12 Songs: CRUISE CONTROL
Seeing as the last few weekly playlists have been more or less dominated by a melangé of hard hitters and speed freaks, we figured that now would be a good time to shift into cruise control and highlight some artists on the softer side of the aural spectrum. Cleanse your sonic palette with tracks from ambient legends like Brian Eno, Neu!, and the criminally underappreciated Durutti Column, as well as modern sounds from groups like Jeff The Brotherhood, Ultimate Painting, and Shana Cleveland. It’s a weightless, distraction-free set of songs meant to be left on while working, studying, writing, or doing anything that requires brain power (if you were looking for the perfect weeklong Wordle soundtrack, you’ve found it).
Enjoy this handpicked 12-track selection of miscellaneous easy listening, curated specifically for tuning out the chaos and background noise of everyday life. Next week we kick things back into high gear.—Jackson Todd
