I’ve got a training plan for the next few months. Now all I need is music to make the longer runs a little less tedious. Here’s the first new playlist, which I’ll probably use for my midlength (12-15 miles) runs. It’s fairly uptempo but not the crazy, aggressive crap I listen to for the faster aerobic and tempo runs.
1. Paper Birds – The Slip
2. Airplane/Primitive – The Slip
3. Children Of December – The Slip
4. Clear Water – Anniemac
5. The Sun Smells Too Loud – Mogwai
6. Glasgow Mega-Snake – Mogwai
7. Special – Mew
8. Hawaii – Mew
9. Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years – Mew
10. Snow Brigade – Mew
11. Am I Wry? No – Mew
12. Black Hearts (On Fire) – Jet
13. (Drawing) Rings Around The World – Super Furry Animals
14. The Undefeated – Super Furry Animals
15. Slow Life – Super Furry Animals
16. Cath… – Death Cab For Cutie
17. New Killer Star – David Bowie
18. House Of Orion – Lukestar
19. Rebellion (Lies) – Arcade Fire
20. Wrapped Up In Books – Belle and Sebastian
21. Everybody Come Down – The Delgados
22. Senses – La Rocca
23. Eyes While Open – La Rocca
24. Non Believer – La Rocca
25. My Lucky Day – Jason Falkner
26. I Live – Jason Falkner
27. Under the Milkyway – The Church
28. There, There – Radiohead
29. Jigsaw Falling Into Place – Radiohead
30. Pretty In Pink – The Psychedelic Furs
31. Beautiful People – Pet Shop Boys
32. Keys To Your Heart – The 101ers
33. Lola Stars and Stripes – The Stills
Listen on Rhapsody
Fun facts about a few of these:
#4 is by Annie McIntyre, who I grew up with and saw for the first time in a few decades when we went to Oregon in the summer.
#17 is just so Bowie. It’s newer, but evidence that, unlike a lot of his contemporaries, he hasn’t lost his talent.
#27 and #30 are there purely for nostalgia. I love both these tunes, primarily for the vocal.
#32 is Joe Strummer’s pre-Clash band. Their only hit.
Races Like a Girl 
Check out David Usher’s “Black black heart” good pace (there are two versions- one moderate, one faster.rockier)
ps- David Usher is a Canadian guy, not the weirdly smooth and very creepy R&B guy “Usher”
Thank you for that clarification. I was on the verge of dismissing your recommendation the moment I read “Usher.”