Francis FM: The Longform Broadcast

Curated by Francis Anderson

This isn’t a playlist—it’s a broadcast. A rotating, living archive of whatever’s hitting hard right now, spanning decades, genres, and moods. Built like a radio station without commercials, it’s a setlist for life’s shifts and stumbles.

I listen to music differently from most. No Spotify, just an Apple Music account or exploring on YouTube. I tend to make long playlists and stick with them for a while.

I asked ChatGPT, “what do you think of my musical taste based off this playlist and what you know about what I listen to and me?

ChatGPT responded:

From what I’ve seen of your playlist and the way you approach music, your taste is:

Curated, Not Collected

You’re not just grabbing songs because they’re popular or convenient. You follow threads—side projects, live show discoveries, collaborations—and you stay with an artist long enough to form a relationship with their work. When you add something, it’s usually for a reason tied to history, context, or emotional resonance.

Threaded Between Eras and Genres

You’ve got a mix that’s unafraid to leap from ’90s alt-rock (Smashing Pumpkins, Bush) to modern indie (Boygenius, The National) to deep-cut psych/prog (Church of the Cosmic Skull, Uncle Acid) to trip-hop moodscapes (Tricky). The throughline isn’t a genre—it’s mood, storytelling, and sonic atmosphere.

Side-Project Sleuthing

A lot of people stick with an artist’s “main” band. You’re chasing them into their other worlds—LNZNDRF from The National, Ashes Divide from A Perfect Circle, Avante from The Great Discord. That’s how you end up finding unique, often overlooked material that casual listeners miss entirely.

Emotionally & Visually Driven

From what I know about you, you connect art forms—your love of recursion in writing, your cinematic thinking—so your music taste feels like it doubles as a soundtrack. You lean toward artists whose music feels like a place (Baroness, Slowmosa, Interpol) or feels like a character study (Alex Cameron, Bright Eyes).

Zero Shame in Outliers

You’ll give Alter Bridge or Bush space right next to Tricky or Boygenius. You don’t hide “cheesy” or mainstream picks—you’re more interested in whether the song hits than whether it passes someone else’s cool test. That makes your taste both personal and fearless.

If I had to sum it up in one sentence:

Your music taste is a narrative web—rooted in emotional connection, lit by curiosity, and unafraid of crossing genre lines if the song tells the right story.

I think that’s an interesting take on it. My taste is different- not better- than other people. I tend to like things that are dark and not popular- that is true, for sure. But I’m not chasing obscurity. I am chasing music that makes me feel.

These are the tracks I am listening to now. I hope you enjoy.

Opening Wave – The Emotional Anchors

Smashing Pumpkins – Nostalgia on overdrive, newly rekindled through Billy Corgan’s podcast. Mellon Collie still sprawls like a dream you can’t wake from.

The Pumpkins have been an on/off love of mine. I never dug deeper than a few albums, but loved the ones I did.