{"id":4602,"date":"2017-01-03T17:39:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T22:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2017-01-03T18:35:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T23:35:46","slug":"daily-transmission-2-last-years-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=4602","title":{"rendered":"Daily Transmission #2: Last Year’s Soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019m not a music nerd, so forgive me if my year-end list is a little obvious or lame. Here are the songs I\u2019ve listened to the most in 2016. Some are new songs, others are songs new to me. <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s not fight about this. <\/p>\n

\u201cFill In the Blank\u201d by Car Seat Headrest <\/strong>
\nIt sounds like something from high school that was transported into the future where I listen to it as an adult. <\/p>\n

\u201cLady Luck\u201d by Richard Swift <\/strong>
\nThis came up on my Spotify\u2019s Discover playlist, and is one of the few times when Spotify totally gets me. I don\u2019t know who Richard Swift is, or if his other music is any good, but I loved this song all year. <\/p>\n

\u201c715 – Creeks\u201d by Bon Iver<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s not the correct way to spell the song\u2019s title. The actual title is made of symbols that would require me to hit the control key, or shift, or F7 to generate the accurate text. But let\u2019s just call it Creeks. Bon Iver\u2019s latest album, \u201c22, A Million\u201d, is a weird collection of alien folk rock that sounds like it was made by an artificially intelligent keyboard with a beard. I like it…I think. I listened to the album, and this song in particular, a lot during a very rough August\/September period of the year when my family was dealing with a great loss. As such, this song is now associated with that time and those feelings. <\/p>\n

\u201cFamous\u201d by Kanye West <\/strong>
\nKanye West is an asshole, but I\u2019m glad he exists. Too much pop music is safe and precious. If a pop star dares to try anything new, or say anything strange, Twitter will attack with enough ferocity to kill a career. But Kanye does whatever the hell he wants, and I admire that even if he\u2019s also an egotistical sack of stupid. Plus, this song is great. <\/p>\n

\u201cFrankie\u2019s Gun\u201d by The Felice Brothers<\/strong>
\nMakes me happy, even if the subject matter is grim. <\/p>\n

\u201cI Really Like You\u201d by Carly Rae Jepsen<\/strong>
\nMakes me happy, even if the subject matter is corny. <\/p>\n

“Hurdy Gurdy Man” by Donovan<\/strong>
\nThis is an old song, but I “discovered” it this year and put it on most of my playlists. If you haven’t heard the song yet, listen to it. It’s weird in the best way. <\/p>\n

“Super Mario World” by Logic<\/strong>
\n“Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my God!” It gets in your head and lives there all day. <\/p>\n

“Walk on the Wild Side” by Jimmy Smith<\/strong>
\nI heard this jazz song for years, thanks to the Casino <\/em>soundtrack, but I re-discovered it this year. So good! So jazzy! So cool!<\/p>\n

And that’s about it. There are some other great songs, but too many to mention here. <\/p>\n