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This is, by no means, an expansive list of what we listened to this year (tastes get skewed by individual system members, after all), but here's what stood out to us from this year, in terms of what's new, what's new to us, and what got a notable rerelease this year.


1. The Beths / Expert In A Dying Field

I only got into The Beths this year, thanks to @jamiepaige and @gears (I'll talk about that more later), and their release for this year is something that's really resonated with many of us in this noggin. We have a hard time with emotions, and this album echoed a lot of things we've felt this year and gave us words and methods to talk about them.

2. yr poetry / Ruin Music

yr poetry, another band headed by two members of johnny foreigner, released their first full album this year, and it's also one of those things we needed this year. A recurring theme in Alexei Berrow's songwriting is about the state of indie scenes, and that managed to resonate to me as someone who's scared of trying new things because of how people who may never see my stuff have the potential of reacting.

3. Jamie Paige / 🤼‍♀️ (:women_wrestling:)

It's a banger by @jamiepaige. It's a caliginous anthem. It makes our Vriska dance.

I'm bad at talking about Jamie's music because of how much it all means to us. Suck it up.

4. Various Artists / Chapter 8 / Godfeels

Godfeels is a fantastic work, and the soundtrack for Chapter 8, primarily worked on by @estrobiologist, serves as an aural gutpunch to @sarahzedig's literary one.

5. Jamie Paige / People Posture Play Pretend

Two fantastic tracks that continue the Paisley Pudge musical canon, in a year filled with singles off the back of Bittersweet. You may be tempted to say "Jamie Paige is back", but it never left.

6. kessoku band / kessoku band / Bocchi the Rock!

I know I'm late to the Bocchi the Rock! train, but it is a fantastic anime that made me think about some things I've been wanting to do. The band that serves as the centerpiece of the show also plays the show's opening and endings, and they released an album of all that music and more. It's genuinely fantastic music.

7. Belle and Sebastian / A Bit of Previous

The title immediately sets the tone; there are many musical references to tracks from the band's history, all the way back to 1996's Tigermilk. At the same time, the album shows just how far the band has come from those early days, and how they (and their fans) have all changed in the intervening years.

8. The Beths / Future Me Hates Me

I'm bad at trying new things. It takes a lot of inertia, and I'm scared of disappointing the friends that recommended things to me. Getting into The Beths was honestly a highlight of my year in media. Future Me Hates Me is a genuinely fantastic debut album, setting the tone for the rest of the band's songwriting and playing.

9. The Beths / Jump Rope Gazers

It wouldn't be the first time a sophomore album took a while to grow on me, but this one really came up for me. Its melancholic tone reverberates with a bunch of us, and our mood in the back half of this year.

10. johnny foreigner / waited up 'til it was light

johnny foreigner's first album got released on vinyl for the first time this year. Hearing it in the original release's track order for the first time has been a joy. The vinyl release also came with a lyric zine, a poster, and original promotional material. Getting a glimpse of that era of British indie rock through the lens of one of my favorite bands is a delight.


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