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Songs to put on a chilled out playlist

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Sortoutthehouse · 11/01/2024 22:16

I'm currently going through a tough / rough patch. Looking forward to a long walk this weekend but want to put together a chilled playlist for while I walk and looking for some inspiration as I seem to have got into a bit of a rut with what I listen to recently. I'm thinking of along the lines of Syml 'Where is my love', Banners 'Halflight', some Hans Zimmer soundtracks, Fleetfoxes, Detectorists soundtrack. Can anyone help with some ideas please?!

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ButteryBiscuitBaseBiscuitBase · 11/01/2024 22:23

Never heard of any of them but here are my chill song suggestions. Sorry if they're not the right kind of music.

Dire Straits Sultans of Swing, Brothers in Arms or Romeo and Juliet

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar

MGMT - Kids

James - Getting Away With It

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

ButteryBiscuitBaseBiscuitBase · 11/01/2024 22:26

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb or Wish You Were Here

Radio Head - Creep

Simon and Garfunkel - Sound of Silence

InTheMiddle23 · 11/01/2024 22:31

Zero 7 - in the waiting line, somersault, destiny

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mrspags · 11/01/2024 22:34

Khruangbin, amazing band and their album Mordechai is my 'go to' cool, chilled album, bliss!

TheDandyLion · 11/01/2024 22:36

Groove Armada - At the River
Moby - Porcelain

ChiefWiggumsBoy · 11/01/2024 22:43

Anything from Citizen of Glass by Agnes Obel.

Faithless

Massive Attack.

Sortoutthehouse · 11/01/2024 22:43

Some great suggestions, thank you! Mrspags I'll have a listen - thanks for the recommendation. I love most of the songs suggested but had forgotten them Smile

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ghostbusters · 11/01/2024 22:45

Mamas and the Papas - Monday Monday

Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Kaiser Chiefs - Modern Way

Otis Reading - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

Groove Armada - Fly Me To The Moon

Air - Moon Safari (the album)

Check out Thievery Corporation to see if they're your thing.

Emily1583 · 11/01/2024 22:47

Find Capital Chill on your radio player.

ghostbusters · 11/01/2024 22:48

If you have BBC Sounds search for Unwind with Angela Griffin.

WhereIsBebèsChambre · 11/01/2024 22:50

Massive attack- protection

Conniethecatapillar · 11/01/2024 22:50

Sound and Colour - Alabama Shakes

PermanentTemporary · 11/01/2024 22:57

La Ritournelle by Sebastian Tellier
Sunrise by Nitin Sawhney

PermanentTemporary · 11/01/2024 22:59

Oops -Sunset not sunrise!

NigelHarmansNewWife · 11/01/2024 23:01

Air Moon Safari
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds

TitsHerbert · 11/01/2024 23:01

Some fab suggestions here which I'm going to pinch. Some of my faves right now are
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond / Comfortably Numb
Peter Gabriel - only us / in your eyes
Ennio Morricone- The Mission

PermanentTemporary · 11/01/2024 23:02

a bit of modern classical music - Radio 3 is doing new music in January and i heard this lovely thing a few days ago - Ascensio by Julie Cooper
https://open.spotify.com/track/75gLNJVppqrMLx75jAlBOU?si=NvSoqaSWTPG3BcaVOgcbgA

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/track/75gLNJVppqrMLx75jAlBOU?si=NvSoqaSWTPG3BcaVOgcbgA

TheSkyWasMadeOfAmethyst · 11/01/2024 23:05

Fade Into You - Mazzy Star
Come Undone - Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Myth - Beach House
Ceremony- Galaxie 500
Sunday Morning - Velvet Underground
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Murder of Birds - Jesca Hoop & Guy Garvey
Sour Times - Portishead
Bruises - Chairlift
Winter - Tori Amos
Sabali - Amadou & Mariam
Hide & Seek - Imogen Heap
Overcome - Tricky
Karma Police - Radiohead
Into My Arms - Nick Cave
Stolen Dance - Milky Chance
Samson - Regina Spektor

Zippedydoodahday · 11/01/2024 23:08

Easy (Like Sunday Morning), By the River, Sunrise (Norah Jones)

Sortoutthehouse · 11/01/2024 23:15

@Mplpurple I think you are probably right!!!!

I feel like I need to embrace / sit with and acknowledge my feelings of melancholy and then move to calm before turning kickass on my rollerskates with some upbeat go get em tunes. Probably sounds a load of nonsense but my adhd brain seems to work like that!

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Sortoutthehouse · 11/01/2024 23:15

These are all awesome suggestions by the way, thank you all Grin

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solsticelove · 11/01/2024 23:16

Skinny Love by Bon Iver

Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood

Summer Song by The Decemberists

Cold Little Heart by Michael Kiwanuka

Hard Sun by Sunhouse (feat. Sinead O Connor)

My Skin by Natalie Merchant

Just some amazing songs from my Spotify Winter Playlist ❄️ I hope you like.

timtam23 · 11/01/2024 23:22

Home - Maribou State
Varkala - Maribou State
So Good To Me - Chris Malinchak
The Gift - Way Out West
Saltwater - Chicane

Seconding anything by Khruangbin. Including their collaboration album Ali - with Vieux Farka Toure

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