A Playlist for Gram, Artemis II & All Things Cosmic Country

Marissa Moss

17 Apr 2026 — 1 min read

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If you're anything like me, you spent last week absolutely riveted by the space travels of the Artemis II crew: marveling at the wildest achievements of man felt like the perfect antidote to a world drowning in AI slop, and it was particularly soothing to watch them arrive safely from the actual moon while most other nights, if we turn on the television, we are usually viewing some sort of global horror du jour. Coupled with Gram Parsons' posthumous induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I've had the cosmos - and cosmic American music - on my mind.

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