{"id":17006,"date":"2026-01-16T08:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/?p=17006"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:33:19","slug":"friday-playlist-381","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/friday-playlist-381\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new music really started flowing again this week. At one point my folder of songs to review was crammed with more than 40 tracks. Trying to work through those means a lot of songs got only one play instead of several. As I type this nothing is really planned out for where this playlist will go, so I guess we\u2019ll find out together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Friday Playlist 1\/16\/26\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/55jdcLEh1oq83kKaV6Ne1u?si=d0209574cc7e496e&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/friday-playlist-1-16-26\/pl.u-844bIaEoJzv\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDESIGNED TO LOSE\u201d &#8211; The Twilight Sad<br>As you would expect from The Twilight Sad, this is a profoundly deep and dark track, written by lead singer James Graham as he attempted to balance the joys in his life with his mother\u2019s long battle with dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEfficiency\u201d &#8211; Konradsen featuring Beharie<br>I was not surprised that this song came from a score lead singer Jenny Marie Sabel was writing for a short film. It definitely has that film soundtrack vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChasin\u2019 Luv\u201d &#8211; GUV<br>If I play enough songs that sound warm and springy maybe winter will pass faster? (Checks forecast) Well, not in the next 10 days isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHAVE A HEART\u201d &#8211; TURNSPIT<br>ALL CAPS FTW!!!! This duo sounds like an English Phantogram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStraight Drop\u201d &#8211; cootie catcher<br>I would not be surprised if this had been a deep track on the soundtrack for a mid\u201390s movies about wacky kids in high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe House That Doesn\u2019t Exist\u201d &#8211; Melody\u2019s Echo Chamber<br>So glad that Melody Prochet is fully recovered from the serious car accident she was in nearly 10 years ago, and is again making wonderful songs like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNightshade\u201d &#8211; Delaney Bailey<br>Downcast music for a downcast time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNothing Yet\u201d &#8211; TOLEDO<br>Seriously, a lot of CAPS in titles and band names this week. This track also fits the bummer mood of the moment. Seriously, why did S have to be from Indiana and we have to endure these craptastic winters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"David Bowie - &quot;Heroes&quot; (Live) [Official Video] [4K]\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yISNT2wUmwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHeroes\u201d &#8211; David Bowie<br>Last weekend I read several pieces about the 10th anniversary of Bowie\u2019s death, followed by a day of listening to a lot of his music. I think my reaction to the news he passed was like a lot of the world\u2019s: I didn\u2019t believe it, since he had just released a new album three days earlier. Dying people don\u2019t release new music!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took me a while to really process his death, as the day after Bowie passed, my stepdad died. While I drove to central Missouri all the SiriusXM stations were working Bowie into their playlists, and the obligatory All Bowie channel popped up. Still, it more glanced off me than hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually I was able to acknowledge what Bowie meant to so many artists who came after him. Whether in sound, in look, or in how they managed their careers, you can argue as many artists were directly influenced by Bowie as any other act this side of the Beatles. At least in the kinds of music I mostly listen to. No one was as daring, as willing to push boundaries, as willing to reinvent themselves and trust their audience to eventually catch up as David Robert Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As tends to happen even with legendary artists, Bowie\u2019s catalog has been somewhat elevated in his absence. This is a perfect example. I don\u2019t know that this was one of my five favorite Bowie songs 10 years ago. Now I think it is a perfect, absolute classic. I don\u2019t like it more simply because he is gone. Rather I took a moment to listen to it more closely, read up on its backstory, and came to better understand all that was wound up inside of it. And as will any all time classic, while centered on a specific incident, \u201cHeroes\u201d remains broad enough that it can be applied to nearly any moment and scenario. Thus, this has become an anthem for so many causes that seem to be teetering on the brink between success and failure. We can beat them, just for one day\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new music really started flowing again this week. At one point my folder of songs to review was crammed with more than 40 tracks. Trying to work through those means a lot of songs got only one play instead of several. As I type this nothing is really planned out for where this playlist will go, so I guess we\u2019ll find out together. &nbsp; \u201cDESIGNED TO LOSE\u201d &#8211; The Twilight SadAs you would expect from The Twilight Sad, this is a profoundly deep and dark track, written by lead singer James Graham as he attempted to balance the joys in his life with his mother\u2019s long battle with dementia. \u201cEfficiency\u201d &#8211; Konradsen featuring BeharieI was not surprised that this song came from a score lead singer Jenny Marie Sabel was writing for a short film. It definitely has that film soundtrack vibe. \u201cChasin\u2019 Luv\u201d &#8211; GUVIf I play enough songs that sound warm and springy maybe winter will pass faster? (Checks forecast) Well, not in the next 10 days isn\u2019t. \u201cHAVE A HEART\u201d &#8211; TURNSPITALL CAPS FTW!!!! This duo sounds like an English Phantogram. \u201cStraight Drop\u201d &#8211; cootie catcherI would not be surprised if this had been a deep track on the soundtrack for a mid\u201390s movies about wacky kids in high school. \u201cThe House That Doesn\u2019t Exist\u201d &#8211; Melody\u2019s Echo ChamberSo glad that Melody Prochet is fully recovered from the serious car accident she was in nearly 10 years ago, and is again making wonderful songs like this. \u201cNightshade\u201d &#8211; Delaney BaileyDowncast music for a downcast time of year. \u201cNothing Yet\u201d &#8211; TOLEDOSeriously, a lot of CAPS in titles and band names this week. This track also fits the bummer mood of the moment. Seriously, why did S have to be from Indiana and we have to endure these craptastic winters? \u201cHeroes\u201d &#8211; David BowieLast weekend I read several pieces about the 10th anniversary of Bowie\u2019s death, followed by a day of listening to a lot of his music. I think my reaction to the news he passed was like a lot of the world\u2019s: I didn\u2019t believe it, since he had just released a new album three days earlier. Dying people don\u2019t release new music! It took me a while to really process his death, as the day after Bowie passed, my stepdad died. While I drove to central Missouri all the SiriusXM stations were working Bowie into their playlists, and the obligatory All Bowie channel popped up. Still, it more glanced off me than hit. Eventually I was able to acknowledge what Bowie meant to so many artists who came after him. Whether in sound, in look, or in how they managed their careers, you can argue as many artists were directly influenced by Bowie as any other act this side of the Beatles. At least in the kinds of music I mostly listen to. No one was as daring, as willing to push boundaries, as willing to reinvent themselves and trust their audience to eventually catch up as David Robert Jones. As tends to happen even with legendary artists, Bowie\u2019s catalog has been somewhat elevated in his absence. This is a perfect example. I don\u2019t know that this was one of my five favorite Bowie songs 10 years ago. Now I think it is a perfect, absolute classic. I don\u2019t like it more simply because he is gone. Rather I took a moment to listen to it more closely, read up on its backstory, and came to better understand all that was wound up inside of it. And as will any all time classic, while centered on a specific incident, \u201cHeroes\u201d remains broad enough that it can be applied to nearly any moment and scenario. Thus, this has become an anthem for so many causes that seem to be teetering on the brink between success and failure. We can beat them, just for one day\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-17006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-music"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17006"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17008,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17006\/revisions\/17008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}