Obviously we’re all here because we adore music and are obsessed with it. Many of you are really good at putting into words why you love certain artists/songs, and articulating how they make you feel. I am not

Anyway, I was spinning a few of my favourite songs of the year so far earlier (and some that I’ve just been digging) and it struck me how they all make me feel different and bring joy in different ways. Kind of a pointless post but here are the songs and why they are important to me (or just why I like them)…
Mandroid Echostar - Rosalia
Rosalia is just great and hits a real sweet spot of proggy pop. I’ve been real lucky this year as there’s been lots of stuff in a similar vein and it scratches an itch that started when I first fell in love with Coheed and Cambria.Closure in Moscow - Better Way
Which leads onto Better Way. I adore this song and am super pumped about the new album. This also scored really well in Lonestar’s recent roulette and I’m glad others are appreciating the band as much as they deserve.Tenacious D - Video Games
I haven’t been obsessed with a Tenacious D song for many years! This shows a side of music I love for just being a short, sharp shock. It’s kinda ridiculous, really short and great to sing along to. I could spin it every day.Norma Tanega - You’re Dead
This song is the theme tune to the show What We Do In the Shadows. It’s a ridiculous comedy about vampires that my wife loves. It is really good and the theme tune is so infectious. I had to add it to my favourite songs.Blink-182 - One More Time
Blink just released another single off their upcoming album and it got me revisiting this song again. I have so much nostalgia and great memories with friends linked to Blink. As the song is about getting over any past issues with friends and coming together again, it got me thinking about some of my friends this evening. There’s a line about how it shouldn’t take nearly dying to bring people back together, and it makes me think about friends of mine who have addiction issues or are suffering with their mental health. I need to reach out to some of them because people can be struggling and before you know it, it’s too late and you never got to tell them what they mean to you.Bird Problems - Plume/Gloom
Just some great new prog metal that is a nice reminder (as if I could ever forget) that there is so much good music out there to discover.King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord
Lastly, my boys. New single by the band and this one is hitting hard. It’s particularly surprising as this is not the sort of music I generally like, at all. Lyrically there seems to be a spiritual theme to this one, and I need to give it a listen with the lyrics in front of me. I can’t wait for the new album, especially as they are also releasing an extended version of it, where each song is extended to roughly a 20 minute run time.Yea, basically this is just saying that just this small cross section of songs can invoke such feelings, and the power of music can still stun me at times.