Gentle Piano, Spotify playlist- A really nice collection of peaceful, modern piano that's been perfect through the end of the winter. A ton of songs I loved in this.

Stand-Out Tracks:

Absence, Matti Bye*
The Waning Moon, Chad Lawson*
Muse, Dirk Maassen*
Grizzlepot, Nat Bartsch*
La Valse Oubliée, Dominique Charpentier*
Fryderyk, Oskar Schuster*
Dear, Dolores, Julien Marchal*
Forgotten, Jakob Lindhagen*
Under The Willow, Michael Logozar*
Amagant, Tristan Eckerson*
Here, John Hayes*
Afraid To Love Again, Benjamin Gustaffson
Changing Winds, Alexandra Streliski*
While You Lay Sleeping, Jesse Brown*
We Will Never Come Back Here Again, Tim Linghaus*
Behind Those Eyes, Roberto Attanasio*
La duree, Wouter Dewitt*
Low Light, Steve Gibbs*
Her Eyes The Stars, LUCHS*
Waltz Sketch, Paddy Mulcahy*
The Lay of the Land, Lydia Cole*
Kaleidoscope of Happiness, Akira Kosemura*
Tula, Otto Totland*

Run Wild, Spotify playlist-- Now this one I loved. A good mix of indie rock, stompy-clappy folk, bluegrass, strong beats and strong guitars, strong vocals. A lot of my faves on here (lots of Mumford & Sons) plus a bunch of new stuff, including some country songs I was surprised to like.

Stand-Out Tracks:

As We Ran, The National Parks*
Can't Cheat Death, The Ballroom Thieves
Here We Go, WILD
Stomp, The Stone Foxes*
Hurry Up And Wait, Ben Miller Band*
Gone, The Show Ponies*
Gold Rush, Basia Bulat*
Wicked Ones, Dorothy
Rolling Stone, Reuben and the Dark*
Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars*
Black Leaf, The Cave Singers*
No Good, Kaleo
Pumpin Blood, NONONO*
Elephant, Tame Impala*

Fun Run, Spotify playlist-- Mostly pop, some dance/EDM, some hip-hop. This one was super hit and miss for me, and most of the stuff I liked is already in my collection. Still a few new ones, though.

Stand-out tracks:

Dance with Me Tonight, Olly Murs*
Can You Do This, Aloe Blacc*
In For The Kill, La Roux

Eat, Sleep, Run, Repeat, Spotify playlist-- This was a really good driving, pulsing, EDM and a little trance mix. A lot of it wasn't my taste, but it definitely kept me moving. Stupid treadmill.

Stand-out tracks:

Shadow of a Smile, Klopfgeister*
What Was Her Name, Dave Clarke/Chicks On Speed
I See a Darkness, Acid Pauli*
The Collective, Phaxe/Morten Granau*
Not the One, Neelix*
Surrender, Aly & Fila*
Tender Lies, Turkum*

Dreamy Vibes, Spotify playlist-- This was a really nice chill mix of quiet, ethereal piano and slow, synth-heavy ambient stuff. Exactly the kind of thing I like on for a quiet evening.

Stand-out tracks (a * denotes an artist that's new to me):

Patterns, Steve Gibbs*
Last Forever, 4lienetic*
Ab Ovo, Joep Beving*
OMBLEH, Martin Kohlstedt
Notes, Alaskan Tapes*
Luke's Tree, Paddy Mulcahy*
Migration, Goldmund
Portugal (A Lift), Sea Oleena*
Untitled #2, Alaskan Tapes