Welcome to The Playlist Club

(it’s not as serious as it sounds)

It all started with a tweet:

At the time of writing this that tweet has 37 Likes (insert NSFW Clerks reference). I don’t know if that count will grow in the days, weeks, and months ahead, but I do know that 37 is more than enough response to justify making this community reality.

With that in mind, allow me to be the first to welcome you to The Playlist Club, which is a somewhat catchy description for a place where people from all over the planet can create and share playlists with other people interested in discovery new music. No news. No reviews. Just music and stories from people you may or may not know.

This club is open to everyone. Please invite your friends.

You should know now that we rely on Spotify to collect and share these playlists. Nothing against people who use Apple Music, Tidal, or Amazon, but with more than 40 million users Spotify is by and large the biggest music streaming service on the planet. You can try it for free if you have yet to do so (and no — they did no pay me to say that.)

Music is a crazy thing. Like photographs, songs and albums often serve as time machines that allow us to return to places, ages, and experiences that have long since past. My hope is that this community will make it possible for people to get a glimpse of the world as heard and experienced by others living lives completely different than their own.

Music connects us all, yet so much of why we love it based on connections wholly unique to our individual experiences. By sharing playlists and the ideas or memories attached through them we are able to create a modern twist on the idea of walking a mile in someone else’s shoes, and maybe — just maybe—it will have a positive impact on those who participate.

Here’s what we’re going to do:

This site will serve as a hub for all stories and playlists. New additions and any updates related to the community will be shared through this platform, as well as through the site’s official Twitter account.

The goal right now is to share 1–2 playlists a week, along with an essay from the person who created it explaining the motivation behind their curation. If there is a demand for more I am open to posting more. These entries can be as long or as brief as the curator desires, but creativity is encouraged. If you want to make a list of songs that got you through college and some insight into those experiences — cool. If you want to share a collection of songs you connect with a specific person, place, or time — cool as well. If you want to curate a list of songs you believe the Conehead family would listen to if they were to land on Earth in 2016 — Please for the love of all that is holy make that happen.

My one rule is this: Don’t be a dick.

How to submit your playlist:

Don’t forget custom album art.

1. Follow @ThePlaylistClub on Twitter and Medium.
2. Create a playlist based on an idea, memory, place, person, etc. using Spotify.
3. Write a description/essay for your playlist and submit it — along with a link to your Spotify playlist — to this publication. If you need a guide for using Medium — Click here. If you have problems with your submission or need further assistance you can tweet me directly and I will make sure your submission is seen.

All submissions will be reviewed and scheduled for release in a timely manner. Curators will be notified whether or not their submission has been accepted within 72 hours of submission.