The Playlist: Best of 2011, Part Two

There was so much good  music last year we had to run a second story! So please, take a listen (and another look back) at this second half of our 2011 “Best of” Playlist—a music mix from some of our favorite features from the past year.

PLAYLIST, BEST OF 2011: PART TWO

Brand New Start by Little Joy from The Playlist: MacFadden & Thorpe

Time Spike Jamz by Lapalux from The Playlist: Graphic & Web Designer Jonathan Rahmani

Wildwood Flower by Carter Family with Mother Maybelle from The Playlist: Artist Leah Durner

This Will Take Time by Jim Avett from The Playlist: Artist Amy Helfand

What Must Be Done by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis from The Playlist: Graphic Designer Blake Allen

Wonderful Life by Hurts from The Playlist: Writer and Lifestyle Consultant Sophie Donelson

Don’t Look Back in to the Sun by The Libertines from The Playlist: Rob Woodbridge of Herman Miller

Midnight Train To Georgia by Gladys Knight & The Pips from The Playlist: Artist/illustrator Jonathan Woodward

Little By Little by Radiohead from The Playlist: Music critic and author Amanda Petrusich

Goods by Mates of State from The Playlist: Typographer Jessica Hische

Neckbrace by Ratatat from The Playlist: Designer Mike Devereaux

That Was Just Your Life by Metallica from The Playlist: Creative Director Eric Karjaluoto

He Was a Friend of Mine by Willie Nelson from The Playlist: Interior Designer Isabel Borland

Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder from The Playlist: Designer and Illustrator Nicole Block

Meeting of the Spirits by Mahavishnu Orchestra from The Playlist: Product Designer Stanley Ruiz

Hope and Validation by Bernard Fanning from The Playlist: Cerentha Harris

Talamak by Toro Y Moi from The Playlist: Graphic Designer Timothy Goodman

One Step Too Far by Faithless from The Playlist: Graphic Designer & Art Photographer Paul Vanzella

BossaCucaNova by Aguas de Março from The Playlist: Photographer Nicole Hill Gerulat

Joy by Bettye Lavette from The Playlist: Graphic Designer Carolyn Sewell

Image sources (clockwise, starting top left): Mike Devereaux, Nicole Hill Gerulat, Amanda Petrusich, Timothy Goodman, Jessica Hische, Carolyn Sewell

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