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Spotify Recommendations From Twitter Archive
BlogAs part of my ongoing unwinding of my Twitter history, I found a number of posts where I shared music from Spotify. I aggregated all these songs into a playlist that’s embedded below. Or, you can play them in-browser if you follow the jump.
I joined the service in August 30, 2011, a month after their US launch.
Spotify came in around during a transitional period in my life. I was beginning to produce talks focused on Ruby, and was preparing to step out from the relative safety of my corporate job and try something different. And I did.
My peak use of the service would come while I was working in San Francisco doing full-stack development. The people I worked with in that time were fun, interesting, exciting, and very lovely. It was a really special 2-year run and I miss that them.
Reading through these tracks, I was reminded of the breezy afternoons on our roof on King Street. I was reminded of the foggy summer days around Union Square (SF). I was a heavy Spotify user during my period working at Shop it To Me and in my first months at DevBootcamp. Take a trip with me through some of the tracks of yesteryear.
| Date | Message | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu May 31 16:55:01 +0000 2012 | Possibly the most Romantic thing ever written for piano. | Franz Liszt, Henrik Måwe | |
| Tue Jun 26 21:32:32 +0000 2012 | The song I wish I'd had enough popped collar to write between 1992 and 1994 ♫ Girls Like You – The Naked And Famous | The Naked And Famous | |
| Thu Jul 26 17:27:53 +0000 2012 | Sometimes I just forget how wonderful Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was. Here's a reminder ♫ Jesus, etc. – Wilco | Wilco | |
| Mon Jul 30 20:08:10 +0000 2012 | I love Karmin's amazing rap covers, but their original pop stuff is catchy as hell pop sung by a girl who can, get t... | Karmin | |
| Mon Jul 30 21:04:25 +0000 2012 | I first heard this record in, I think, 1991. It still blisters the eardrums. | Joe Satriani | |
| Wed Aug 01 18:21:49 +0000 2012 | So glad to see the re-interpretation of 50's era sounds with electronica (Grimes) or noise (Raveonettes). | Grimes | |
| Thu Aug 02 22:02:27 +0000 2012 | This one's pretty phat. I hear Eno + Donna summer elements on this one. | Daft Punk | |
| Tue Aug 21 23:48:18 +0000 2012 | Among the perfect things in this world is this record by David Bowie. ♫ Five Years - 2012 - Remaster – David Bowie | David Bowie | |
| Wed Sep 12 23:21:22 +0000 2012 | Incredible. Book my flight to Roissy des que maintenent. ♫ La Plage – Marie Laforêt | Marie Laforêt | |
| Thu Sep 13 23:22:54 +0000 2012 | 1:35-2:15. Just perfect. ♫ Hey Joe – The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Jimi Hendrix | |
| Mon Sep 17 17:50:45 +0000 2012 | The Raveonettes new record is another gorgeous, rich, angsty mix of beautiful harmonies, noisy and a morbid 50's bal... | The Raveonettes | |
| Mon Sep 17 21:13:58 +0000 2012 | My daily @marinasdiamonds dosage may be reaching "radioactive" levels ♫ Electra Heart – Marina and The Diamonds | Marina and the Diamonds | |
| Thu Sep 20 22:15:41 +0000 2012 | Sounded like Fun. but with more of a pop sensibility and less of an angsty violent femmes gone nice thing. | Imagine Dragons | |
| Fri Sep 21 21:27:33 +0000 2012 | I'm entirely staggered that this record came out in 1983. Sounds current and edgy today, still. | Violent Femmes | |
| Mon Sep 24 22:04:33 +0000 2012 | It's an election year... ♫ Christ For President – Billy Bragg, Wilco | Billy Bragg, Wilco | |
| Thu Sep 27 22:08:05 +0000 2012 | Reminds me of year one with @laurennroth ♫ Galaxies – Laura Veirs | Laura Veirs | |
| Fri Sep 28 17:46:14 +0000 2012 | The Cardigans may be remembered for "Lovefool" but their "Gran Turismo" quite nearly perfect. ♫ Perfect Things | The Cardigans | |
| Wed Oct 03 18:30:25 +0000 2012 | If this doesn't make you glad to be alive... ♫ Exactly Like You – Django Reinhardt | Django Reinhardt | |
| Tue Oct 23 18:39:57 +0000 2012 | Next month Gheorghiu will be performing "Tosca" in SF. | Georges Bizet, Angela Gheorghiu, Wolff, Michel Plasson, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse, Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse | |
| Thu Oct 25 23:04:03 +0000 2012 | Listened to this most of today. Pretty good. ♫ Stubborn Love – The Lumineers | The Lumineers | |
| Wed Nov 07 19:36:22 +0000 2012 | I never really got opera until recently. But this is amazing even if you've not crossed that threshold. | Angela Gheorghiu | |
| Wed Nov 07 23:15:37 +0000 2012 | Go Chan! Not at all like a Cat Power record. ♫ Cherokee – Cat Power | Cat Power | |
| Wed Nov 14 19:04:36 +0000 2012 | Such a great track ♫ Galaxies – Laura Veirs | Laura Veirs | |
| Mon Jan 14 18:25:28 +0000 2013 | New Kavinsky, the aural genius behind "Nighcall" from "Drive." ♫ Protovision – Kavinsky | Kavinsky | |
| Tue Jan 15 22:50:45 +0000 2013 | Ridiculously over-emotional, but well done. We just don't do this across the Atlantic. | Nolwenn Leroy | |
| Fri Jan 18 21:50:23 +0000 2013 | Will the 90's sound be coming back more now? Bush isn't even off the air yet. Still, fun. | Blood Red Shoes | |
| Mon Jan 21 19:59:03 +0000 2013 | Kick in the Monday ♫ It's Getting Boring By The Sea – Blood Red Shoes | Blood Red Shoes | |
| Tue Feb 12 18:24:25 +0000 2013 | A lovely track. Green's baritone is somewhere between Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourg; Shapiro channels the yee-... | Adam Green, Binki Shapiro | |
| Wed Feb 13 21:13:33 +0000 2013 | Pretty epic track. ♫ Mathematics – Little Boots | Little Boots | |
| Thu Feb 14 23:38:46 +0000 2013 | @laurennroth kinda lily allen-y but fun ♫ Skinny Genes – Eliza Doolittle | Eliza Doolittle | |
| Tue Feb 19 18:45:02 +0000 2013 | Rainy day SF music. ♫ Black Planet – Sisters Of Mercy | Sisters of Mercy | |
| Mon Feb 25 18:06:37 +0000 2013 | Among the things that can make me realize I've been holding my breath for 1:11. | Ludwig van Beethoven, Barbara Bonney, Sir Simon Rattle, Wiener Philharmoniker | |
| Thu Feb 28 00:44:59 +0000 2013 | Sweet. Kavinsky LP. ♫ OutRun – Kavinsky | Kavinsky | |
| Fri Mar 01 18:25:10 +0000 2013 | Among the perfect things of this world. ♫ I've Been Loving You Too Long - To Stop Now – Otis Redding | Otis Redding | |
| Wed Mar 06 17:37:15 +0000 2013 | New Johnny Marr record is great, but i just queued up Meat is Murder after it. so. y'know. | Johnny Marr | |
| Thu Mar 07 20:35:33 +0000 2013 | Brilliant. A stunning display of how meter works. With vibrophones. ♫ Rag Mop – Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, The Hamp-Tones | |
| Fri Mar 08 17:56:58 +0000 2013 | Whatever woes there are, "Sunday Morning" mollifies many of them. | The Velvet Underground, Nico | |
| Fri Mar 08 19:33:51 +0000 2013 | Heartfelt rap-lady ♫ Mirror – Kat Dahlia | Kat Dahlia | |
| Tue Mar 12 18:36:04 +0000 2013 | Love strong female vocalist punk bands. Girl on the 12 told me about The Gits. Good stuff. | The Gits | |
| Fri Mar 15 18:19:34 +0000 2013 | @laurennroth a winner ♫ Break The Chain – Oh Land | Oh Land | |
| Wed Mar 20 00:15:09 +0000 2013 | Somewhere between "Flashdance" and ABBA. ♫ White Light Moment – Tove Styrke | Tove Styrke | |
| Wed Mar 20 20:01:34 +0000 2013 | Sounds a bit like early bowie. ♫ Ahead Of The Curve – Monsters Of Folk | Monsters Of Folk | |
| Thu Mar 21 17:41:43 +0000 2013 | @laurennicoleroth Have some Joy Formidable to get the day going :) ♫ Whirring – The Joy Formidable | The Joy Formidable | |
| Fri Mar 22 21:27:00 +0000 2013 | I only listen to Sverigepop these days. ♫ Million Pieces – Tove Styrke | Tove Styrke | |
| Wed Mar 27 23:28:58 +0000 2013 | @miceland thinking of you buddy: ♫ The Robots - 2009 Digital Remaster – Kraftwerk | Kraftwerk | |
| Mon Apr 01 20:21:32 +0000 2013 | What Synths! What a voice! ♫ Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) – Eurythmics | Eurythmics | |
| Thu Apr 04 17:05:19 +0000 2013 | Cat Power meets Roy Orbison? Recommended by @chronsnob ♫ The Waiting – Angel Olsen | Angel Olsen | |
| Thu Apr 04 17:10:54 +0000 2013 | @laurennroth what do you think? ♫ Free – Angel Olsen | Angel Olsen | |
| Mon Apr 08 18:41:00 +0000 2013 | Wow. don't make intros like this one anymore. ♫ Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car – Billy Ocean | Billy Ocean | |
| Wed Apr 10 20:46:08 +0000 2013 | East Bay punk learnt of years before I lived across a bridge from it. ♫ Libel – Tilt | Tilt | |
| Fri Apr 12 17:30:08 +0000 2013 | For my sweet @laurennroth this morning. ♫ Everytime We Say Goodbye – John Coltrane | John Coltrane | |
| Wed Apr 17 22:05:51 +0000 2013 | The Velvet Underground was really just a synopsis of Cale's talent. ♫ Hanky Panky Nohow – John Cale | John Cale | |
| Thu Apr 18 18:43:51 +0000 2013 | Ubelievable. Still. ♫ Temptation [7" Version] – New Order | New Order | |
| Mon Apr 22 18:28:34 +0000 2013 | Peter Hook's beautiful, beautiful bass. ♫ Crystal – New Order | New Order | |
| Tue Apr 23 18:47:12 +0000 2013 | Gave Snoop Lion a try. Liked this one. ♫ Get Away – Snoop Lion, Angela Hunte, Elan Atias | Snoop Lion, Angela Hunte, Elan Atias | |
| Thu Apr 25 20:47:33 +0000 2013 | Kinda Dashboard confessional, kinda pete yorn, english with more cursing ♫ Plain Sailing Weather – Frank Turner | Frank Turner | |
| Fri Apr 26 18:10:38 +0000 2013 | Minute 14:50 will be cued during my invasion of Silesia. | Ludwig van Beethoven, Janacek Opera Choir, Leah Anne Myers, llene Sameth, Richard Conant, James Clark, Peter Tiboris, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Tue Apr 30 16:40:50 +0000 2013 | Musical geniuses take one of Rush's *best* instrumentals and make it scream. | Steve Morse, Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Brendt Allman | |
| Wed May 01 18:46:41 +0000 2013 | Sarah singin' 'bout my home. ♫ (Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay - Live At The Fillmore Version – Sara Bareilles | Sara Bareilles | |
| Wed May 01 19:33:53 +0000 2013 | @J__Swift: New iggy and the stooges is pretty decent. "Ready to Die." ♫ Ready to Die – Iggy & The Stooges | The Stooges | |
| Tue May 07 17:11:22 +0000 2013 | Possibly the only thing that might make me want to see this movie. ♫ Love Is Blindness – Jack White | Jack White | |
| Wed May 08 18:34:16 +0000 2013 | 1996-7. Just perfect. ♫ Being There – Wilco | Wilco | |
| Mon May 13 22:01:19 +0000 2013 | Ffffuuu: Patti Smith + Joy Division + Interpol + Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Hard punk art. Ffffuuuu ♫ Husbands – Savages | Savages | |
| Wed May 15 19:43:13 +0000 2013 | goot stuff @laurennroth ♫ Future Starts Slow – The Kills | The Kills | |
| Mon May 20 18:52:46 +0000 2013 | Keeping with @laurennroth noting bands that sound like Bruce Springsteen... ♫ The Secret – The Airborne Toxic Event | The Airborne Toxic Event | |
| Wed May 22 17:02:45 +0000 2013 | And we love Camera Obscura. ♫ Swans – Camera Obscura | Camera Obscura | |
| Fri May 24 20:51:13 +0000 2013 | Next time I imagine myself trapped in a Japanese super-kawaii video-game: this. ♫ Echobo – Anamanaguchi | Anamanaguchi | |
| Mon Jun 03 18:07:05 +0000 2013 | Doo-wop punk? Sam the sham meets the Stooges? ♫ Ozma – Shannon and The Clams | Shannon and The Clams | |
| Tue Jun 04 22:02:20 +0000 2013 | Girl romance. ♫ I Couldn't Be Your Friend – Tegan And Sara | Tegan and Sara | |
| Fri Jun 07 17:34:49 +0000 2013 | Vampire Weekend's brave bid to be the album of summer 2013. Hamptons, San Diego, or The Bay: is summer. | Vampire Weekend | |
| Fri Jun 14 17:01:44 +0000 2013 | A wonderful record from Camera Obscura. ♫ Desire Lines – Camera Obscura | Camera Obscura | |
| Fri Jun 14 22:32:02 +0000 2013 | Ambient and strange, but pleasantly so ♫ Immunity – Jon Hopkins | Jon Hopkins | |
| Tue Jun 18 18:00:10 +0000 2013 | Carly Simon + Patti Smith sound ♫ My Mistakes – Eleanor Friedberger | Eleanor Friedberger | |
| Mon Jun 24 05:34:29 +0000 2013 | Seriously, if "Love fool" is where you stopped listening to the Cardigans...fix it. | The Cardigans | |
| Mon Jul 15 17:18:43 +0000 2013 | I'm really digging The Submarines. ♫ Fire – The Submarines | The Submarines | |
| Wed Jul 31 18:19:49 +0000 2013 | Who knew Santigold also sang punk... ♫ It's Unanimous – Stiffed | Stiffed | |
| Tue Aug 06 17:49:53 +0000 2013 | Really loving "Night Driving in Small Towns." ♫ Serial Killer – Night Driving In Small Towns | Night Driving In Small Towns | |
| Thu Aug 08 20:29:05 +0000 2013 | I love M. Ward's music. M., you tear it up and the Zooey accents are a nice touch. ♫ I Get Ideas – M. Ward | M. Ward | |
| Mon Aug 12 19:41:49 +0000 2013 | RIP ♫ Candy Bars – Mitch Hedberg | Mitch Hedberg | |
| Wed Aug 14 17:02:51 +0000 2013 | Good, dreamy, folky? Interesting. Will listen to more. ♫ Myth – Beach House | Beach House | |
| Mon Aug 26 22:14:30 +0000 2013 | So great. Surfy Elliot Smith? ♫ Weight – Mikal Cronin | Mikal Cronin | |
| Tue Aug 27 18:33:18 +0000 2013 | It just rocks so hard. ♫ Girls Like You – The Naked And Famous | The Naked And Famous | |
| Sun Sep 15 23:23:26 +0000 2013 | Neko is so great. ♫ Man – Neko Case | Neko Case | |
| Sun Sep 15 23:37:28 +0000 2013 | Have kid? Want broken heart? This one. ♫ Nearly Midnight, Honolulu – Neko Case | Neko Case | |
| Tue Sep 17 16:32:12 +0000 2013 | What?! The Misfits covered a rocky horror song!? Why did no one tell me of this? | Misfits | |
| Wed Sep 25 20:46:33 +0000 2013 | Reminds me of Austin. ♫ Sea Lion Goth Blues – The Growlers | The Growlers | |
| Fri Oct 04 17:36:37 +0000 2013 | Where my Texas metal fans at. ♫ Walk – Pantera | Pantera | |
| Fri Oct 04 17:52:57 +0000 2013 | Nice: Possible Pee Wee's Big Adventure reference. ♫ More Than – Au Revoir Simone | Au Revoir Simone | |
| Tue Oct 08 20:43:07 +0000 2013 | Andrew Bird, man, i'm diggin' it man. ♫ Imitosis – Andrew Bird | Andrew Bird | |
| Tue Oct 22 21:14:29 +0000 2013 | Thao is really good. ♫ Know Better Learn Faster – Thao | Thao | |
| Wed Oct 23 17:58:06 +0000 2013 | Cool track, but you may never get it out of your head. ♫ Knickerbocker – Fujiya & Miyagi | Fujiya & Miyagi | |
| Wed Oct 23 21:34:46 +0000 2013 | This shit is so funky I just sprouted a purple ankle-length fur coat. ♫ Over And Over – Hot Chip | Hot Chip | |
| Fri Oct 25 21:18:50 +0000 2013 | @OHLANDmusic just killed this one in SF. Her amazing live band (esp. drummer) made this riveting. | Oh Land | |
| Mon Oct 28 17:06:24 +0000 2013 | All other pop stars are obviated. ♫ 400 Lux – Lorde | Lorde | |
| Wed Nov 06 02:08:31 +0000 2013 | Pretty nice nasty blues in the jack White / black keys vein. ♫ Criminal Love – Rumspringa | Rumspringa | |
| Wed Nov 06 19:39:33 +0000 2013 | I thought they were part of my 90's reveries but this new disc is great. ♫ Seasons of Your Day – Mazzy Star | Mazzy Star | |
| Mon Nov 18 23:06:27 +0000 2013 | Nice stuff. Grace Potter meets T-Rex? ♫ Got To Have Rock And Roll – Heartless Bastards | Heartless Bastards | |
| Fri Jan 03 23:11:50 +0000 2014 | Yet more great music from Scandinavia ♫ Suburban Space Invader – The Asteroids Galaxy Tour | The Asteroids Galaxy Tour | |
| Mon Jan 06 19:40:57 +0000 2014 | La Sera is beautiful music. Belle&sebastian + jessica lea mayfield + wye oak? ♫ I'm Alone – La Sera | La Sera | |
| Wed Jan 08 21:16:12 +0000 2014 | Nice. Reminds me of the first time I heard Cat Power for the first time ♫ Sleepwalking – The Casket Girls | The Casket Girls | |
| Tue Jan 21 18:03:31 +0000 2014 | Really nice groovy pop. Feels like a west coast Vampire Weekend. ♫ Coastal Grooves – Blood Orange | Blood Orange | |
| Tue May 13 20:57:57 +0000 2014 | Even their "worst" album is enough to lay waste to cities. ♫ Head On – Pixies | Pixies | |
| Fri Aug 15 17:44:29 +0000 2014 | First I ever heard of "Boll Weevil" was White Stripes singing it in Berkeley. Better to hear Leadbelly sing it with... | Lead Belly | |
| Fri Aug 22 15:38:07 +0000 2014 | For when you' miss New Orleans ♫ Good Time Blues (An Outlaw's Lament) – Hurray For The Riff Raff | Hurray For The Riff Raff |