It's the end of the year, things are winding down. Some of you may be planning to travel in a bit, see family, celebrate the holidays in style! If you have a long commute or flight ahead of you, then let me provide you with some musical entertainment! It's that time of year again for "The Master Playlist" mixtape, 2024 addition! It's a combination of all 7 volumes of my mixes from this year, PLUS bonus tracks, listed below, which pretty much make up a volume 8.
When I look back on all the great music from this year, I was so humbled and in awe of my friends that are out there, writing and sharing great songs. My buddy Harris with his bands Name Brand Safe and Hepburn. Sam Hoyos with Playing Dead. Clint Carney with System Syn.
My favorite new band discoveries were Beach Weather, fellow Long Islanders gursday, Royel Otis. There were long overdue welcome returns from Poe, Sky Ferreira, Chantal Claret, Body Count, and The Cure! Blown away by new female artists like Nilufer Yanya, Alisa Xayalith (formerly of The Naked and Famous), and Lauren Mayberry (whose solo debut I like even more than her work with CHVRCHES). I kicked off the year with a deep dive into the music of Mark Lanegan! Listening to him is like drinking whiskey on a cold night! So if you start at the beginning and listen to the entire thing, you've got 12 hours of music to enjoy. 195 songs total! Hope you discover at least one new thing here.
175. December 25th by Charlie Puth
176. Coffee by a!ka
177. Crocodile Tears by Lauren Mayberry
178. Fake Nice by Beach Weather
179. pleased to be here by gursday
180. Girl From North Country by Timothee Chalamet & Monica Barbaro
181. Middle of Love by Picture This (with Dean Lewis)
182. Let It Burn by FIG
183. Different Light by Alisa Xayalith
184. This Road (The Mirror Is A Trap) by Poe
185. Leash by Sky Ferreira
186. Dusk Till Dawn by ZAYN (featuring Sia)
187. Avalon by Alan Walker & Anne Gudrun
188. Lower Forms by System Syn
189. Burn The Tyrants by Fake Figures
190. The People's Microphone by Shellac
191. Crooked Heart by Teardrops
192. Whiplash by Architects
193. Tomorrow by The Fluid
194. White Bikes by Thursday
195. A Genesis Christmas by Wolfie's Just Fine
