01) Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke 00:00 02) SZA - 20 Something 03:11 03) Yaeji - Drink im sippin on 06:24 04) Sun-EL Musician - Akanamali ft. Samthing Soweto 09:40 05) Drake - Passionfruit 14:51 06) Mura Masa - Lovesick (FourTet Remix) [ft A$AP Rocky] 19:46 07) Young Galaxy - Stay For Real 23:39 08) Spoon - Pink Up 27:12 09) Aldous Harding - Blend 33:01 10) Selena Gomez - Bad Liar 35:26 11) Nilüfer Yanya - Baby Luv 38:59 12) Rostam - Gwan 42:25 13) Gabrielle Papillon - When the Heart Attacks 47:09 14) Lorde - Supercut 50:36 15) Leif Vollebekk - Elegy 55:15
Each year my go-to music blog, Said the Gramaphone, posts a list of "100 favourite songs" & this is my introduction to music I wouldn't otherwise know about. For the last several years, I've been making up my own mini-playlists from each year’s bounty; it's a task that causes me to listen intently & think about what I really like & why. It's my party.
This year I focused on 33 of the 100 songs on Sean’s list & then winnowed that down to 15 solidly impressive tracks, ranging thru hip hop, world music, pop & a few uncategorizable moments. A common thread seems to be impeccable production skills (the killer track being the FourTet Remix of Mura Masa's Lovesick ft A$AP Rocky) but there are many poets of the heart here as well. Familiar names like Drake, Selena Gomez & Lorde share emotional space with strangers like Leif Vollebekk, Yaeji, & Nilüfer Yanya.
Hey Galye! Very nice tracks!! I have listened to it FOURTH TIMES in the meantime and it brings joy!! Many thanks! Great before the late shift after NEW YEAR HOLIDAY!