The first six months of 2016 have already yielded some beautiful, unforgettable songs. In this episode from the Emerald Podcast Network, Emerald writers Daniel Bromfield, Emerson Malone and Craig Wright share some of their favorites.
Listen to the podcast here and check out the playlist below.
Here’s what we hear:
1. “New Speedway Boogie” by Courtney Barnett (cover of the Grateful Dead from the compilation Day of the Dead)
2. “King of the World” by Weezer (from The White Album)
3. “LITE SPOTS” by KAYTRANADA (from 99.9%)
4. “Famous” by Kanye West (from The Life of Pablo)
5. “Human Performance” by Parquet Courts (from Human Performance)
6. “Side to Side” by Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj (from Beautiful Woman)
7. “The Ridge” by Sarah Neufeld (from The Ridge)
8. “Three Packs a Day” by Courtney Barnett (from the Milk! Records compilation Good for You)
9. “No Problem” by Chance the Rapper ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne (from Coloring Book)
10. “Daydreaming” by Radiohead (from A Moon Shaped Pool)
11. “(Joe Gets Kicked Out of School for Using) Drugs With Friends (But Says This Isn’t a Problem)” by Car Seat Headrest (from Teens of Denial)
11. “(Joe Gets Kicked Out of School for Using) Drugs With Friends (But Says This Isn’t a Problem)” by Car Seat Headrest (from Teens of Denial)
12. “Daddy Lessons” by Beyoncé (from Lemonade)
13. “Work” by Rihanna ft. Drake (from Anti)
14. “Hands Together” by The I Don’t Cares (from Wild Stab)
15. “I Can’t Give Everything Away” by David Bowie (from Blackstar)
16. “Purple Rain” by Bruce Springsteen (recorded on 4/23/16 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn)
Other albums we mention (but didn’t have time to share):
– Absolute Loser by Fruit Bats
– Visions of Us on the Land by Damien Jurado
– New View by Eleanor Friedberger
– Visions of Us on the Land by Damien Jurado
– New View by Eleanor Friedberger
– We Are KING by KING
– Trotro by DJ Katapila (reissue)
– Contrepoint by Nicolas Godin
– Congrats by Holy Fuck
