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Musical Hibernation

In selecting these tracks, I was aiming to pick my “survival kit,” if you will, of music for the forthcoming winter and likely shelter-in-place period with the ongoing pandemic. Therefore the selected tracks range from upbeat to trance-like, and will hopefully cover every and any temperament in the approaching period.

These tracks also include favorites that were crucial in my initial musical awareness, such as Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope featuring vocalist Shara Nova and Judd Greenstein’s Clearing, Dawn, Dance performed by yMusic, as well as 80s favorite the Cocteau Twins, and newer selections from Wye Oak’s recent album with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and from composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Kelly Moran.

—Molly Joyce


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this week’s curator: Molly joyce

Molly Joyce’s music has been described as “serene power” (New York Times), written to “superb effect” (The Wire), and “impassioned” (The Washington Post). Her work has presented at TEDxMidAtlantic, Bang on a Can Marathon, and in Pitchfork. She often performs with her toy organ, an instrument which engages with her disabled left hand, and studied at Juilliard, Royal Conservatory in The Hague, and Yale School of Music.


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Welcome to Metropolis Radio, our new ongoing series of curated playlists from the next generation of composers and performers. In addition to providing direct support to our artists for creating these playlists, we hope they serve as a connection to listeners during and after COVID-19, as well as promote a sense of community and discovery among Metropolis artists and beyond. New playlists dropping every Friday!


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