Here are 74 songs across 173 genres that I’ve been listening to lately. It’s been awhile since I published a playlist — more than a month — so I tried to make up for it by making this one especially long. It’s a bit more upbeat and happy than the last one.
To listen to this playlist on Spotify, click here. Note that song metadata — the genres, duration, release date, etc. — is provided by the Spotify API. I don’t input this information myself, so it might be wrong!
Hyperpop
▶
“Babies (Are so Strange)” by Kero Kero Bonito
Genres
escape room, hyperpop, japanese …
Funk
“Where Did the Night Go” by Gil Scott-Heron, Makaya McCraven
Album
We're New Again - A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven
Genres
conscious hip hop, funk, jazz funk, …
▶
“Les Fleurs” by Minnie Riperton
Genres
classic soul, disco, funk, jazz funk, …
Bebop
▶
“St. Martin de Porres” by Mary Lou Williams
Album
Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes
Genres
bebop, jazz, jazz piano, stride
▶
“On The Corner - Take 4” by Miles Davis
Album
The Complete On The Corner Sessions
Genres
bebop, contemporary post-bop, cool jazz, …
Rock
▶
“Head Over Heels” by Tears For Fears
Album
Rule The World: The Greatest Hits
Genres
dance rock, new romantic, new wave, new …
▶
“Fool in the Rain - Remaster” by Led Zeppelin
Album
In Through the out Door (Remaster)
Genres
album rock, classic rock, hard rock, …
▶
“April Come She Will” by Simon & Garfunkel
Genres
classic rock, folk, folk rock, …
▶
“Don't You Want Me” by The Human League
Genres
art rock, dance rock, new romantic, new …
▶
“Colors” by Beck
Genres
alternative rock, anti-folk, modern …
▶
“Can't Run But” by Paul Simon
Album
The Rhythm Of The Saints
Genres
classic rock, folk, folk rock, mellow …
▶
“The Only Living Boy in New York” by Simon & Garfunkel
Album
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Genres
classic rock, folk, folk rock, …
Indie jazz
▶
“Pace” by Nubya Garcia
Genres
british jazz, indie jazz, indie soul, uk …
▶
“Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” by Makaya McCraven
Album
A Day In The Life: Impressions Of Pepper
Genres
contemporary jazz, experimental jazz, …
Art rock
▶
“I Scare Myself” by Thomas Dolby
Genres
art rock, dance rock, new romantic, new …
▶
“Sunspots” by Julian Cope
Genres
art rock, chamber psych, dance rock, …
▶
“Tapestry from an Asteroid” by Sun Ra
Album
We Travel the Spaceways
Genres
afrofuturism, art rock, avant-garde …
Uk contemporary jazz
“The Last Opium Den (On Earth) - Moon Duo Remix” by The Quiet Temple, Moon Duo
Album
The Last Opium Den (On Earth) [Moon Duo Remix]
Genres
experimental jazz, uk contemporary jazz
Fourth world
▶
“The Belldog” by Eno Moebius Roedelius
Genres
experimental, fourth world
▶
“Reading A Wave” by Arp
Genres
experimental ambient, fourth world
▶
“A Rainbow in the Curved Air - Instrumental” by Terry Riley
Album
Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air & Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
Genres
american contemporary classical, …
Freak folk
“symbol” by Adrianne Lenker
Genres
art pop, chamber pop, freak folk, indie …
▶
“Wallowa Lake Monster” by Sufjan Stevens
Album
Wallowa Lake Monster
Genres
baroque pop, chamber pop, freak folk, …
▶
“Bum Bum Bum” by Cass McCombs
Genres
alternative country, art pop, baroque …
“Bloodless” by Andrew Bird
Genres
art pop, baroque pop, chamber pop, …
▶
“The Castle” by The Flaming Lips
Album
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Genres
alternative rock, art rock, freak folk, …
“Sycamore” by Bill Callahan
Album
Woke On A Whaleheart
Genres
alternative country, alternative rock, …
▶
“Tha' Ole Moon Smile” by Karl Blau
Genres
alternative country, freak folk
“I Think I'm In Love” by Spiritualized
Album
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Genres
alternative rock, art pop, art rock, …
▶
“Dark Love” by Sam Evian
Genres
freak folk, garage psych, indie folk, …
▶
“Magician's Success” by Vanishing Twin
Genres
chamber psych, experimental pop, freak …
▶
“Mirror’s Edge” by Moon Duo
Album
Occult Architecture Vol. 2
Genres
chamber psych, freak folk, garage psych, …
▶
“Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream” by Sufjan Stevens
Genres
baroque pop, chamber pop, freak folk, …
▶
“I'm Not Living in the Past Anymore” by Holy Wave
Genres
chamber psych, el paso indie, freak …
▶
“Blind” by Swans
Album
White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
Genres
alternative rock, art pop, art rock, …
Contemporary classical
▶
“Electric Counterpoint: II. Slow” by Steve Reich, Mats Bergström
Album
Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
Genres
american contemporary classical, …
Indie rock
“Poor Boy (Radio Edit)” by Belle & Sebastian
Album
Poor Boy (Radio Edit)
Genres
alternative rock, anti-folk, baroque …
▶
“Congratulations” by MGMT
Genres
alternative dance, indie rock, …
▶
“Company in My Back” by Wilco
Genres
alternative country, alternative rock, …
“Sleeping Lessons” by The Shins
Album
Wincing The Night Away
Genres
albuquerque indie, alternative rock, …
▶
“How to Fight Loneliness” by Wilco
Genres
alternative country, alternative rock, …
▶
“A Long Way Past The Past” by Fleet Foxes
Genres
chamber pop, indie folk, indie pop, …
▶
“In The Moment” by Jim James
Genres
indie folk, indie rock, shiver pop, …
Electronica
▶
“The Vagabond” by Air
Genres
ambient pop, downtempo, electronica, …
Modern blues rock
▶
“Small Car” by Marvin Pontiac
Album
The Legendary Marvin Pontiac - Greatest Hits
Art pop
▶
“Bird” by Kelly Lee Owens
Genres
alternative dance, art pop, chamber …
▶
“Spotlight - Single Edit” by Jessie Ware
Genres
art pop, british soul, dance pop, …
▶
“TEEVEE” by Hiroshi Yoshimura
Genres
ambient, art pop, fourth world, …
Classic soundtrack
▶
“Casa con ventanas y libros - From "La flor de mi secreto"” by Alberto Iglesias
Album
Archipiélago: A Film Music Retrospective
Genres
classic soundtrack, latin soundtrack, …
Alternative dance
“Kool FM” by Four Tet
Genres
alternative dance, electronica, …
“Extended Dance Mix” by Fujiya & Miyagi
Genres
alternative dance, brighton indie, …
Genreless
▶
“I'll Just Dance” by Su Lee
Garage psych
▶
“Thawing Dawn” by A. Savage
Nu jazz
▶
21st century classical
▶
“City Boy” by Judd Greenstein, Now Ensemble
Genres
21st century classical, american 21st …
Gainesville indie
▶
“Prison Guard” by Hundred Waters
Genres
gainesville indie, indie psych-pop
Exotica
▶
“When It's Time to Go” by Buddy Fo & His Group
Album
When It's Time to Go
Mellow gold
▶
“This Song Has No Title - Remastered 2014” by Elton John
Album
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Remastered)
Genres
glam rock, mellow gold, piano rock, soft …
Wonky
▶
“Sincerely Yours, The D.A.C.” by Dirty Art Club
Genres
charlotte nc indie, chillhop, wonky
Afropop
▶
“Tell Me” by Blick Bassy
Album
Akö (Deluxe version)
Ethio-jazz
▶
“Telantena zare” by Alemayehu Eshete
Album
Ethiopiques, Vol. 9: Alèmayèhu Eshèté 1969-1974
Genres
ethio-jazz, ethiopian pop
Experimental pop
“Moon” by James McAlister, Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner
▶
“In the lassa” by Juana Molina
Genres
argentine indie, electronica argentina, …
Jazz rap
▶
“The First Emanation” by Deca
▶
“Mammon's Mantra” by Deca
Hip hop
▶
“Lucifer” by JAY-Z
Genres
east coast hip hop, hip hop, pop rap, …
Chamber psych
▶
“Is It Enough” by Alabaster DePlume
Album
The Corner of a Sphere
Genres
chamber psych, fourth world, indie jazz, …
▶
“Deleters” by Holy Fuck, Angus Andrew
Genres
alternative dance, chamber psych, …
Drone folk
▶
“Plain & Sane & Simple Melody” by Ted Lucas
La pop
▶
“It's So Easy” by Louis Cole
Psychedelic pop
▶
“The Night Terrors - Saint Etienne Mix” by Matt Berry
Taiwan indie
▶
“肚財的朋友” by 林生祥
Genres
chinese indie, hakkapop, taiwan indie, …
Chamber pop
▶
“Damsel In Distress” by Rufus Wainwright
Genres
canadian pop, chamber pop, melancholia, …
Neo-psychedelic
▶
“Ulla Dulla” by Traffik Island
Album
Sweat Kollecta's Peanut Butter Traffik Jam
Genres
australian garage punk, neo-psychedelic, …
