On this month’s episode of In a Mood, we have the one and only Tommy Mandel. Affectionately known as the New York synth musician in all the circles, Tommy delivered an hour-long playlist of songs centered around the theme of heartbreak – a relatable and inevitable experience for us all. His hour is sure to thaw even the coldest of hearts. In our following hour, we mixed a bunch of our favorite tunes for the tender-hearted.

Tommy Mandel is an accomplished keyboardist, composer and artist whose prolific career in music started in the late 70s. He has most recently released projects with Invisible City Editions. We can’t wait to hear what he has in store for us next.

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Every month, In A Mood delves into the foundational inclusivity of music by inviting new guests who don’t consider themselves to be DJs in the traditional sense, to showcase their own unique relationship with music. For the first half of a two hour long program, that will span multiple genres, each guest will have complete control over the music selection built around a central mood, concept or theme, providing a bit of spontaneity, originality and authenticity to a sometimes limited pool of selectors. In the second half, Nikole Guzmán and Michael Moeser create their own mix that encapsulates their interpretation of the same central idea.

TRACKLIST:

HOUR ONE TOMMY
Roll Um Easy – Little Feat
You Must Believe Me – The Impressions
Pretty Ballerina – The Left Banke
Breakin’ The Rules – Robbie Robertson
Always You – Jennifer Paige
Walk On By – Dionne Warwick
Mind Games – John Lennon
Haunted (by the Girl He Always Wanted) – Tommy Mandel
Sad Song For My Mother – Barry Mann, Al Gorgoni
Deeper – Tommy Mandel
Super Woman (Where Were You When I Needed You) – Stevie Wonder
Love Song – Elton John
I’m So Proud – The Impressions (feat. Curtis Mayfield)
You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If you Break My Heart) – Dionne Warwick
No Easy Way – Seal
The Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix
Everybody’s Been Burned- The Byrds (feat. David Crosby)

HOUR TWO NIKOLE AND MICHAEL
Sun Room – Wilson Tanner
Violet – Seal
Same Mistake – Gregory Isaacs
Rainful Memories- MDA Analog
Memories of Her – CV Vision
No. 4 – I-Level
Sauna Research – Tapes
One More Love Song – Laurence Guy
Salad Bar – The Zenmenn
Close Encounters – Buzzy Lee, Tommy Mandel
Please, Please, Please (feat Momo Love) – Kejeblos
So Sad – Sonny E.
Never Gonna Get My Love – Deluxe
One Wish – Phil Lynott