'24 Wrap Up: Music! Life! AI-ndy? Not Yet

Before we get to the annual best of ‘24 music (well, you can cheat & go to the playlist here), family and life can I just say….



HOLY SCHMOLIES! Life on Earth just continually gets more and more.....something. 

It has me re-assessing how to spend the next XYZ+ years of existence that aren't a post-life sentient digital replica of my soul

With that uplifting train of thought, I needed a little inspiration for this year’s wrap up so I created what I guess is the beta version of my digital replica - ChatAND…y


Long Diatribe of ChanANDy


Good idea, digital ‘me’ but for this thang I’ll just share some highlights…

Let's start out with a bit of a twist. Outside of some of my kids' tunes which are coming soon (and I purposely don't put them in my top 10 as they would win every year but they are in the playlist), here is 

A Song That Did Not Come Out in '24...But  I Am Dying For It To




Oh, one more thing before music. Taking a tip from ChatAND(y), here are 


Some Other Things Done to Help the Soul in '24




Best Albums/EPs I discovered in '24

(and here's a playlist of highlights 
& lots of other great '24 discoveries)


1) Lubalin - ha ha no worries 

Melodic with drum and bass throwback beats? Yes please!


2) Joe P - His entire catalog incl. this year’s Garden State Vampire 

I can't get enough of this guy. Star in the making


3) Waxahachee - Tigers Blood

Solid. Solid. Solid.


4) Childish Gambino - Bando Stone and The New World

So different than what he's done before


5) Hailaiker - Serenity Now

Love male/female harmonies done just right


6) Caleb L’Etoile - 3 EPs from 2023 and 2024

"Two More Years" has become one my constant 'go to's as of late


7) (tie) Wilderado - Talker/Ethan Tasch - Got Him!

Very similar vibe from these well-written, songwriter-driven albums


8) Medium Build - Country

Somehow I just dig loneliness songs


9) X Ambassadors - Townie

They seem to have two speeds - great songs that don't become hits and... 


10) Mk.gee - Two Star & The Dream Police

Their songs are like a really really good buzz that just stays in the zone and you dig being there...but sorta wanna see it go up a level


Two Best Cover(s) of 2024


Eddie Vedder - Save It For Later 

The original is always a go to for party throwbacks but the low key vibe just matches with a fantastic season of The Bear



Jensen McRae - American Teenager

She also has the best song (Massachusetts) of the year.



Closing Out:

One of the More Humbling Moments of 2024

To stick with the theme of this year's wrap up, you may have heard me tell this story but I received a package from Amazon

I couldn't remember what I ordered.

The print on the Amazon package was waaay too small to read.

I opened up the package

It was travel reading glasses

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Let's go survive '25 and find ways to Create, Experience and Help

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