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There is a quirk in Safari where the playlist won't advance to the next track if its tab isn't focused. Unfortunately, this is an intentional behavior in Safari, so there is no way to fix it. Fortunately, if you open the playlist in a separate window rather than a separate tab, it will play continuously.
Let me know about any other bugs/performance issue you come across: adam@gigawattdesign.com or @awparks on Twitter.
2007 – Present
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Adagio
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Moderato
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Vivace
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Presto
Edition
featuring the bad plus, knife in the water, feist, larune, bill callahan, bonnie “prince” billy, finian mckean, the jayhawks, neil young, (smog), fiona apple, kevin drew, wilco
featuring aesop rock, marvin pontiac, the rolling stones, earl greyhound, david bowie, broken social scene, bob dylan, arcade fire, leonard cohen, rufus waintwright, thing one, g. love & special sauce, the black crowes, the national, smashing pumpkins
featuring aesop rock, the budos band, feist, apostle of hustle, curtis mayfield, grace jones, the jimi hendrix experience, my morning jacket, pavement, the rolling stones, wilco, broken social scene, david bowie, preston school of industry, david byrne, stevie wonder
featuring wilco, the rolling stones, yo la tengo, the raconteurs, aesop rock, talib kweli, the new york dolls, the white stripes, tv on the radio, betty davis, led zeppelin, neil young
Edition
featuring finian mckean, fiona apple, kevin drew, feist, nina simone, patti smith, j. mascis & the fog, andrew bird, papa m, (smog), palace music, holopaw, larune
featuring bob dylan, the national, wilco, human television, preston school of industry, midlake, the rolling stones, the sea and cake, relay, radiohead, the most serene republic, arcade fire, grace jones, songs: ohia
featuring duran duran, feist, a tribe called quest, tv on the radio, the big sleep, finian mckean, kings of leon, the black angels, bob dylan, arcade fire, aesop rock, the budos band, broken social scene, thing one, gil scott-heron, bruce springsteen, wilco
featuring bob dylan, dinosaur jr., the walkmen, smashing pumpkins, led zeppelin, boston, ac/dc, guns n’ roses, iggy & the stooges, the rolling stones, neil young & crazy horse, wilco
Edition
featuring fiona apple, midlake, neil young, bob dylan, lou reed, pavement, radiohead, the sea and cake, vincent gallo, low in the sky, the shins, van morrison
featuring frank black, ian love, the national, pela, the sea and cake, bob dylan, j. mascis, david bowie, wilco, g. love & special sauce, elliot smith, jay farrar, new order, pixies, the flaming lips, human television
featuring prince, funkadelic, talib kweli, stevie wonder, atmosphere, talking heads, david bowie, preston school of industry, wilco, the most serene republic, magnolia electric co, tom waits, r.e.m., the police, aesop rock
featuring talib kweli, broken social scene, the police, kings of leon, j. masics & the fog, smyer, a tribe called quest, the clash, lou reed, el-p, the new york dolls, common, danger doom, the jazz june, david bowie, neil young
Edition
featuring radiohead, david bowie, the flaming lips, iggy pop, lambchop, superchunk, grace jones, marvin gaye, john coltrane, cat power, neil young, jeremy enigk, iron & wine, bob dylan, townes van zandt, bruce springsteen, otis redding
featuring joy division, david bowie, spiral stairs, songs: ohia, neil young, ryan adams, faces, david byrne & brian eno, the decemberists, the dismemberment plan, built to spill, mass solo revolt, radiohead, the national
featuring curtis mayfield, tv on the radio, peter king, eddy grant, brand nubian, mulatu astatqè, the walkmen, mass solo revolt, stephen malkmus & the jicks, radiohead, the big sleep, kings of leon, cold war kids, the dismemberment plan
featuring akron/family, earl greyhound, mr. lif, the airborne toxic event, the thermals, the stooges, the jazz june, dinosaur jr., david crosby, neil young, lou reed, radiohead
Edition
featuring george harrison, the mercury program, death cab for cutie, johnny cash, (smog), the decemberists, songs: ohia, patti smith, tom waits, dinosaur jr., palace brothers, radiohead, sufjan stevens, the pogues
featuring rush, broken social scene, jim o'rourke, monuments, death cab for cutie, the ebb and flow, lou reed, the velvet underground, pavement, stephen malkmus, blind faith, the dears, blind melon, modest mouse, the shins, the national
featuring field music, pavement, loose fur, television, the holy childhood, my morning jacket, pink floyd, traffic, harry nilsson, harlem shakes, archer prewitt, broken social scene
featuring miles davis, talking heads, curtis mayfield, eric b. & rakim, mr. lif, atmosphere, tv on the radio, the doors, asiko, public enemy, del the funky homosapien, de la soul, the pharcyde, beck, css, prince
Edition
featuring joan armatrading, bruce springsteen, bob dylan, james, sufjan stevens, pink floyd, holopaw, dirty on purpose, cat power, hauschka, brian eno, (smog), the velvet underground, george harrison, david crosby
featuring david grisman & jerry garcia, yo la tengo, bob marley & the wailers, de la soul, rjd2 featuring copywrite, hint, michael jackson & paul mccartney, marvin gaye, joan armatrading, ray lamontagne, traffic, santana, tv on the radio, atmosphere
featuring carlos santana & mahavishnu john mclaughlin, jimi hendrix, tom waits, the band, bob dylan, steely dan, solomon burke, rza, alemayehu eshete & shebele’s band, taj mahal, the slip, okkervil river, archers of loaf, television
featuring the big sleep, rush, black sabbath, time zone, b. dolan, el-p, r.l. burnside, the anomoanon, grateful dead, willie nelson, the hold steady, the who, richard hell and the voidoids, the new york dolls, the white stripes, built to spill
Edition
featuring bob dylan, (smog), neil young, buddy miles, james brown, wu lyf, songs: ohia, david gilmour, phil collins, jenny lewis, bruce springsteen, paul curreri, hackensaw boys, j.j. cale, bill withers
featuring dire straits, graham nash, junip, the morning benders, elvis costello, jason collett, the sea and cake, archers of loaf, funkadelic, tv on the radio, stephen malkmus, genesis, no kids, loose fur, silver jews, rjd2, outkast
featuring apparat, ice cube, steely dan, styx, the velvet underground, broken social scene, clap your hands say yeah, pink floyd, the flaming lips, prince, james brown, rza, aesop rock, gil scott-heron
featuring roxy music, the walker brothers, richard hell and the voidoids, nirvana, weezer, rush, david bowie, the who, wilco, firehose, jawbox, television, dinosaur jr., darondo, robert palmer, outkast, k-os, hugh masekela
Edition
featuring bob dylan, darondo, the band, the rolling stones, tom waits, wu lyf, caveman, tv on the radio, u2, steely dan, the walker brothers, david bowie, the cure, sonic youth, rjd2, the doors