The Year of Magical Listening

Reflections on the joys of discovering new music. (Learn more)

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Episodes

BRUISED

Bruised Orange, by John Prine

FIN

Quatuor pour la fin du temps, by Olivier Messiaen

SURRENDER

The Loneliest Time, by Carly Rae Jepsen

RENAISSANCE

RENAISSANCE, by Beyoncé

SONGS

Boat Songs, by MJ Lenderman

ROSETTA

Gospel Train, by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

IGNOTA

SINNER GET READY, by Lingua Ignota

WILLIE

Songs by Willie Dunn

SUNSHOWER

"Kusuri o Takusan", by Taeko Onuki

IGNORANCE

"Robber", by The Weather Station

SOUND

Sound Ancestors, by Madlib

WUDDAJI

Wuddaji, by Theo Parrish

BEVERLY

"Deep River", by Beverly Glenn-Copeland

SAVAGE

"Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé)", by Megan Thee Stallion

QUARTET

Last Leaf, by Danish String Quartet

POPS

Don't Lose This, by Pops Staples

RITME

Ritme Jaavdanegi, by Mohammad Reza Mortazavi

About

The Year of Magical Listening is a show about the joys of discovering new music. Each episode is a short audio essay on a record that I recently heard for the first time and that, for whatever reason, captivated me. Sometimes these are new records, sometimes they're older ones; sometimes they're obscure records, sometimes they're the biggest song of the summer.

The show's aim is to capture something of the thrill I felt when I first heard this music, and something of the beauty I still hear whenever I listen. I make this show as a labour of love, and I hope you will enjoy listening to it, either as a way of discovering new music, more deeply appreciating known music, or simply learning new ways to listen.