Every month, I make Sarah a playlist of songs she might particularly want to hear. Sadly, I’m very behind! Here are the latest five.
November 2021: Just a pile of good songs
- Friday I’m in Love by The Cure
- Being No One, Going Nowhere by STRFKR
- Jesus, Etc. by Bill Fay
- Can’t Stand The Midwest by Dow Jones And The Industrials
- Hunnybee by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Game Shows Touch Our Lives by The Mountain Goats
- Velha Infância – 2004 Digital Remaster by Tribalistas
- Believe by K’s Choice
- Peacock Tail by Boards of Canada
- Grass by Animal Collective
- Shark Smile – Edit by Big Thief
- Underwater Dream by Eluvium
- PPP by Beach House
- Wake Up by Äl Jawala
- Eili, Eili by Nathan Salsburg
- In Between Days – 2006 Remaster by The Cure
- Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales by Car Seat Headrest
December 2021 — These are good songs
- No One’s Gonna Love You by Band of Horses
- First Breath After Coma by Explosions In The Sky
- 7/4 (Shoreline) by Broken Social Scene
- Land Locked Blues by Bright Eyes
- Autumn Town Leaves by Iron & Wine
- Suffer For Fashion by of Montreal
- Taro by alt-J
- Rave On by Buddy Holly; The Crickets
- Dance Yrself Clean by LCD Soundsystem
- Do You Realize?? by The Flaming Lips
- King Without a Crown by Matisyahu
- No Children by The Mountain Goats
- The Vowels, Pt. 2 by WHY?
- Kids Will Be Skeletons by Mogwai
- The District Sleeps Alone by The Postal ServiceTonight – Remastered
- West Coast by Coconut Records
- The Funeral by Band of Horses
January 2022: Some delightful songs
- Time Escaping by Big Thief
- Undigested Parts by Elf Power
- Summit by Ryan Roth; Halina Heron
- Annan Kitaran Laulaa Vaan by Dave Lindholm
- Månnge’ Hao by Micah Manaitai
- Emmylou by First Aid Kit
- Bleecker Street by Simon & Garfunkel
- Gyöngyhajú lány by Omega
- Southwood Plantation Road by The Mountain Goats
- Psycho Killer – 2005 Remaster by Talking Heads
- The Only Moment We Were Alone by Explosions In The Sky
- Amreik by Eluvium
- The Start Of Something by Voxtrot
- Change by Big Thief
February 2022: Basic / normie songs that I still like
- Lotus Flower by Radiohead
- Fat Lip by Sum 41
- Le Freak by CHIC
- The Lovecats by The Cure
- Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads
- Cemetry Gates – 2011 Remaster by The Smiths
- Old Soul Song (for the New World Order) – by Bright EyesCompanion Version
- When I B On Tha Mic by Rakim
- The Adults Are Talking by The Strokes
- Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix
- Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
- Supermassive Black Hole by Muse
- Burn the Witch by Radiohead
March 2022: Indie standards of the late 00s
- Rebellion (Lies) by Arcade Fire
- Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend
- Crystalised by The xx
- Morning Mr Magpie by Radiohead
- Such Great Heights – Remastered by The Postal Service
- I Feel It All by Feist
- Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Heartbeats by The Knife
- Back in Your Head by Tegan and Sara
- Ambling Alp by Yeasayer
- Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells
- Lights Out by Santigold
- Amsterdam by Peter Bjorn and John
- Animal by Miike Snow
- Sea of Love by Cat Power
- White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes
- Ready, Able by Grizzly Bear
- Gobbledigook by Sigur Rós
- Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second by STRFKR
- Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games by of Montreal
- Mouthful of Diamonds by Phantogram
- I Was A Lover by TV On The Radio
- Skinny Love by Bon Iver
- Us by Regina Spektor
- Boy From School by Hot Chip
- Electric Feel by MGMT
- Celebration Guns by Stars
- (Antichrist Television Blues) by Arcade Fire
April 2022: eclectic songs that are good but don’t really fit a theme
- Training Montage by The Mountain Goats
- Going To A Town by Rufus Wainwright
- It’s All Right – Single Version by The Impressions
- Wagner at the Opera by Chumbawamba
- The Fear by Röyksopp
- In Our Bedroom After The War by Stars
- 24-25 by Kings of Convenience
- Aaftaab by Jawid Sharif; Madina Aknazarova
- Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean by Explosions In The Sky
- Untitled #3 – 2022 Remaster by Sigur Rós
- Fatalist Palmistry by WHY?
- First Few Desperate Hours by The Mountain Goats
(I try to match the photos and months. For instance, April 2022 was the month we got engaged, and the album cover is from that night!)
As always, thanks to to spotlistr.com for making exporting playlists to text easily.