We have a fun story to share today: Last summer we had a few close friends over for a swim in our pool in Joshua Tree and the Desert Friends band resulted when Antrom Alexander and Lucas Penner met and connected over their love of the guitar. It was a serendipitous day spent under the hot sun with a prickly pear margarita (or two).
Now we get the joy of listening to what they’ve created together since with an instrumental mix of surf, middle eastern and spaghetti western elements. On the last day of 2024 we’re honored to release our winter New Moon playlist with their curation. To end the year with a new moon is powerful—a potent day of clarity and new beginnings both in the sky and on the calendar.
Their latest release “Fireside,” which also happens to be the opening number of this playlist, has become a favorite of ours for just that—wrapped up in a blanket experiencing the contrast of crisp evening air and the warm glow of a fire. We hope their music enters the new year with you as a soundtrack to slow and intentional days.
If your year’s end was anything like ours it came to a screeching halt with exciting change, deep loss, and new dreams. Let this playlist take you through the rollercoaster of it all while you set intentions and manifest for a new year.
Here’s to more time spent fireside, under the stars, with fewer things and more experiences surrounded by those we love. Write your own sweet memories into the songs so that whenever they play you’re swept back into the moment.
Featured Artist: Desert Friends
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About the New Moon Playlist
On the New Moon, the earth, moon, and sun align making us unaware of the moon’s presence in the sky. Without the visual presence and glow of the moon, other celestial bodies typically hidden now shine brighter. Our chances of seeing the sky clearly are heightened on this day, making it a day of clarity and new beginnings. Creatively it’s the perfect time to set intentions for a new cycle of dreams and goals, and ways of manifesting them.
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