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Post by kds on Dec 22, 2021 19:38:17 GMT
I really haven't listened to enough 2021 releases to make any sort of list.
I will say that Maiden's Senjutsu has really grown on me. I'd probably still prefer a bit of a tighter album from them (for recent Maiden standards, that would mean a 60 minute album). But, some of the songs are really strong, and I found myself listening to it a lot more than I did their previous album - 2015's Book of Souls.
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Post by Kapitan on Dec 30, 2021 12:17:23 GMT
I've been chipping away at my year-end playlist and I think I'll have it done by the 1st, which is always the goal. I'm down to 81 songs--I think I was still at a couple hundred last time I mentioned it--and for 24 artists have gotten down to my choice for their tune. Then there are 18 other artists with 2-5 songs left in contention. (That's not to say it will end up 42 songs: I might cut a few of the artists entirely, and who knows, there still might be a last-minute addition if something great is released at the last minute ... as happens. Especially with this NYE being a Friday, when new music drops.)
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Post by Kapitan on Dec 31, 2021 20:28:18 GMT
Just in case anyone cares in the slightest, or is looking for some new music, here is where I ended up for my (10th annual!) year-end playlist. As always, it’s one song per artist, and while obviously I am picking from among my favorites, the songs aren’t necessarily my VERY favorites from each artist that year, as I also take into account the track order’s flow as an album.
For the second consecutive year after growing every year through 2019, the list shrunk slightly, this year from 42 to 41 songs and just under 2 hours, 20 minutes. While many are old favorites, about a third of the artists are people I’ve never heard before this year (and in most of those cases, never heard of, either).
I’m linking to my Spotify playlist of it, which I hope you can access.
I’ve broken up the list below for what I consider the “sides,” though some are shorter than traditional sides of LPs.
Enjoy.
(Format: Track No. “Song title,” Band/Artist, Album)
1. “Sippy Cup,” Horsey, Debonair 2. “Payday,” Yard Act, The Overload 3. “Now That’s What I Call Freewave,” of Montreal, I Feel Safe With You, Trash 4. “Chaise Longue,” Wet Leg, Wet Leg 5. “Traffic!,” Katy Kirby, Cool Dry Place
6. “Pay Your Way in Pain,” St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home 7. “Compersion, Pt. 1,” Arab Strap, As Days Get Dark 8. “Serious,” Randolph’s Leap, Spirit Level 9. “Happy,” The Umbrellas, The Umbrellas 10. “Spanish on the Beach,” Andy Shauf, Wilds
11. “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic, An Evening With Silk Sonic 12. “Know That I Know,” Lake Street Dive, Obviously 13. “Neon Peach,” Snow Aalegra feat. Tyler the Creator, Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies 14. “Rise!” Tyler the Creator feat. Daisy World, Call Me if You Get Lost 15. “Tabula Rasa,” Earl Sweatshirt feat. Armand Hammer, Sick!
16. “Walking at a Downtown Pace,” Parquet Courts, Sympathy For Life 17. “Undecided Voters,” Kiwi Jr, Cooler Returns 18. “Holocene,” Zella Day feat. Weyes Blood, Holocene (single) 19. “Who’s That Man Walking ‘round My Garden,” the Wallflowers, Exit Wounds 20. “Rhododendron,” Hurray for the Riff Raff, Life on Earth
21. “All Kinds of Blue,” Jeremy Ivey feat. Margo Price, All Kinds of Blue (single) 22. “Paint the Red Rose Blue,” Elvis Costello & the Imposters, The Boy Named If 23. “Battle Royale,” Robert Harrison, Watching the Kid Come Back 24. “Me & Magdalena,” The Hold Steady, Open Door Policy 25. “Hookup Scene,” Kacey Musgraves, Star-Crossed 26. “If I Don’t Hear From You Tonight,” Courtney Barnett, Things Take Time, Take Time
27. “Parisian Enclave,” The Mountain Goats, Dark in Here 28. “You Can Have it Back,” Wild Pink, A Billion Little Lights 29. “Magic Mirror,” Pearl Charles, Magic Mirror 30. “Call My Name,” Smile feat. Robyn, Phantom Island
31. “Ella Mary Leather,” James Yorkston & the Second Hand Orchestra, The Wide Wide River 32. “Striking Down Your Big Premiere,” Ryley Walker, Course in Fable 33. “Cascades,” Kishi Bashi, Emigrant
34. “Waves of Love 2.0,” Al Jardine, Waves of Love 2.0 (single) 35. “Endless Summer,” Superchunk, Wild Loneliness 36. “The Sun Won’t Shine on Me,” Teenage Fanclub, Endless Arcade
37. “Hiking in Lightning,” Gruff Rhys, Seeking New Gods 38. “Lacrimae,” Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine, A Beginner’s Mind 39. “Adonai,” The Narcotix, Mommy Issues 40. “Psalm 42,” Nathan Salsburg, Psalms 41. “Mt. Vernon Farewell,” Brian Wilson, At My Piano
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