Well.
Some serious shit has happened since the last time I did one of these. Some of it has been good, the rest less good. But none of it is going to matter overmuch if we don’t get our act together when it comes to taking care of our planet right. fucking. now. So, visit Giving Green to find the best way to help do your part. Or else we’re screwed.
The following is a list of albums and songs that have connected with me during the first half of 2021. Things have still been wildly unsettled for the most part, but each of the following helped me in their own way. Maybe they’ll do the same for you.
**AUTHOR’S NOTE – Throughout the page you’ll find two Spotify links – one with all the albums (minus Nos. 9 and 14) and the songs I selected.
Happy listening**
Albums
1. A Billion Little Lights – Wild Pink
2. Changephobia – Rostam
3. Delta Kream – The Black Keys
4. Hard Up – The Bamboos
5. Quietly Blowing It – Hiss Golden Messenger
6. Open Door Policy – The Hold Steady
7. Sun – Pastel Coast
8. Little Oblivions – Julien Baker
9. Earth Trip – Rose City Band
10. Home Video – Lucy Dacus
11. Roses – The Paper Kites
12. Nurture – Porter Robinson
13. To See the Next Part Of The Dream – Parannoul
14. Navy’s Reprise – Navy Blue
15. Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
16. Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic – Joeboy
17. CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST – Tyler, The Creator
18. GRACEFUL RAGE – Harmony Woods
19. The Marfa Tapes – Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall
20. Cheap Dreams – Small Black
21. Memoryland – CFCF
22. Chemtrails Over the Country Club – Lana Del Rey
23. Deadpan Love – Cautious Clay
24. Long Lost – Lord Huron
25. Inside (The Songs) – Bo Burnham
Missing from playlist:
9. Earth Trip – Rose City Band
14. Navy’s Reprise – Navy Blue
Songs
1. “the angel of 8th ave.” – Single – Gang of Youths
2. “drivers license” – SOUR – Olivia Rodrigo
3. “Crawling Kingsnake” – Delta Kream – The Black Keys
4. “Addicted” – Be Right Back – Jorja Smith
5. “Track Mud” – A Billion Little Lights – Wild Pink
6. “In the Rain” – Earth Trip – Rose City Band
7. “Leave the Door Open – Live” – Single – Silk Sonic
8. “We Win” – Space Jam: A New Legacy – Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin
9. “Last Day on Earth” – Our Extended Play – beabadoobee
10. “Our Tumultuous Times” – Ten Songs of Worship and Praise for our Tumultuous Times – St. Lenox
11. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” – Single – Sarah Jarosz
12. “Bio18” – Changephobia – Rostam
13. “Shorty’s Ark” – Superwolves – Matt Sweeney and Bonnie “Prince” Billy
14. “t-shirt” – forevher (Deluxe Edition) – Shura
15. “Chasing After You” with Maren Morris – Single – Ryan Hurd
16. “He said She Said” – Screen Violence – Chvrches
17. “Heaven is A Place in My Head” – Single – Bad Suns
18. “Trying to Feel Alive” – Nurture – Porter Robinson
19. “Hanover Camera” – Open Door Policy – The Hold Steady
20. “Bigger Man” with Maren Morris – in defense of my own happiness – Joy Oladokun
21. “Beside Myself” – Single – Lights
22. “Gasoline” – Women in Music Pt. III (Expanded Edition) – HAIM
23. “Avalanche” – Culture III – Migos
24. “Higher Power” – Single – Coldplay
25. “Pollyanna” – Single – Green Day
26. “Starstruck” – Single – Years and Years
27. “My Window” (feat. Mahalia) – Table for Two – Lucky Daye
28. “Hypotheticals” – Obviously – Lake Street Dive
29. “Long Lost” – Long Lost – Lord Huron
30. “I Just Heard You Leaving” – Hard Up – The Bamboos
31. “jordan” – in defense of my own happiness – Joy Oladokun
32. “LAW OF AVERAGES” – Single – Vince Staples
33. “Wildfire” – Deadpan Love – Cautious Clay
34. “Bonafide” (feat. Chiiild) – The Juicebox – Emotional Oranges
35. “PINK FAMILY” – PINK PLANET – Pink Sweat$
36. “Twice Twilight” – True Sky – AKAI SOLO
37. “Eternal” – Flamingo Pier – Flamingo Pier
38. “Slide Tackle” – Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
39. “Lover Girl” – Introducing… – Aaron Frazer
40. “On the Ground” – Single – ROSÉ
41. “Relative Fiction” – Little Oblivions – Julien Baker
42. “Duper’s Delight” – Latest Record Project Volume I – Van Morrison
43. “dancing in the kitchen” – Single – LANY
44. “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” – Chemtrails Over the Country Club – Lana Del Rey
45. “Out Loud” – Like a Stone – Remember Sports
46. “The Way You Felt” – Single – Alec Benjamin
47. “For Violet” – Collapsed In Sumbeams – Arlo Parks
48. “Caught Up” (feat. Phony Ppl) – Homegrown – VanJess
49. “WASTING TIME” – OMG I MADE IT – PRONOUN
50. “Only Wanna Be With You (Pokémon 25 Version)” – Single – Post Malone
