The leaves have been turning earlier than usual this fall and I couldn’t be happier. My musical tastes shift with the changing environment, and I find myself wondering, “What music should I listen to?!” It’s jazz, it’s always jazz, the perfect music for any season.
Read MoreThis week marks the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. I have always put innate emphasis on chances to start fresh—almost to a fault. My notes at the beginning of the school year are particularly neat, my resolutions lofty on January first, and my journal entries most consistent on single-digit days of the month.
Read MoreHere’s what the WKCO Exec team has been spinning so far this summer. Listen now!
Read MoreArtists like Blossom Dearie, The Sundays, and Astrud Gilberto remind me of low-growing plants, watching geese dip into the pond with the smallest of ripples, and designating time to be mindful –– particularly outdoors –– amidst the whirlwind that has been the last couple of months. I began to compile this playlist on that very walk a few days ago and have been feverishly editing the order of the songs since, as I regain some of the motivation and energy that my senior spring workload, a tedious post-grad job search, and the weight of the current political situation has sapped from me. As always, music makes everything feel lighter, and there’s something to be said for curating a mix of mood boosters to make you feel both soft and reinvigorated, even if it feels artificial at first.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year. Love floats in the air, circulating. To celebrate, WKCO’s exec team compiled a Valentine’s Day playlist for your listening pleasure. Hear a song you like? Send it to your lover, best friend, or enemy! Share in this time of affection and soundtrack these February days with love, love, love.
Read MoreThis mix of 30 songs showcases a healthy mix of classic and contemporary: vocal jazz standards, instrumental grooves from Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, and more, ‘souldies,’ and recent finds of mine that seem perfectly suited to this time of year.
Read MoreOver the past month, I have been asked for countless fun facts about myself –– it’s one of the trademarks of college orientation. It's usually a crowd-pleaser to tell new friends that I’m from Newport, Rhode Island –– the town where Bob Dylan was booed for using electric amplifiers, altering the trajectory of folk music by opposing the notion that true folk had to be acoustic. Newport Folk, a music festival...
Read MoreIf you walk into any party where a man is holding a guitar, chances are he’s about to play “Wonderwall,” the 1995 smash hit by the legendary Britpop band Oasis. And now that the Gallagher brothers have announced their long-awaited reunion tour, chances are you’re about to hear that song a lot more.
Read MoreIn the melancholy of late July, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to new (or new-to-me) music that encapsulates the feeling of a soft summer breeze: music for easy listening, for spending time in nature, for pushing fears and obligations away (even if temporarily). This 40-song collection spans…
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