a january joint
is your bed made? is your sweater on?
by now, it’s no surprise that i listen to a lot of music and share my listening experience with you through things i collected. however, for the last month or so, i’ve been doing contract work that requires active listening to assorted audio clips, so my ears are a lil spent1.
i’ve been catching up on music the best that i can, but there are so many albums from last year that just didn’t make it into the rotation this month. in terms of listening, i often opted for what was more accessible in length and vibe. but i plan to use this quarter looking back at music from 2023, since i have a running list. therefore we’ll be playing catch up through march.
today, i present a masterlist of music: albums i missed (or didn’t mention) last year, new releases from january, and albums to look forward to this year. let’s get into it!
music i didn’t mention last year:
DESTIN CONRAD — SUBMISSIVE
sir Was — We Can Go Anywhere From Here
H31R — HeadSpace
ROMderful — ICE CREAM CLONES 2
Naomi Sharon — Obsidian
Oko Ebombo — Free Emotion
Goat — Medicine
Amber Navran — Knock on the Orange Door
säje — säje
Infinity Song — Metamorphosis
KAMAUU — LACUNA in The House Of Mirrors
The South Hill Experiment — MOONSHOTS // SUNSTRIKES
Sanders Bohlke — And I Will Close My Eyes and See the Red Sun (EP)
Lizzie Berchie — Am I An Adult Yet? (EP)
Wishy — Paradise (EP)
John Keek — Sheep (EP)
Raquel Martins — Empty Flower (EP)
released in January:
Samaria — Even Paradise Rains
Nailah Hunter — Lovegaze
Matt Martians — Matt’s Missing
@ — Are You There God? It’s Me @
They Hate Change — Wish You Were Here
Destin Conrad — SUBMISSIVE2
pegagogy — pegagogy (EP)
Brad stank — In the Midst of You
Emotional Oranges & Nonso Amadi — Blended (EP)
music to look forward to (with expected release dates):
The Last Dinner Party — Prelude to Ecstasy (2/2)
Mk.gee — Two Star & The Dream Police (2/9)
Helado Negro — Phasor (2/9)
Orgone — Chimera (2/9)
DaVionne — Good Grief (2/16)
serpentwithfeet — GRIP (2/16)
Erika de Casier — Still (2/21)
Erick the Architect — I’ve Never Been Here Before (2/23)
MGMT — Loss of Life (2/23)
Moor Mother — The Great Bailout (3/8)
Tierra Whack — WORLD WIDE WHACK (3/15)
Empress Of — For Your Consideration (3/22)
Chicano Batman — Notebook Fantasy (3/29)
Shabazz Palaces — Exotic Birds of Prey (3/29)
Khruangbin — A LA SALA (4/5)
Justice — Hyperdrama (4/26)
Rachel Chinouriri — What A Devastating Turn of Events (5/3)
Yaya Bey — Ten Fold (5/10)
assorted thoughts from my IG stories
a january joint: the playlist
the notes: cacao, leveling up, a soft glow, resting, nostalgia, shedding layers, pink glitter, gazing at the moon, and wishing upon stars.
as always, there’s a song for every day of the month!
(a january joint on apple music)
the organization & selection of the monthly playlist reflects the essence of assorted audio & sound bites in many ways.