2024: The Year In Music (Rough Cut)

One of the hallowed Thanksgiving traditions in the Jittery White Guy Music household, where we are not big turkey fans, is beginning the annual process of crafting the year's music into a year-end mix. Trying to get a head-start this year, which as usual starts with our running list of songs compiled throughout the year, which will later be painstakingly culled down to a single-CDR highlights mix (heavy on the upbeat tracks and ideal for the car or gym) and, if there is sufficient enthusiasm, the broader 2-CDR compilation. 

Anyway, I've got a running Spotify playlist of faves so far (posted below), but for those less Spotify-inclined, here are some YouTube clips to help you waste the days ahead. As usual, my taste remains solidly in the traditional guitar-based indie realm, with plentiful jangle, occasional buzz, and intermittent doses of psych & good ol' rocknroll.

Ducks Ltd., Hollowed Out:

The Paranoid Style, Last Night In Chickentown:

Polite Company, Barefoot Billionaire:

Tamar Berk, Good Impression:

Quivers, Apparition:

The Lemon Twigs, My Golden Years:

Laughing, Easier Said:

Lunar Vacation, Tom:

The Hanging Stars, Let Me Dream Of You:

2nd Grade, Instant Nostalgia:

Laura Jane Grace, Hole In My Head:

Waxahatchee, Bored:

Snarls, Star Power:

The Umbrellas, Gone:

The Vaccines, Heartbreak Kid:

Chime School, Wandering Song:

Color Green, Four Leaf Clover:

The Shop Window, I Run:

Lauran Hibberd, Mary:

Momma, Ohio All The Time:

The Jesus And Mary Chain, Girl 71:

Guided By Voices, Serene King:

Healees, Secret Moon:

Librarians With Hickeys, Hello Operator:

Wussy, The Great Divide: