Monarch
(compiled Feb 13, 2015)
LONG OVERDUE playlist inspired by an INCREDIBLE NEW ARTIST (Zach Winters) that I discovered on Noisetrade last month when he was offering a free download of his beautifully honest and tranquil album, Monarch. He reminds me of distillation of my ALL-TIME FAVORITES (Alexi Murdoch, Ben Howard, Jose Gonzalez, James Vincent McMorrow, and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver), and although his music speaks of simplicity, the delivery is with a complexity that has us listeners eagerly imagining the musical arrangement. The song ‘Monarch‘ is just INCREDIBLE, with the cinematic buildup of sound throughout and toughing lyrics. It was my go-to track for Jan/Feb, and thus had ot me the title track for this playlist. other tracks that I couldn’t get enough of were ‘Still Trying’ by Nathaniel Rateliff, ‘Think of England‘ by Bear’s Den, ‘Mother and Father‘ by BROODS, ‘Stolen Dance’ by Milky Chance (awesome new discovery that I realize is blowing up quick!), and ‘Wild Heart‘ by Bleachers. I am also digging EVERY SONG by the talented Aussie trio, Little May (killing it on Triple J!), as well as the new album by The Decemberists. I’ve included the acoustic version of some of my favorite tracks from The Twilight Sad (Official)’s recently released album, and some of my favorite tunes from the ONE and ONLY Canadian legend, Dan Mangan. Also threw a few upbeat gems from WALK THE MOON, Lonely the Brave (singer sounds like Eddie Vedder), and a cool collaborative track from Rodrigo y Gabriela and Øystein Greni. ENJOY! 🙂
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You can download all of the songs on the playlist from box.com account if you CLICK HERE:
https://app.box.com/s/a3f4cf8va3mg78jctu1vr1eys3ksoed0
(…and you should put it in the order of the actual playlist if you have time…there definitely is an intentional flow to it!)
*Not all track show up on Spotify, so see full list below:
Still Trying- Nathaniel Rateliff
Think Of England- Bear’s Den
Mother & Father- Broods
Fernweh (Shore)- Zach Winters
Snow- Zach Winters Monarch
Different Colors- Walk The Moon
Road Regrets- Dan Mangan
Stolen Dance- Milky Chance
Last January (acoustic)- The Twilight Sad
Trick Of The Light- Lonely The Brave
Monarch- Zach Winters
Lake Song- The Decemberists
Natures Way- Rodrigo Y Gabriela with Oystein Greni
Avalanches- Walk The Moon
The Love We Stole- Bear’s Den
The All Time High- Team Me
Loveland- Milky Chance
I could give all that you don’t want (acoustic)- The Twilight Sad
Dust- Little May
Robots- Dan Mangan
Flashed Junk Mind- Milky Chance
Meant- Zach Winters
Wild Heart- Bleachers
Make You Better- The Decemberists
Down By The River- Milky Chance
I Found- Amber Run
I Wanna Get Better- Bleachers
It was never the same (acoustic)- The Twilight Sad
Townsend- William Wild
Watering Can- Liza Anne
If I’m Unworthy- Blake Mills
