Every song has a story
Press play on any of these tracks and it’s like opening a book, featuring artists like: Ricky Montgomery, Honeywater, The Killers, Matt Maeson, The Greeting Committee, Pulp, French Cassettes, The Growlers
The Sounds of Red
Journey through soundscapes of the color red…, featuring artists like: Catfish and the Bottlemen, 2:54, Sunroom, St. Vincent, Mitski, Wolf Alice, Beach Bunny, Kasabian
The Empathy First Songbook
Songs to help you feel the experience of others., featuring artists like: Jackson Browne, Karla Bonoff, Peter Gabriel, Ani DeFranco, Jason Isbell, Dar Williams, Lori McKenna, Matraca Berg
Tarantino Jukebox
Need a Tarantino fix? This is the playlist for you! – featuring artists like Jack Nitzsche • The Pussycats • The Statler • Brothers • T. Rex • The Antler King • The Hillbilly Moon Explosion • The Runaways • Dick Dale and his Del-Tones
Hike With Me
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
Transitions Vol. 1
sail a sea of sound where the only rule is “if it flows it goes” with Andrew & Matt – featuring artists like The Beatles • Enter Shikari • Alt-J • Band of Skulls • R.E.M. • Tame Impala • Stevie Wonder • Carpenter Brut
Favorites For Feeling Good — a playlist by Matthew McNeal • powered by musicto
Groove-filled tracks that defy genre – featuring artists like Leon Bridges • HAIM The Avett Brothers • Kevin Morby • Spoon • Matthew McNeal • Mac Demarco • Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Year or Two – Lily Agnés
Not only that, but she also sings insanely well, and I mean INSANELY. I’m pretty sure we are about to see a big year ahead of her
Honestly – Second Hand Poet
I’m trawling along the bottom again – I don’t know why – honestly… It’s the not knowing that kills – and not just you, but your loved ones too as you can’t articulate and are forced to watch as they project and hurt…
Break the Bottle – Jess Silk
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…
Damn – Nat Lefkoff
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…
