vibe:聽snaggletoothed bar signs. buzzing lights. eyeshine in the fields. tru crime. wind turbines glowing red
inspired by: the book The Sun Down Motel by Simone St James.聽listening to the song exploder for In Cold Blood while driving in the thumb of michigan in the middle of the night, wind turbines looming.
flavor notes:聽constant sound, dense, med tempo, strong 2 & 4, or 3, mostly low and mid range vocals
length: 1hr 3mins
Highlights:
Tear You Apart barely contained desperation.聽this song makes me feel like聽I'm gonna vibrate out of my body
Dmt and Whiskey this song just sounds bleak af. like what it feels like in the saddest part if a small town
Insomniac Olympics I just love the fuzzy groove. it makes me think of late nights in the car with friends looking for Something. according to the interwebs the voice is saying聽I live life around 2 A.M. nights.聽I live two lives.聽The hood.聽Just to see a little blood
which. u know, vibes.
Full track list:
In Cold Blood alt-J
Noise Pollution Portugal the Man, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Zoe Manville
Spookybops - it鈥檚 not a halloween playlist. it鈥檚 a lifestyle.聽
Vibe:聽darkness, monsters, magic, horror - but make it groove
flavor notes: this is the every flavor playlist. the curation here is definitely more thematic than aesthetic.
length: 5hr 1min
Highlights:
Alive (Nightmare) this song makes me think of werewolves. I don鈥檛 know or care what it鈥檚 actually about. also it鈥檚 a hell of a jam
Flyswatter just has a really creepy vibe while being so catchy. the dudes voice is also so just simple that it adds to the creep
Corpse Grinder nothing subtle here聽just a super fun song if you maybe listen to a little too much tru crime. definitely crank this in the drive thru it鈥檒l be Extremely Normal
The Shock just a solid groove with a dark vibe. might be a horror somethingorother theme. I love how it goes back n forth between more of a laid back groove to a bit of chaos
Pacific Coast Highway ghost. car.
no full track list for this one I change it too much
vibe: sun hitting trees through a break in the clouds. meteors. lightning. unexpected joy
flavor notes: pops of brightness. upbeat
length: 57 minutes
Highlights:
Rush the original sunsplash song. the samples! especially the Baba聽O鈥橰iley really really brighten this up. put this one on first and loud and yell along
Hanahaki (Bloom) FILLING IN THE CRACKS IN YOUR HEART WITH GOLD!!! thank u molly ofgeography this song is joy and light and the melody is so beautiful. so poppy! listen on shitty speakers for maximum brightness
Whoever You Are it鈥檚 the lyrics here. so simple and genuine. also love the groove - so bright n jangly!
Housefull of Aunts - You wake to quiet voices and kitchen sounds. You're in no hurry to get out of bed. You are held in the presence of aunts.
Genres: folk, americana, indie
Vibe: big aunt energy. 300 fox way. companionship. staying in your hammock while someone else makes coffee. a wake for an expected death.
Flavor notes: cozy.聽warm. moving not too fast or hard. women鈥檚 voices.
Length: 1hr 27mins
Highlights:
I Won't Go Out (Today)聽this song makes me sit in my smallness as just a human bean but also cradles me like a tiny frog in gentle hands
Wild Horses I first heard this song on the 89x time warp in probably 2004. I used to wake up early every Sunday just to lay in bed and listen to the show while the rest of the house woke up around me. so for me it鈥檚 integral to the housefull of aunts mood
A Group of People Eating Lunch or Dinner hear me out. This is exactly the kind of quiet activity you get with a housefull of aunts. I like to start with this one to help me settle into the vibe.
Full track list:
To Live a Life First Aid Kit
On Your Way Now Sharon Van Etten
Chicago - Live The Staves
A Group of People Eating Lunch or Dinner Sound Ideas
Wild Fire - Mahogany Sessions Laura Marling, Mahogany
Flavor notes: women鈥檚 voices, howl-ish rises and falls, vocal-heavy
Length: 56 min
Highlights:
Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - the original coyote choir track. I heard this song and immediately pictured a coyote girl group. I love the way their voices sound together and how the line send my love to your new lover sounds a little yippy.聽
Animal Kingdom Chaotic - the vibe. is so. coyote. this song makes me feel like a feral thing at the edge of humanity. I just work here! computer says no!
Barley - this song is a prayer and a mantra and a promise and a threat and goddamn do I love it. her voice is so beautiful and the way they add elements is just -chef鈥檚 kiss-
Full track list:
Send My Love (To Your New Lover) I鈥檓 With Her, Paul Kowert
America First Aid Kit
Furnace Room Lullaby Neko Case
At the Purchaser鈥檚 Option Rhiannon Giddens
Water Witch The Secret Sisters, Brandi Carlile
Greens of June Neko Case, k d lang, Laura Veirs
Call My Name The Secret Sisters, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O鈥橠onovan