Unsure what I can say here that I haven't said before, like: this subscription is the absolute best value for cost-to-content ratio. Josh is a treasure and makes Substack and the world a better place. I am a better music appreciator because of him. If anything, I hope commenting will impact the substack algo and provide more visibility to No Expectations.
Great list. Loved seeing Foxwarren's new album on there. You missed one though: quickly, quickly's I Heard That Noise was one of my favourites from this year.
i love your lists because we take a very similar approach to EOY (and the taste overlap doesn't hurt!). no ranking, no gatekeeping, focus on smaller/independent artists and on music discovery, etc. i'm always shocked, given how much i listen to throughout the year, just how much i've missed. but yours is my first port of call to flesh out my annual listening gaps. thank you!
Fucking great list. Cool to see Aussie legends and Elton co-signs Way Dynamic on here. Been reading you for most of this year and appalled in myself for not being a paid sub! Have just rectified. Thanks for having the best taste in the game!
Merry Christmas to me.. I didn't want to work today anyways..
Unsure what I can say here that I haven't said before, like: this subscription is the absolute best value for cost-to-content ratio. Josh is a treasure and makes Substack and the world a better place. I am a better music appreciator because of him. If anything, I hope commenting will impact the substack algo and provide more visibility to No Expectations.
Great list. Loved seeing Foxwarren's new album on there. You missed one though: quickly, quickly's I Heard That Noise was one of my favourites from this year.
i love your lists because we take a very similar approach to EOY (and the taste overlap doesn't hurt!). no ranking, no gatekeeping, focus on smaller/independent artists and on music discovery, etc. i'm always shocked, given how much i listen to throughout the year, just how much i've missed. but yours is my first port of call to flesh out my annual listening gaps. thank you!
Fucking great list. Cool to see Aussie legends and Elton co-signs Way Dynamic on here. Been reading you for most of this year and appalled in myself for not being a paid sub! Have just rectified. Thanks for having the best taste in the game!
Yuuuup. Thanks for the kind words on the TJ releases <3
Awesome list, Josh! But of course I would think so, as we agree on so much here, LOL.
As a UVM alum and college friend of Greg Freeman & Lily Seabird all the BTV love makes my heart warm & swell with pride for my adopted hometown!
that’s awesome! the art for the newsletter is done by btv legend zack james of robber robber/dari bay. gotta visit soon thanks for reading
Just saw robber robber open for Prewn; so good!
what a lineup!
Incredible list as always! A couple additional records that I loved this year are caroline, Oklou, and Cory Hanson.
Agree with you on Cory! That made the long list. The other two didn't grab me as much as I thought they would