Man, what a year. It was dominated by Taylor Swift and I wrote one of my favorite pieces about attending two stops of The Eras Tour. I attended Furnace Fest for the third year in a row, but didn’t write about it this time. It’s been a tough year with a lot of loss. But music has really helped me through. It’s been the year of the EP, with some absolute juggernauts represented below including as my AOTY. Gonna share some of my favorite songs of the year interspersed with their albums. Definitely check them out if you haven’t. Happy New Year!
1. Kelsea Ballerini – Rolling Up The Welcome Mat
2. Silent Planet – SUPERBLOOM
3. Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan
4. Koyo – Would You Miss It?
5. Kelly Clarkson – Chemistry
6. Spiritbox – The Fear of Fear
7. 100 Gecs – 10,000 Gecs
8. Taking Back Sunday – 152
9. Skrillex – Quest for Fire
10. Spanish Love Songs – No Joy
11. Manchester Orchestra – The Valley of Vision
12. Sufjan Stevens – Javelin
13. The War and Treaty – Lover’s Game
14. Chris Stapleton – Higher
15. The Maine – The Maine
16. Explosions in the Sky – END
17. Anberlin – Convinced
18. The Gaslight Anthem – History Books
19. Ellie Goulding – Higher Than Heaven
20. Militarie Gun – Life Under The Gun
21. Story of the Year – Tear Me To Pieces
22. Yellowcard – Childhood Eyes
23. Sigur Ros – ATTA
24. Fall Out Boy – So Much (For) Stardust
25. NF – Hope
26. Blink-182 – One More Time…
27. City & Colour – The Love Still Held Me Near
28. Ruston Kelly – The Weakness
29. Hot Mulligan – Why Would I Watch
30. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes
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