As I've been using this blog to catalog my references and inspirations (an annotated gallery of selected images can be viewed here), I thought it might also be interesting to create a list of favorite songs that inspire me, whether I'm out and about or in the studio. Like the images, these songs offer a bit more insight into my process.
Special thanks to fellow SCAD MFA Jared Seff for the song recommendations Dies Irae, Dies Illa and Oh Death, which also inspired this post. :)

I'm Not Afraid to Die
Gillian Welch

Everything is Free
Gillian Welch

Apocalypse
Cigarettes After Sex

Willow Tree March
The Paper Kites

The Paper Kites
Bloom

On the Brightside
Never Shout Never

Colors
Amos Lee

Oh Death
Ralph Stanley

Last Leaf
OK Go

Dream of Flying
Brian Crain

Dancing in the Moonlight
King Harvest

I'll Rust With You
Steam Powered Giraffe

Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare
Matt and Kim

Heart's a Mess
Gotye

Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley

Leopold Street
The Paper Kites

The Heart of Life
John Mayer

Halcyon
The Paper Kites

In My Life
The Beatles

Just Like Heaven
Katie Melua

Honeybee
Steam Powered Giraffe

La Vie en Rose
Edith Piaf

The Wonderful Unknown
Ingrid Micaelson
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