trío de Nottingham conformado por Dot Major, Dan Rothman y Hannah Reid, formado a principios de ésta década, estos chicos subieron una serie de sencillos a la plataforma Soundcloud, donde se hicieron muy populares por su canción “Hey Now”, la forma en como ellos se conocieron es muy contada por los medios y fans, sin embargo hay una sencillez en ellos que demuestra lo grande que son cuando se trata de hacer música,…

Winner Circle Ft. Ashaad Xavier – Qur’an

2 April 2018

New York City is in a frenzy right now, let’s just keep it trill. Ever since Kendrick Lamardonned himself, “King of New York” in his scathing verse on, “Control System” it’s seemed like Hip-Hop’s birthplace has been in sort of an identity crisis…

Let You Go – River Tiber

2 April 2018

Tommy Paxton-Bexley AKA Toronto artist River Tiber has been making waves since early 2013. After growing up studying music and playing multiple instruments as a child he began to show his talents not only as a producer but as an vocalist as well. Let You Go blends electronic R&B with downtempo and lo-fi for a chilling blend of late night vibes…

I Want You To Know – Zedd feat. Selena Gomez

2 April 2018

When this song was first released I was super excited primarily because Selena Gomez was the vocalist and also because it brought back memories of Zedd’s collaboration with Ariana Grande with her single “Breaking Free” and also because it was a stern reminder of Selena Gomez’s “Spring Breaker” days. I mean the girl is wild as hell. I love girls like that…

Fingerprints – Hiatus Kaiyote

2 April 2018

Our memories are fragile things, everything we do is based on our memories whether we realize it or not. Now imagine if that were all stripped away, our perception of our worldview would become extremely altered and possibly frightening and frustrating; we would be lost…

Ilgaz – Moğollar

2 April 2018

This week we are returning to Anatolian Rock classics. Moğollar is a psychedelic Anatolian Rock band formed in 1967 by 5 young musicians. They helped form the rock scene in Turkey along with Barış Manço, Cem Karaca, Erkin Koray, Selda Bağcan and many more.  They were often referred as the Turkish version of Pink Floyd.

Chal Diyay – Zeb, Haniya and Javed Bashir (Coke Studio Sessions: Season 2)

2 April 2018

Here’s a track that I will never forget to add to my playlists, never stop listening to and certainly never stop loving.   

The track probably reflects the ethos of Coke Studio very well. The coming of two different artists, to produce cross-genre music. Chal Diyay has been close to my heart ever since I first heard it…