I’m rushing this one out because I’m about to leave for vacation and just want to shut the world out. So I went over to Apple Music and saw they had a “Station For You”. Station for me? AI algorithms it is. Let’s see what the machine powers think I want to hear at 3:30am because I can’t sleep due to crippling anxiety over every minute detail of getting to the airport, getting through security, getting on the plane, getting to my designation, getting through Customs and finding a way to my hotel. Maybe I’ll edit this later once I’m in a saner frame of mind…

• The Sea Within – “They Know My Name”
• David Bowie – “Heat”
• Mitski – “I Don’t Like My Mind”
• Wand – “Seaweed Head”
• Opeth – “I Feel The Dark”
• Pink Floyd – “Goodbye Blue Sky”
• Caligula’s Horse – “Sails”
• Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks – “Make It Right”
• Pallbearer – “Daybreak”
• Frost* – “This House Of Winter”
• Deep Purple – “The Surprising”
• Neal Morse & The Resonance – “Thief”

Yikes…overall a fairly ominous and dark playlist overall. I’m not the biggest fan of the dour The Sea Within, despite it being a supergroup featuring Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings. Everything else is fine and would be something Id listen to…in the right context. Right now I just want a distraction. Hopefully I can relax this week and even get a few reviews out.

Be safe, be good to each other. See you next week.