It has been a slow year so far for my annual playlist effort. As you know, music is kind of the thing that helps me maintain positive mental health. And for whatever reason, I'm not getting more sentimental about tunes as I get older. I'm always after new things. Most years there are one, maybe two albums that are amazing and just what I needed.
So far, I'm still hanging on to Lauren Mayberry's Vicious Creature. It's so good, and we're still not tired of it. She's the lead singer from CHVRCHES, and while I'm a fan, her solo stuff is so much better. Lady Gaga dropped a new album, MAYHEM, and it's pretty good. Weird flow though, as it starts crazy good and kind of gets weaker (relative to her strength, anyway) as you go. Still a welcome add.
In the near future, we've got Wet Leg releasing a new album. The pressure has gotta suck, because their debut was so good, and so everywhere. Simple but catchy indie rock is like candy for me. More importantly, Garbage has a new album coming out at the end of May. They're also touring!
With a couple of high potential albums, and the usual mix of one-hit-wonders and recurring players that make the list, it could be a great year. My only hope is that there's a lot of volume. Some previous years were awesome in part because the playlists were more than two hours long. Fingers crossed.
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