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2016, 31 days of good, best of 2016, music

(31) Days of Good//12.15.16

December 15, 2016 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

I’ve never heard Explosions this subdued. Give this song a proper listen with some decent headphones, you can actually hear them holding back and it’s downright beautiful. This song is also extra special this year. I first heard it on the anniversary of my Dad’s passing, who left us doing something he absolutely loved in the wilderness respected more than most.

♩ Explosions in the Sky – Wilderness [from The Wilderness]

[explosionsinthesky.com]

Angel Olsen dropped her best album yet this year and I could easily feature every song from the record, but “Never Be Mine” is definitely my favorite. If Dolly Parton, Sharon Van Etten, and Best Coast had a baby, she would sound like Angel Olsen on this track. So good.

♩ Angel Olsen – Never Be Mine [from MY WOMAN]

[angelolsen.com]

One of the many standout tracks from Kishi Bashi’s latest. A bubbly, danceable track that will put a smile on anyone’s face. And it reminds me of my Honey Bunny 🙂

♩ Kishi Bashi – Honeybody [from Sonderlust]

[kishibashi.com]

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2016, 31 days of good, best of 2016, music

(31) Days of Good//12.14.16

December 14, 2016 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

Perfect example of when autotune works. And if you’re thinking “this sounds like Bon Iver…”, it was co-produced by Justin Vernon.

♩ Francis and the Lights – See Her Out (Thats Just Life) [from Farewell, Starlite!]

[francisandthelights.com]

One of the more bleak tracks from Mitski’s excellent fourth album. The song explores the parallels between uncontrollable urges and withdrawals of babies born with addiction and those suffering from severe depression. Equally vivid and somber and unexpectedly impactful.

♩ Mitski – Crack Baby [from Puberty 2]

[mitski.com]

Crystal Castles minus Alice Glass still weirds me out, it’s like spending Thanksgiving with a divorced couple. It really shouldn’t work, but somehow it does. I’m mostly pleased with the new material and new recruit Edith Frances, who really shines on this ethereal track.

♩ Crystal Castles – Ornament [from Amnesty (I)]

[crystalcastles.com]

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2016, 31 days of good, best of 2016, music

(31) Days of Good//12.13.16

December 13, 2016 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

I can’t get enough of this super infectious pop tune from Springtime Carnivore (aka Greta Morgan). According to Morgan, this was the first song finished for the record and “was written in a 15-minute flash after a week of lovelorn, sleepless nights watching space conspiracy documentaries and listening to Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska and R.E.M.’s Murmur.”

♩ Springtime Carnivore – Face In The Moon [from Midnight Room]

[springtimecarnivore.com]

Fuzzed out guitars and breathless vocals mask a very spiritual song that grapples with responsibility, fate, good luck and misfortune, and the existence of a higher being.

♩ LVL UP – Hidden Driver [from Return to Love]

[lvlup.bandcamp.com]