2020's

    Past Is Prologue by Tycho

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    Past Is Prologue
    Tycho
    2006

    Tycho is the sound of a relaxing weekend; of golden sunlight shining through the windows with an accompanying cool breeze. This is focus music that I don’t ignore.

    Track recommendation: Send and Receive

    Lullabies For Adults by Youth Valley

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    Lullabies For Adults
    Youth Valley
    2023

    This won’t be everybody’s cup of tea but this album was a real winner with me. The singer vacillates between The Smiths and Depeche Mode while the music is all 1990’s shoegaze.

    Track recommendation: Father Forgets

    Dear Wormwood by The Oh Hellos

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    Dear Wormwood
    The Oh Hellos
    2015

    The Oh Hellos set themselves apart with Celtic song structures and beautiful vocal harmonies. This album in particular does well at tapping into the feelings of picking yourself up after a fall.

    Track recommendation: Soldier, Poet, King

    Running by Cafuné

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    Running
    Cafuné
    2021

    This is the musical version of a lush, blue sky summer break where few things can break into your little world of chilling with friends in the sun. The possibility of a new love. Easy come, easy go. Driving is more important than where you end up.

    Track recommendation: Tek It

    Goodbye by Ulrich Schnauss

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    Goodbye
    Ulrich Schnauss
    2020

    There are feelings and emotions rooted in the deeper, darker heart of ourselves that can only be touched by diving below our surface. Music is a frequent guide to accessing this unexplored territory and helping us explore what we don’t have words to express. This album has become one such guide for me.

    Track recommendation: Stars

    Fever Dreams Pts 1 - 4 by Johnny Marr

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    Fever Dreams Pts 1 - 4
    Johnny Marr
    2022

    Turns out that the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths doesn’t need Morrissey to make great songs. If you only listen to one song, make it the opening track: Spirit Power and Soul.

    Track recommendation: All These Days

    Shore by Fleet Foxes

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    Shore
    Fleet Foxes
    2020

    I was excited to hear a Fleet Foxes album that reaches the heights of their first release. These are the perfect haunting melodies for keeping warm in winter.

    Track recommendation: Sunblind

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