On fashion designer and singer Kate Torralba's playlist:

1.   Love is No Big Truth - Kings of Convenience
2.   Breaking It Up - Lykke Li
3.   1901 - Phoenix
4.   No Line on the Horizon - U2
5.   Marry Me - Saint Vincent
6.   Bonnie and Clyde - Serge Gainsbourg
7.   House of Cards - Radiohead
8.   Hand on Your Heart - Jose Gonzalez
9. Twice - Little Dragon
10.   Seems I'm Never Tired of Lovin' You - Nina Simone

My No-Fail Picker-Upper Song:   "If I Ever Feel Better" by Phoenix.   No matter how sour my mood is, this song always makes me snap out of it.

My Praying Song (Yeah, I know, I ACTUALLY pray.):   "Ara Batur" by Sigur Ros.   It's really beautiful.

My On-the-Plane Emo Song:   James Taylor's cover of Joni Mitchell's "River."   What gives the track a more interesting angle is the fact that they used to be lovers.

My Get-Up-Shower-and-Start-Your-Day-Right Song:   "I'd Rather Dance with You" by Kings of Convenience

My Back-to-Reality Song: "Wise Up" by Aimee Mann. One artist on my bucket list that I haven't seen live yet!

My I'm-So-Stressed-I-Want-To-Take-A-Timeout Song:   "To Build A Home" by The Cinematic Orchestra (Live at the Barbican version, with Patrick Watson on vocals).   This is just one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard.   I heard it live at their concert in Singapore but it was a guitar version by Grey Reverend. The Patrick Watson version is programmed in the mp3 player called "My Brain" because I love it so much.

Images of Kate Torralba by Julles Roberto.