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Best of 2021 Playlist – Songs

Post author By rsanford614
Post date December 29, 2021
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For a year that vacillated wildly between jubilation at seeing people I hadn’t seen in contexts I hadn’t seen for over a year and utter despair that so much of the world is still a garbage fire, one of the consistent comforts came from the flood of music I loved.

Like last year, I loosely grouped these into “Songs” and “Spaces.” There are a number of items that could have fit on either list, this is definitely based on feel. In general, songs have lyrics and deal with a more direct emotion. Spaces should be posted tomorrow, Parting Gifts, a tribute to the (many) musicians who died this year who meant something or everything to me, will hopefully go out by the end of the weekend.

Bandcamp links where available, courtesy of the Hype Machine’s Merch Table feature: https://hypem.com/merch-table/6Gdyaq4t4uFLUNsDRRRRmf

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Playlist – March 2021

Spring feels good as it comes in fits and starts. Optimism leavened with more loss – most recently one of the best, kindest, most enthusiastic music fans I ever had the opportunity to know (and not know as well as I wish I had), Matt Bush. It’s hard to think of going back out to shows again and not seeing Matt’s face. Continue reading for notes on these songs.

Courtesy of the Hype Machine’s merch table function, links to Bandcamp for much of this: https://hypem.com/merch-table/57zbpIN0jYPAPewlwQJBE5

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2020 Best Of Playlist – Songs

Post author By rsanford614
Post date December 18, 2020
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I tried to break out this year’s playlist into a few zones to make them a little less unwieldy. What’s fun about this is it lets me make room for songs I played constantly, even if I didn’t love the whole record. Also putting these in different posts so it’s not too much to bite off.

Songs features tunes that lean a little more pop-oriented, usually with lyrics or dance beats.

Spaces deals in compositions and improvisations that are a little more abstract and usually instrumental.

Obviously, more than a few things could have fit on either.

Parting Gifts features people who’ve passed this year – heavier on jazz because it feels like COVID took a bigger bite out of living legends in that category, but obviously loss doesn’t miss any of us.

Here’s the first batch, mostly “songs.” For notes, basically, what I’d blather at you when I queued it up on a jukebox, continue reading below.

Merch Table Link courtesy Hype Machine: https://hypem.com/merch-table/3ENpeOuJ31RoF6c6CKkdjm

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Best of 2020 – Recorded Music

Post author By rsanford614
Post date December 16, 2020
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2020 Best Of – Recorded Music (And Playlist)

Music was the single biggest balm for me in this fucked-up time. I tried to take advantage of the additional time at home to dig into records with a fervor I’m sorry to admit I’d let slip away from me for a few years.

I heard a couple hundred new records in full and it was hard winnowing down to 40ish, even harder getting to these 20 but these felt like they glowed together when I started looking at the track I kept. I’d be surprised if I’m not still taking these out and talking fondly in a few years.

I’ll also have a couple playlist posts last week of the month with songs from each of these and other songs I loved throughout the year.

Lilly Hiatt, Walking Proof

Don Bryant, You Make Me Feel

Jerry David DeCicca, The Unlikely Optimist and His Domestic Adventures

Kassa Overall, I Think I’m Good

Angel bat Dawid, LIVE

Todd May, Let’s Go Get Lost (couldn’t find a Bandcamp link, hit me up with one)
Nicole Atkins, Italian Ice

Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings E&F Sides

Jaime Wyatt, Neon Cross

Mourning [A] BLKstar, The Cycle

Ingrid Laubrock, Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt

Brandy Clark, Your Life is a Record (couldn’t find a bandcamp link)
Sa-Roc, The Sharecropper’s Daughter

Dave Douglas, Marching Music

Nubya Garcia, Source

Resistance Revival Chorus, This Joy

Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Goblin Alert

William Basinski, Lamentations

Busta Rhymes, ELE2: The Wrath of God (couldn’t find bandcamp link)
Joel Ross, Who Are You? (couldn’t find bandcamp link)