2021. A second year in a row that no one was quite expecting, and one that some of us hadn't preferred how it played out as it did, myself included. As you've probably noticed I haven't been posting/writing/sharing/provoking on Wilfully Obscure to the extent I once had, say, six or seven years ago, and certainly not as prolifically when I kicked this whole endeavor off in 2007, almost entirely on a whim I might add. 2021's diminished amount of postings wasn't the byproduct of lack of enthusiasm on my part, so much as fatigue, anxiety, life events and a little bit of laziness. To those of you who still visit daily, weekly, occasionally or even rarely, I thank you, and you definitely make the effort worth it. I haven't started 2022 with much of a bang either, but before I delve into the usual onslaught of previously unshared music over the next twelve months, I like to take a peak back and corral what I consider to be some of the highlights from the year just past.
Once again I find myself pressed for time to offer a track-by-track, blow-by-blow of the twenty some-odd tunes I've curated in this playlist. Nonetheless if you wish to access the files and write-ups of a particular artist everything is archived, and I might be able to post direct links to the original entries later this weekend. The songs, while somewhat strategically sequenced, aren't necessarily designed to be played in any specific order per se, so it will do you no harm to listen to whatever piques your curiosity in random order. In keeping with what's become a tradition with these compilations I've tossed in a handful of previously unshared nuggets from artists I haven't covered before, or at least not thoroughly. They are noted with an asterisk. Enjoy, and thanks for checking in.
01. Creatures of Habit - Forever
02. DT and the Shakes - I Found My Disguise
03. Land of the El Caminos - Boxed in a Wind Tunnel
04. Reptile House - Mother Michigan
05. The Slugs - Back to the Playgrounds
06. Brakes - The Way I See It
07. Blue Spots - Two Fools
08. Sicko - 80 Dollars
09. Sugarblast - Believe
10. Lost Loved Ones - I Found You
11. Well! Well! Well! - What Life's About
12. First Man Over - Diamond Mind
13. SFT Boys - As a Matter of Fact
14. Darius and the Magnets - Unusual Girl*
15. F.A.B. - Happy People*
16. Thin King - The New One
17. Choir Invisible - I Walked Away
18. radioblue - instead
19. Plain Characters - Counting Sheep
20. Holiday - John Buffalo
21. This "Blue Piano" - I Before E
22. The Flex - New Wavelength
23. The Farewell Party - 32 Views of Emma
24. NNB - Uruguay 1983*
Hear
2 comments:
Nice comp, thanks for your efforts throughout the year!
Great comp and a reminder of a great year of posts? Thanks so much for all you do for all of us.
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