“Waiting”- Sheila Chandra. Some of the most beautiful singing ever recorded, by a master musician + writer. Lay back in it. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days MP3 is here. Here’s a remix on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r94GwxYdSa4
“Down the Line”- José González. Haunting acoustic riff + honey-sweet vocals, suffused with longing and love. Try to resist! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Alright”- D’Angelo. One of the best bass lines of the 20th century + a very timely message about love “seeing eye to eye.” – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://youtu.be/sPzy6b2k2dA
“Little Torch”- Chris Whitley. You’ve never heard of him? Post-blues dobro player with magic guitar tricks and a voice that melts butter. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Strict Machine”- Goldfrapp. The best blues-pop hybrid ever. Whip-cracking beats + Allison’s heavenly vox = bliss! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
I Shall Be Released – Nina Simone. The definitive version of this Bob Dylan song. Please play it at my funeral and sing it loud!! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Let’s Get Lost” – Beck and Bat For Lashes – Haunting vocals, bombastic beats, perfect melody that implores “just for tonight”! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
General Public – Tenderness – Cloud buster since I was a kid. Makes lights brighter, colors bolder, takes your hand and runs. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Beastie Boys – Sure Shot – Never fails to make me crank the volume. Kings of Jewish hip-hop forever (sorry, Matis!) – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Bettye LaVette, the Great Lady of Soul, packs a punch in this message to you, gentlemen, WOOT! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Starting today Alicia Dara will be tweeting 100 awesome songs in 100 days. “It’s taken months,” she says, “to assemble the list, but these are the ones I don’t want to live on earth without!!” You can follow her on Twitter @thevolcanodiary and the hash tag for the whole project, in which many people are …