Winter Playlist

I witnessed snow for the first time tonight, so it's high time the winter playlist was rolled out. Winter is an oft misunderstood season and it takes a special sort of individual to endure it without succumbing to the quiet dark. The months bring about events requiring one to traverse a veritable landscape of moods and emotions. Despair is constantly around the corner. Hope is a necessity. The idea that eventually, little by little, green will once again return and give way to an entirely different atmosphere is one that gives comfort. Sentimentality is heightened throughout the holidays. No other season is as turbulent as winter, when excesses are explored and the consequences realized.

Winter, outwardly known for its embodiment of death, instead represents life. We invite those we (hopefully) love to be around us and once again make memories, stories to be told the next time we come together. All great works of art tell a story. It is with that idea in mind I created this mix. Highs, lows, inbetweens. Interpret it for yourself. Lasts about two hours and is best played through in one sitting. Enjoy.

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1. Dr. Dog - Heart It Races
2. Jens Lekman - The Opposite of Hallelujah
3. Feist - I Feel It All
4. Best Coast - When I'm With You
5. Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
6. Bon Iver - For Emma
7. Volcano Choir - Island, IS
8. Lisa Hannigan - An Ocean and a Rock
9. Radiohead - House of Cards
10. Bowerbirds - Northern Lights
11. Justin Townes Earle - Can't Hardly Wait
12. Ryan Adams - Cold Roses
13. Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
14. Gillian Welch - Oh, Sister (Dylan cover)
15. Bon Iver - The Wolves (Act I & II)
16. Townes Van Zandt - Snowin' On Raton
17. Johnny Cash & June Carter - Peace In The Valley
18. Vince Guaraldi Trio - O Tannenbaum
19. Langhorne Slim - Be Set Free
20. The Clancy Brothers - The Parting Glass