happy in 2014

Music That Made Me Happy In 2014

I've been inspired by all the new music released this year. In July, I put together a mix featuring music I was listening to in the first half of the year. Earlier this week, I wrote about the new music that I discovered by reading other people's year-end lists. Here's the rest of the music that made me happy...

Connected Devices

Connected Devices

This Spotify playlist contains some of the more interesting music from 2013. It includes hot new tracks from Blood Orange, Wooden Shjips, Sky Ferreira, Tennis and Broken Bells. Some surprising entries include a new but nostalgic track from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, the interesting sound of Tuareg guitarist Bombino and our old friend Erlend Øye singing...

Independent Workout

This Spotify playlist has high energy indie music that will help keep your heart rate up. Great for running, treadmills or just getting pumped. Artists include White Denim, Vampire Weekend, Maximo Park, Wolfmother, The Strokes, The Black Keys, The Tough Alliance, Phoenix and Sleater-Kinney....

Groove Box 2013

What's in the box? Breakbeats, soul, old-school hip-hop, classic funk and Afro-beat. Artists include Hannah Williams, Charles Bradley, Grand Puba, Souls of Mischief, Fred Wesley, the Shaolin Afronauts and more....

T-Top Cruising Jams

T-Top Cruising Jams is an homage to the muscular cars of the 70s, and the deep tracks blaring from their primitive mobile hi-fi systems. This mix features deep tracks by Little Feat, The Marshall Tucker Band, Aztec Two-Step, Molly Hatchet, Graham Parker and Santana....

iDied: The Steve Jobs Memorial Playlist

iDied: The Steve Jobs Memorial Playlist This playlist features music from Apple commercials including: Miss Lee, Chilly Gonzalez, Feist, Yael Naim, Seal, Joey Ramone, The Who, and The Rolling Stones....

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