Lav's Music Corner

After a few impressive weeks in a row, this one is just okay. 5.  booboo  - Yaeji Even though I wasn't completely in love with Yaeji's debut album last year I still think she has immense high-end potential so any time she drops a new song it's an event. That seemed to be the case even more with this love letter to the dancefloor that dropped in the wake of a viral Boiler Room set. The song is admittedly pretty cute and has a charm to it but I can't say it's clicked with me quite as strong as some others beyond an impressively versatile instrumental.  Listen 4.  very little effort - Julie Foregoing the many dozens of puns I could make surrounding the name of this song, I'll just say that Julie is an LA shoegaze band worth keeping your eyes on. Their debut album is dropping later this year and this is the most distinctive they've sounded yet with a pair of vocalists sliding perfectly into the moody demeanor of their fuzzed out haze.  Listen 3.  any means ...

Welcome to the songs list. More than any other list I publish this is the one that is most purely about what the best work is. Many artists appear on here multiple times and none of the placements have anything to do with anyone else's reception but mine. These are MY favorite songs of the year, though please take the chance to share yours wherever you can. Enjoy <3 100. Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Shadow Forces Thank god for the positive critical buzz surrounding Arooj Aftab's last solo album because without it I would have never heard this strange and surprisingly dark chamber jazz album. That also means I wouldn't have heard its defining moment Shadow Forces  which uses its expansive and in the second half even oppressive composition to really surround you on all sides with its eerie mysticism.  Key Lyric: "Oh God, I love my heart, oh God, I love my heart, no one can cure my heart, oh God!" (translated) 99. Jane Remover - Backseat Girl Jane Re...