Gotta wait a little to see this year's layout. Can you guess the colors I'll be using this year?
Welcome to my seventh YECD and this time it begins after coming back from my vacation trip. Actually, I was planning to wait until 3am to get this going but my body just felt too tired to wait until that hour, yet here we are. Somehow my brain managed to say, "Yo Charlie, remember you had to start something this early morning?", haha.
This year I've been lazier when coming to finding new music; however, I was able to listen to a few albums here and there, mostly 2014 albums, which I liked a lot. I've been more into the chillwave stuff rather than shoegaze or some sort of noisy rock this time, which I think resembles my desire for relaxing and finding peace where everything is so rushed out, Also, I've been reading more... way more. There is nothing better than chill stuff to accompany this habit, let me say.
I am excited, though, to post my Top 200 of the mid decade. Reminiscing music I enjoyed since my most senior years of adolescence up to my early young adult life,
This YECD features six main countdowns. One of them being dedicated to ATRL members. How crazy. If I feel like it, I may include some other minor lists.
Flashback Top 20 of 2006-2014
Top 20 albums + close calls
Top 100 frustrated songs of 2015 (200-101 songs)
Top 100 songs of 2015
Top 100 members according to Last ATRL member standing
Top 200 songs of the half decade (2010-2014)
I hope you are as excited as I am. I can assure you'll see a lot of artists you didn't even know about as it is becoming usual now. Ready to enjoy the trip?
It has actually been the opposite for me this year. I've been reaching out to more heavy and loud stuff, as opposed to last year where I sought relaxed and calm music. It's beautiful how we can find music to match our state of mind.