For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.com Summer is here so chill out with this FULLY MIXED 38 song mixtape. This episode’s highlighted track(s): Track 6 and 12 Rose Droll - Sleep Easy* Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist Rose Droll explores the emotional aftermath of heartbreak in “Sleep Easy,” a standout track from her second full-length album, With Strangers. Over a looped acoustic guitar and a distant, reverberating bass synth, Droll delivers a delicate yet affecting vocal performance, offering comfort to an ex-lover: “You say you’re fine and I hope you’re alright, but lately all I hear is what you croon when you cry… I remember nothing but the way we were.” As Droll’s subdued voice attempts to steer the jilted ex towards hope, the refrain—“I remember nothing but the way we were”—returns like a ghost of the past, punctuated by frenetic piano stabs that underscore the lingering pain echoing the song’s emotional core. On With Strangers, Droll proves her skill at fusing bedroom pop intimacy with electronic textures and experimental percussion. The result is a contemplative, often challenging collection that recalls the genre-defying spirit of ’90s icons like Beck and PJ Harvey. Bonus attention is also due to Donna Summer’s powerful cover of Vangelis’s 1981 track “State of Independence.” Produced by Quincy Jones, the recording stands out not only for its bold reinterpretation, but also the star power behind its gospel-infused chorus. Jones pulled out all the stops, calling in favors from some of the biggest names in music to assemble an all-star choir that includes Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Dionne Warwick, Brenda Russell, Christopher Cross, James Ingram, Kenny Loggins, Patti Austin, Michael McDonald, Peggy Lipton, and even actress Dyan Cannon. ________ The setlist: Artist / Song Name / Album / Year Romare / Lover Man / Projections / 2015 Flavien Berger / sapon / sapon - Single / 2023 Midnight Sister / Blue Cigar / Saturn Over Sunset / 2017 Lyfe Indoors / Binary Crime / Binary Crime - Single / 2023 Melody's Echo Chamber / Pêcheuse de Lune / Unfold / 2022 *Rose Droll / Sleep Easy / With Strangers / 2024 Q Lazzarus / Goodbye Horses / Goodbye Horses - Single / 1991 Soul Supreme / Lyrics to Go / Check the Rhime - Lyrics to Go - Single / 2020 Deniece Williams / Free / This Is Niecy (Expanded Edition) / 1976 Boards of Canada / Olson / Music Has the Right to Children / 1998 Blue Hawaii & Suzanne Kraft / I Felt Love (Suzanne Kraft Remix) / I Felt Love - Single / 2020 Donna Summer / State of Independence / Donna Summer / 1982 DARKSIDE / Hell suite, Pt. II / Nothing / 2025 Mitski / Bug Like an Angel / The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We / 2023 Slowdive / skin in the game / everything is alive / 2023 J.K.& Co. / Fly / Suddenly One Summer / 1968 Batsumi / Itumeleng / Batsumi / 1977 Animal Collective / Soul Capturer / Isn’t It Now? / 2023 RUMTUM / Astro Spin / Astro Spin - Single / 2025 Googoosh / Gheseh Gooye Peere Shahr / Googoosh Golden Songs, Vol. 2 / 1990 Panda Bear, Sonic Boom & Adrian Sherwood / Whirlpool Dub (Adrian Sherwood Reset in Dub Version) / Reset in Dub / 2023 Mos Def / Auditorium / The Ecstatic / 2009 Alain Goraguer / Terr et Medor / La planète sauvage (Expanded Original Soundtrack) / 1973 Baba Ali / Cog in the Wheel / Nomad - Single / 2017 Mitchum Yacoub / Never Knew (feat. Divina Jasso) / Living High in the Brass Empire / 2023 Dralms / Plants Behind Glass / Love Writes Itself / 2020 The Pointer Sisters / Yes We Can, Can / The Pointer Sisters / 1973 J Dilla / Waves / Donuts / 2006 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers / A Chant for Bu / Mission Eternal, Vol. 2 / 1995 Echo & The Bunnymen / The Killing Moon / Ocean Rain / 1984 Neal Francis / Changes, Pts. 1 & 2 / Changes / 2019 Julian Lennon / Too Late for Goodbyes / Valotte / 1984 BADBADNOTGOOD & Charlotte Day Wilson / Sleeper / Sleeper - Single / 2023 The Circling Sun / Spirits, Pt. 2 / Spirits / 2023 Thom Yorke / Knife Edge / Confidenza (Original Soundtrack) / 2024 Alaíde Costa / Gostar de Ninguém / Joia Moderna / 1961 Alek Olsen / Someday I'll Get It / Someday I'll Get It - Single / 2023 Sickoakes / Wedding Rings & Bullets In the Same Golden Shrine (Pt. II) / Seawards / 2006 ________ Add our playlists on Spotify and Apple Music to spice up your streaming algorithm. ________ Mix also available on Soundcloud. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yeahyal.substack.com