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It's an hour or two into December where I live. Another 31 days and 2021 will be over.

This year has been dogshit for me. I've really been slipping lately, losing my touch and fucking up on here as well as on other platforms, and the last 8 months have basically been a bumpy downwards slide into the most advanced depression I've felt in years.

Not an excuse to make me out as a victim, please hold me to account, but still undeniably a fact - 2021 is a strong contender for the worst year of my life. Shit sucks on a major level.

Music was my solace this year. That Minecraft flat world I keep posting about was a balm I needed, and I keep returning to it to work on it little by little - but music was a constant relief, and I would say it was the backbone of my year. In the past couple months I found Phoebe Bridgers, her brand of sadgirl indie pop has resonated with me in a big way lately. Maria Mena put out a new project at the end of last year, with a sequel to that EP slated for March this year, but she shelved it until Norway's concert venues were able to be re-opened. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard put out two albums - not their strongest outings, but O.N.E. is a GOAT desert rock song and their music video for Pleura fucks hard.

But more than that, music was a sorely needed pillar of support this year. There were a couple moments where it wasn't needed - I listened to three songs in a row about suicide by drowning after a traumatic experience this past May, I didn't intend for it to happen but it did - and while I wouldn't say I'm at risk of anything like that, it led to a very dark couple of days where that's all I could think about.

But more often than not? Music really pulled me out of the fire. Like you know that greentext that's like ">listen to music, >it's good, >thank you music"? That sums up my year.

I wanted to share some songs that got me through 2021, and I encourage you to post your own. Stories are optional, but feel free to vent and share itt if you need it.

A big one for me this year was The Ship Song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. I overplayed it so hard I ended up defaulting to the Puddles Pity Party cover, which I also wore out pretty quickly.

https://youtu.be/q4VWKbZkIcM
https://youtu.be/Cf1w5GUturU

It's such a cathartic song, like a hymn. It's like you're putting yourself on a line and singing into the universe. idk if this is considered a faux pas or not, but I actually got to sing it earlier this year at karaoke, and as self indulgent as it was, it was a highlight of my year.

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Poppy - Bloom

https://youtu.be/63oWN9YC_yw

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Olivia Newton-John - Have you never been mellow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2S1nmxYmUg
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Not a big Damien Rice guy, but Older Chests was a big help this year. Didn't end up helping in the way I needed, but it helped regardless.

https://youtu.be/uj21oODGpEU

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Alt-J - Taro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72SfNIn49e0

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Elton John - Crocodile Rock

https://youtu.be/75r0nQu-hMs

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https://youtu.be/uYfqIN0Z4bA

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https://youtu.be/2A1CmpixUms

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBGfC4-qBsY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeFnNnKOH-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Jb5RONt1U

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apolloooo posted...

https://youtu.be/2A1CmpixUms

I remember these guys from the Max Payne 2 soundtrack. I haven't really listened to much of their other stuff though.

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Nothing rly got me thru. But i listened to tool a lot in the summer.

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Wii_Shaker posted...

I remember these guys from the Max Payne 2 soundtrack. I haven't really listened to much of their other stuff though.

They are in Control too

https://youtu.be/aMT5Tuw0yZk

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I just found out a band called The Weepies is breaking up. They've been my most listened to band on Spotify for two years in a row. Kinda spamming my socials about it at the moment, it really cuts deep because finding them over the last few years has been one of the few bright spots in my life.

Last year I was in their top 0.05% of listeners, and this year I was in their top 0.0005% of listeners. They probably didn't have many listeners, hence the break-up. But the thing is that they're a husband and wife duo, so like are they splitting up?

Either way, the last two years have really fucking sucked and these guys have been the glue holding it all together. So this announcement really fucking hurts. I get that it's a sane, rational decision from two independent and autonomous people, but I have to say it - fuck 2021 for spitting in my face one last time. I hope this year and everything in it burns to the fucking ground.

https://youtu.be/Fl7OKtte4Lk

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