Chloe Stevens’s Sleepy Tracks

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Chloe Stevens ’13 is a huge nerd who spends most of her waking hours rotating between the computer science lab and the math lounge. She enjoys swimming, chamber music, and “non-stop Tuesdays.” The best live show she’s ever seen is Arcade Fire.

This playlist is my musical equivalent of comfort food: quiet, calming, and slightly self-indulgent in a monotonous, single-genred kind of way. The songs are primarily acoustic and mostly old favorites, with a few recent additions scattered in. I think it’s ideal for late nights in a stress-filled library, or as some pre-bedtime background noise. Enjoy!

1. “I Didn’t See It Coming” – Belle & Sebastian
2. “My Own Sinking Ship” – Good Old War
3. “Phone Call” – High Highs
4. “Be Good Or Be Gone” – Fionn Regan
5. “Virginia May” – Gregory Alan Isakov
6. “Once In A While” – Shakey Graves
7. “Fall At Your Feet” – Boy And Bear
8. “Moving On Backwards” – Without Gravity
9. “Swept Away (acoustic)” – Avett Brothers
10. “Folly” – Folly and the Hunter
11. “New York” – Blind Pilot
12. “June Hymn” – The Decemberists
13. “In Spite Of All The Damage” – Be Good Tanyas
14. “Sodom, South Georgia” – Iron & Wine
15. “Sail to the Moon” – Radiohead

“Campus Mixtapes” is a feature highlighting the musical tastes of different people at Swarthmore. To nominate someone for inclusion, please email Kat Clark ’12 (kclark9).