And once again, I have a few observations:
- Because I have kids, I have rediscovered Top 40 radio. With age I've also gotten over a lot of my music snobbery, so I make no apologies for the pop songs.
- The older songs are ones that have taken on greater significance for me in the last decade.
- I'm happy to say that I've found enough new music in the last decade that I had to struggle to cut the list down to 30.
I played my 40th birthday playlist at my 40th birthday party. I won't have that opportunity with turning 50, but I've known all along that I wanted to update the playlist, because the original one is a gift to myself that keeps on giving. I frequently listen to my music on shuffle, so it's like a little surprise party whenever one of my favorite songs comes on.
The additions from the last decade:
- American Authors - Best Day of My Life
- Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
- Art Brut - Slap Dash for No Cash
- Barnett, Courtney - Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party
- Bloc Party - Helicopter
- Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
- Case, Neko - Man
- Chvrches - Clearest Blue
- Collins, Edwyn - Losing Sleep
- Django Django - Default
- Escovedo, Alejandro - Always a Friend
- Franz Ferdinand - Bullet
- Fratellis - Henrietta
- Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can't See Land
- Ida Maria - Queen of the World
- Joy Division - She’s Lost Control
- Kishi Bashi - It All Began with a Burst
- Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
- Lekman, Jens - Your Arms Around Me
- Monae, Janelle - Tightrope
- OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
- Pharrell - Happy
- Redwalls - Modern Diet
- Ronson, Mark & Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
- Savages - She Will
- Segall, Ty - It’s Over
- Sleater-Kinney - Surface Envy
- St. Vincent - Digital Witness
- Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
- Zola Jesus - Vessel