Summer is here, so chill out with Yeahyal 32: The 38 song mixtape is FULLY MIXED above, and on Apple Podcasts.
This episode’s highlighted track(s): Track 6, 12
Rose Droll - Sleep Easy*
Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist Rose Droll explores the emotional aftermath of heartbreak in “Sleep Easy,” a standout track from her second full-length album, With Strangers. Over a looped acoustic guitar and a distant, reverberating bass synth, Droll delivers a delicate yet affecting vocal performance, offering comfort to an ex-lover: “You say you’re fine and I hope you’re alright, but lately all I hear is what you croon when you cry… I remember nothing but the way we were.” As Droll’s subdued voice attempts to steer the jilted ex towards hope, the refrain—“I remember nothing but the way we were”—returns like a ghost of the past, punctuated by frenetic piano stabs that underscore the lingering pain echoing the song’s emotional core. On With Strangers, Droll proves her skill at fusing bedroom pop intimacy with electronic textures and experimental percussion. The result is a contemplative, often challenging collection that recalls the genre-defying spirit of ’90s icons like Beck and PJ Harvey.
Bonus attention is also due to Donna Summer’s powerful cover of Vangelis’s 1981 track “State of Independence.” Produced by Quincy Jones, the recording stands out not only for its bold reinterpretation, but also the star power behind its gospel-infused chorus. Jones pulled out all the stops, calling in favors from some of the biggest names in music to assemble an all-star choir that includes Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Dionne Warwick, Brenda Russell, Christopher Cross, James Ingram, Kenny Loggins, Patti Austin, Michael McDonald, Peggy Lipton, and even actress Dyan Cannon.
The setlist:
Artist / Song Name / Album / Year
Romare / Lover Man / Projections / 2015
Flavien Berger / sapon / sapon - Single / 2023
Midnight Sister / Blue Cigar / Saturn Over Sunset / 2017
Lyfe Indoors / Binary Crime / Binary Crime - Single / 2023
Melody's Echo Chamber / Pêcheuse de Lune / Unfold / 2022
*Rose Droll / Sleep Easy / With Strangers / 2024
Q Lazzarus / Goodbye Horses / Goodbye Horses - Single / 1991
Soul Supreme / Lyrics to Go / Check the Rhime - Lyrics to Go - Single / 2020
Deniece Williams / Free / This Is Niecy (Expanded Edition) / 1976
Boards of Canada / Olson / Music Has the Right to Children / 1998
Blue Hawaii & Suzanne Kraft / I Felt Love (Suzanne Kraft Remix) / I Felt Love - Single / 2020
Donna Summer / State of Independence / Donna Summer / 1982
DARKSIDE / Hell suite, Pt. II / Nothing / 2025
Mitski / Bug Like an Angel / The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We / 2023
Slowdive / skin in the game / everything is alive / 2023
J.K.& Co. / Fly / Suddenly One Summer / 1968
Batsumi / Itumeleng / Batsumi / 1977
Animal Collective / Soul Capturer / Isn’t It Now? / 2023
RUMTUM / Astro Spin / Astro Spin - Single / 2025
Googoosh / Gheseh Gooye Peere Shahr / Googoosh Golden Songs, Vol. 2 / 1990
Panda Bear, Sonic Boom & Adrian Sherwood / Whirlpool Dub (Adrian Sherwood Reset in Dub Version) / Reset in Dub / 2023
Mos Def / Auditorium / The Ecstatic / 2009
Alain Goraguer / Terr et Medor / La planète sauvage (Expanded Original Soundtrack) / 1973
Baba Ali / Cog in the Wheel / Nomad - Single / 2017
Mitchum Yacoub / Never Knew (feat. Divina Jasso) / Living High in the Brass Empire / 2023
Dralms / Plants Behind Glass / Love Writes Itself / 2020
The Pointer Sisters / Yes We Can, Can / The Pointer Sisters / 1973
J Dilla / Waves / Donuts / 2006
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers / A Chant for Bu / Mission Eternal, Vol. 2 / 1995
Echo & The Bunnymen / The Killing Moon / Ocean Rain / 1984
Neal Francis / Changes, Pts. 1 & 2 / Changes / 2019
Julian Lennon / Too Late for Goodbyes / Valotte / 1984
BADBADNOTGOOD & Charlotte Day Wilson / Sleeper / Sleeper - Single / 2023
The Circling Sun / Spirits, Pt. 2 / Spirits / 2023
Thom Yorke / Knife Edge / Confidenza (Original Soundtrack) / 2024
Alaíde Costa / Gostar de Ninguém / Joia Moderna / 1961
Alek Olsen / Someday I'll Get It / Someday I'll Get It - Single / 2023
Sickoakes / Wedding Rings & Bullets In the Same Golden Shrine (Pt. II) / Seawards / 2006
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