Brian's Year in Music
By Brian Reitz
Glass Bandit - The Distance
Suicidal thoughts & getting married.
Amaarae - Co-Star
Hits & astrology.
Andy Shauf - Halloween Store
Identity crises & AI.
CMAT - Stay For Something
Stevie Nicks + Bud Light fall from grace.
Yves Tumor - Fear Evil Like A Fire
Watch the city vibrate, from Brian's album of the year.
Geese - 3D Country
Cowboys, mushrooms & George Washington.
Brian's Year in Music 2023
This year's rendition features songs from Amaarae, Andy Shauf, CMAT, Geese, Glass Bandit, and Yves Tumor.
Viagra Boys - Return to Monke
Government conspiracies, emotional decisions & the human condition.
Let's Eat Grandma - Insect Loop
Turning 30, cognitive dissonance & reconciliation.
Spoon - The Devil & Mister Jones
Resisting temptations of indulgence, productivity and/or snake oil.
Beach Bunny - Karaoke
Gun violence, infatuation & escapism.
MJ Lenderman - Hangover Game
Michael Jordan, the origins of COVID & heroic mythology.
Peach Pit - From 2 to 3
How I Met Your Mother, #thoughtcrimes, uninhibited impulses & more.
Brian's Year in Music 2022
This year's rendition features songs from Beach Bunny, Let's Eat Grandma, MJ Lenderman, Peach Pit, Spoon, and Viagra Boys.
Local Natives - Right Down The Line
A dedication to Hannah.
Parquet Courts - Pulcinella
Reflecting on a year of COVID & what is honesty.
Spellling - Magic Act
The best guitar solo of the year & the great resignation/burnout.
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo de Augustine - Lady Macbeth In Chains
Data & movies.
Tyler, The Creator - WILSHIRE
Relationships & boundary crossing. Recorded in one take
Hippo Campus - Bad Dream Baby
Running, AA & relapse guardrails.
Bo Burnham - Welcome To The Internet
Technology's promise and betrayal, and the metaverse or whatever
Dry Cleaning - Scratchcard Lanyard
COVID-19 vax, airports, periods of transition
Arlo Parks - Portra 400
Dreams, dreaming & addiction
Still Corners - White Sands
Reading of a January 2021 freewrite & a few thoughts on thoughts on events at the time
guess who's back (brian)
Less weird, more personal, and just terrific music
The Avalanches - Interstellar Love
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Interstellar Love" by The Avalanches, though you know by now that he doesn't really.
Lomelda - Reach
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Reach" by Lomelda, and Indianapolis Colts star TY Hilton, too, for some reason!
Eric Slick - Over It
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Over It" by Eric Slick, even though most people are probably "over" Brian's Year in Music by now.
Juice WRLD - Wishing Well
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Wishing Well" by Juice WRLD, asking hard hitting questions like why don't all wishes come true, except not that, or anything like that.
Sufjan Stevens - America
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "America" by Sufjan Stevens, and whether it's red, white, or blue enough, or if all colors are the same in a different way.
Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Kyoto" by Phoebe Bridgers, and where it happened in his ears.
Run The Jewels - a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "a few words for the firing squad (radiation)" by Run The Jewels, but also doesn't really.
Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Fetch The Bolt Cutters" by Fiona Apple, and why scissors really just won't do it.
Empress Of - Love Is A Drug
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Love Is A Drug" by Empress Of, running through all the nooks and crannies of this little life too.
The Strokes - Eternal Summer
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Eternal Summer" by The Strokes, which is about one thing but really is about another thing, at least that's what Brian thinks.
Purr - Gates of Cool
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Gates of Cool" by Purr, and how come it might mean different things, that is, if things were different...
Grimes - Violence
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the song "Violence" by Grimes, and what it might mean, or not?
What this is?
Brian, from the show Brian's Year in Music, talks about the show Brian's Year in Music in the first episode, answering questions like "what this is?" and more, or less, depending on how you look at it.