The Ten is an ever-changing list of music I am digging. Be sure to check back often, because the list is always changing. To listen to the playlist, please click HERE. 

The first playlist in this series nicely wraps up the previous year. If you missed it, I named First Aid Kit’s Who by Fire: Live Tribute to Leonard Cohen as my favorite album of 2021. To prepare for that essay, I spent a lot of time with First Aid Kit, but they do not have this playlist all to themselves. Willie Nelson and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, both who made appearances on my ten favorite songs of the year list, join the party. Taken together as a collection of songs, I hear a theme. Religion, poetry, and classic songwriting are very present here. Most of these songs are also very somber, reflective, and approachable. Spending time with them has given me a lot to contemplate, but they have also made me appreciate the power of a live performance. They really make me miss live music. 

First Aid Kit—Suzanne 

First Aid Kit—Who by Fire/As the Mist Leaves No Scar 

First Aid Kit—Prayer for Messiah 

Willie Nelson—Learnin’ the Blues 

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah—Where They Perform Miracles 

First Aid Kit—You’d Sing Too 

First Aid Kit – Hallelujah 

First Aid Kit—Everybody Knows 

First Aid Kit—Chelsea Hotel #2 

First Aid Kit—The Future 

Be good to each other, 

Nathan 

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