Catch-up post! I've actually been listening, just not posting as my work desktop is easier to post from for this. Pics later too.
Day 24: Christmas Eve: Santa's Playlist
Play something you think Santa would listen to while delivering presents
This gave me an excuse to play one of my favorite driving albums that I feel like Santa would dig: fast paced, light, consistently interesting, with some nice contrasting but ultimately easy to listen to voices, plus Santa needs to pay for some Elfen benefits and the live version is so much more affordable than the album proper
Jenny and Johnny - Live From Third Man
Day 25: Merry Christmas!
Play your favorite Christmas album
I actually don't own my favorite Christmas album on vinyl, a pretty egregious oversight (and it was already claimed), so let's go with what I played Christmas morning
She And Him - A Very She and Him Christmas
Day 26: Boxing Day
Play a record gifted to you that you're thankful to own
I got a few albums on my longer term wishlist for the holidays this year as a gift. One was so good I got it twice (so you may be seeing a copy pop up in PIF in the future). This also completed my studio album collection of Jason Isbell (and the 400 Unit), leaving just the pricy-as-heck RSD live album left that I will never get. I really enjoyed the first playthrough as well, lots of really good tracks on here beyond Alabama Pines and Codeine which are better known
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Here We Rest
Day 27: Production
Play an album with a great producer
OK, this is a retrofit for sure, as I really wanted to play the Maggie Rogers I was gifted, but I was pleasantly surprised to see Greg Kurstin on the production credits for this one. For those unfamiliar, Greg Kurstin is half of the super-enjoyable pop duo The Bird and the Bee, but is also behind of ton of great pop songs producing singles and albums in the past couple years by SIr Paul, Sir Elton, Harry Styles, Halsey, Beck, Maren Morris, and a slew of other artists.
Maggie Rogers - Heard It in A Past Life
Day 28: Graffiti
Play a record with a cover that is signed, vandalized or spiced up in some way
Sweet, an excuse to play Sarah Jarosz. I remember getting this one signed after her show in Portsmouth, NH supporting the album. It was the last concert I went to with one of my really good work friends and musical confidants before he moved to Texas and she was as sublime as ever.
Sarah Jarosz - Undercurrent