We all get into listening ruts with music. Your favorite songs are still your favorite songs but inevitably, you slowly lose some of the excitement. Songs you’ve worshipped your whole life aren’t as shiny after hundreds of listens when you know what’s behind every corner. My own silly, decades-long journey with this has led me to one unshakeable truth: sometimes you just need to hear something new that sounds old. And I’ve searched a lot. With that, here are a few ancient songs, ranging from not very obscure to pretty obscure, that I've found myself returning to recently for fresh inspiration.