People
The archive.
Every person here chose their songs while still alive. Each playlist is a permanent record, in their own words.
Sample entries — no public playlists yetMargaret Ashworth
1948 — 2023Liverpool, England“I never had the words to say what music did for me. But if you listen to these songs in order, you'll understand everything I couldn't say out loud.”
Robert Chen
1962 — 2024Vancouver, Canada“My father never said I love you. He said 'listen to this.' Every song here is something he played for me, or I played for him, in place of the words we couldn't find.”
Amara Osei
1985 — presentAccra, Ghana“I made this playlist at thirty-eight, healthy and happy. Because the best time to say what matters is before you have to.”
Elena Voss
1971 — 2022Berlin, Germany“Every song is a room I lived in. Some I left. Some I was taken from. All of them are still mine.”
Thomas Andersen
1955 — 2024Copenhagen, Denmark“Sixty-eight years. Thousands of songs heard. Fifteen that mattered. That's not a small number — that's the exact right number.”