This is not a rock and roll road trip

Rock and roll road trips are the trips you take with friends and lovers to some place fun and exciting. The music is somewhat irrelevant because it is only heard in between laughter and conversation or the occasional friendly argument. This is was not a rock and roll road trip. I drove alone from Seattle to Anderson, CA and back, and not for fun either. A total of about 36 hours on the road, not including the distance between my hotel and my destination and the time lost to detours. I took a stab at learning French in my car but quickly perte d'intérêt. The route home was much more interesting as I chose the scenic route up Highway 101. 

The thing about staring at the road for that long is that there is nothing really to distract you from your thoughts. It's a time to contemplate and reflect, but that can be dangerous if you're not careful. Which is why musical selection is key. Here's a list of the songs that saved me from myself. Listen on Spotify.

These Days- Nico
Gold Soundz- Pavement
Lawyers, Guns and Money- Warren Zevon
A Horse With No Name- America
No Rain- Blind Melon
Big Yellow Taxi- Joni Mitchell
Goodbye, Horses- Q Lazzarus & Garvey
Mt. St. Helens- Mirah
Stephanie Says- The Velvet Underground
Shady Lane- Pavement


xoxo-
juliet

Softly In The Sunshine

On Wednesday, the lovely and prolific Laura Marling stopped by the KEXP studios for an in studio performance. I'd heard a few of her songs in the past and kept her on my list of artists to listen to more in depth (if her song the Beast does not entrance you I don't know what will.) Needless to say her set was amazing. I immediately put her fourth album, A Creature I Don't Know, onto my iPod and went about my day softly in the sunshine. I decided to make a folk inspired playlist this week featuring a few of my favorite songs of all time. Prepare yourself for lots of bright guitars and poetry sung by soulfully worn voices- I hope you like it. Also, take note that Laura Marling's most recent album Once I Was An Eagle comes out May 28!

http://open.spotify.com/user/1221485850/playlist/2YEy5uhXF62Z8kKG5OWDqE

1) Laura Marling- Salinas; A Creature I Don't Know
2) Iron and Wine- Kingdom of the Animals; Around the Well
3) Elizabeth Cotten- Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie; Freight Train
4) Bill Callahan- Rococo Zephyr; Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
5) Devendra Banhart- Seahorse; Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Mountain
6) Daughter- Human; If You Leave
7) Jen Grant- I've Got Your Fire; The Beautiful Wild
8) Bob Dylan- Boots of Spanish Leather; The Times They Are A Changin'
9) Joseph Spence- Bimini Gal; Friends of Old Time Music (comp.)
10) Elliott Smith- Clementine; Elliott Smith
11) Joni Mitchell- Little Green; Blue

xo-
juliet