Stumptown Soundtracks: A Seductive Portland Playlist

1. Pleasure, "Glide"
The ’70s, in 6.5 minutes
2. Aminé, "Caroline"
Sex, beats, and Tarantino
3. STRFKR, "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second"
Breezy pop rock that became a Target commercial
4. Lifesavas, "Me"
A jazzy time capsule of alt-hip-hop circa 2003 plus Northeast smack-talk
5. Pure Bathing Culture, "Singer"
Sarah Versprille’s light, sweet vocals on vocals
6. Talkdemonic, "Mountaintops in Caves"
Synth meets sweeping strings in strange soundscapes.
7. Symmetry, "Over the Edge"
Part of the movie soundtrack that never was
8. EL VY, Ural Thomas, "Sleepin’ Light"
Supergroup plus super soul
9. Esperanza Spalding, "City of Roses"
Portland’s jazz queen sings up her hometown.
10. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, "Multi-Love"
The perils of polyamory, brought to you by springy synth
11. Corrina Repp, "Release Me"
Haunting, ethereal insistence. Let her go, would you!
12. The Last Artful Dodgr and Myke Bogan, "Mornin Dew"
Smoky vocals and sick beats
13. Pink Martini, "Sympathique"
Defining the underemployed, chain-smoking masses of Portland’s ’90s. In French.