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This is a playlist of my favorite music discoveries in 2017.
You can download a zip file of the songs here.
I recommend listening in this order.
1. "Walkaway" by Weaves
The best song of the year
2. "Glitter" by Charlie Bliss
Bubblegum and arsenic.
3. "Mesa" by Cayetana
The perfect blend of vocals, bass, and drums.
4. "Dean's Room" by Allison Crutchfield
Like a marching band in a studio apartment.
5. "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" by The National
"I can't explain it any other way."
6. "Moby Dick" by Gurr
I wan't to sing along even though I don't know the words
7. "The Way It Dimmed" by Amanda Shires
8. "Diving Duck Blues" by Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo'
Oh those guitars!
9. "Love, Love, Love (by The Mountain Goats)" by Augusta Koch
Better than the original version.
10. "Mary" by Big Thief
The most beautiful song of the year.
11. "If We Were Vampires" by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
40 years is not enough.
12. "24 Frames (by Jason Isbell)" by The Menzingers
No Architect and no fate.
13. "EMT Police and the Fire Department" by Shilpa Ray
"I'm charging 8 bucks to go to hell - it's straight up the stairs."
14. "Coteaux Guidry" by Lost Bayou Ramblers
After the bar fight, a Cajun jig with Scarlett Johansson
15. "Gospel Radio" by Roadside Graves
Everyone listening got no where else to go.