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first off this is tough—a whole year is a *long* time for me. its tough for me to look back more than half a year; just my personality—definitely into the now. but imma try. in no particular order:

black spade — peep “The Day We Landed” and “Build and Destroy Mixtape”. an unsung talent. i kind of want to keep it that way, but so many people are missing out on good music.

little brother — RIP. incredible group who became auditory family this year, from The Listening to Left Back, to all the seemingly dozens of mixtapes in between. sad to see yall couldn’t keep it together.

the foreign exchange authenticity — a late entry, but poignant beyond belief for the time. a few months later, not as striking but just as fantastic.

liquid spirits — stumbled upon this group through youtube. they’ve made a fan for life. :) two albums: “liquid spirits” and “music”. wow. If you don’t love me/Stepney — two of the most beautiful i’ve heard, and deeply ingrained in my psyche.

sufjan stevens — helped me sleep many nights. his entire catalogue is life, and half through the year, “All Delighted People” EP hit me where it was needed.

peace586 – after several years of listening; met him at the beginning of the year, and both life and his albums have been healing to me.

teebs– “teebs 4” + “ardour“. — pure beauty; it’s the sound of my favorite visuals.

busta rhymes: “decision” — this song…meant worlds to me by the time the year came up.

honorable mention, and i mean this in the greatest of ways, because they are forever–kev brownnnn, and dilla when in doubt, i can *always* put in kev brown. and dilla will be a constant, no matter what situation.

the photograph was taken by the fantastic andrea corona jenkins

i honestly still can’t shake em…(posted so you’ll remember the day you said it after all this passes…:)

working through some thoughts regarding giving and receiving advice/critique/opinion (calling it all advice for brevity)

why is it that i can give and receive advice easily from some, but feel like either i’m walking on eggshells, or get offended (long term) with others? i say long term, ‘cos i have a tendency to take offense for a second with anyone challenging the way i behave, but usually doesn’t last more than a second when given by anyone i’m trusting loves me and ain’t trying to hurt me.:)

i think there are several factors, including the way in which one gives advice, and the receiver’s predisposition to wanting to receive feedback. A *big* portion, i posit, is that “it’s not me, it’s not you, but us”. when folk have a *relationship*, that there’s a mutual giving and receiving, and a mutual trust, and love, then words can be taken, and given, in an unoffensive way…or at least a way that, in the long term doesn’t cause resentment. no offense will be given when given (that make sense?), and none will be received. and if there *is* offense, it’s usually recognized, called out, and dealt with. “it’s all love”, as they say.

man.