Song Overflow #2 - August 2024
Scouring new releases is a messy process. I'm letting you inside the weigh station where all the songs I find hang out before they get sorted into "real" playlists.
I said I’d be back *next* week with Song Overflow. Of course I forgot that next week is already September, and this is a playlist I would like to provide at the end of each month. So here I am in your inbox a second time this week. Hi!
Welcome back to Song Overflow, or a peek inside the chaos of my music discovery process.
I make and offer a lot of niche, genre-specific playlists. I’m a fan of order, spreadsheets, nested folders, color-coding, and pastel highlighters. But entropy (and laziness) reigns, and good music is released faster than I can keep track of it in any orderly way.
Like a disorganized audio Pinterest board, the Song Overflow is where I tuck all the “definitely later”s that pique my interest but don’t immediately lend themselves to categorization into an existing playlist.
It’s not that these are unknowns that haven’t been vetted. It’s that I haven’t been able to devote enough time to the entire album that they come from just yet.
Think of this as a pile of good first impressions that I’m letting you sift through before it gets curated. As usual, I’m pulling out a few songs for prior inspection below the fold.
For those who missed Song Overflow #1, you can find it right here.
For those who aren’t ready to become paid subscribers, I have many public playlists available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
I’ll be stoked if you consider it, though! Your support will let me to get those playlists on other streaming platforms, and of course there are more extras coming.
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