Under a Heat Dome

 
 

It's been hot as hell here lately thanks to what the meteorologists are calling a "heat dome." Add in some smoke drifting in from Canadian wildfires and it makes being outdoors no fun. I wondered about hot weather music and thought slightly twangy, acoustic and electric guitar fits the mood. There's just something about these tracks that feels right for an oppressively hot day.

I like this collection because it covers a wide range of years from 1984 to 2026, with stops in 1998, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2024, & 2025. I hope you enjoy the mix and stay cool.

Cheers!

 

T R A C K L I S T :


00:00   Ry Cooder - No Safety Zone (Paris, Texas 1984)

01:33   Tommy Guerrero - Water In Your Hands (Perpetuum 2014)

04:52   Hermanos Gutierrez - Cielo Grande (El Bueno Y El Malo 2022)

07:38   Six Organs Of Admittance - Oak Path (Dust & Chimes 2000)

11:17   Dirty Three - Black Tide (Ocean Songs 1998)

15:40   Marisa Anderson - Pair of Duduk (The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music 2026)

20:10   Earth - Left in the Desert (Hex 2005)

21:03   Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sundstøl - Tista lengter (Langeleik 2026)

23:53   Barry Walker Jr. - Under Leaf Hill (Paleo Sol 2026)

26:27   Steve Roach & Roger King - Gone West (Dust to Dust 1998)

30:20   Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib, and Dylan Day - Standing in the Doorway (Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib, and Dylan Day 2026)

35:53   Daniel Lanois - New Smoke (Purple Vista 2008)

38:07   Yo La Tengo - Leaving Home (Old Joy 2025)

43:30   Calexico - Dueto De Ivonne Y Tino (Road Atlas 2011)

45:02   33. Bruce Springsteen - A Prayer By The River(Instrumental) (Tracks II: The Lost Albums 2025)

46:46   Ry Cooder - Brothers (Paris, Texas 1984)

48:44   Luke Schneider - midafternoon classic (Across the Horizon Vol.1 2024)

51:20   Woody Jackson - It Should Have Happened a Long Time Ago (Cowboy Yoga 2024)

57:55   Earth - Mirage (Hex 2005)

59:24   end