2020: 25 Songs That Got Me Through
Since time is relative and still pretty meaningless, I trust you won't mind that I'm sharing my favorite songs of 2020 now. Nearly halfway through 2021. 'Cause that's what I do. I take way too long to do these things. It almost makes me wonder why I even bother. Anyways, most of these songs were written and recorded pre-Covid but some touch on very pandemic-related topics like loneliness, isolation and death. And some of the accompanying videos were clearly shot during quarantine, as evidenced by the empty streets in major cities and Zoom-like split-screen that has become a part of everyday life. Years from now I hope I'll be able to appreciate these songs as being damn good and not tied to the worst year of our lives. The artists and their songs deserve as much. The Cool Greenhouse - Alexa! We all needed a laugh last year and as winter approached the northern hemisphere, 6 months into pandemic life, The Cool Greenhouse obliged! A bouncy, wiry post-punk ode to A