Happy Monday, folks. It’s my anniversary this week, so you’ll excuse me if I don’t answer any calls or whatnot tomorrow. Yeah, that’s right, I know when my wedding anniversary is. Take that, Boomer comedians! Anyway, have a playlist.

1. Matt Berninger, “Blue Monday”: Is this the most obvious cover of all time? Possibly. Is it still a pretty great cover? Most definitely.
2. Peter Gabriel, “Been Undone”: New Peter Gabriel, and we’re gonna keep getting new Peter Gabriel twice a month all year? I’m here for it. i/o was excellent, and o/i already seems like it might be just as good.
3. The Faim, “Ease My Mind”: Poppier than what I usually listen to, but still a fun little number.
4. Bob Weir, “Only A River”: Bob Weir passed last week, meaning the remaining Grateful Dead are now one fewer. While I never really cared much for the Dead or their jam band-y meanderings, I recognize their influence and lasting importance. Weir was a good songwriter and guitarist, and this track off of a solo album he released a few years ago remains very affecting.
5. The Magnetic Fields, “Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing”: My song with The Wife. We have a poster with the lyrics on it hanging up in the living room that she bought for me last year. She is excellent at coming up with thoughtful gifts.
6. Mon Rovia, “Bloodline”: I dig the short, simple songs these guys create. There’s a sincerity and honesty to the music that comes through in their arrangements and excellent vocal harmonies. I want more.
7. David Bowie, “Five Years”: Is Ziggy Stardust an album about a weird singer, or is it a prophetic warning about the end of the world? Por que no los dos?
8. Mark Knopfler, “Cannibals”: Cannibals and dinosaurs and hurricanes, oh my!
9. Billy Bragg & Wilco, “Remember The Mountain Bed”: Just one of the sweetest – and somehow saddest – songs I can remember hearing in the past twenty-five years or so. Absolutely perfect, no notes.
10. Cat Power, “The Greatest”: A song about a boxer, maybe, or maybe just a song about striving. It’s great either way.