Soundtracks to All Nighters

This past year was filled with a disgusting amount of all nighters, which I am WAY too old for (I was too old for it at 20, so it only got worse). But the one good thing that came out of it, besides talented(delirious) dance routines, was the discovery and rediscovery of some great albums. I had some very odd choices in terms of what helped me to write/keep me from throwing myself out the window. Here is the list of some of the ones that got me through those rough nights:

Carly Simon "Carly Simon"

The Maccabees - "Given to the Wild"

Emeli Sande - "Our Version of Events"

Birdy - "Birdy", "Fire Within"

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - "VS. Redux"

Joni Mitchell- "Clouds"

Ella Fitzgerald - "The Voice of Jazz"

Pure Bathing Culture - "Moon Tides"

Wilco - "The Whole Love"

Mark Isham - "Life as a House Soundtrack" - this is for that good, panic cry that happens around 4:12a

The Rifles - "Freedom Run"

Laura Marling - "Once I Was an Eagle"

Nirvana - "MTV Unplugged in New York"

Miles Davis - "Kind of Blue"

Kacey Musgraves - "Same Trailer, Different Park"

Bob Dylan - "Time Out of Mind", "Blonde on Blonde"

Carole King - "Tapestry"

Alt J - "An Awesome Wave"

Valerie June - "Pushing Against the Stone"

M. Ward - "A Wasteland Companion"

Edith Piaf - "The Best of Edith Piaf"


I definitely recommend checking out these albums, especially if you don't have a daunting writing assignment to do. But even if you do, it worked for me. (I passed!)There's a nice eclectic mix (see: Attention Deficit Disorder) of genres in here, so I think everyone could find something to enjoy.

Until next time!






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