Tune-age

I should write about the lofty, intellectual things I’m learning in my program. But instead I want to tell you about the songs I’ve been downloading on iTunes. I went through quite the musical dry spell. But a generous gift of iTunes gift cards from my hermano inspired me to explore new tune-age options.

Here’s my current playlist:

1. Sir Duke — Stevie Wonder (I forgot how much I love this song until I heard it on one of my trips to North Carolina…it makes me think of pep band)

2. Sing — Travis

3. I Love You and Buddha Too — Mason Jennings

4. Soil, Soil — Tegan and Sara

5. My Doorbell — The White Stripes

6. Flightless Bird, American Mouth — Iron & Wine (I love pretty much everything by Iron & Wine)

7. I Will Follow You Into the Dark — Death Cab for Cutie  (I’m working with the elderly right now and I can’t help but think of all my widows and widowers when I listen to this song)

While organizing my music, I also rediscovered my copy of the Magnolia soundtrack. Do you remember that movie? Gotta love Paul Thomas Anderson. And a soundtrack that is 80% Aimee Mann and 20% Supertramp. But let’s be honest, a large portion of my digital music library is acoustic, whispering, and played in a minor key. (See: Elliott Smith, Jack Johnson, Joshua Radin, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, and Nick Drake to name a few.) It’s kind of depressing. So to offset my collection of sad bastard music, I created a Velvet Underground station on Pandora the other night. Can you believe it? I’ve also been dipping a toe into the pool of metal. I feel a little dirtier in grad school. A little harder. Edgier even.

They told us grad school would change us…I just didn’t think it would change my musical tastes like this.

What are you guys listening to right now? I still have gift cards to use…