As a lover of lists and music, I’ve compiled a list of the music I loved most this past year. The music is linked to Spotify for easy listening. Let me know what you think about the songs, albums, and artists by responding in the comments!
Album of the year: ‘Elsewhere‘ by Set It Off
Honorable mentions: ‘Expectations‘ by Katie Pruitt and the pop punk ‘Alice in Wonderland‘ soundtrack
Favorite song of the year: “Funeral Grey” by Waterparks
Most relevant song of the year: “You Might Not Like Her” by Maddie Zahm
Honorable mentions: “Numb Little Bug” by Em Beihold (winter to spring), “Dead Astronaut” by Ryan Oakes (spring to summer)
Artist of the year: Fletcher
Honorable mention: Mayday Parade
Favorite “new” artist of the year: The Wailin’ Jennys
Genre of the year: Pop punk
Secondary genre of the year: Americana/folk
Best live show of the year: AJR
Honorable mentions: Set It Off at the Sum 41 and Simple Plan concert (I won tickets at an emo night!), P-square (barely anyone attended since it wasn’t widely advertised, so my friend and I got up close!)
Radio show of the year: The Greg Beharrell Show
Most significant playlist of the year: Healing, including “Love Your God” by Alex G and The Wailin’ Jennys’ version of “Wildflowers“
What songs or artists do you recommend I look up? Comment below, and happy holidays.
katelyn skye bennett 
Skye! Enjoyed these. Playing with Bad Luck and Better than This were my favorites off the Elsewhere album. Hadn’t heard of Katie Pruitt but I love her style, “Wishful Thinking” was my favorite. Numb Little Bug I’d heard on the radio and liked. Also enjoyed Wildflowers.
Recommendations for you:
***Americana/Folk-ish***
Steve Wallis – Melbourne Rain
Danny Schmidt – Echo in the Hills
The Crane Wives – Allies or Enemies
Elbow – The Bones of You (and Seldom Seen Kid Album)
***Pop/Punk-ish (-ish)*** (don’t listen to this as much so may not be exactly your vibe but still)
Smallpools – Mason Jar
Another Night on Mars – The Maine
Colorful – Jukebox the Ghost
Electric Love – Borns