So I suppose I should finally do this.<\/p>\n
I won\u2019t say this was the toughest time I\u2019ve ever had putting a list together. While some years the songs kind of sort themselves, there have been plenty of Decembers when I\u2019m still trying to figure out what to include and in what order right up until I made my list public. But, as I wrote last week<\/a>, this has been a tough musical year for me to crack.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been such an odd year that I\u2019m throwing out a rule that I\u2019ve generally held to hard-and-fast: songs must be from the current calendar year. In the past, if I didn\u2019t discover a cool song or album until the calendar year after its initial release – especially if it was a late-year release – I would not include it in the next year\u2019s Favorites list.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n Because, you know, rules I guess.<\/p>\n I\u2019m throwing that out not once, but twice this year. It\u2019s a brave new world, friends!<\/p>\n Also, this is not a true countdown. The songs listed below are generally in order of preference, but other than my Song of the Year, no numbers are attached to any of them. Forgive me, Casey<\/a>.<\/p>\n One more note before we get to the list:<\/p>\n Watch with caution if at work, kids are around, or you\u2019re using your in-laws\u2019 wifi.<\/p>\nSOME OF THESE VIDEOS CONTAIN NUDITY AND\/OR STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT<\/h3>\n
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