30 Day Song Challenge
A song-a-day selection spanning blues, classic rock and newer songwriting, from Cream to Father John Misty.
30 tracks
For a sound that wraps around the room rather than cutting through it. These playlists favour a rounder tone, a familiar groove, or a voice that feels like company - different routes to the same easy warmth.
A song-a-day selection spanning blues, classic rock and newer songwriting, from Cream to Father John Misty.
30 tracks
Classic vocal jazz built around Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Chet Baker's trumpet.
18 tracks
Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler's solo work, built around his fingerpicked guitar tone and understated songwriting.
15 tracks
Acoustic fingerstyle guitar, from John Fahey and Robbie Basho to Leo Kottke and Kaki King.
31 tracks
Film music, ambient textures and piano with Max Richter, Ólafur Arnalds, Hans Zimmer and Jon Hopkins.
161 tracks
Modern and classic blues-rock side by side — Albert Collins and Allman Brothers Band next to Beth Hart and Buddy Guy.
41 tracks
Soulful blues for a slow evening, with Albert King, Al Green and B.B. King bringing warmth and bite.
211 tracks
A wide-ranging blues collection, from acoustic roots to electric bands, with A.C. Reed, Albert Collins and more.
1601 tracks
A slow-sipping blues set built around Albert Collins, Albert King, and B.B. King's guitar tone.
50 tracks
Outlaw country and its rock cousins — Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Neil Young and The Highwaymen.
55 tracks
Laid-back blues-folk and desert rock — Hermanos Gutiérrez, John Frusciante, José González and Jack Johnson.
50 tracks
Country and bluegrass across generations, with Bill Monroe, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Chris Stapleton.
201 tracks
Gentle folk and singer-songwriter music for slow mornings, with Adele, Aldous Harding and Aoife O'Donovan.
280 tracks
Soul and rock covers side by side — Alabama Shakes, Donny Hathaway and John Mayer reworking familiar songs.
23 tracks
Blues-rock to return to, with Cream, Derek and the Dominos, Dire Straits and Eric Clapton.
49 tracks
Arabic song and North African folk, with Fairuz, Asmahan, Souad Massi and Lena Chamamyan.
6 tracks
An eclectic soul-and-rock mixtape — David Bowie, Bee Gees, Donny Hathaway and Cream sharing space.
30 tracks
Piano and chamber music, with Claude Debussy, Alexandre Tharaud and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
94 tracks
A Hyde Park-inspired blues-rock selection featuring Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker.
14 tracks
Blues, folk and blues-rock connections, with Albert Collins, Albert King, Allen Toussaint and Arlo Guthrie.
342 tracks
Cinematic desert guitar — Hermanos Gutiérrez, Gustavo Santaolalla and Dan Auerbach's Latin American-inflected instrumentals.
21 tracks
Warm folk and soul voices, with Bon Iver, Black Pumas, Ani DiFranco and Arooj Aftab.
50 tracks
Restrained piano and ambient music for a quiet workspace, with Dustin O'Halloran and Chad Lawson.
100 tracks
Turkish and Western pop-rock side by side, with Barış Manço, Cem Karaca, ABBA and the Bee Gees.
116 tracks
Funk and disco across generations, with CHIC, Anderson .Paak, Barrabas and Alemayehu Eshete.
277 tracks
The Beatles catalogue filtered through George Harrison's songs and lead vocals.
28 tracks
Piano, strings and acoustic textures around Ludovico Einaudi, with Daniel Hope, Ballaké Sissoko and more.
559 tracks
Indie-pop and lighter guitar sounds, with Arcade Fire, Alabama Shakes, Air and Acid House Kings.
1107 tracks
Deep funk and Brazilian soul — Banda Black Rio, CHIC, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bobby "Blue" Bland.
70 tracks
Gentle folk and indie songwriting, with Bon Iver, Cat Power, Belle and Sebastian and Chris Cornell.
67 tracks
A Perfect Days-inspired commute mix, with classic soul and songwriting from Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and Bill Withers.
38 tracks
An imagined setlist across blues, rock and soul, with Alabama Shakes, B.B. King, Bruce Springsteen and Buddy Guy.
207 tracks
Indie and folk songwriting with Belle and Sebastian, Arcade Fire, Nick Drake and Mitski.
50 tracks
Bossa-tinged cocktail jazz — Antônio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Diana Krall and Duke Ellington.
20 tracks
Swing, hard bop and exploratory jazz, with Ahmad Jamal, Art Blakey, Benny Goodman and Alice Coltrane.
312 tracks
Classic rock with a seventies feel, from the Eagles and Elton John to Jethro Tull and Derek and the Dominos.
39 tracks
Quiet folk, chamber-pop and electronic textures, with Agnes Obel, Adrianne Lenker and Anaïs Mitchell.
389 tracks
A selection centred on Mark Knopfler's A Night in London, with songs from his solo work and Dire Straits.
16 tracks
Mediterranean pop and folk with wider detours, including Ana Belén, Ana Moura and Angélique Kidjo.
564 tracks
Vintage swing and vocal-group harmony — Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots and The Mills Brothers.
61 tracks
Turkish folk music built around the saz — Erkan Oğur, Neşet Ertaş, and Ruhi Su's foundational recordings.
35 tracks
Instrumental music across ambient, piano and chamber sounds, with space for a quiet listen.
8656 tracks
A companion folk collection to My Folklore — Cengiz Özkan, Erkan Oğur, Ezginin Günlüğü and more.
32 tracks
Sixties and seventies pop-soul nostalgia — Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, David Bowie and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
141 tracks
Indie and rock with forward motion, from Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire to Bon Iver and Ben Howard.
146 tracks
Autumn folk and indie warmth, with Bon Iver, Angus & Julia Stone, Caamp and Adrianne Lenker.
100 tracks
The Beatles catalogue filtered through Ringo Starr's lead vocals.
16 tracks
Folk and Americana with Alison Krauss, Aldous Harding, Anaïs Mitchell and Adia Victoria.
624 tracks
Irish rock and folk with Celtic and bluegrass detours, including Ash, An Emotional Fish and Alison Krauss.
1261 tracks
A playlist dedicated to Selen and Buğra, with pop and rock from ABBA, the Bee Gees, Bruno Mars and Bon Jovi.
48 tracks
Blues with bite — B.B. King, Bo Diddley, and a run of guitarists who treat the twelve-bar form as a showcase.
61 tracks
A playlist dedicated to Zuzi, spanning rock and pop with 10cc, ABBA, AC/DC and more.
1079 tracks
Songs named for women, with selections from Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Cream and Neil Diamond.
27 tracks
A summer road-trip mix leaning on Americana and classic rock — Bruce Springsteen, Arcade Fire and Buckingham Nicks.
50 tracks
Seasonal indie-folk for the turn toward autumn — Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Damien Rice and Coldplay.
37 tracks
Band energy across soul, blues and rock, with B.B. King, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits and Chuck Berry.
113 tracks
A blues selection looking back at the 2023 Blues Music Awards, with Buddy Guy, Billy F Gibbons and more.
96 tracks
A torch-song set built around Amy Winehouse, Etta James, Chris Isaak and French chanson names like Charles Aznavour.
35 tracks
Blues for the exhausted — Albert Collins, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King and the genre's most world-weary voices.
81 tracks
Jazz across styles, with Art Blakey, Ahmad Jamal, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Ambrose Akinmusire and ARTEMIS.
656 tracks
Dream-pop and indie named for a cat — Cat Power, DIIV, Cassandra Jenkins and Devendra Banhart.
55 tracks
Soulful, guitar-driven blues rock from the overlapping worlds of Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, and Traffic.
125 tracks