Ideal Setlist: Black Belt Eagle Scout

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Written By Nathan Box

On 2/15/23, I saw Black Belt Eagle Scout play Neumos in Seattle, WA.  

To listen to the entire Ideal Setlist playlist, please click here.   

Like so many bands and artists I have grown to love, I first heard of Washington-based artist Black Belt Eagle Scout while listening to KEXP. For the last five years, I have attempted to explore more music created by female artists focusing keenly on female led rock bands. When I first heard Black Belt Eagle Scout on the radio, I was instantly hooked.  

Soon after, I headed to my local record store and purchased At the Party with My Brown Friends. Digging through the music and lyrics, I was confronting enlightening stories I had never heard before. Songs about people, places, and ways of being I may have never discovered on my own. This feeling is precisely what I was chasing when I made the goal of spending more time with female artists.   

Recently, Black Belt Eagle Scout released their third album, The Land, The Water, The Sky. In anticipation of this release, I knew I had to see them live and experience these powerful songs in person.  

Below is my ideal Black Belt Eagle Scout setlist. This list is based on songs I have returned to most often. It doesn’t contain all my favorite songs, nor is every record evenly represented. I hope you will give it a listen and let me know what you think.  

To listen to that playlist, click HERE.  

I Said I Wouldn’t Write This Song

At the Party

Going to the Beach with Haley

Half Colored Hair

You’re Me and I’m You

Be good to each other,  

Nathan 

Nathan Box
Hello! My name is Nathan. I've always believed I would meet that special someone in one of two places; either a record store or a book store. Maybe I need to amend? I moved to Seattle in February of 2011 from Oklahoma City (Try and not hold the Sonics/Thunder thing against me). I knew I wanted to work for a nonprofit and go to grad school. Within a couple of months, I was doing both. During the day, I work as a Fund Developer and Community Relations Manager for a nonprofit in Kent and at night I try to stay as busy as possible volunteering, trying new restaurants, finding hidden bars and exploring Seattle. The past few years has been both terrifying and exhilarating. I have done things on my own I didn’t think were within my capability. I love being outdoors. On any given weekend, I can be found hiking, on a road trip, volunteering, at a museum, seeing a movie (I see a lot of them). I am passionate about nonprofit work. I feel called to leave a mark on this world. Nothing against those who enjoy making tons of money, I just need to know I am making a difference.
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