This Monday a total solar eclipse will appear across much of North America. Our critics Wesley Morris, Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz put together a music playlist that’s a perfect accompaniment for watching the event.
Featured songs:
R.E.M., “Near Wild Heaven”
Nina Simone, Everyone’s Gone to the Moon”
The Youngbloods, “Darkness, Darkness”
Keith Jarrett, “Sundance”
Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “I See A Darkness”
Brian Eno, “An Ending (Ascent)”
On today’s episode
Lindsay Zoladz writes The Amplifier newsletter for The Times
Jon Pareles is the chief pop music critic for The Times.
Wesley Morris is a Times critic who writes about art and popular culture.
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Nina SimoneCredit...Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
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