Song Overflow #1 - July 2024
Scouring new releases is a messy process. I'm letting you inside the weigh station where all the songs I find hang out before they get sorted into "real" playlists. Please behave accordingly.
Just a very small bonus post & playlist today before the end of the month. Soon to come: an actual posting schedule (?!) feat. artist spotlights, regular playlists and discussions, and other topics on a somewhat more reliable basis.
When it comes to keeping up with new releases, I start out every year with good intentions. I have spreadsheets, scoring rubrics, and release calendars. All of the aggregators are in my bookmarks. Every Friday morning I fire up the ol’ music machine, ready to listen to five or fifteen brand new albums back to back with the unfettered zeal of a gaining blackjack player.
If it sounds kind of exhausting, that’s because it is. Sometimes I make it all the way through March without falling behind, but it’s already the end of July and I haven’t touched a spreadsheet for months.
Future me will have to worry about catching up on all of the unmissable new records — the end-of-year scramble is always the same — but for now, I have the Song Overflow.
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