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The musicto community rains down on you
10 not terribly obvious rain oriented tracks that get progressively less energetic the further in you go.
10 Songs for Rainy Days:
Jane Asylum
And It Rained All Night (Burial Remix) – Thom Yorke, Burial
April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but it’s been raining for days and I can’t help but think this deluge will drown them. On the plus side, more rain means fewer spring fires in my part of the world, which is, well, something. Anyhow, I really wanted to find an upbeat song to add to this April rain playlist — I’m tired of weather that can’t decide to remain winter or become spring and I’m sick of my good mood being rained out. Sadcore, however, has an exceptionally strong pull in moments like these. Yet, just when I thought I couldn’t resist the tug of Lana Del Rey and Mazzy Star anymore (I’m cutting it close to the submission deadline for this playlist), I found a Goldilocks zone in “And It Rained All Night” by Thom Yorke and Burial.
Lena Goos
Bulletproof – Being As An Ocean
There’s something so comforting about rain patters on the window. Still it always puts me in a pretty melancholic mood.
My favourite song for these times must be Bulletproof – Being as an Ocean not only do the lyrics start with “it’s raining outside again” but the whole vibe of the song is an intense ride, kinda like a rain- or thunderstorm hitting, starting with a few drops and then it comes down all at once.
Juan Amigo
Le Dernier Jour – Sébastien Schuller
This is a rather contemplative song with a melancholic cadence that I think it is perfect for a rainy day. You listen to this song while watching throughout the window the rainy day and you end up in this contemplative and melancholic state of a rainy day.
Michael Mchunu
Mrs Magic – Strawberry Guy
I play this one when I feel there is a sense of adventure ‘out there’ that I can’t get to. I can easily sit with my thoughts and contemplate whatever was important in that moment. Sometimes I’d imagine how ridiculously big ( – an understatement of course) the universe is, and how my problems aren’t as large as they seem.
It’s a bittersweet song appropriate for rainy weather 🙂
Jenna Barton
Always – Daniel Caesar
I’m currently sitting at a cafe looking out the window while it’s raining and all I want to listen to is my Daniel Caesar playlist. Specifically this song
Ivan Santini
Swung From The Gutters – Tortoise
First time living abroad in my life. The jump from Sicily to Copenhagen was big, first of all in climate terms as I moved there in the middle of January. It wasn’t snowing that much, but definitely it was dark, cold and wet in ways I had never experienced before. Every day.
TNT is one of my all time favourite albums and it became so on that occasion. While fitting the outside weather conditions and my homesick state, with its variety each track also brought me warmth and pleasure to discover the world around me.
Jan Seedman
Rain – Patty Griffin
Patty captures the mood of a gloomy, cold day on a lonely Sunday afternoon, perfectly. It’s as if she sung this while sitting in the living room of an old, beat up plank board house, in a Silverton, Colorado canyon, while absorbing the mist and darkness around her.
Matt Jenko
Noctuary – Bonobo
I’m one of those very odd folk who really loves the rain. It could just be a British defence mechanism (we don’t have a lot of choice in the matter so might as well get on board), but there’s something so comforting about looking outside and seeing a good ol’ downpour. One of my happiest memories is being about 10 years old, in the car somewhere with my mum, the rain coming down, and I just felt like everything was okay in the world. It’s probably no wonder actually that the rain is such a comforting thing for me
If I ever need a track to transport me, Noctuary by Bonobo takes me right into the heart of the rainforest – where, I’m told, there’s plenty of rain to be found. Sans snakes, the rainforest is such a beautiful place to me, refreshing and full of life. If I can ever overcome my fear of those slippery suckers, I might well venture there someday. Til then, I can just enjoy the vibe from the comfort of my own couch
Hiram López
Love – HIRRY
Love is perfect for when rain starts to fall
Andrew McCluskey
Opus 20 – Dustin O’Halloran
I was working with a lot of grief when I first fell in love with this track. I would picture myself: “sitting on the balcony of a small pied-à-terre in Le Marais, on my own at dusk, with the rain falling gently as I drink Cognac to complement the chicory in my coffee and the heaviness in my heart.”
I still want to do that – coffee and cognac and all but – I’m happy to let the heaviness go – perhaps to be replaced by poignant reflection – I think that would work just as well. I’m looking forward to it.
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