Cheat To Win

My buddy Alex and I were talking about random love songs lately - ones that had caught our ears in the past few months.  He had a long trip coming up and I offered to compile a playlist for him.  What followed was a grouping of songs I knew he loved or hoped he would come to adore with time.

1. “All Eyes on You” - St. Lucia
2. “Stare Into the Sun” - Graffiti6
3. “Nothing is Anything (Without You)” - Wintersleep
4. “Home” - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
5. “Bring It On Home to Me” - Sam Cooke
6. “Continuous Thunder” - Japandroids
7. “(You) Got What I Need” - Freddie Scott
8. “Tesselate” - alt-J
9. “#1 Crush” - Garbage
10. “The Riot’s Gone” - Santigold
11. “Emmylou” - First Aid Kit
12. “The Stars Just Blink For Us” - Say Hi
13. “Alone With You” - Phebe Starr
14. “You Never Need Nobody” - The Lone Bellow
15. “Cold Nites” - How To Dress Well
16. “Thinkin Bout You” - Frank Ocean
17. “Tourist” - Yuna
18. “If I Didn’t Know Better” - Sam Palladio & Clare Bowen
19. “Honey And The Moon” - Joseph Arthur
20. “Wonderwall” - Ryan Adams
21. “Intro” - The xx 

View from the stage during Garbage’s legendary set at Osheaga.

I was absolutely enthralled by Shirley Manson.

What drives you on can drive you mad
A million lies to sell yourself is all you ever had

Shirley Manson may be the single most attractive woman rocker of all time. OF ALL TIME.