January Jams

Like most people, every year I make resolutions. Sometimes I set unrealistic goals for myself. I have started a million projects, and finished few. NOT THIS YEAR. One of my resolutions/goals this year is to listen to 365 albums. Music makes me happy. I am definitely that person that will burst into dance. And I absolutely love the joy and energy that dancing to music brings me. 

So once I decided I was going to do this, I had to figure out where to start. How will I organize myself to listen to 365 albums!? I started January with low-hanging fruit. Alphabetical. The first week. AMAZING. I was enjoying taking my dance breaks. Once the quarter started, it became a chore. Seriously though. How fucking long was January?! It felt like an eternity. BUT I STUCK WITH IT BECAUSE ALPHABETICAL WAS EASY! Except for Z -- I will definitely not be listening to that album again anytime soon or in the foreseeable future, tbh. And towards the end of the month I really needed energy. Even if I was no longer taking dance breaks, listening to music gave me energy. 

At one point I felt like I should document this by artist and album. So I wouldn't end up listening to the same albums. But also obviously so I could make a spreadsheet. But then I thought, why not blog about it!? I loved making mix cds. So why not share a playlist of what I am listening to!? It does feel like it's yet another thing that I am giving myself to do. But I want to document what I listen to! And share it! Because it gives me energy! And sometimes we all just need good energy. 

So here is my January playlist. xx

1. alt-j: This is all yours — Hunger of the Pine
2. Bon iver: I, I — Naeem
3. Coconut Records: Nighttiming — Back to You 
4. Discovery: LP — Can You Discover? 
5. Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream — Half Mast 
6. Fleetwood Mac: Rumours — Dreams
7. The Get Up Kids: Eudora — Close to Me 
8. Haim: Something to Tell You — Little of Your Love 
9. Interpol: Turn on the Bright Lights — NYC 
10. Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American — The Authority Song
11. Kanye: The College Dropout — We Don’t Care 
12. Local Natives: Violet Street — When Am I Gonna Lose You 
13. Matt and Kim: New Glow — Hey Now 
14. The National: Trouble Will Find Me — Don’t Swallow the Cap
15. Odesza: A Moment Apart — Higher Ground 
16. Pinback: Autumn of the Seraphs — Good to Sea You
17. Queen: Jazz — Fat Bottomed Girls
18. Red Hearse: Red Hearse — Born to Bleed 
19. Saves the day: Stay What You Are — See You 
20. Tegan and Sara: The Con — Soil, Soil
21. Usher: My Way — Nice & Slow
22. Volcano Choir: Repave — Byegone
23. The Wombats: Glitterbug — Your Body is a Weapon 
24. The XX: The XX — Heart Skipped a Beat
25. Yeasayer: Odd Blood — O.N.E.
26. Zedd: True Colors — I Want You to Know
27. The 1975: The 1975 — The City 
28. Blink 182: Feeling This — All of This 
29. Cartel: Chroma — Q 
30. LCD Soundsystem: This is Happening — Dance Yrself Clean
31. Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles — Untrust Us

ps. Two days ago I found my old iPod classic and I am truly energized to enter February with a plan!! My younger self is very excited about it.