KCRW Private Playlist
- Private Playlist: Ambient accordionist Walt McClements drifts into musical abstraction
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Walt McClements pilots an ambient excursion from Allen Toussaint to Mary Lattimore.
- Private Playlist: Indie-pop alchemist Jelani Aryeh is hearing new messages in his favorite songs
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Jelani Aryeh recounts his lifelong musical fascinations, from Roxy Music to Childish Gambino and beyond.
- Private Playlist: Art-pop chanteuse Gel Set shares perfect picks for hot parties and cool winters
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Gel Set selects her most satisfying sounds for hot dancefloors and cold winter nights, from Tangerine Dream to Machine Girl.
- Private Playlist: Lionel Boy conjures a soundtrack for his island-bound adolescence
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Lionel Boy constructs an elegy for his island-bound adolescence through songs by Morphine, Paula Fuga, and Thao & The Get Down Stay Down.
- Private Playlist: Nick Waterhouse crate digs for his most transformative tunes
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Nick Waterhouse picks five discs that changed the course of his life, including Mose Allison and Dee Clark.
- Private Playlist: kezia reps their favorite lyrical heavy-hitters
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” kezia selects songs with the most spellbinding lyrics, including Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, and Modest Mouse.
- Private Playlist: Pianist Paul Cornish unpacks 5 crucial records from boundary-stretching musicians
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” pianist Paul Cornish picks his most transcendent, challenging, and inspiring favorites, from Joni Mitchell to Jason Moran.
- Private Playlist: The Growth Eternal drops into his favorite musical landscapes and environments
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” The Growth Eternal selects a cinematic assortment of songs which evoke landscapes and environments, from Steve Reich to Esperanza Spalding.
- Private Playlist: Bachelor shares their soundtrack to suit the many moods of friendship
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Bachelor’s Jay Som and Palehound chat about their springtime soundtrack, from Boards of Canada to ScHoolboy Q.
- Private Playlist: Wallice extols the virtues of teenage mixtapes and moody sleepover soundtracks
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Wallice recalls her favorite song on a teenage mixtape, spooking a sleepover with Radiohead, and coming around to Lana Del Rey.
- Private Playlist: V.C.R’s seeds of musical growth, from Minnie Riperton to Erykah Badu
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” V.C.R shares the music that inspired her cinematic soul, from Ottorino Respighi to Minnie Riperton.
- Private Playlist: Edith Crash shares music that opens doors to other worlds
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Edith Crash selects five songs that open doors to other worlds, from Dead Can Dance to Psychic TV.
- Private Playlist: Bedouine swoons to her favorite songs that evoke a mood
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Bedouine selects her favorite mood-setting songs, from the rootsy funk of Bobby Charles to the swoon-inducing Chet Baker.
- Private Playlist: Rosie Tucker recommends songs of hope, humor, and resiliency
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Rosie Tucker recommends songs of hope, humor, and resiliency, from Pharoah Sanders to the Replacements.
- Private Playlist: Ah Mer Ah Su makes the case for danceable melancholy
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Ah Mer Ah Su recommends music for twerking, crying, and singing into a hairbrush, from Lady Gaga to Tei Shi.
- Private Playlist: Topaz Faerie traces her journey from sublime jazz to futuristic pop
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Topaz Faerie traces her musical history from Geri Allen’s sublime jazz to Hiatus Kaiyote’s pop futurism.
- Private Playlist: Ana Roxanne fills your head with a selection of her favorite vocalists
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Ana Roxanne recommends vocalists whose music fills your head, including H.E.R. and Ethiopia’s Bezawork Asfaw.
- Private Playlist: jez.who shares music for empathy and affirmation
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” jez.who speaks about empathy and affirmation through the music of Celia Cruz, A Tribe Called Quest, and more.
- Private Playlist: Vinyl Williams collects opalescent musical jewels from mysterious beaches
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Vinyl Williams spans the decades for a set of astral masterpieces from A.R. Kane, Montage, The Peace, and more.
- Private Playlist: Sasami explores the wholesome world of animal songs
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Sasami offers a selection of animal-themed songs by everyone from Linda McCartney to Moondog.
- Private Playlist: Dante Elephante is slowing down his life with sides of vinyl
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Ruben Zarate of Dante Elephante talks about Harry Nilsson’s ghost and Jeff Buckley’s funk period.
- Private Playlist: The Koreatown Oddity is raising his daughter on a colorful musical diet
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” The Koreatown Oddity digs into the crates for deep cuts from Madlib, The Stranglers, Horace Silver, and more.
- Private Playlist: Frankie Reyes marries technology with tradition
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Frankie Reyes highlights his favorite “techno-indigenous” composers blending old traditions with new technologies.
- Private Playlist: Genevieve Artadi is learning Bach and living moment by moment
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Genevieve Artadi shares music made by friends, loved ones, and lifelong influences, from Nancy Wilson to Pedro Martins.
- Private Playlist: Gabe Goodman longs for the sound of live musicians in a room
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Gabe Goodman reflects on the musical masters he’s studied in quarantine, from Paul Simon to Tune-Yards.
- Private Playlist: Lady Blackbird honors fearless and transcendent artistry
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Lady Blackbird honors the fearless and transcendent artistry of her influences, including Billie Holiday, Donny Hathaway, and more.
- Private Playlist: Xinxin’s Janize Ablaza spins a soundtrack for space travel
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Xinxin singer/guitarist Janize Ablaza spins the best music for interplanetary travel, including Herbie Hancock and Cibo Matto.
- Private Playlist: Karriem Riggins embraces the infinite possibilities in creating
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” drummer Karriem Riggins offers a tour of the music that’s shaped his own playing, from J Dilla to Elvin Jones.
- Private Playlist: Qur’an Shaheed is revealing her inner truth through music
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Qur’an Shaheed is using music to reveal her inner truth, including Minnie Riperton and Duval Timothy.
- Private Playlist: Channel Tres shares the classic songs that created his world
- For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Channel Tres reflects on the music that made him whole as an artist and a person, from Prince and Nate Dogg to D’Angelo and Pharrell.