The year is halfway into the past now - what would be some of your favorite releases so far? For the last few years I've done Half Gone comps that have always been fun to put together. No pressure to pick what I think are the best or my most favorite records or anything like that, just a chance to put together a cool comp from a limited list of albums. Structured. One of my personal favorite comps that I've done out of the 60 or so in the last few years is my Half Gone 2001. All over the place, but still seemed to have a really nice flow and mood to it. Don't think I've been able to capture that feel again. I don't really have enough this year to try, but thought maybe we can do kind of a virtual comp. Maybe get some ideas on the best stuff I've been missing. So choose an album or two you've come across this year, preferably something that was released or reissued this year, and the songs you would pick for a comp to represent them.

Think I might have to start the comp rolling with the opener from Spoon's Gimme Fiction, "The Beast and Dragon, Adored". Might have to close it with the 9+ minute closer from Electrelane's Axes too, "Suitcase". Might have to fill in most of the other slots too based on the [lack of] responses I've been getting to my posts recently

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