Maybe it’s on the hardwood floor of a living room in Santa Cruz. Or the front seat of a tour bus, a towering New York hotel with a view, or a log cabin surrounded by mountains covered in snow. Or maybe it’s the backseat of a Volkswagen van in Venice. Or in the sand covered in fog. Mornings like these always need something to soothe the beats of the evening prior. Summer is ending and we don’t plan to go quietly. Here’s a soundtrack for waking up with your head sewn to the floor, and trying to untie it before nightfall comes once again. —Gabriella Librizzi
ARTIST // SONG IN ORDER:
Keren Ann – Jardin dhiver
Cass McCombs – Medusas Outhouse
Slackwax – Close To My Fire
Slowdive – Alison
Hoops – La La La
Melody’s Echo Chamber – I Follow You
Whitney – No Woman
Grateful Dead – Morning Dew
Cocteau Twins – Cherry-coloured Funk
Gunns – The Fool
Avi Buffalo – Whats In It For?
Plums – Parking Lots
King Khan & BBQ Show – Ill Be Loving You
Sunbeam Sound Machine – In Your Arms
Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning