Sound and Vision
Seeing (and hearing) is believing. Featuring artists like: David Bowie, Coldcut, Mr. Scruff, The Velvet Underground, The Avalanches, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Jazz Spastiks, Boards of Canada
musicto Top 10 Tracks of 2023
Featuring artists like: André 3000, Mariah the Scientist, The Libertines, Rammstein, Alice Longyu Gao, The Heavy, Corinne Bailey Rae, Lambrini Girls, Saba, Nep, Burna Boy, Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers.
Unpolished Gems
Nineties vibes meet modern beats. Featuring Artists Like: Blur, Wet Leg, Dry Cleaning, The Strokes, PJ Harvey, Hole, Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Hives
Diamonds In The Smooth
Experimental, deep to soothe. Featuring Artists Like: Baby Cool, Mellow The Band, Sweet Baboo, This is the Kit, Gina Birch, Mercury Rev, Ghost Woman, PJ Harvey, Diamonds in the Smooth
Riff Rock
You want Rock? We got you covered with a playlist full of riff driven bangers! Featuring Artists Like: The White Stripes, PJ Harvey, Them Crooked Vultures, Kasabian, Aida Victoria, Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes, Pink Floyd, The Clash
Lazy Sunday Morning – Vol. 3
Featuring artists like: The Smile, Caribou, Djo, Tindersticks, Milla Jovovich, Cowboy Junkies, The Staves, Crumb, Mazzy Star, The Beta Band, PJ Harvey, Jack Grace, Wet, Ethan Gruska, Camille Yarbrough, The Verve
When The Live Track Is Better
The record’s great but the live performance on YouTube is even better, featuring artists like: AC/DC, Lawrence, Desert Sessions, Staind, Paolo Nutini, Tamia, Garbage, Kanye West, Mac Miller, Erykah Badu, Charlotte Church,
My Ultimately Alternative Relationship with PJ Harvey – Part 3
I slip out of bed, stagger in the dark, bounce off the door frame to my office, power-up my laptop, stumble to the kitchen, turn on the coffee machine, quickly turn it off, grab a mug from the cupboard, try again.
As much as I’d love to be the kind of person who wakes up beating my chest and singing PJ Harvey’s “Me Jane” to start the day, all I’ve got to motivate me this morning is, “Ahh, coffee.” Which is more than most mornings, at least.
My Ultimately Alternative Relationship with PJ Harvey – Part 2
“Alternative music is a bit vague,” Adam says.
“Embodies the spirit of alternative?” I ask. This is the first time I’ve been able to meet up with both of my fellow expat friends since the pandemic began.
“Grunge?” Lauren pulls a duck face.
Ghosts of music past aside, genres in almost any media are easy to define, but alternative? Even the Grammy organization has changed the definition a half dozen times since 1991, “as recently as last year,”…
My Ultimately Alternative Relationship with PJ Harvey – Part 1
“4-Track Demos,” my friend Adam — who used to be semi-obsessed with PJ Harvey — says.
“Yep,” Lauren agrees. “4-Track.”
I’m trying to remember the first PJ Harvey album I ever owned and make the mistake of saying it only included three or four tracks, but 4-Track Demos was released in 1993 and this isn’t it…
Dear Darkness – PJ Harvey
I am so glad to be a contributor for this playlist. As I’m growing older, I realize more and more the importance of female solidarity in my life. And while these words may have a pretty elevated ring to them, female solidarity starts with quite simple, everyday things.