{"id":16923,"date":"2025-12-19T07:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/?p=16923"},"modified":"2025-12-19T07:56:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:56:59","slug":"friday-playlist-378","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/friday-playlist-378\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am putting the finishing touches on my Favorite Songs of 2025 list. Not sure if it will get posted before or after Christmas, but it is getting very close, my friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this week\u2019s playlist I\u2019ll share the songs that were in the running for the final list but just missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Friday Playlist 12\/19\/25\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/2KMNrynzoqZd7f55r8npoJ?si=3493579c5e214f54&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hiden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/friday-playlist-12-19-25\/pl.u-WBgYuvzdNae\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfraid Of Guns\u201d &#8211; Motorbike<br>Best new music from Cincinnati I heard this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCharm\u201d &#8211; The Men<br>Modern punk masters still have it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAvalanche\u201d &#8211; Snocaps<br>The Crutchfield sisters\u2019 triumphant return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSports Gun\u201d &#8211; Lawn<br>Those roaring guitars that sound like dive bombers are incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBorn In The USA (Electric Nebraska)\u201d &#8211; Bruce Springsteen<br>The mythical <em>Electric Nebraska<\/em> album was finally revealed this year and included this alternate take that channeled Neil Young and Credence Clearwater Revival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s A Mirror\u201d &#8211; Perfume Genius<br>The latest evolution in musical and stylistic chameleon Mike Hadreas\u2019 career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDreams\u201d &#8211; Jade Bird<br>It was tough to leave a song this gorgeous off the big list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Feeling Is Gone\u201d &#8211; The Horrors<br>Depeche Mode\u2019s <em>Violator<\/em> updated for the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBonnet Of Pins\u201d &#8211; Matt Berninger<br>Who would have guessed Berninger\u2019s solo work would sound exactly like The National?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAngelus\u201d &#8211; The Berries<br>The Berries\u2019 debut album was filled with mellow, smoldering tracks like this that were all excellent, but ultimately too similar to garner a top 20 spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRenegade\u201d &#8211; Doves<br>The second album of Doves\u2019 comeback was not quite as good as the first, but it\u2019s still good to be getting new music from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLight Night Mountains All That\u201d &#8211; Ratboys<br>Every year there\u2019s a song that comes out deep into the calendar that misses my favorites list and I end up regretting it. Here is this year\u2019s nominee, the last song I struck from my top 20. Hopefully the new Ratboys album has something that earns a spot on my 2026 list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"RUN DMC - Christmas In Hollis (Official HD Video)\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OR07r0ZMFb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChristmas In Hollis\u201d &#8211; Run-DMC<br>I\u2019ll share a holiday playlist soon. Consider this the appetizer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am putting the finishing touches on my Favorite Songs of 2025 list. Not sure if it will get posted before or after Christmas, but it is getting very close, my friends! For this week\u2019s playlist I\u2019ll share the songs that were in the running for the final list but just missed. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u201cAfraid Of Guns\u201d &#8211; MotorbikeBest new music from Cincinnati I heard this year. \u201cCharm\u201d &#8211; The MenModern punk masters still have it. \u201cAvalanche\u201d &#8211; SnocapsThe Crutchfield sisters\u2019 triumphant return. \u201cSports Gun\u201d &#8211; LawnThose roaring guitars that sound like dive bombers are incredible. \u201cBorn In The USA (Electric Nebraska)\u201d &#8211; Bruce SpringsteenThe mythical Electric Nebraska album was finally revealed this year and included this alternate take that channeled Neil Young and Credence Clearwater Revival. \u201cIt\u2019s A Mirror\u201d &#8211; Perfume GeniusThe latest evolution in musical and stylistic chameleon Mike Hadreas\u2019 career. \u201cDreams\u201d &#8211; Jade BirdIt was tough to leave a song this gorgeous off the big list. \u201cThe Feeling Is Gone\u201d &#8211; The HorrorsDepeche Mode\u2019s Violator updated for the 21st century. \u201cBonnet Of Pins\u201d &#8211; Matt BerningerWho would have guessed Berninger\u2019s solo work would sound exactly like The National? \u201cAngelus\u201d &#8211; The BerriesThe Berries\u2019 debut album was filled with mellow, smoldering tracks like this that were all excellent, but ultimately too similar to garner a top 20 spot. \u201cRenegade\u201d &#8211; DovesThe second album of Doves\u2019 comeback was not quite as good as the first, but it\u2019s still good to be getting new music from them. \u201cLight Night Mountains All That\u201d &#8211; RatboysEvery year there\u2019s a song that comes out deep into the calendar that misses my favorites list and I end up regretting it. Here is this year\u2019s nominee, the last song I struck from my top 20. Hopefully the new Ratboys album has something that earns a spot on my 2026 list. \u201cChristmas In Hollis\u201d &#8211; Run-DMCI\u2019ll share a holiday playlist soon. Consider this the appetizer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-16923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-music"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16923"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16927,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16923\/revisions\/16927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}