Dec
27
2021: The Albums
I’m excited to present this final end of the year list from The Crossover Appeal - the 25 best albums of the year.
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Dec
18
Year's End: 100 Songs
Here it is. The Crossover Appeal's one hundred favorite tracks in 2021.
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Dec
11
Year's End: The Recommendations
December, week two, it's time for another year end review. This time I wanted to highlight my ten favorite recommendations from 2021.
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Dec
04
Year's End: The Writing
Here are my Five Favorite Essays from The Crossover Appeal this year, presented in perfect tear-and-share format, perfect for passing around at your leisure.
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Nov
27
Gratitude and What's Ahead
Hello all.
Two quick things in place of a full suite of recommendations this week.
First:
Gratitude. This little newsletter
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Nov
23
The Cross Section: Noah Gundersen
It's a deep catalog of songs from a long, rambling career, and with his recent release of A Pillar of Salt, now's as good a time as any to get to know Noah Gundersen.
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Nov
20
November 20: A flurry of labor for a moment of tasting
This week’s recommendations hover around themes of quiet meditation while others brace for difficult conversations and chaotic jumbles of noise.
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Nov
15
The Cross-Section: TWICE
While the likes of BTS and Blackpink have quickly become the face of Korean pop
music, 9-person girl group, TWICE
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Nov
13
November 13: Stuttering in bleach and lights
I think about how good it suddenly is to race with ghosts.
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Nov
09
Lowlight - a playlist of this year's best neo soul and r&b
Lowlight - a playlist of this year's best neo soul and r&b. Every track on this playlist is from an album released in 2021, and every album behind these tracks is worth a listen.
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