reading, writing and arithmetic is one of my favorite albums so it’s a high i’ve been chasing for years. i feel like it’s very hard to replicate 1:1 but here’s some things that personally evoke similar feelings. the cardigans 1994 album emmerdale - sweet vocals + running through fields vibes for sure faye wong’s ECO PACK-王菲-浮躁- light hearted basslines and playful melodies alice phoebe lou- any of her work, really. not an exact match sonically, but there’s a similar sense of whimsy in her voice and lyricism. this song by hey cowboy! tiger trap’s 1993 self titled- a similar sense of atmospheric cheekiness, but faster in a lot of parts with much fuzzier guitars.
soundtrack for when u slowly bring yourself to wakefulness after a long night. you water the plants, wash your hair. you bring yourself to get dressed & attend to tidying, to making late lunch w leftover ingredients, to handling the trash & recycling:
🎵our song - willie nelson
🎵right - mac miller
🎵quand vas tu rentrer - melody’s echo chamber
🎵all night (garage session) - men i trust
🎵time in a bottle - jim croce
🎵half of me - faye webster
🎵let me alone - moow
🎵mary of silence - mazzy star
🎵i’d rather go blind - etta james
🎵heavenly father - isaiah rashad
🎵rare birds - andrew bird
🎵super natural - turnover
🎵barricade (matter of fact) - yumi zouma
🎵up the wolves - mountain goats
🎵poly blue - jessica pratt
🎵as 4 me - MIKE
Tracklist:
Wednesday - She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin Double) (Gary Stewart)
Snail Mail - The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Courtney Love)
A. G. Cook - Crimson and Clover (Tommy James and the Shondells)
Girlpool - Cut Your Bangs (Radiator Hospital)
The Goon Sax - Steal My Sunshine (LEN)
Scott & Charlene's Wedding - Bennie and the Jets (Elton John)
Julia Jacklin - Shivers (The Boys Next Door)
Courtney Barnett - Different Now (Chastity Belt)
Marika Hackman - Playground Love (Air)
IDLES - Peace Signs (Sharon Van Etten)
Caroline Polachek - Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth (Operating Theatre)
Dry Cleaning - Oblivion (Grimes)
Sylvan Esso - Funeral Singers (Califone)
Angie McMahon - The River - piano (Bruce Springsteen)
Nico - I'll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan)
A great college radio station that has been on air since the 80s!! They have a plethora of shows for every genre of music, hobby, or news that’s your into!! I also happen to co-host a show every Sunday that plays an eclectic mix of music (Jazz, Electronic, bossa nova, House and beyond) called forms of love!!