Little Simz “Mood Swings” is one of my top songs of 2024.

I think I first heard her on Tiny Desk in 2021. A brilliant set “at home” featuring songs from her “Sometimes I Might Be Introvert” album.

Literally just now I discovered she also did a Tiny Desk concert in 2017, which is just perfect.

the unknown is the only true hope for a brighter future

My song of the year by a country mile.

Drowned and buried at the bottom of a lake is my biggest fear

Porridge Radio are my band of the year.

I relistened to their 2022 album “Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky” countless times in August. It’s intense.

This is a brilliant solo live version of Back To The Radio.

They released their new album “Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me” in October. It’s stunning!

I’m sick of the blues

I’m in love with my life again

Listening to her sing. She is fully connected to her truth. It shows up in her words, and it shows up in her voice. The two are indistinguishable.

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Two duos.

One an English female singer-guitarist and an American male singer-guitarist.

The other and American female singer and an English male singer-guitarist.

I’m having trouble breathing in

Feels like my anthem for the year.

Great lyrics (including lines from “All Shook Up” and “My Generation”) on gardening-as-therapy gone wrong.

Nothing he’s got he really needs

Always one shinning up a lamp post!

The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe

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Some personal listening highlights of the year.