Compilations and classic songs that put you in mind of the city, from Traveler's city playlist.
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Compilations:
Made in Thailand by Carabao
Classic Thai album blends folk, rock, and traditional Thai ballads, all by Carabao and their hugely popular counter-culture lead singer, Ad Carabao, a Thai mix of Dylan, Nelson, and Springsteen.
Through the Years by Pumpuang
Luuk thung (literally “child of the rice field”) is hugely popular Thai folk music, and Pumpuang Duangjan was the queen of the genre.
Tamnan Rak Sao Isan (“Isan Girls’ Love Stories”) by Jintara Poonlarp
Modern star Jintara Poonlarp’s album combining mor lam, a type of folksy ballad based on the khaen (a woodwind mouth organ made of bamboo), and luuk thung.
Bakery Music: Lust For Live by Various Artists
A compilation of Thai indie acts from the label that put Thai alternative music on the map during the 1990s. Artists include P.O.P. and Modern Dog.
Never Mind the Botox by Futon
Electronica Bangkok style by the internationally acclaimed Futon.
Classic Songs:
- “One Night in Bangkok” by Murray Head
- “Made in Thailand” by Carabao
- “Sao Isan plat tin” (“Poor Isan Girl Far From Home”) by Jintara Poonlarp
- “Siphok Pi Haeng Khuam Lang” (“16 Years of Our Past”) by Suraphol Sombatcharoen
- “Kon Gap Kwai” (“Man and Buffalo”) by Caravan
- “Ta Leung” by Thaitanium
- “That Song” by Modern Dog
- “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by Futon
- “I Believe” by Tata Young
- “Khwam Chuea” by Bodyslam
