I turned 30! I thought I'd celebrate by playing some of the songs that have most influenced my taste in music and the paths I took to discover new sounds. This is in roughly chronological order and I only went as far as 2006 because anything later than that seemed to be missing the idea of "influential."
Playlist
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Starla by Smashing Pumpkins on Pisces Iscariot (Virgin) -
Mogwai Fear Satan by Mogwai on Young Team (Jetset) -
Starálfur by Sigur Rós on Ágætis Byrjun (Fatcat) -
Squirrel Song by Shellac on 1000 Hurts (Touch And Go) -
Saint Jacques by Lightning Bolt on Ride The Skies (Load) -
Ex Ladyboy by Part Chimp on Chart Pimp (Monitor) -
Great Mass by Tyondai Braxton on History That Has No Effect (JMZ) -
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight by The Postal Service on Give Up (Sub Pop) -
Broken Harbors : Part 1 by Stars Of The Lid on The Tired Sounds Of (Kranky) -
Blue Mountain by Michael Hurley on First Songs (Folkways) -
Liars by TV On The Radio on Young Liars (Touch And Go) -
Twin Guitar Rhodes Viola Drone by Keith Fullerton Whitman on Antithesis (Kranky) -
Love Is Ageless by Victory At Sea on Memories Fade (Gern Blandsten) -
Untitled 1 by Big Bear on Big Bear (Cardboard) -
New Animals From the Air by Eluvium on Talk Amongst the Trees (Temporary Residence) -
Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun by M83 on Before The Dawn Heals Us (Mute) -
I Never Lose. Never Really by Belong on October Language (Carpark)