But it did give me an idea for a weekly blog post. In it I will highlight songs from years past that either predated my yearly compilations, were discovered after the fact, or were passed over at the time and regretted later.
To start off this week is a song from Stephen Fretwell from his 2004 release, Magpie. In the fine tradition of English balladeers, Stephen sings longingly for an imagined New York City that he and his love can escape away to.
Next up is a song from perennial favorite The Damnwells from their 2003 release, Bastards of The Beat. In it he sings about his plans to shelter his love from all of the bad things in life. The poignancy of the song is from his realization that this is a futile hope and, in the end, impossible.
Next is a song from Norwegian artist Thomas Dybdahl from his album Science, originally released in 2006. He sings about his plans for the coming year and his lowered expectations.
Bell X1 is an Irish band, made of the remaining members of Damien Rice's erstwhile band Juniper. While not achieving the fame of their former bandmate, they've been putting out albums consistently for many years which is more than we can say for Mr. Rice. This song is about facing the coming day even when you know it's going to be bad.
And that's it for now!
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