Today we take another dive into Aaron Sprinkle's 2017 record, Real Life. In a sense, Real Life was a farewell record. Sprinkle had scaled back his productions in the early '10s, only working with bands he really wanted to. Real Life is also his final record on Tooth & Nail Records. Since moving to Nashville in the ‘10s, Sprinkle began working on other musical projects outside of the Tooth & Nail world. Real Life blends trendy late ‘10s pop hooks and ‘80s/‘90s electronic sounds. MEET ME WHERE THE LIGHT GETS IN YOUR EYES. Today, I'm updating the hideous album artwork for my Aaron Sprinkle Essentials playlist on Spotify and creating an Apple Music edition. After all, it is Apple Music playlists I'm basing the Aaron Sprinkle list on--Max Martin, Jack Antonoff, Greg Kurtsin, etc. I think Aaron Sprinkle deserves his own playlist, so here it is:
2. "Godspeed" by Anberlin. Cities is one of Aaron Sprinkle's cult classics. The band talks extensively about Sprinkle's production in the Making Of DVD included with Cities deluxe edition.
3. "Escalates" by Falling Up. I'll say it again: Crashings is one of the most underrated of Aaron Sprinkle's records.
4. "In the Cold" by Acceptance. The other cult classic in Sprinkle's catalogue is Phantoms. 5. "Should You Return" by Copeland. Aaron Sprinkle co-produced this record with Copeland's lead singer, Aaron Marsh. Sprinkle says that this was one of his favorite records because he got to see how Marsh thought of music. 6. "Holding Onto You" by Jonezetta. Sprinkle said that Cruel to Be Young was one of his favorite records to make, despite it not being one of his most successful ones, and possibly causing the band to break up because it flopped.
7. "Sun" (Acoustic) by Mae. Sprinkle worked on Destination B Sides which included outtakes and alternate versions from the band's first record, Destination Beautiful and demos of tracks that would end up on the band's sophomore release, The Everglow.
9. "Shine Like Stars" by Holland. Sprinkle produced this record just as he was becoming the go-to producer for Tooth & Nail Records. 10. "Glass in the Trees" by Dead Poetic. Sprinkle changed the music direction of Dead Poetic. The band's first record was on Solid State, but New Medicines was melodic enough to get the band a double stamp with Solid State and Tooth & Nail Records. 
11. "My Heartstrings Come Undone" by Demon Hunter. Aaron Sprinkle doesn't record much heavy music, but he has produced many of Demon Hunter's albums. "My Heartstrings Come Undone" is one of Demon Hunter's most accessible early tracks.
13. "Forward Motion" by Thousand Foot Krutch. Kutless, Jeremy Camp, and Thousand Foot Krutch are BEC Recordings or the more religious side of Tooth and Nail Records acts that Sprinkle has worked with a lot. These acts certainly aren't the edgy groups that have the indie cred on the label, but Sprinkle talks about having a good relationship with all of these groups. 14. "Look How Far We've Come" by Corey Crowder. On an episode of Labeled Randy Torres talked about how much Sprinkle, the label, and the artist were at odds about the direction of this record. The final product is quite good, but totally under-rated
8. "Sleep to Dream" by Swimming with Dolphins. Just before Owl City blew up, Adam Young and friend Austin Tofte formed another electronic group called Swimming with Dolphins. Sprinkle produced the band's only LP Water Colours. 
11. "My Heartstrings Come Undone" by Demon Hunter. Aaron Sprinkle doesn't record much heavy music, but he has produced many of Demon Hunter's albums. "My Heartstrings Come Undone" is one of Demon Hunter's most accessible early tracks.
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