New Subscriber Playlist: “Vibrations from 46 Years of Life”

Given that I turned 46 this month, it seems only fitting that February’s subscriber playlist, titled “Vibrations from 46 Years of Life,” be a collection of some of my favorite songs from each year in which I’ve been alive. Obviously, I didn’t listen to all of these songs when they originally came out, but for many of them, I can still remember when and where I first heard them. In any case, these songs — in one way or another — help explain the sort of person that I am, and the sort of (better, hopefully) person that I’m becoming.

Accompanying the playlist is the latest episode of my“Playlist Breakdown” podcast, in which I spotlight one of the playlist’s songs and why it’s so special and meaningful. In this episode, I discuss “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody),” an unexpectedly, and unashamedly, romantic song from Talking Heads’ 1983 album, Speaking In Tongues.

Both of these are little bonuses for subscribers who support Opus financially. If you’d like to get access to them (and more), subscribe to Opus for $2.50/month or $25/year. (I’m running a special offer this month to celebrate Opus’ 25th anniversary. Also, if you just want to check it out, you can subscribe for free and get weekend reading recommendations.)