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Top Albums 2024 - Make it stand out It took me the longest to get my head around just how good this record is - maybe in part because of the hype around it, but yes…It really is that good & deserves the buzz it’s getting. It is the best thing that has come out of hyper-pop so far & brings this sound into the mainstream without any compromise - creating the most vulnerable album of hers to date & pushing the boundaries of the current pop landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/38827d98-ccb1-409d-b455-0240e91c5369/Ka_-_The_Thief_Next_to_Jesus_album_cover.png Blog - Top Albums 2024 - Make it stand out Ka is one of the most underrated MCs in hip-hop - his style is minimalist while being philosophically dense, understated but demanding complete attention, & deeply personal & reflective. Released just a couple of months before his passing at age 52, Ka’s final album is a true masterpiece. The album samples primarily from gospel and blues for its hypnotic, drumless beats which creates the perfect backdrop for his lyrics which delve into spirituality, the complexities of faith, and mortality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/36b57619-4033-476f-a72d-970e07c38929/david+lang+-+eigth+blackbird.jpg Blog - Top Albums 2024 - Make it stand out David Lang’s “Composition as Explanation”, is based on Gertrude Stein’s 1926 lecture of the same name. It is a multidisciplinary work incorporating elements of chamber music, theater, and performance art. Eighth Blackbird performs the music as well as speaking and singing Stein’s text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/ff4e0b20-50ea-4f10-9d8c-9f54529a7573/MAGDA.jpg Blog - Top Albums 2024 - Make it stand out Donato Dozzy is one half of the electronic duo Voices from the Lake - his use of phasing rhythmic patterns often mirrors those of nature. On his album Magda—an homage to both his family and the Adriatic Sea—he uses sequencers and drones to create a sonic world that is both emotionally profound and hypnotically immersive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/b9de4258-0445-43dd-a91a-ed5bafb8204e/spectral+evolution.jpg Blog - Top Albums 2024 - Make it stand out Toral’s “Spectral Evolution” uses self-built electronic instruments to create chord changes that are derived from classic jazz harmony, slowed downed to such an extent that each chord becomes a kind of it’s own harmonic environment. Using these electronic textures along with guitars & bass (all played by Toral), "Spectral Evolution" alternates between dense sonic mass and more ambient-oriented spaces, generating something that is truly unique and alien while still feeling very grounded in the natural world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/03b003aa-f467-47eb-ac0e-3978b4c9c922/ex+easter+island.jpg Blog - Top Albums 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/5b5e4160-058a-48d6-aacc-4b9db0ce49fd/avalanche+kaito.jpg Blog - Top Albums 2024 - Make it stand out Avalanche Kaito is a collaboration between Burkina Faso born Kaito Winse, Belgian guitarist Nico Gitto, & French drummer/producer Benjamin Chaval. Their album “Talitakum” sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard before. It is futurist & simultaneously primal & ritualistic. 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Within this instrumentation he adapts the medieval musical technique of a“hocket,” in which a melodic line is divided among multiple performers, into an intricate web of rhythmic exchanges creating some of the most cerebral and fun music of his to date. https://www.mikesimmusic.com/blog/kid-songs monthly 0.5 2024-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/d401934b-ba2f-4bb7-bfa3-d096e618517d/kid+Songs+6.0.jpg Blog - KID SONGS! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mikesimmusic.com/blog/top-albums-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/e017dac4-6150-4860-be4d-94fd98f40e02/BWZ784MAPS_PRP-12-Jacket-12-J001-cover_back_RGB+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/feaf1047-31cb-4df8-a9a1-f5850cfcdd13/steve.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out Ex Machina consists of compositions by both Lehman and ONJ’s artistic director, Frédéric Maurin, which make frequent use of spectral harmonies that are transformed in real-time by live interactive electronics. 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It’s one of the most ambitious projects for jazz big band that I’ve ever heard & feels like a monumental recording for jazz in the vein of by M-Base & modern composition as a whole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/b24c6766-1b82-4d91-97fd-fb32e41a2b32/imagine.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/afbe2a2a-e248-43f0-8cad-30056539ac67/the_acacia_strain-step_into_the_light.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/80d194a8-137b-4dce-9570-ca10ed7b973c/sun+arcs.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/c92c3b0a-28c3-49ed-b48d-dadeb830f412/visages-baroques.jpg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out My favorite release from Deutsche Grammophon this year (& the first guitar player they’ve signed in many years). Feuillatre’s translates Baroque works mostly conceived for solo harpsichord (primarily from Bach but also French contemporaries Forqueray, Rameau, Royer and Duphly) for guitar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/d7612169-a0a5-4cce-8901-a2ae600baad5/dante.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/9f0d8905-28a1-4634-b3a9-7ef56cfb125c/sky.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/a3fa897f-2e76-418c-b5c3-1f510fcc8e6e/anohini.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/2676f563-7e45-421a-ac99-628b63dd49c7/music+for+18.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out This year 5.1 became much more integrated into many’s listening experience as AppleMusic began streaming in 5.1. I likened the experience to what I imagined people must have felt when they started buying records in stereo. For me personally, classical music has worked best in this new format - with instrument sections being more isolated spatially. This being one of my favorite compositions is the recording I dug into most in this way. Colin Currie is a great & experienced interpreter of Reich’s music (having previously recorded “Drumming”, “Mallet Quartet” & others) - & this is one of my favorite performances of this piece to date. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/feb8b699-1fa4-45bd-beec-40858ce18a8f/segeu.jpeg Blog - Top 50 Albums 2023 - Make it stand out This four record set is a compilation of new-age artist Laraaji’s earliest works, his 1978 debut Celestial Vibration and six additional previously unreleased side-long studio sessions. https://www.mikesimmusic.com/blog/top-albums-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/7d80d842-a77d-47e7-833c-50a100af4feb/soft+pink+truth.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/6993095d-08aa-49af-808f-e6c119735bf3/Aethiopes_Album_Cover.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/8fbbc691-c9d6-47a0-862a-dcc1da7273ac/big+thief.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/2502dea2-74a8-472c-99a3-9ff225939ca2/bey.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/4656b801-b212-4444-b71b-a4b856a7f1b8/The-Smile_A-Light-For-Attracting-Attention_4kx4k-1651504269.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/336aca1a-b6e4-42a6-bdfa-5ed76e7035aa/ants.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/643691e1-feb7-4a80-a649-4a675c807c13/EDN1208%2BTBP%2B-%2BThe%2BBad%2BPlus%2BAlbum%2BPackshot.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/2b7dbfb5-4392-4485-ae04-60d5b0dce0b7/runner.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/043efdcd-8236-4fc0-9103-a5253b18fc18/drone+mass.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/b2ba3e24-3596-4e73-b8ce-5a68cfd69c43/shebang.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/9b925950-2838-40e8-86d6-b52a365812ed/soul+glo.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/671ea5e5-f6d1-4cb4-ab65-a676f14a08cf/god%27s+country.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/67c425a8-99f1-4d1e-9c9b-abbcd6bf607c/ali.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mikesimmusic.com/blog/we-are-like-the-spider-we-are-like-the-dreamer monthly 0.5 2022-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/9f034e85-efc5-4f99-9030-78ad1ce542e1/we+are+like+the+spider.jpeg Blog - WE ARE LIKE THE SPIDER. WE ARE LIKE THE DREAMER - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mikesimmusic.com/blog/topalbums2021 monthly 0.5 2021-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/55324da6-ab44-4535-8224-266e31b39ba0/pool.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out This triple album, with a run time of nearly two hours is more varied than his previous release “Compro” & the high points on it surpass anything he’s put out so far. The 18 tracks on here range from 90s style IDM vibes, to D&B, techno & ambient - feeling at times more like a mixtape & more raw and spontaneous. I slept on this record for a bit since it’s a bandcamp only release (not available through apple music or spotify) - but was truly blown away more than any other electronic record that came out this year. Skee Mask is possibly my favorite sonic architect alive today - & this release of his is my favorite of his so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/947d81d9-7c17-4d5b-9a3f-339ea4e7476b/godspeed.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/c15ebb05-8813-4fc0-b65f-3205d699189c/Femenine.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out Julius Eastman is a American minimalist composer who was based out of New York. He passed away in 1990 struggling with mental illness & addiction. This first installment of seven performed by the LA based ensemble Wild Up is absolutely amazing & a must-listen for anyone who is a fan of minimalist work. OTHER FAVORITE CLASSICAL RECORDS OF THE YEAR: John Luther Adams (performed by Synergy Vocals) - “Arctic Dreams” Michael Gordon - “8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/7c5a1e48-3997-447a-b994-ea8719ed1c1a/carnage.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out I got super deep into Nick Cave this year & this record is truly one of the best in his deep discography. It’s more diverse than his previous two releases - ranging from chamber-pop to spoken word madness. This album is both hallucinatory & truly transcendental. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/f0ecd0c5-4255-47a0-9d78-6f7cfc1b6908/terrain.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/2e0fbb1d-f470-4052-a202-573a1a7e05e8/haram.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/5a2f2cea-3b8e-4387-9601-cbb14f5f876c/afrique+victime.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/6775f0d9-33d0-44c2-afab-e346a3ba2361/panopticon.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/6b126ff1-b145-4793-8f4a-dfc04a01e0dd/Turnstile-Glow-On.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/c26e5ec0-0914-40a8-86fc-45556bd6bae7/to+hell+with+it.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mikesimmusic.com/blog/topalbums2020 monthly 0.5 2021-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608740200743-0QMSO6KSYG8ZEL1SL51H/healing.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 Gorgeous angelic layered vocal work. This is my favorite ambient release of 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739922920-6V11PGYZVPE44SDV4UIR/matmos+2.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 A three hour mixtapesque record features 99 collaborators including clipping, Mouse on Mars, Yo La Tengo, IDMtheftable, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rabit & many others. The only constant is that it stays at 99 BPM. It musically ranges from music concrete, dub, ambient & noise, drum & bass, spoken word, & other genres as well. This massive chaotic collage is easily the most diverse & the most fun release Matmos have put out so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739982609-CKKN1RQQBOIGQ1MQCQ2C/consuming+flame.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 (map of collaborators) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739868241-VDT9FATVKSTQUX69Q553/fetch+the+bolt+cutters.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 Fetch the Bolt Cutters is her first in 8 years, and is her best & most wild. The songwriting is extremely personal & raw, and the music is visceral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739415468-R8U011TRPIZIQYP01J85/shrines.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 This is my pick for the top hip-hop album of the year. “Shrines” is the fourth and best album from Armand Hammer - a hip hop duo consisting of Billy Woods & Elucid. Elucid on Marses II (the last verse on the track) is hands down my favorite verse of the year, no competition. The album artwork is a photograph of NYPD police officer about to tranquilize and capture the Tiger Mind of Harlem - which poetically captures the spirit of this album, released in early June in the wake of George Floyd’s death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739364289-HCBYGIXCF6A4I4DGUFGC/ades+conducts+ades.jpeg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 The two pieces on here are the Concerto for Piano & Orchestra which has a virtuosic performance from frequent collaborator Kirill Gerstein (who also plays on Ades other release this year, “In Seven Days”) & Totentanz (Dance of Death). Both were premiere’s by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I was there in the front row for BSO’s premiere of Totentanz (from 2016), & it was absolutely terrifying - & hearing it on recording still turns my stomach. The Concerto for Piano & Orchestra is probably one of the most important pieces of concert music written this century so far & one of Ades greatest achievements as a composer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739246693-R48O6DWLMXTU1L2QP84E/shall+we+go+on+sinning.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 The Soft Pink Truth is Drew Daniel, one-half of experimental electronic duo Matmos. This solo release of his floats between house, ambient music, & minimalism / concert music. The climax of the album is the most ecstatic psychedelic moment of music that has come out of 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739171783-ZSOUBOV5C4Y3ANUP4LAA/sign.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739151655-O4YSOU9M1MR2R67TOVQX/autechre+plus.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 This pair of Autechre albums function as sister albums. The first of the two, “Sign” is warmer, more ambient, & has almost a new-agey vibe. The later of the two, “Plus”, is closer in vibe to their earlier work - feeling more mechanical, cold, & more from the void. There is new territory they explore harmonically on these - and at times this harmony sounds more human than their previous work. To me this pair of albums is their strongest release since the turn of the century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1610490482315-CDCXPYK2Y4OL8HU6MW3O/horse+lords.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 The best math rock that’s come out in at least a decade. Horse Lords incorporate mind-boggling polyrhythms, just intonation, algorithmic composition, and microtonal harmonies - but it’s still somehow incredibly fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608739055387-ZNHGTOU8BVTVLJF0QJ15/lines+made+my+walking.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 This record is made up of two recent string quartets performed by the longtime interpreters of John Luther Adams music, JACK Quartet. The piece “Lines Made By Walking” Adam’s writes: was composed using “three expansive harmonic fields made up of tempo canons with five, six, and seven independent layers. (This is a technique I’ve used for years, in which a single melodic line is superimposed on itself at different speeds.) Once I’d composed these fields, I traced pathways across them. As I did this, each instrument of the quartet acquired a unique profile, transforming the strict imitative counterpoint of the tempo canons into intricately varied textures.” & on “Untouched” there are no stopped tones - where all sounds are produced either as a natural harmonic or an open string (the musicians don’t use their finger boards at all). As is the case with a lot of John Luther Adam’s music, to me the effect is a transcendent experience - resembling that of feeling at one with nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1608738941971-9CIZREEE14ESZANUT3XD/microphones+in+2020.jpg Blog - TOP ALBUMS OF 2020 “The Microphones in 2020” is Phil’s first release under this project name in 16 years. It consists of one 45 minute track. 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Initiation SPOTIFY APPLEMUSIC BANDCAMP VISUAL ALBUM (released September 2, 2016) https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/twinpeaks monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598237115196-EH2DFRL3HKOM2RO7GCU4/twin+peaks.jpg Discography - Twin Peaks VISUAL ALBUM (vimeo) AUDIO: spotify applemusic bandcamp soundcloud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1599420507404-B3XHK06ILDJZLIUU4WKB/twin+peaks+poster.jpg Discography - Twin Peaks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598237708903-TYKID8BTTOZPK2QDV2HA/z_IMG_6671_SPIRALING_OUT.jpg Discography - Twin Peaks https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/eternityinhellisalongtime monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598236554676-2W1RE5GJO3H7A89GLAOE/EIHIALT.jpg Discography - Eternity in Hell is a Long Time in 2018 I started to orchestrate and record some of my thoughts and dreams as a way of documenting them, in an effort to preserve the experiences as unfiltered as possible some recordings resemble something like songs while others are a bit more stream of consciousness in nature here’s a short collection of them: Spotify Applemusic Soundcloud Tidal Amazon & all other major streaming services mastered by Brady Custis (released August 31, 2018) https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/godblessamerica monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598222025929-00G08DX8C7IPFNGR6BJ9/Godbless+America.jpg Discography - God Bless America APPLEMUSIC SPOTIFY TIDAL AMAZON SOUNDCLOUD BANDCAMP mastered by Brady Custis (released October 5, 2018) https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/swiper monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598221671328-VPY5FNUT8ZGBAJMCO4MA/swiper.jpg Discography - Swiper This album is the result of a decade spent on dating apps / online dating. 1-Profiles on Tinder 2-Notification 3-Questions from OKCupid 4-Your Song Spotify Applemusic Bandcamp Soundcloud Googleplay Mastered by Brady Custis (released February 14, 2019) https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/mirror monthly 0.5 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598221326540-H48T9IH9YOYX72AJKSLU/mirror.jpg Discography - Mirror spotify applemusic bandcamp soundcloud tidal amazon (released January 24, 2019) https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/2020 monthly 0.5 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/87ead9ae-9baf-48b3-bfd8-4964d09e3755/2020+17.1.jpg Discography - 2020 spotify applemusic bandcamp soundcloud amazon tidal (released June 24, 2022) https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/neighborhood-29 monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598241411510-4VFS5Q61D2PN8KRZOMJN/Aro%2BHa_0010.jpg Discography - Neighborhood 29 (Photograph by Fidan- Age 9) https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/kaleidoscope monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598971443897-WUBISMFXTXCVOPBMFCAG/kaleidoscope.jpg Discography - Kaleidoscope spotify applemusic bandcamp soundcloud https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/just-a-phase monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598236659806-QI8RAF8ZBA11OHIUP87L/Just+a+Phase.jpg Discography - Just a Phase spotify applemusic bandcamp soundcloud https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/lessthanthree monthly 0.5 2020-10-01 https://www.mikesimmusic.com/discography/live-at-jamaica-house monthly 0.5 2020-09-30 https://www.mikesimmusic.com/video daily 0.75 2020-09-01 https://www.mikesimmusic.com/video/2020 monthly 0.5 2022-07-08 https://www.mikesimmusic.com/video/lessthanthree monthly 0.5 2020-10-03 https://www.mikesimmusic.com/video/initiation monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://www.mikesimmusic.com/video/twinpeaks monthly 0.5 2020-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4289bfcf3c430c58f63da6/1598238599414-JY5MBILX2YLVA5NIZUHB/twin+peaks+poster.jpg Video - 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