I’m not really crazy about the week between Christmas and New Year’s. I’ve described it as the “holiday taint” because it taint Xmas and it taint New Year’s and it taint good for nothing. Everything is in this holding pattern waiting to see what’s gonna happen in 2023 and people are still hungover from too much holly jolly bullshit.
One thing that always rankles me is all the “Year in Review” garbage that the media uses to fill time during the weird emptiness of this week. So, in honor of this tradition (and because I’ve got nothing else) I’m asking for you to share the new (or old) music that made 2022 special for you. I’m not trying to list any of my favorite music of the year or anything, just new stuff that caught my attention, however briefly.
And of course, my gratitude to you all for participating in DUAN and supporting Deadsplinter. Now let’s hear it.
Well, I got turned onto these guys this year.
King Buffalo – Hours
I listened to a lot of quiet and reflective music. I don’t know if it’s my age or just the kind of year it was.
Kevin Morby – title track from This Is a Photograph
This was my year finding Little Stranger and bonding with my daughter over their music. She even bought me a Little Stranger shirt for Xmas:
https://littlestrangermusic.com/collections/frontpage/products/bigfootin-tee
and with my new headphones, this sounds so awesome…
I’m not really crazy about the week between Christmas and New Year’s. I’ve described it as the “holiday taint” because it taint Xmas and it taint New Year’s and it taint good for nothing. Everything is in this holding pattern waiting to see what’s gonna happen in 2023 and people are still hungover from too much holly jolly bullshit.
que? still hungover? you are doing it wrong….you’re not supposed to sober up before jan 2nd
fuck it lets see what the new year brings
I adopted Harlequins as my rugby team this year. The chorus is one of their fight songs:
I got into these guys early this year, although they can be very hit-or-miss for me.
White Lies – I Don’t Want to Go to Mars
The Beths — Knees Deep
Teleman, this is a new song, Short Life: