Cheat To Win

My buddy Matt has had a rough go of it lately, and has kind of dropped off the face of the earth. I figured a new playlist would help him in the long nights he puts in with work over there in Colorado. Based off of his background and some of the music we discussed, I tried to come up with a playlist that merged alt-country and bluegrass with a legitimate summer sound.  Hopefully I pulled it off.

1. Iron & Wine - “Communion Cups and Someone’s Coat”
2. A.A. Bondy - “The Mercy Wheel”
3. Ryan Bingham - “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)”
4. Amy Millan - “I Will Follow You Into the Dark”
5. Beck - “Jack-Ass”
6. Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs - “Old Before Your Time”
7. The Lumineers - “Ho Hey’
8. First Aid Kit - “Emmylou”
9. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - “Home”
10. Bon Iver - “Towers”
11. Kelly Clarkson - “Mr. Know It All (Country Version)”
12. Leona Naess - “Shiny On the Inside” 
13. The Soggy Bottom Boys - “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow”
14. Andrew Bird - “Orpheo Looks Back”
15. Oasis - “Live Forever”
16. Tanlines - “All Of Me”
17. The Naked and Famous - “Young Blood”
18. Hanson - “Thinking ‘Bout Something”
19. Forest Sun - “Loves Last Arrow”
20. Matt Wertz - “Everything’s Right”
21. Gotye - “Easy Way Out”
22. Ben Kweller - “Penny On the Train Track”

Matt thinks I don’t post enough Friday Night Lights love.  So I stole this from the Chronicle of Higher Education.