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