‘STEADY ACTION’

A playlist for Colbo by Alex Delany

Alex Delany is a writer, editor, cook, wine drinker, DJ, music consultant, book salesman … and the kind of person who makes juggling all of it look easy. He lives in Manhattan, hails from Philly, and can often be found playing records at 51 Orchard St during (or after) store hours.

Alex told us that this first playlist Colbo is built for his favorite summer afternoons: cooking, mixing drinks or opening wine, letting the light in. “Hot but not hot enough to make you sweat too much. Songs with a groove that will cool you down or get you going, depending on where your afternoon  or evening is headed.”

In our conversation about the playlist, Alex talked a lot about resets — of the sonic kind, in this case. We could all use a reset now and then, and this collection of songs is exactly that. 

STEADY ACTION

The Beach Boys – Our Prayer
Billy Paul – Let the Dollar Circulate
Najib Alhoush – Ya Aen Daly
Tonica & Dominante – Tigre Tonica & Dominante
Boisson-Payet – Fill le crocodile Version instrumentale
CANNIBALE – Es el Amor
The Police – When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around
noonday underground – London
The Blue Rondos – Little Baby
Jaffa – Elevator Jaffa Live Mix
Las Deblas – Puedes Buscarte un Nuevo Amor
Johnny Thunder – I’m Alive
Los Darts – Felices Juntos
Mario Acquaviva – Notturno Italiano
The Bahama Soul Club Bessie Smith – Moaners
Marvin Pontiac – Runnin’ Round
The Whatnauts – Why Can’t People Be Colors Too
Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train
Anita Lane – Lost in Music

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