The perfect playlist is a soundtrack to something, whether it be your tooth extraction, your pool party, your ice cream date… Here, your favorite playlist curators – writers, artists, music lovers alike – bring their soundtracks to the forefront.
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pickathon 2019 releases playlist with lineup announcement, tickets on sale now
Pickathon returns to the woods outside Portland, Oregon from August 2-4, 2019, with an initial lineup to be released January 21. Pickathon has built a reputation over the last twenty years as the best festival experience, combing groundbreaking programming focused on...
34 of our favorite visuals of the new year
Still in that "puppy love" stage with 2019? The New Year has given you more opportunities, more of a social life, and more things to get done too? Well, why not do it with help from some of our favorite emerging artists? 2019 has been so inviting to us, especially...
casii stephan | her resounding step
Her step, though dainty or deep, can make any land quake. The Theme is songs that inspire me to be strong and true to who I am and what I believe in, but also let me get loose a little bit. Keep up with Casii Stephan here.
fire up your january with incredible new artists all month long
2019 is already proving to be a year for the books. No sooner had we counted down and yelled "Happy New Year!" from our living room sofas to no one in particular, then the submissions came rolling in. Songs of tragedy, death, inspiration, family, love. We're running...
best of december 2018: music videos
Everybody's done with those gnarly "Best Of" lists, correct? No? Oh, we didn't post our favorite music videos of the month quite yet? Alright. You've got us. We took a few (much needed) days out of rotation, and we feel like we are already behind on everything!...
our fire | hits that stick
We chose the title of this playlist in honor of the late Dolores O'Riordan who's hit song we still sing almost daily. It's so haunting. The other songs on the list are literally just our favorite songs out right now! Dermot Kennedy is an incredible breakthrough talent...
deck the imperfect {fifth} halls | a holiday soundtrack
We've been in the holiday spirit on and off all year, if you're truly asking me. Every once in a while on a Friday, we have been known to break out into a rendition of a 98 Degrees Christmas song, or to envision the Hanson boys singing "Run Run Rudolph" directly at...
top 7 male vocalists of 2018
When you think you've read all the end of year lists you can take, we're still stringing our (very important) short ones out, to make sure there's plenty of new music discovery at your fingertips throughout the month! 2018 was a year of insane amounts of music...
the best new musical offerings of december 2018
Not everyone loves our monthly soundtrack, because they don't always flow the way a collection of songs often does. But that's because we choose the month's best additions to music, regardless of genre or topic. This collection of tracks is pretty impressive. Normally...
valentin marx | december favorites
These are the songs that are particularly inspiring to me right now. Kind of all the place, but each of these tracks have found a special spot in my soul. Keep up with Valentin Marx here.