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The album that changed my life last year was Rosalía’s LUX. I went in not knowing what to expect, except that people were saying it stopped them in their tracks. I soon had the same experience. The album is multilingual, multistyled and multifaceted. I discovered a number of other surprising bands that really got into …
These songs changed my life in 2025.
This was the year of live music discoveries. I got to hear Chappell Roan, Noah Kahan and Charlieboy in concert this year. The first two were known to me already, but the live experiences cemented my appreciation for their music. Charlieboy was an unexpected discovery in downtown Sioux Falls. There’s some great indie rock in …
These are the tracks that stopped me in my tracks in 2024.
Last year in music was dominated by outside influences. Some of these tracks came from discovering new music thanks to my girlfriend. Some came from some hip-hop dives. Every year, some album steals my heart. boygenius stole my heart last year. Their album, “the record”, delighted my indie rock sentiments. I chose to open and …
The best songs that smashed my eardrums in the year of 2023.
There have been some years where my “Best of Last Year” playlist was stretched a little thin. I wondered if 2018’s would have the same issue. Then we got a Spotify Premium account, and everything changed. At one point, this playlist had over a hundred songs on it. To pair those down to a reasonable …
There have been some years where my “Best of Last Year” playlist was stretched a little thin. I wondered if 2018’s would have the same issue. Then we got a Spotify Premium account, and everything changed. At one point, this playlist had over a hundred songs on it. To pair those down to a reasonable …
It’s time for the (2017) Best of Last Year mixlist! From hip-hop to indie rock to classical and everything in between. It was a wild and varied year for music, but sometimes that makes for the best mixlists. See the playlist and listen to it on my (2017) Best of Last Year mixlist.