The Lightward Team: A Playlist
When thinking about how to introduce you to our incredible team, it felt fitting to do so by way of vibration and sound—to let the energy of what we’re resonating with speak for itself. So enjoy this playlist of songs we’re currently listening to in heavy rotation, and get to know us a little more while you do.
Isaac — Coloratura, Coldplay
“Multi-phasic expression of grounded wonder and love. Feels like living. :) Optimism without erasure, full allowance of what is, with a quiet knowing of what’s real, perfectly real, at the core. This is my SONG.”
Erica — Pura Flor (El Búho Remix)
“It’s in Spanish & I had this song on repeat over the past year… loosely translated it’s saying:
Hiding myself from this love
What for, when inside is fully flowering
And it heals me, and it cleanses me
And it calms me, it reminds me
Mantle of light, river of love
Sweet treasure inside the heart
I love this simple song because it constantly reminds me that there are so many things that can distract us from feeling or arriving in a place of love, but it’s always there, inside of us, if we can’t find it outside of us for whatever reason.”
Matt — This Must Be The Place, Talking Heads
“An oldie but a goldie! It reminds me of traveling, laughing, loving, and having fun.”
Jed — Look At The Sky, Porter Robinson
“I love this song because it reminds me that we’re all in this together, and we’re only gonna get through it together.”
Ken — Roll The Bones, Shakey Graves
“This guy is just plain awesome, and is as good live as in this Audiotree recording. Specifically, the intentional introduction of risk into life. Be your own agent of change by creating uncertainty.”
Ian — Bigger Than, Justin Jesso & Seeb
“As I’m in a new decade of my life, I’m going to strive for new things and experiences to broaden my life in many ways. Ways that I know and ways that I have yet to know. What I know right now, it’s going to be bigger and bigger.”
Alicia — Land Of The Living, Roo Panes
“Language of freedom always tugs on the underlying lie that is always calling me to cave inward. Language of freedom feels like this sweet little bit of honey when I feel the pull toward wild, the less tamed. I have been moving toward my childhood self lately—putting myself in the way of experiences that she loved. The deep parts in me that loved fantasy and magic and believed in a wildly hopeful life. My protective self has done so much to keep her from what she perceived would bring her shame, make others think she was naive, or at its worst invite the pain of misplaced hope. I’m gently letting some of those parts back into the room as vital voices around the table of my life, and this song reminds me of that freedom.”
Tristan — What Will, José González
“The start of this song sounds epic to me and feels like I’ve walked in on it, already in motion, with a tempo that is just going to keep on beating no matter what. I feel these lyrics are dark and full of sadness, but also full of hope and reassurance. ‘We’ll cast some light and you’ll be alright’. This all leaves me feeling like I’m heading somewhere and that I’m full of momentum.”
Abe — Higher Power, Coldplay
“I love Coldplay’s energy of inclusion and truly loving life—this song reminds me to let loose and have fun, which is a big focus of this year for me!”
Rebekah — Second Nature, Bon Iver
“This song feels hopeful even as it layers somber lyrics. It feels like an earnest question: what will we do right here in light of all we know right now? The state of the world can often feel overwhelming to me, but there’s still a chance to reorient our way of being. Existence is an affirmation of that possibility. Staying close to this breath, and then the next, keeps my heart open.”