What I'm Listening To Right Now

From the time I take for myself after the kids go to bed, another playlist that keeps me going:

>Born Losers - Matthew Good
>Perfect Company - A Cursive Memory
>Come on Get Higher - Matt Nathanson
>Coming Around Again - Simon Webbe
>Easy - Barenaked Ladies
>All I Can See - Brendan James
>Magic - Colbie Caillat
>5:19 - Matt Wertz
>Vegas - Sara Bareilles
>When to Quit - Ari Hest
>No Worries - Simon Webbe
>Turning Circles - Chris Bryan
>Found - James Kinne
>Ain't No Reason - Brett Dennen
>Someday - Pete Schmidt
>Sideways - Let's Go Sailing
>1973 - James Blunt
>The Way I Feel - Matt Wertz
>4 in the Morning - Gewn Stefani
>#41 Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Live at Radio City
>Gravity - Shawn McDonald
>Pictures of You - The Last Goodnight
>Her Eyes - Pat Monahan
>Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
>I Don't Want to be Right - Chris Bryan

And now on the nightstand is "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers.

New Music Saturday

Sometimes dads need time to be people, and you may have figured by now one of my favorite "downtime" activties is getting lost in iTunes user recommendations and "if you bought this you'll like this" suggestions to find great new music. My new playlist, "days off" may connect you with something new:

life is beautiful - vega 4
starting now - ingrid michaelson
mandolin moon - sister hazel
have a little faith in me - john hiatt
heard the world - o.a.r.
just (radio edit) - mark ronson
smile - lily allen
take your mama - scissor sisters
time is a runaway - the alternate routes
a good start - maria taylor
sideways - let's go sailing
undeniable - mat kearney
be be your love - rachel yamagata
is it any wonder? - keane
yesterday is calling - william tell
no myth - michael penn
human - jon mclaughlin
all i have - until june
words you used to say - dean & britta
all that that implies - michael penn