Today is Easter, which is strange because I’ve been aware of it approaching for a while now and it still has yet to sink in that today is a holiday. I suppose as things start approaching a sense of normalcy again the holidays will start to feel more apparent but, for me at least, I still kind of feel in a whole other headspace.

Though, it could also be that I work today. I hesitated dropping this episode today when I realized it was a holiday, but figured I might as well for those of us who aren’t able to spend time with our loved ones and maybe need some tunes to throw on in the background.

Today’s show is frontloaded with more modern electronic sounds before giving way to a more folksy section to close out the show. There is a theme of “remembering” running through a lot of these tracks — encompassed in sound, lyrical content, or even through the nostalgia certain songs trigger in me.

I also spend some time closing out the show remembering the great John Prine, who we lost to COVID-19 a year ago this week. Prine has become a favorite of mine in recent years, someone whose artistry continues to speak to me on a visceral level. I couldn’t think of a better way of closing out the show than celebrating him.

EDIT: After listening to the episode I realized two things: The last two songs sound kinda quieter than the intro song to that section so apologies! You can still listen to them but you might just need to crank it up a bit more. Secondly, I weirdly left out an audio snippet where I credit my friend Sabrina for also getting me into Prine. It may be inferred by the part before that but I would have rather it been said explicitly cuz he really is an artist I love a lot and I’m super thankful for her guidance on even listening to any of these country artists. Guess I had a bit too many of those Topo Chico hard seltzers when I was editing heh.

Listen to the episode below or check it out on MixCloud here.

Episode 4 Tracklist
“Bamboo Cactus” – I, Cactus
“Face To Face On High Places” – School of Seven Bells
“La Perla” – Sofia Kourtesis
“I’ll Be On Your Mind” – Skinny Pelembe
“Ala Vida” – El Michels Affair
“Hope” – Def Sound
“Pazienza Ei Clav” – Melodiesinfonie & Fiona Fiasco
“The Falconer’s Arm” – Robbie Basho
“Reverie”- Barnaby Bennett
“Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore” – John Prine
“How Lucky” – John Prine
“Paradise” – John Prine