Robb. Knight.

An excellent idea from Merlin Mann:

the idea is to see if I can get somebody interested in a band I love (or sometimes even one specific aspect of a band I love) by curating a playlist of seven and only seven songs

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Just seven really good songs that might help you fall in love too.

I enjoy the "essentials" playlists that Apple Music does but they tend to just be "here's the 10 or so most popular songs by this artist". More often than not, if you love a band, their most popular songs won't be the "best" ones. At least for me that's the case.

So I thought I'd do some for artists I love. I had a look through my top 50 artists to find some interesting ones - I don't think anyone needs me to do an intro to Linkin Park or Eminem. And because I'm a good egg, each playlist is on Apple Music, Spotify, and MusicThread.

The Dollyrots

Apple Music • Spotify • MusicThread

1. Everything
2. Because I'm Awesome
3. Flippy in My Red Dress
4. My Best Friend's Hot
5. Om Nom Nom
6. City of Angels
7. Brand New Key

MC Lars

Apple Music • Spotify • MusicThread

Side note, he did an excellent TED talk.

1. Hey There Ophelia (feat. Gabe Saporta & Brett Anderson)
2. Signing Emo
3. This Gigantic Robot Kills (feat. the MC Bat Commander & Suburban Legends)
4. Ode on a Grecian Urn
5. Altered States
6. Bartleby, the Scrivener
7. Download This Song

The Lonely Island

Apple Music • Spotify • MusicThread

1. Dreamgirl
2. Motherlover
3. Lazy Sunday
4. Finest Girl (Bin Laden Song)
5. Rocky
6. I Run NY
7. Boombox