Music on Monday

After the glorious timelessness of the weekend, the real world is reasserting itself disguised as Monday. However, I still have stars in my eyes and mind. Here's a scattering of cosmically themed tracks to launch you into the work week.

First off, Laura Mvula performing "Sing to the Moon" at the Full Future Festival. You can enjoy the entire album is you hop over to NPR Music.

Stepping back in time, The Moody Blues imagine astronauts as futuristic gypsies "left without a hope of coming home." I personally rank the Moody Blues among the most underrated psychedelic rock bands of the 1970s. They create hauntingly evocative soundscapes that were imprinted in my brain as a young child half asleep in my beanbag while my father drank coffee and jammed out his favorite tunes.

This live performance of Jai Uttal's "Let Me Be Sky" makes me wonder how long I'd have to live on granola and green smoothies to be yoga-cool enough to kick it with these folks at Spirit Rock meditation center--where this particular track was recorded. Even if I could wash all the smoke out of my hair, I'd probably be escorted off the premises once they realized Coyote has fleas. Would you believe Coyote and I are such yogi heretics that I can't even embed the video? You'll just have to follow the link. 

And finally, the anthem of my "walking around town late at night unable to decide if that's a tar trail or a snake on the road" early twenties: "Stellar" by Incubus.

 Happy journey, cosmic travelers. If you need extra tunes for a long voyage, you can always explore Hearts of Space, a public radio program dedicated to "slow music for fast times."