{"id":7211,"date":"2025-08-14T12:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7211"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:45:28","slug":"exclusive-shindig-qobuz-playlist-25-its-so-profound-mellow-loners-misfits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7211","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Shindig! Qobuz playlist #25: It&#8217;s So Profound \u2013 Mellow Loners &#038; Misfits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We\u2019re very excited to be media partners with the truly unique online streaming platform and download store\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qobuz.com\/\">Qobuz<\/a>. This month, the 25th of our monthly bespoke playlists, which take in all manner of genres and sub-genres, scenes and beyond, then and now, shines a light on \u201cloner-folk<\/strong><b>\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7212\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Qobuz-Its-So-Profound-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Qobuz-Its-So-Profound-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Qobuz-Its-So-Profound-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Qobuz-Its-So-Profound-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Qobuz-Its-So-Profound.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Play\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.qobuz.com\/playlist\/34817875\">here<\/a>\u00a0or use the scrollable frame with track list below. You can sign up for a free trial today. Plans start from \u00a310.83 per month. For more on Qobuz read our interview with MD Dan Mackta\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5784\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.qobuz.com\/playlist\/34817875?zone=gb-en\" width=\"286\" height=\"600\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>Your browser does not support iframes.\u00a0<span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s in a term? A sub- or contrived genre are big business in record collecting circles. Back in 2008 anything deemed \u201cacid-folk\u201d tripled in value. And yes, it\u2019s true, us music fanatics do like a catch-all term to signify the deeper apspects of an obscure private-press or forgotten artist. If sounding a bit like The Incredible String Band or Comus constitutes acid-folk what in the devil is \u201cloner-folk\u201d? For me, the benchmark has to be Leonard Cohen\u2019s <em>Songs Of Leonard Cohen<\/em>. This poetic desolate music is nothing other than lonely, and clearly it inspired many bedroom troubadours peeved off with the world and their lot in life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The music contained in this playlist is all from North America (including Canada), stemming from roughly the 1967 to 1980 period. Most is acoustic, some solely. Other tracks feature electric instrumentation, some later efforts synths, and one or two efforts include orchestration. There\u2019s no wrong or right way. Predominantly the featured music is private-press but there are major label releases too, including Tim Buckley, Neil Young, and the aforementioned Leonard Cohen. One look at the song titles will let you know what\u2019s in store. From \u2018Hey, Who Really Cares?\u2019 (Linda Perhacs), \u2018Present Your Errors\u2019 (Richard Kneeland) and \u2018Am I Really Here Alone?\u2019 (Philip Lewin) to \u2018I Can\u2019t Sleep At Night\u2019 (Gary Higgins), \u2018Where Are You?\u2019 (Tim McKenna) and \u2018Past The Point Of Caring\u2019 (Doug Firebaugh), the mood is often stark, the tone minor-key, and the performance occasionally fractured and distant. \u00a0As the Vietnam War raged away, questions were inevitably asked, not to mention the disillusionment caused by friends dying of drug overdoses. (Hear all of Neil Young\u2019s <em>Tonight The Night<\/em> for the barest <em>expos\u00e9<\/em> of this<em>.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And hey, sometimes being alone is just fine.<\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7211&#038;t=Exclusive%20Shindig%21%20Qobuz%20playlist%20%2325%3A%20It%E2%80%99s%20So%20Profound%20%E2%80%93%20Mellow%20Loners%20%26%20Misfits&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7211&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2FScreenshot-2025-08-14-at-12.25-copy.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Exclusive%20Shindig%21%20Qobuz%20playlist%20%2325%3A%20It%E2%80%99s%20So%20Profound%20%E2%80%93%20Mellow%20Loners%20%26%20Misfits\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7211&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Exclusive%20Shindig%21%20Qobuz%20playlist%20%2325%3A%20It%E2%80%99s%20So%20Profound%20%E2%80%93%20Mellow%20Loners%20%26%20Misfits&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7211\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re very excited to be media partners with the truly unique online streaming platform and download store\u00a0Qobuz. This month, the 25th of our monthly bespoke playlists, which take in all manner of genres and sub-genres, scenes and beyond, then and now, shines a light on \u201cloner-folk\u201d Play\u00a0here\u00a0or use the scrollable frame with track list below. 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