I went on a very musical journey in 2023…filled with ups and downs, this ways and that ways, ins and outs, the whole shebang. It has changed who I am for the better, and so much of me said “share it with others” so that they may be bettered too! Music really is magic.
This journey started out being a Top-100 of my discovered songs throughout 2023. As I slow watched the playlist begin to trickle over 100, I realized that it was unfeasible for me to think with three months of new music to go that I’d be able to thin the list down to 100.
Expansion was the only answer. I’ve listened to a metric shit-ton of music this year, and as I currently write this it’s August 28th. I’m aquiver waiting for my Spotify summary. (From the future….IT WAS DOPE!)
WELCOME
If you’re here…that means you love music, and shockingly, might care about what I think of it! I love the idea of striving to experience something new everyday, and now I’ve given you a one-stop shop for it! Let me share my 366 favorite new musical discoveries of 2023! (The playlist ended up at 522…that’s a lot of bonus music for you to explore!)
A note about the list itself. Remember, it started out as a Top 100. So numbers 1-100 really are ordered in the order that I loved them. After that though, is pure discovery.
After the Top 100 the order doesn’t matter at all. I manually ordered them all so there would be a nice space between hearing the same artists.
I’ll say up front here that I own no rights to any of the music or images (unless stated otherwise) in this series of blog posts. Hopefully that will save me from having to put that in every post.
ENJOY!
Initially I didn’t plan on writing a post for every single song. I guess I was thinking I’d just post the Spotify link or something? Well it turns out I have commentary! Some of these songs might feature a memory or funny story attached, or be especially meaningful, or I just really fucking loved the song.
Every one of them though helped me in a positive way in 2023, though. That’s why I want to share. Please don’t hesitate to share your discoveries and comments with me! I’d love to have some give and take with everyone!
Before I send you on your way, thanks for reading! It honors me that you’d even take a few minutes out of your day to read what I think of anything. If anything in this blog resonates with you, let’s talk more! Let’s go get coffee!
With that, I really hope you find something you love and it’s brand new to you. I wish that for you everyday.
Happy New Year my loves. See you tomorrow!
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So proud of you for this. Excited to read all of your posts and see how many songs came from my influence. 😂 Nah, you’ve got amazing taste and such a talented writer. Pretty amazing when you come in contact with people as passionate about lyrics, sounds, beats – MUSIC. It really is the best therapy and what I will always lean into first. Songs/ music enhance just about everything in this life- everything-etc, Jesse James. So, thanks, keep it up. 🤍🎧
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So much of my musical taste can be traced back to you and your showing me The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, and so much more!
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