Life is just another chess board...

and every move should have a purpose.

This song has contributed to my creativity.

If I were a song
I’d be in just the right key
I’d be all the best instruments
In sweet harmony
Oh, I’d play oh so loudly
In hopes that you heard
Because music is love
In search of the words
Yes, music is love
In search of the words

—Hey Ocean

An end to the day playlist…

Lord Huron - Ends Of The Earth

The Milk Carton Kids - Michigan

Atlas Genius - Trojans

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can’t Hold Us

Rhye - The Fall

Boy - This Is The Beginning

Chvrches - The Mother We Share

Capital Cities - Kangaroo Court

Robin Bacior - Shapes and Seasons

Boy - Little Numbers

Haim - Forever

The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather

The 1975 - You

Haim - Falling

Pascal Pinon - Ekki Vanmeta

Night Beds - Cherry Blossoms

Animal Kingdom - White Sparks

Smoke & Jackal - You’re Lost

K. Flay - Stop, Focus

Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing

Susanne Sundfor - White Foxes

Boy - Skin

Daughter - Youth

Alpine - Gasoline

Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Crane Your Neck

Gary Clark Jr.

—When My Train Pulls In

These guitar riffs got me through this dreary, snowy Monday.

J.R.

Funny how the heart can be deceiving
More than just a couple times
Why do we fall in love so easy?
Even when it’s not right

Where there is desire
There is gonna be a flame
Where there is a flame
Someone’s bound to get burned
But just because it burns
Doesn’t mean you’re gonna die

You’ve gotta get up try, try, try
Gotta get up and try, try, try
You gotta get up and try, try, try

—Pink

You got me waiting
You got me waiting
When I’m telling you everything you need to hear
Like baby come now

You got me waiting
But I can’t keep waiting on you
Actin’ like whatever I’m a always be around

—Fantasia

#TGIF
Party people say, party people say
Ay, it’s a new day, it’s a new day
The world is getting ready, everybody’s ready, yeah
For a new day, for a new day
Celebrate and say, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

—50 cent and Alicia Keys

You’ve got this power over me
My shadow hungers for you
But we must not ever meet
No, we’ve got to play it cool

—Elvis Perkins

Dr. Dog

—Army of Ancients

Soundtrack to this hump day.

J.R.

Monday, Monday
So good to me.
Monday, Monday
It was all I hoped it would be.

Oh Monday morning
Monday morning couldn’t guarantee
That Monday evening
You would still be here with me.

—Wilson Phillips