In 2017, I was in a bit of a state. To help, I started on a ridiculous project.
Having been a huge music fan all of my life, I had accumulated a stupidly large record collection, and it was in disarray - much like I felt I was myself.
I therefore set about organising all of the music I owned, and in creating playlists for every year, working my way back to 1962 - where my taste in pop music seems to have its roots.
The idea was that I would come away with 80-minute, CD-length playlists for each year. And for most years, I have two CDs worth. Some I have three, and in a few cases I have only one.
Some years are definitely better music years than others!
More than anything though, the 'Grand Playlistification' was an incredibly healing experience - profound and meaningful and inspiring. My playlists may mean nothing at all to anyone but me, but to me they mean an enormous amount. The process was hugely therapeutic, and thank goodness for it.
Anyway, since 2017 I have continued the tradition, picking favourite songs - often from favourite albums - as released in each year, and creating playlists.
Here are my lists for 2020. I hope that you enjoy them, and that they provide you with something close to the comfort, motivation and sense of joy they have offered me in what has been quite the journey around the sun.
Big love,
Martin xx
P.S. This year's playlist is on Spotify - I have embedded it, if you scroll down...
P.P.S You can check out last year's playlist here.
Side A - Like Camping, I'm All Intense
PUP - Rot
Songhoy Blues - Worry
The Beths - I'm Not Getting Excited
The Strokes - Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus
Sparks - Self-Effacing
Lynks Afrikka - I Don't Know What I Want
Circa Waves - Be Your Drug
Do Nothing - Lebron James
Melt Yourself Down - Every Single Day
Chronixx - Dela Move
Obongjayar - Soldier Ant
Alph The Alien feat. Open Mike Eagle - Intellectual Property
Gorillaz feat ScHoolboy Q - Pac-Man
Manga Saint Hilaire - Don't Hold Your Breath
Footsie feat JME - Pepper Stew
Run The Jewels feat. Zach De La Rocha - JU$T
clipping. - Say the Same
Aesop Rock - The Gates
Busta Rhymes feat. Anderson .Paak - YUUUU
Turnstile & Mall Grab - The Real Thing
Die Antwoord - FUTURE BABY
twst - Are You Listening?
Royal & The Serpent - Overwhelmed
Best Frenz feat. Joywave & Jason Suwito - Ugly Ending
Side B - Try To Picture A Rainbow
The Front Bottoms - Everyone Blooms
Jeff Rosenstock - The Beauty Of Breathing
Reignwolf - Cabin Fever
Pabst - Ibuprofen
The Moore Family Band - Raining Inside My Head
We Are Scientists - Cut My Own Hair
Patrón - Who Do You Dance For?
IDLES - Grounds
Ohmme - Mine
Celeste - Stop This Flame
Mac Miller - Good News
EOB - Shangri-La
Jackie Lynn - Shugar Water
Josie Man - Just Me
Tired Lion - Waterbed
Soccer Mommy - Indie Rokkers
Ezra Furman - Every Feeling
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Be Afraid
Flyte - Losing You
Oh Wonder - In And Out Of Love
Greta Isaac - Power
Bob Dylan - I Contain Multitudes
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