Welcome all to 2023 in review—the new millennium's 'Jordan Year.' I'm disinclined to give an introduction with much ado, but this year I have added a little thing to the general repertoire. Assuming it doesn't get taken down for copyright infringement, I've stitched together a little music video countdown montage to introduce the year in … Continue reading 2023 and Me: Mapping the Music Genome
Author: schaeferry
Summer Guide
When trying to soundtrack my summer, I've decided that there is no one-size-fits-all salve to setting the perfect mood. While there is always a certain sunny optimism to the season, we contain too many multitudes to always want the exact same type of song for 3 months. So, in case you needed a spiritual guide … Continue reading Summer Guide
2022 Recap: Twice as Nice
Because there are a lot of 2's in 2022 (and really because there was so much great music released) I was inspired to double my typical output for the lauded/much anticipated year-end recap. Gone are the days of the top 50 songs and the top 10 albums. This year, its a top 100 and 20 … Continue reading 2022 Recap: Twice as Nice
Y2K: Return of the Aughts
Y2K That's right, it's getting EPIC in here. Get out your Tomagotchi, put on your low rise Abercrombie jeans, and Crank Dat, Soulja Boy... Y2K is vogue again. But the aughts' revival isn't only on TikTok fashion pages. The 2000's are back in a big way, with the alternative bands that ruled the decade releasing … Continue reading Y2K: Return of the Aughts
2021: A Music Odyssey
Hi everyone, it's Ryan. You're forgiven if you don't remember, because it has been a literal trip around the sun since I have posted here last. I'd like to tell you that this will be the "post to end all posts", my magnum opus, or a transcendent Pulitzer-winning work that justifies the long absence because … Continue reading 2021: A Music Odyssey
The 2020 Recap
As we've all trudged through 2020, slogging through each subsequent contradiction to "at least it can't get any worse," I know there has been a light at the tunnel keeping everyone going: my famous year-end recap! Here is the second installment of my annual playlist, the best 50 songs by 50 different artists that I've … Continue reading The 2020 Recap
Country for the Non-Believer
Howdy, Pardners. Greetings from Music City, The City That Never Sleeps, The Big Apple, The Windy City... Nashville, Tennessee. That’s right, I stuck the stirrups in and giddy up’d all the way to the sonic south. And to indoctrinate my first post as a resident of the country capital of the world, I figured I … Continue reading Country for the Non-Believer
Songs of Summer 2020
My phone's been ringing, my inbox has been flooded, my mailbox is stuffed, and my DMs are like a slip n' slide. What's going on? After the wild success of last summer's playlist, the people are out in droves demanding the second annual installment. I am no one to deny the people what they want, … Continue reading Songs of Summer 2020
Social Distancing Soundtrack
Hello hermits. I, like many of you, have found myself with a great deal of time due to our current pandemic. In order to create a false sense of productivity in these times, I created a playlist of songs that resonate a little more than we'd like them to nowadays. Hitting on themes of social … Continue reading Social Distancing Soundtrack
Best Songs of 2019
My 50 favorites to recap the year - Ryan https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bQ8FZzGgW62IwUIEzv3b0?si=JruH-Bn9T4G1e0Y4StdpQg
Ryan and Garrett 