As I write this, I sit in a small coffee shop in Park Slope with "Synchronicity" by the Police blasting away. I can't help but feel that there is a change present in the weather that has prompted this frenetic, beach-inspired, categorically evasive music.
And I am all for it.
I am sick of listening to my dreary and introspective Felix Laband or Cinematic Orchestra. I need some drums, some "zils," some soul-shaking groove.
So, without further ado, I am going to share the tunes that are getting me ready for this spring:
1. Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
2. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
3. Suffragette City - David Bowie
4. Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, and Nash
5. Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
6. Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga - Franco + Rochereau
7. No Man Shall - AA Bondy
8. Coulibaly - Amadou and Mariam
9. Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
10. 2 More Dead - RJD2
11. Komponent (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix) - Apparat
12. Mend - Elsiane
13. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
Totally random mix, just the way I like it.
Get your hands on these and welcome the spring.
Post Script: I sourced the above picture from one of my brother Jacob's many beautiful photo albums he has created while working in and around South East Asia.
