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The (Play) List: For the Guest List

A Music Toolkit for Hosting, Gathering, or Tuning Out Your Pervy Uncle

Jess Graves
Nov 19, 2023
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‘Tis the season for gathering, which means you’ll need a playlist. Our November drop begins mellow for guest arrivals, then escalates into pop-bops for the cocktail crescendo. The come-down for cleanup is as chill as the track list’s beginning. It strikes just the right balance between lilting background noise and turn-it-up-to-sing-along.



  1. Annie Lennox - No More “I Love You’s”

  2. Maggie Rogers - Little Joys

  3. Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

  4. Lana Del Rey - Norman fucking Rockwell

  5. SZA - Good Days

  6. Sylvan Esso - Rooftop Dancing

  7. Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu

  8. Troye Sivan - One Of Your Girls

  9. Jungle, Erick the Architect - Candle Flame

  10. Troye Sivan - Got Me Started

  11. Portugal. The Man - Number One

  12. Richard Swift - Lady Luck

  13. The Heavy Heavy - Go Down River

  14. Kaytranada - Waitin

  15. Ms. Lauryn Hill - Tell Him

  16. Father John Misty - I’m Writing a Novel

  17. Curtis Harding - Beautiful People

  18. SAULT - Wildfires

  19. Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

  20. Oracle Sisters - Asc. Scorpio

  21. BORNS - 10,000 Emerald Pools

  22. Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her

  23. Durand Jones & The Indications - Never Heard ‘Em Say

  24. Bonnie Raitt - Thank You

  25. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23

  26. Khruangbin, Leon Bridges - Midnight

  27. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - So Good At Being in Trouble

  28. André 3000 - I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time

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But maybe you’re not in the mood for that. Below is a recap of some of our most popular past playlists, including some deep-pull Guest DJs from the archives.

A Love List Christmas
October 2023
September Again
Guest DJ: High Sport’s Alissa Zachary
Southern Feminist Manifesto

Our 10 Year Playlist Archive

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