REGREssION showcases the powers of falling backward when forward became the new normal – featuring artists like Samia • Post Malone • Rayland Baxter • Harry Styles • Local Natives • COIN • Dave Matthews Band • Mac Miller
Hike up a Hill with this amalgamation of soulful/acoustic/folk/mellow sounds – bound to help you reconnect with yourself! – featuring artists like Ben Howard • Passenger • Kings of Convenience • Sean Rowe • Jeremy Loops • Nick Mulvey • Sami Simon • Sticky Fingers
A rollercoaster ride of emotions – featuring artists like Christian Leave • Damien Rice • Bruno Major • Grizfolk • Vance Joy • Benny Sings • Omar Apollo • Yoke Lore
Vocals and a Guitar. It’s the simplicity in this track that makes it so sentimental. Listen to the lyrics and you’ll see the passion of how love is defined; and how love through the melodies will keep you at ease.
Tracks where the piano – and occasionally the organ make all the difference – featuring artists like Tom Waits • James Leg • The Belfast Cowboys • Lou Reed • Joe Jackson • Wilco • World Party • Nina Simone
The best guitar songs, for special occasions and good moments, enjoy! (: – featuring artists like: Baden Powell • Gabriella Quevedo • Augustin Amigó • Francisco Tárrega • Yamandú Costa • Dead Combo • Paco de Lucia • Alexandre Curuma
God I love the story tellers.
The lyricists who construct a reality you can step into, to experience it as if you were there – as if you knew the characters – who do it so seamlessly that – even if it is by proxy – you get to feel the emotions for real.
That’s the point of this list – it’s designed to make you feel – to connect with the emotions that we’re oh so good at keeping hidden, buried under guilt and social conditioning. Because when we don’t deal with those emotions – well – that’s when the bad shit happens…
I’m here again because I’m sad.
Which is kinda OK really – this being the music to grieve to playlist – but it’s more than the normal sadness – and while it’s not quite despair – it does feel overwhelming.
I could give you the exact point in time and particular reference – which you would all understand, if not necessarily appreciate – but that’s not the point of tracks like this…
I’ve noticed a disturbing trend on the Grieve to list of late where – for one reason or another – the tracks are becoming a little more optimistic – a little more hopeful. And while yes – there are times when that’s appropriate – it’s the sadness of a track that we’re drawn to – the pure melancholy of a love remembered or a life cut short – or – as with this week’s track – both!..