Hence,
Choruses for Coding!
These are songs/bands/albums that I think help make me more productive, and at the very least are very enjoyable!
First,
St. Paul and the Broken Bones - Half the City
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This is one awesome band! To be honest, I learned of them through a random morning talk show on which they were featured. They played two of their "most popular" songs, Broken Bones and Pocket Change and Half the City (the title track). Imagine if Otis Redding had been an accountant until his mid 30's and then realized he had an amazing voice, so he started a band of other amazing 30-somethings. That's St. Paul and the Broken Bones. Each and every track on their one and only album is amazing, yet not distracting in a way that keeps me from being able to focus on my work. I can just play their music on repeat in the background and do work!
Next,
Steep Canyon Rangers and Steve Martin - Red Bird Alert
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Wow. If you haven't Steep Canyon Rangers, you're missing out. Their "Red Bird Alert" album, which features THE Steve Martin, is quite simply amazing. Don't have any favorites here, and honestly, I learned about this album/collaboration from Steve's Reddit AMA. Someone asked where he had been the last 5 years, and it turns out he was making music. If you haven't heard this album, give it a listen now. If you can't be productive to some good, old fashion blue-grass, maybe you can't be productive at all.
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| Yep, you heard that right. Steve Martin + Banjo. Wow... |
Finally,
The Black Keys- El Camino (A throwback to the Freshman year)
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Right right, the Black Keys, if you're thinking to yourself "They're old news..." or "Who cares about them anymore?", well you're wrong. They're albums are all amazing, but my favorite is, and will always be, El Camino. The level of productivity that I experience while listening to this album is insane. They just have a way of calming me down, especially during moments of frustration when debugging, etc. So honestly, this is my most recommended album on this whole blog post. This album is simply amazing...
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| Yes, I am that unproductive without music |
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