This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in QUICK HITS
Since the year in question is 2016, and since 20X16 = 320, this yearly summary playlist consists of 320 nice tunes released in the year 2016. From 320 different artists. Reshuffled on the regular for repeat shuffles. You can’t argue with that math.
“Ex members of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Smith Westerns went from Chicago to California, slept in tents in Jonathan Rado's backyard, and recorded this album - I can't not love it”
“Track for track, one of the best albums I've heard in some time. Fuzzy guitars. Fuzzy vocals. Crystal clear hooks.”
Episode 101 kicks off with Mr. Husband, and before you close things out with Tugboat Captain you’ll hear some Mountain Man, Human Barbie, Stephen Malkmus, WIDOWSPEAK and a bunch more niceness.
“I'm crazy about this album. It's dark and light and all the in-betweens. Its got risk running through it.”
Every Monday, I highlight 8 tracks from my recent playlist shuffling in something called the ‘Shuffle Up’d 8’ and this playlist is an archive for every track that's been featured — which is another way of saying that this playlist makes for a really quality shuffle.
“I've listened to this album and rolled the amazing lyrics around my mind for about three days straight. It's a masterwork and a classic. I think, in twenty years, bands will most likely cover these songs sort of like they cover Leonard Cohen and Lou Reed now. Highly recommended!”
A Playmoss playlist for all the Bandcamp tracks shuffle up’d in June 2019.
“I didn't know about this album yesterday. Which means today is already an exponentially better day.”
