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Here's the playlist I spent the year assembling from all the new songs I heard that I liked. My 2022 playlist had about 550 songs on it; my 2023 playlist has over 850.

Every year during the week between Christmas and New Years, my family has a themed film festival. This year each of us chose 2 films that we personally consider "classics". Kite chose "Mega Mind" and "But I'm a Cheerleader!" Donovan picked "Monster Hunter" and "The Big Lebowski" and Leigh went with "Blade Runner" (Ridley Scott's) and "Being John Malkovich". My choices are "Head" (The Monkees' middle-finger response to the cancellation of their TV show) and "Big Trouble in Little China".

The song that made my day 2023.11.18:
Protomartyr - "Elimination Dances (live on The Late Show)"
Insistent postpunk from Detroit art rockers. Now I remember who IDLES remind me of!
youtu.be/fLVa_syw-ls

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The song that made my day 2023.11.13:
The Rabbles - "Trash Days"
A goosebump-inducing thick slice of authentic San Francisco psychedelic garage rock circa 2010 by The Rabbles, featuring Marina Lazzara on vocals. From a newly released compilation of Marina's songs recorded with The Rabbles ("Saw That Satellite", "Mind's Rhyme" and "Dissenter's Descent" from the same release all also made my day today.)

youtu.be/5TtD9U2f1gs
The song that made my day 2023.11.12:
Boygenius - "Not Strong Enough (live on SNL)"
I've already gushed over this song, but last night's performance on SNL deserves a special mention: the cheeky Beatles references (font used for the band name on the bass drum, suits, ties, boots, and Phoebe's Rickenbacker is a dead-ringer for John's) and the sheer joy they bring to the stage, jumping up and down during the break. The sneaky key change still gets me, too.

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