All the Playlists

Where’d All the Time Go? – Dr. Dog

15 March 2018

Similarly to Tom Rosenthal’s song It’s Ok, Where’d All the Time Go? it provides the listener with a euphoric sad feeling, while still remaining upbeat. The song can be interpreted on so many levels, from the listening experience, to the lyrics or the intended meaning from the musicians.

Last Caress – The Misfits

13 March 2018

The Pirate’s not much for talking…

She’s Like the Swallow – Ian Wong

13 March 2018

A return to the playlist’s roots this week with a stunning solo piece from Canadian pianist Ian Wong.  While sad songs – and by songs I mean tracks with lyrics – can tell a specific story – sometimes you just need an instrumental track to create your own narrative.  Right now it’s raining outside, the sky is kinda grey and you know it’s cold – there’s a general melancholic feel to the world and this track accompanies it perfectly.

Riding Shotgun – Kygo

13 March 2018

We take a much-needed break from night time and travel into the day; this song is driving down the Pacific Coast with your best friends, blurry polaroids and laughing into the sky, begging your friend not to stick her head out of the window and having her stick her feet out instead, song after song of perfect driving music, forgetting where you came from and even where you’re going…

O Ye Bebek – Kalben

13 March 2018

Kalben is an singer-songwriter from Turkey. She chose music after a lot of jobs, and we are lucky she did. Her music is the product of a woman who knows life a bit too well. The lyrics are very well-chosen and poetic. This reminds me of Patti Smith, who performed her poems musically…

Everything Nice – Popcaan

13 March 2018

Popcaan has an unmistakable voice: It’s piercing, high pitched, yet almost calming, dripping out of him like a syrup. It’s helped him stand out among competition and become one of Jamaica’s dancehall kings, especially since his friend and mentor Vybz Kartel went behind bars. For a while, people also thought his voice would limit him, but it’s actually helped him be one of the few dancehall artists to cross over and find success in the Western mainstream, recently collaborating with artists like Drake, the Gorillaz and Jamie XX…

Let’s Just Forget About It – Jerry Williams

13 March 2018

Have you ever noticed the way our lives seem to cycle? Life itself yes, but even on a day to day basis our bodies go through rhythms, our emotions are tested, and even our relationships fluctuate. Jerry Williams is able to grasp this concept both in her songwriting ability and in the lyrics themselves…

Figure Numatic – Nubiyan Twist

13 March 2018

I swear this track entered my personal list before I knew Nubiyan Twist is a woman-fronted project with a Brazilian member in it!

I am a Brazilian woman and I never get enough of explaining how much I love supporting female artists and Brazilian artists in Music to Dali & Jay-Z Lovers, especially now, in March, when we are celebrating Women’s History Month…

Kids On The Corner – The People The Poet

13 March 2018

When I was about ten or eleven, our family was between houses for a few months. During this time, we lived in an apartment building close to the new neighborhood. I remember that time rather well due to the couple living next door to us. The reason for my vivid recollection of them is that they fought all the time – day in, day out. However, it wasn’t just the screaming and fighting that made them so memorable. It was that they both threw things out the window in the heat of the fight. As a matter of fact, my friends and I used to joke about them. We called the guy “Terminator” and the woman Sarah (as in the movie Terminator)…

Keep Yourself Warm – Frightened Rabbit

13 March 2018

Some of you may recognize this song from the TV show Chuck, which arguably has one of the best soundtracks ever. Some of you may be just like me: Hopelessly devoted to this Scottish band called Frightened Rabbit…

Somewhere Over The Rainbow – The O’Neill Brothers

13 March 2018

I think this is one of the most covered songs in the world, there are more than 650 official versions recorded. It could not be different. The theme is so sweet and tender that can get directly to the heart of babies and adults…

The Geranium (feat. Mike Elizondo, Patrick Warren, Jim Keltner & Josh Nelson) – Anthony Wilson

13 March 2018

Spring is here, and there is no better way of celebrating it–if not with this beautiful track. 

By now, it should be no news now that I deeply enjoy guitar jazz (the playlist is full of it) and Anthony Wilson is a great exemplar of the genre. The entire album Frogtown is compositionally brilliant-navigating its way seamlessly between different genres like jazz, folk and soft rock…