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In my ongoing efforts to quell my anxiety through my favorite coping mechanism--lists!--a thread, to be continually updated, of songs from the year I& #39;ve enjoyed.
Not a 2020 release, but I have to start this with my girl Weyes Blood, whose music, more than anyone else& #39;s, has given me respite during this difficult time. https://open.spotify.com/track/1VEF5x1WU1P5FWa7iTLR7V?si=sMzAJZVBSpOvUWsDa_kiIQ">https://open.spotify.com/track/1VE...
Not denying that I& #39;m very much in the tank for Kaitlyn Dever, but her band Beulahbelle& #39;s single from this year is very up my alley. Love me some good sad-girl jams. https://open.spotify.com/track/6QtBvQVb03I6ex0fXMf9ga?si=jjh_OdskSnK-f37LpfgCCQ">https://open.spotify.com/track/6Qt...
Fascinated by the soundscape on Phoebe Bridgers& #39;s "Garden Song", which demands to be played loud, yet is as quiet and intimate as a song gets. Lovely. https://open.spotify.com/track/1LTWcRVy9o96Zzn29wXLsa?si=olhL9nekTBW3VqPtM7GrIw">https://open.spotify.com/track/1LT...
The entire EP is fantastic, of course, but the first track off Christine and the Queens& #39; LA VITA NUOVA is its statement of purpose. Enthralling "crying in the club" banger. https://open.spotify.com/track/5stdNNY7SUv12p5sLkaBlL?si=33C4Dpf4SNiszdL3N5cW0A">https://open.spotify.com/track/5st...
Breaking away again from 2020 songs to shout-out another artist whose music has helped give me urge for going: Bobbie Gentry. Glad I followed the record store clerk I met in Dallas on IG. Lots of great recs. https://open.spotify.com/track/1vguJvGPy7E7AL2AD5bwWM?si=HKMuXyD5Qlei37vmlsMEhg">https://open.spotify.com/track/1vg...
The first non-sad-girl song on this thread. The Aces are really turning into a favorite, with this bop on top of their excellent debut record. https://open.spotify.com/track/778JDHI6qfgQ1HBEKP1FZu?si=OG_vornHRWqtSpmTxjlM8g">https://open.spotify.com/track/778...
HAIM is a known commodity at this point, which might explain why we& #39;ve begun to take them for granted, I think. Anyway, all of their new songs are great, with each highlighting a different mode for this incredibly versatile band. https://open.spotify.com/track/4JOkWaNiPjycCHgYuiJjzy?si=b7RQK8oLSS-v3_qUMSK_0w">https://open.spotify.com/track/4JO...
My most-played (and sentimental favorite) song from last year was dodie& #39;s "If I& #39;m Being Honest". This track is a lot more playful than that one, but equally lovely. https://open.spotify.com/track/6JIJ68QeZ6HduszZifkNuO?si=245OKkPiS_akLMPGXFvxZg">https://open.spotify.com/track/6JI...
An early contender for my favorite song of the year, and another reminder that I need to do me a deep dive on the Dirty Projectors& #39; discography ASAP. https://open.spotify.com/track/1mC2VSgfVnG2RxUQqIrWM8?si=0N4iq506QoaofXTVrRNuNQ">https://open.spotify.com/track/1mC...
If my vocalist preferences weren& #39;t apparent by now, this is (as of 3/28) one of only two 2020 tracks in this thread with a male vocalist, and the other is by our most important living songwriter. This track is also superb. https://open.spotify.com/track/0N3SjuBMDsK2he6J5tz0Ry?si=3JpWgqvkTH2R9QPz7E9LAQ">https://open.spotify.com/track/0N3...
And now, head-and-shoulders my favorite album of the year so far: Waxahatchee& #39;s SAINT CLOUD. What an extraordinary, unimpeachable record. https://open.spotify.com/track/3vLnuIPl8sYRO54CP4Rn5q?si=1xcUvAmsT4i6Zn_8Kf79FA">https://open.spotify.com/track/3vL...
Molly Burch was one of my favorite discoveries from last year, and her new track is a wonderfully atmospheric and coy ode to the clingy ones among us. https://open.spotify.com/track/7sGF4Lmw4ON0NGpXi947zR?si=u2ArtICCSeyvKXGd0OCOaw">https://open.spotify.com/track/7sG...
It& #39;s fitting to end this batch with the first original Bob Dylan song we& #39;ve gotten in eight years: A titanic, freewheeling 17-minute ballad ostensibly about the Kennedy assassination yet really about...well, everything. A god among men. https://open.spotify.com/track/55dw4v6Uw6lmqGUxM6vdzV?si=JFxkH-OfSgWCr7PKcOspMg">https://open.spotify.com/track/55d...
Adding to this because I need a short work break.
Before I completely do away with the "from this year" constraint for this thread, S/O to Laura Marling for NBD-dropping another intricate, articulate lyrical gem with SONG FOR OUR DAUGHTER. https://open.spotify.com/track/4439aAX3jNkNKx1ygUr9WC?si=8aBrR-kbSce0MVU6kdTuUw">https://open.spotify.com/track/443...
Before I completely do away with the "from this year" constraint for this thread, S/O to Laura Marling for NBD-dropping another intricate, articulate lyrical gem with SONG FOR OUR DAUGHTER. https://open.spotify.com/track/4439aAX3jNkNKx1ygUr9WC?si=8aBrR-kbSce0MVU6kdTuUw">https://open.spotify.com/track/443...
Also coming around to Soccer Mommy, because I can& #39;t help but remain on brand. https://open.spotify.com/track/2C29mn0uPfTmTkmSTPWkMm?si=cvoGxj1sQO6vnRZygbLOEg">https://open.spotify.com/track/2C2...
And now, we turn to the assorted older stuff that forms the lion& #39;s share of my quarantine playlist.
Before Aimee Mann did the OST for MAGNOLIA or played a nine-toed nihilist on THE BIG LEBOWSKI, she was on & #39;Til Tuesday. This extremely 80& #39;s rocker bangs. https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZYf6N5eBeXStMri0mf3DZ?si=kIO7t7a8QtO4SR8wigCDJg">https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZY...
Before Aimee Mann did the OST for MAGNOLIA or played a nine-toed nihilist on THE BIG LEBOWSKI, she was on & #39;Til Tuesday. This extremely 80& #39;s rocker bangs. https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZYf6N5eBeXStMri0mf3DZ?si=kIO7t7a8QtO4SR8wigCDJg">https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZY...
