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Moved everything off the floor to vacuum and Emmy decided she liked the new placement of her heated bed … until the vacuum came out.

First concert of the year: Stars at the 9:30 Club DC. Feb 8th. “When there’s nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire.”

Guess the coat belongs to Sammy now.

My husband is building Lando’s cloud palace and I’m making sure Darth Vader has plenty of pet friends!

Happy 17th birthday, Emmy kitty!

6 years without Mike. Almost made it through this tough day. Lit my candles and listened to my Good Grief playlist.

Today would be my mom’s 76th birthday and I got a long, comforting visit from a cardinal (the bird, not the catholic kind).

And for the finale: Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar is the dissiest of diss tracks, catchy and brutally amusing. #bestsongsof2024

Bonus for today is a third song from Taylor Swift, who dominated my top 100 with 20 different tracks. Is that embarrassing?! Song is Clara Bow, which made my top 5, in fact, in number of listens. #bestsongsof2024

Sturgill Simpson has a voice with so much character, I can’t stop listening. If the Sun Never Rises Again is a stellar track off his latest outing, under the Johnny Blue Skies moniker. If you don’t know Simpson, also check out Turtles All the Way Down from 2014. #bestsongsof2024

Bonus for today is the third cut from Vampire Weekend: Prep-School Gangsters. Didn’t I warn you that I’m obsessed with this album? #bestsongsof2024

Disintegration by The Cure is one of my all-time favorite albums, and their new song, A Fragile Thing, feels like it could exist right there with it on that exalted plane. #bestsongsof2024

CHVRCHES is one of my favorite bands, so I’m happy to report that I’m enjoying Lauren Mayberry’s poppier solo debut, especially Something in the Air. #bestsongsof2024

Starburned and Unkissed by Caroline Polachek has her essential DNA while still encapsulating the eerie disconnected feeling of watching the hbo max movie I Saw the TV Glow. Bonus: Sunset, a top fave from last year. #bestsongsof2024

Gotta go with a second stellar track from Future Islands: The Tower. The passion comes through so vividly here. #bestsongsof2024

I’ll admit it took me a few listens, but I’m now totally grooving to the sweet Remi Wolf track Soup. I think of it as the female answer to The National’s genius Slow Show. #bestsongsof2024

I’m a huge fan of the 2019 song When am I Gonna Lose You by Local Natives and their new song Just Before the Morning exists in that same nostalgic sonic territory for me. #bestsongsof2024

In the French 2023 film The Beast, the goal of an AI powered world is to improve life by jettisoning strong emotions. Francesca by Hozier is the antithesis of that. In the end, the passion is what matters. “Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah If I could hold you for a minute” #bestsongsof2024

I dare you to listen to The Ballad of the Witches’ Road by Japanese Breakfast (from the TV series Agatha All Along) and not get it stuck in your head - it’s magic! #bestsongsof2024

All I Want is You by The Decemberists is a bittersweet love ballad that evokes similar feelings for me as Telepath by Manchester Orchestra (one my all time favorites). #bestsongsof2024

I’m always down for songs that bring the drama with their cinematic scope and energy and Attaway by Phantogram has me hooked. #bestsongsof2024

The new Nick Cave album Wild God is a whole EXPERIENCE, so you should listen to all of it, but if I had to choose the most accessible track, I’d go with Long Dark Night. #bestsongsof2024

She likes to curl up in blankets (so I can never make my bed).

Willow Avalon’s debut album is due in January, but she’s already treated us to a few songs, including Tequila or Whisky, a sweet, sad spin on the traditional county/americana break-up anthem. #bestsongsof2024

When your husband has a side gig. Happy holidays!

Glass Animals were in my Spotify top 5, and I could totally pick at least 6 songs from their new album as faves this year, so for their second cut on this list let’s go with whatthehellishappening? (Something I am thinking a lot lately, aren’t you??) #bestsongsof2024

AURORA has an angelic voice with the aura of a therapist/mystic and the Scandinavian quirk of Bjork. Dreams is haunting track from her latest. #bestsongsof2024

I promised more songs from Only God was Above Us by Vampire Weekend, so today I’ll feature Ice Cream Piano. #bestsongsof2024

We watched the Zendaya movie Challengers last night and the Golden Globes-nominated song Compress / Repress by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross really gives you a feel for the propulsive nature of the score and film. #bestsongsof2024

In honor of Taylor Swift’s birthday, I will also present you with loml, the song spotify says I listened to the most this year, probably because it so well encapsulates the way grief sticks with you. #bestsongsof2024

The songs on Submarine by The Marias sound like they were recorded underwater, creating a dreamy, wavy soundscape perfect for chill hangouts. Standout for me is the haunting Echo. Bonus: the propulsive cut Hush from 2021. #bestsongsof2024

Flower Moon is a dream dance pop collab between Misterwives and Alice Merton on Misterwives’ remix album Nosebleeds: Encore. Bonus: the slightly edgier Machine from 2017. #bestsongsof2024

Speaking of MJ Lenderman, he also had an excellent assist this year on the chorus of Waxahatchee’s luminous Right Back to It. #bestsongsof2024

MJ Lenderman’s wry lyrics and guitar folk rock especially shine on Wristwatch, but you’ll want to give the whole Manning Fireworks album a listen. #bestsongsof2024

Nothing Matters was a breakthrough hit for The Last Dinner Party in 2023, and this year The Feminine Urge is all the (female) rage. #bestsongsof2024

Technically Slowdive’s latest album came out last year, but the single version release of Kisses counts because I say so! #bestsongsof2024

Real Estate is known for their mellow jangle rock, and Flowers was a crowd pleaser live. #bestsongsof2024

Chappell Roan had a huge breakthrough year and yes, I got caught up in the frenzied euphoria of Good Luck, Babe! just like millions of other listeners. #bestsongsof2024