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Sunday Shuffle #440

I ran out of steam on my 2016 best-of lists and I don't feel like spending today writing them. I do need to do a better job of writing about things in the moment. For example, there were so many albums I loved last year that it would have been impossible to say things about most of them. I did try to write reviews for most of the books I read, but they were posted on my Goodreads account and then linked to my Facebook and Twitter. I'm sure I've said this at the beginning of many years and we'll see how well I do.

As for the Sunday Shuffle, I don't know how much longer I'll continue it. #450 sounds like a nice place to stop if I decide to do so. Then again, #500 sounds even cooler. The problem is that my iTunes only represents a fraction of what I listen to in a given week. Maybe I bring back the Sunday Sculpt once or twice a month. Maybe I try to put together a new playlist every month as well. I guess I'll just have to see where I go with all of it.

For now, though, I'll wish you a Happy New Year and get to today's ten...

1. Dreams of Leaving/The Clientele (9) - last played on 12/21/14
2. You Turn Clear In The Sun/Telekinesis (24) - last played on 9/20/15
3. Lean on Me/Telekinesis (17) - last played on 9/1/15
4. Remnants/My Morning Jacket (12) - last played on 9/18/16
5. I Fought Piranhas/The White Stripes (15) - last played on 8/14/16
6. Trouble Comes Running/Spoon (21) - last played on 2/22/15
7. I Will Kill Again/Jarvis Cocker (5) - last played on 8/26/12
8. One PM Again/Yo La Tengo (7) - last played on 3/13/16
9. Song For Dennis Brown/The Mountain Goats (2) - last played on 4/8/15
10. Did She Overtake You/Robert Forster (7) - last played on 10/25/15

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