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 Top Music 1.   Alan Palomo - World of Hassle   How long ago was Neon Indian;s Vega   released?  I liked that album.  Lead creative guy Alan Palomo released World of Hassle as a solo effort.  Very fun indie pop.  AOTY! 2. Alek Lee - You I   Israeli music artist and DJ, Alek Lee blends many genres together to produce cool music that transcends them all.  There is pop, reggae, psychedelic and others swirled into a wonderful concoction.   3. VA -  Café del Mar XXIX  A compilation album that sure delivers for your money.  Twenty-three tracks of Balearic , chillout, and downtempo tracks that will get you in the groove.   4. Emma Anderson - Pearlies   Beautiful indie rock, indie pop, dream pop music.  This lady can sing and harmonize and is a brilliant songwriter.   5.  Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure   This was my top R&B pick for 2023.   6. Brijean - Angelo (Deluxe) Psychedelic music from San Francisco transplant to LA.  Brijean reminisces about days past in SF while now safely

Maybe I will get to some of the more traditional lists of movies and books later.  In the meantime, this is going to be about impactful life changes and how those came about.   Several initially disparate pieces of information along with some self-reflection caused me to realize my sleep was sub-optimal.   More on that in this blog post on sleep .   Here is the best music list for 2022. Music My tastes this year ran heavy on pop, r&b, psychedelia, and a little trip/hip-hop.  These were ranked according to how many songs ended up highly rated during the year.  All were released in 2022.  This turned out to be a good year for the kind of music I like.  Links to where you can buy these and listen to the whole album in the title . There is also a representative vid for each one to check out for a quick check and see.  Enjoy! Various Artists - After Dark 4 (2022)   Harvey Sutherland - Boy (2022) Vinyl Williams - Cosmopolis (2022) Apollo Brown - This Must Be the Place (2022) FKJ - V