Letter #6: Songs for My Imaginary Coffee Shop
Looking for coffee shop vibes? Got ‘em piping hot right here!
Anybody have those far-off dreams in which you run a little café or a bookstore (or in my case, both)? And you’ve furnished this book café in your mind, draping it in warm colors, lovely vintage finds, and shelves of curated books? And you’ve come up with a playlist to go with the scent of warm bread, brewing coffee, and old books (because there’d be a new and vintage section)?
Well, that’s one of my many dreams at least.
This is my playlist for that imaginary shop. Hope it makes you feel like you’re sitting in a little café, surrounded by comforting croissants and classics.
(**Note: I’ve linked my Spotify playlist underneath as well so you can just click on each song instead of looking them up individually. Whatever works for you!)
Coffee Shop Vibes:
“The Hound and the Fox” by I The Mighty
“Burnt Espresso” by Sidney Amos, Barnes Blvd.
“Ice Pink” by Nico Muhoberac
“Hibernate With Me” by Benjamin Scheuer
“Barrier Island” by Girl Named Tom
“My First Unselfish Love Ballad” by {Parentheses}
“Pick It Up (Ima Say Ma Namowa) [feat. Jonathan LaMarche]” by Michale Wyckoff
“Caterpillars (Of the Commonwealth)” by Will Connolly
Fun Fact: Will Connolly played Jeremy Heere, the lead character of the Be More Chill musical on its original run! (For more details, check here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_More_Chill_(musical).)
I’m a huge fan of the soundtrack, especially George Salazar’s rendition of “Michael in the Bathroom.” It’s a whacky musical with a lot of heart. I’ve only listened to the soundtrack (over and over and over), but it would’ve been wonderful to see it with the original cast!
“Way It Used to Be” by Michael Lee Brown
“Meteor Shower” by Cavetown (honestly, I’d play literally anything Cavetown does in my little shop)
“Coming Home” by JJ Heller
“Be Around Me (feat. chloe moriando)” by Will Joseph Cook, chloe moriando
“Here Comes a Thought” by Cement City, Tape
“Come Over” by DEAN, Yerin Baek
“Tender” by FENNEC FENNEC (I LOVE this band)
“Two Birds” by Regina Spektor
“Fly In My Room” by Kerrin Connolly
“Agoraphobia” by Autoheart
“I Love You So” by The Walters
“Between My Teeth” by Orla Gartland (I love all of her music so much)
“Lofi/Hiphop Beats to Not Try This at Home To” by xdetune
“Fight or Flight” by Conon Gray
“death bed (coffee for your head)” by Powfu, beabadoobee
“If You Want To” by beabadoobee
“New Soul” by Yael Naim
“Alive” by Graeme James
Okay, just throwing out some of my favorites songs from one of my favorite artists here: “A Cup of Coffee,” “Loser,” and “One Penny” by Julian Moon (I love her music so much!)
“dancing around” by flor
“Dream Song” by Finish Ticket
“Soldier, Poet, King” by The Oh Hellos
“Rain Clouds” by The Arcadian Wild
There are so, so many more, but my playlist is over 7 hours long, so I figured I wouldn’t list every single song. But check out my playlist if you do want nonstop coffeehouse vibes for 7 hours!
Also note that I update this playlist pretty regularly, so there will be plenty more songs than this on my Spotify list! (You can always check back with this link to see if I’ve added more.)
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy reading!
Love your list! If you enjoy cafes and books and the chill vibes, I recommend Sweet Talk Radio (for music) and the Louise Penny Inspector Gamache novels.