Playlist: Tiny Songs For Your Sleepy Brain

Good morning! Actually, I take that back. What's good about the morning? I find that nothing feels worse than peeling myself out of my delicious, warm, soft bed. And even when I'm physically out of bed, my brain stays set to sleep mode until I've had several cups of coffee. Until then, my eyes don't open all the way, my thoughts are under water and the outside world feels generally confusing and intrusive.

Maybe you have the same experience. Here are some tiny, quiet and lovely songs to listen to as you sip your first cup of coffee and wait for your brain to catch up.

Note: maybe you love mornings, and if that's the case, I'm really happy for you. But please know that we can never go on vacation together.

Tiny Songs For Your Sleepy Brain

[STREAM THE PLAYLIST HERE]

When My Hair Was Long - Kaia
The End - Allison Weiss
Junebug Waltz - Hurray for the Riff Raff
Snowfalls in November - Julie Doiron
You Swan, Go On - Mount Eerie, Julie Doiron & Fred Squire
Little Suitcase - Luluc
With You - Lucy Michelle and The Velvet Lapelles
Sali's Song - Hurray for the Riff Raff
I Felt Your Shape - The Microphones
Songbird - Katie Herzig
unfinished song - Nervous But Excited
Dance 'Til the Morning Light - Slow Club
Straight Lines - Dawn Landes
Beholden - Kaia

Tell me your favorite sleepy tracks below.

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21 responses to “Playlist: Tiny Songs For Your Sleepy Brain”

Vanessa (member)
August 13, 2012 at 5:09 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

OH MY GOD GABRIELLE THAT PHOTO.

KIMBERLY. YOUR FACE. TOGETHER. THE CUTENESS HOLY SHIT.

(i am NOT a morning person so please understand the level of enthusiasm necessary for me to type in all caps so early in the AM.)

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Daniela (member)
August 13, 2012 at 5:32 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

It’s Monday morning, and I have this list: I’M READY.

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Ellen (member)
August 13, 2012 at 6:05 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

My eyes never seem to open fully until mid afternoon, so this playlist may come in handy…

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Maggie (member)
August 13, 2012 at 6:27 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

Hey y’all, the streaming list is set to private!

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tryonosaurus (member)
August 13, 2012 at 6:50 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

Lua or First Day Of My Life by Bright Eyes are usually my go to tracks, along with a bunch of Allison Weiss stuff.

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1. Hansen (member)
  August 13, 2012 at 8:28 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user
  
  I think if I listened to Lua first thing in the morning, I’d cry all day. You are made of stronger stuffs than me.
  
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  1. tryonosaurus (member)
    August 13, 2012 at 9:29 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user
    
    If I’m still half asleep, it doesn’t affect me as much. My tired brain doesn’t register that I should be crying because feelings.
    
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SealIt (member)
August 13, 2012 at 6:59 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

agh! the streaming is on private and I am in desperate need of this playlist on a effin Monday morning!

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Ash (member)
August 13, 2012 at 7:07 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

I agree. Most stuff by Bright Eyes are always appropriate morning-friendly tunes. Birdy’s album is pretty awesome too, especially for coffee relaxing times. As is anythig by Sigur Ros, particularly: Med sud I eryum rar, Hoppipolla and Takk. Finally Iron and Wine: Flightless bird, American mouth. Oh oh and Frightened Rabbit are amazingly relaxing. Last but not least, Glen Hansard: Falling slowly and Star star. Now, go and enjoy, before I regurgitate half of my iTunes library.

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Angelina
August 13, 2012 at 7:28 am Permalink Log in to reply.

The playlist is in “private mode”. Unprivate it, we’re all friends here!

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Kate (member)
August 13, 2012 at 7:33 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

playlist is fixed, everyone go wake up to it!

that said, oh my god that photo i want to hug you both

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1. Gabrielle (member)
  August 13, 2012 at 8:07 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user
  
  yr my playlist hero!
  
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Kelley
August 13, 2012 at 8:33 am Permalink Log in to reply.

Anything by Fleet Foxes, Laura Marling, and the Head and the Heart are my morning tunes. This summer I made a playlist called “Folk-y shit” and listened to it almost every morning in my cubicle.

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Candice (member)
August 13, 2012 at 8:37 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

freelance whales on a monday morning will get you pumped for your week.

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Mae (member)
August 13, 2012 at 10:12 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

Such a perfectly sleepy playlist. Maybe it’ll help me actually wake up to run tomorrow morning..
First Aid Kit, some Tablo, Simon and Garfunkel, Fionn Regan and Lucy Rose are also nice to crawl out of bed to.

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Hannah K (member)
August 13, 2012 at 10:53 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

I was rudely awakened by a phone call and then sleepily stumbled onto this post. Perfection.

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Samantha (member)
August 13, 2012 at 11:52 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

Simon & Garfunkel <3

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Marika (member)
August 14, 2012 at 10:34 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

This looks like me in the morning, but you are cuter and I don’t have a dog. Imagine more grumpy, subtract dog, add pillow pet.

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Jen B.
August 14, 2012 at 6:34 pm Permalink Log in to reply.

I have been lurking quietly in the shadows but was inspired to post when I learned that other people listen to Julie Doiron, too! The Kings of Convenience make beautiful music to (slowly) wake up to.

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Marina (member)
August 14, 2012 at 11:23 pm Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

omg, marry me in so many ways.

HAHAHA

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Chandra (member)
August 17, 2012 at 9:39 am Permalink Log in to reply.Report user

Dntel.

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