for @kate.cishet.net: Stray Italian Greyhound - Vienna Teng (no instrumental track for you this year!), can't remember if we've talked about Vienna Teng but she's a remarkable pianist and live looper and this song has a levity and cleverness I think you'd love

open.spotify.com/track/4zbz1Z...

for @spiff-the-spaceman.bsky.social: Dangerous - Set It Off ← me whenever I ask you to do some crazy shit like build me a coffin and you're like "absolutely dude." also because I can always count on you to appreciate rock music with me

open.spotify.com/track/4daHyp...

yes! my 2025 got away from me but would really love to hang and game next year

for @littlekrazi.bsky.social: Three Words Away - Orla Gartland, even though our music tastes are often two ships passing in the night we will always have orla, fingers crossed we get to go to another one of her concerts in 2026

open.spotify.com/track/0DJJyO...

for @geostatonary.bsky.social: Arboretum - Sparkbird, because this song is Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine coded to me and I remain very grateful to have been a part of that game you ran

open.spotify.com/track/4zKYKo...

for @cytoclastic.bsky.social: True Dark - Murder by Death, since I was like "have you heard them" last october and you were like "many times, including in a cave" 💚

open.spotify.com/track/1OfWIk...

for @crabmoney.bsky.social: Brother of the Mayor of Bridgewater - World/Inferno Friendship Society, which is not swing music but does make me think of you and your swing dancing and has a storyteller quality to it that I think you would appreciate

open.spotify.com/track/7z9lU4...

for @corpserevivers.bsky.social: BUTCHER VANITY - FLAVOR FOLEY, which ended up being my fourth-most listened to song this year. thank you for introducing me to it.
open.spotify.com/track/2QB1vK...

happy birthday jay! i have such admiration for your creative rigor and i hope this year is full of new joys and adventure