Songs for Dreaming

God knows, there are hundreds of songs that could fill this niche, but here's a sampling of my favorite sleepy-time tunes. Here's to hibernation, friends.

The Appleseed Cast - View of a Burning City
Dream: Mildly apocalyptic, with submarines.
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Iron and Wine - The Trapeze Swinger
Dream: Yellowed bibles, knowing glances, salad.
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Bilal - Soul Sista
Dream: Smoky.
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Crooked Fingers - There's a Blue Light
Dream: Eric Bachmann in my bedroom. The mix is so vocal. Subconscious went literal.
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Mishima USA - Up the Branch
Dream: Wedding reception, slo-mo fistfight.
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Red House Painters - Have You Forgotten?
Dream: Casey Kasem's radio show, AFN radio, sweatpants.
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Jack Frost - Providence
Dream: Kilbey, McLennan, me: two chord jam, sculpture park in Canberra.
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Royksopp - Sparks
Dream: Traffic, schlieren, coffee and peanuts.
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Rebecca Gates - I Received a Levitation
Dream: Snowfall, ghost with cat.
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Yo La Tengo - Don't Have to be so Sad
Dream: A little soft shoe with my elementary school principal, high and low fives.
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Mogwai - Burn Girl Prom Queen
Dream: Utter, bloody tragedy, hope for renewal, sulfur smell.
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