Until this contest, I was completely unaware of Nina Natasia. Listening to DOGS and it is really hitting, really good. Happy to have found it. The Best Album of . . . . is true joy.

I received 2 NC Republican Party mailers on the same day and somehow neither were the one pictured (similar content, though). Been in Chapel Hill since 2007 and this is a first. Yes, NCGOP, we are persuadables here, spend more money!

Saw Mary Timony and her band at Merge 35 a few weeks ago and was completely blown away. Didn’t realize I had such a big blind spot. Happy others didn’t and nominated Mountains.

Damn, I missed some good ones. To the edit I go.