Staff Infection: Winter Songs

With the exception of the 50 degree heat wave we got on New Year's Eve, it's been a brutally cold winter here in Michigan. This is the time of year where I would much rather hibernate in my little apartment than bundle up and face old man winter's wrath. In hopes of braving the next few months with a smile on my face, I've complied a little mix to get through the winter solstice. Stay warm, friends!

Fleet Foxes, "White Winter Hynmal" from Fleet Foxes

Brendan Benson, "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" from The Alternative To Love

Nada Surf, "Blizzard of '77" from Let Go

Nicole Atkins, "Snowshakes" from Bleeding Diamonds

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, "On a Freezing Chicago Street" from The Dust of Retreat

Yo La Tengo, "Winter A Go-Go" from Summer Sun

The Weepies, "Antarctica" from Hideaway

Each Monday a different Green Light Go staff member will let you in on what songs have infected their ears for the week, while giving you the opportunity to share in the experience yourself.

This week: Lauren Roberts, Green Light Go Talent Coordinator

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Staff Infection: Sonic Shoulder Mixtape

It’s one of those weeks. You know, the kind where it seems like we’re all living Nintendo cheat sequences (up up, down down, left right, left right…). Even for a tragically optimistic, glass-half-full kind of girl like myself, the weight of the world feels just a little bit heavier at the moment. For those of you who are hitting a rough spot, are feeling the teeth of life sinking in, or as Jeff Tweedy of Wilco says, are in need a “sonic shoulder to cry on,” I’ve complied a few cheer-up songs that have been floating through my speakers, as a reminder that what goes down must come up. (This is a scientific fact according to Roberts’ Law of Emotional Physics). Until that happens, here’s a little audio bear hug courtesy of Green Light Go.

Wilco, “Wilco (The Song)” from Wilco (The Album)
The Flaming Lips, “Do You Realize??” from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky” from Out of the Blue
George Harrison, “Here Comes the Sun” from Let it Roll
Eels, “Beginner’s Luck” from Hombre Lobo
Modest Mouse, “Float On” from Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Nada Surf, “Always Love” from The Weight Is a Gift
Ryan Adams, “Chin Up, Cheer Up” from Demolition

Each Monday a different Green Light Go staff member will let you in on what songs have infected their ears for the week, while giving you the opportunity to share in the experience yourself.

This week: Lauren Roberts, Green Light Go Talent Coordinator/Publicity Client Scout

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