This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in ODDS
“Unplug every once in a while. I have found a lot of good in disconnecting from time to time. The other day, I drove to a park, and I intentionally left my phone in the car. I brought a book and that's it. I mostly didn't read. I just walked, and watched squirrels run around like maniacs while I listened to strangers argue in a language I don't understand. And it was great.”
“In an alternate universe —one where we all worked shorter weeks, everybody was genuinely concerned about climate change, and we all just got along— 'House Of Gold' was the biggest hit of 2010.”
“…which is essentially an unfinished essay on how to unsubscribe from every mailing list you subscribed to when you were 17.”
"If you make art, pay more attention to your emotional/creative milestones and less to your financial ones. I'm never gonna 'make it big,' whatever that means, but I'm gonna get better and better as a songwriter."
“If you want to be the kind of person at the dinner party who has an opinion on whether THIS IS THE WORST ALBUM EVER or not… you gotta put in the work & listen to it first. The whole thing. And then you have to get invited to a dinner party.”
"Go for walks. Eat that cake in the middle of the night. Be kind towards others but mostly be kind to yourself. Use less plastic. Do everything with love, for what is done with love is well done."
“In this modern day life, so often driven by the harshness of striving and grasping, Luluc's generous yielding to time, awareness, longing, and a tender melancholy heart, connects the listener to a state of earthy grace and unfettered simplicity. My best find in a long, long time.”
“I think everyone should sway their hips every morning when they wake up. Especially if they’re often stressed out (or in the moment they are stressed out). Or if they feel very old when they wake up in the morning.”
“I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that this album dropped at the right time for me. It somehow seems strangely familiar and yet different. Oberst and Bridgers work so well together.”
Since the year in question is 2014, and since 20X14 = 280, this yearly summary playlist consists of 280 nice tunes released in the year 2014. From 280 different artists. Reshuffled on the regular for repeat shuffles. You can’t argue with that math.
"Boxing, the training part, not necessarily the fighting part, I don't know anything about the fighting part, is incredibly profound. A wonderful surprise for the nervous system!"
“A charmingly dark slice of post-ambient pop. Pat Moon strikes a chord with your soul from the first tracks; "Feel You", "Show Me A Sign", and final song, "Enter My Mind" being the strongest songs. This record takes me to a dreamy little island on a crisp morning as the sun is about to rise.”
