New music woes
If you follow me and read this blog then you know that my most regular posts are weekly release lists which I do every Friday. Despite the amount of new music released every week and all the albums that line these humble blog posts, for some reason I am having difficulty recalling anything that has stuck with me at all this year.
Usually at this point in the year I have a spreadsheet, or notes app page depending on how disorganised I was earlier in the year, with tens and tens of albums that I’ve really enjoyed throughout the year. All fighting for their place on my shortlist and then on to my albums of the year list which I post online (will be here this year) as well as on the Heavy Matters podcast end of year show.
The problem though is that this year, already in to August, there is no such list. Granted I’ve listened to less albums in general but I’ve still been compiling the weekly release roundup, I’ve still been listening to new releases every week and yet I haven’t felt inspired enough by anything to keep a list and to keep revisiting stuff.
I’ve been through my Bandcamp purchases and my wishlist as well as my library on streaming as well as the physical releases I’ve bought and there is stuff there, some stuff I really liked and will probably make that list come December. Yet I can’t stop wondering what it is this year that’s different. Is it me? Am I feeling a bit burnt out by it? I have done a lot less reviews this year so that’s a possibility I guess. Is the quality just not there in as much abundance this time around? I’m hesitant to say this is the case but at the same time, there’s not a lot I can instantly recall that made an impact on me.
More work is required to go back through and find what I’ve enjoyed as well as to see what good stuff I’ve missed and also hopefully, there will be some great stuff before the year is out.
So what do you think? Are you in a similar position or are you flush with albums you’ve loved and wondering what I’m talking about. Please, me know.
Hails!