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55. Flo Morrissey – Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful Nostaglia is a huge deal in folk-music. My mental image most of the time involves someone old, pained and beautifully ridden by life´s playful banter. Breaking this image, many young artists are emerging with huge success, bringing in their own nostalgia, one that is not restaurative anymore, but of the more beautiful kind: of the reflective. Flo Morrissey record is there fittingly titled Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful . As every track here conveys the feeling of looking back, a dreamful resistance against the contemporary, this kind of nostalgia somehow haunts you forward, towards a tomorrow and a different, if not even idealistic world where love, longing and believing still hold true against the world. It´s not “Once I was young, and the world was full of wonder”, it´s “I´m young, I want to dream”. Very Deafheaven indeed. If that´s too much for you, Flo Morrissey has such a unique voice, its sheer tone is worth listening to all t...

Undoubtedly, every year bears some musical gems for someone who listens to almost everything there is. Some genres might wield stronger releases and some might have fallen flat. This year however was strong an all sides and full of surprising releases, collaborations and great newcomers. I couldn´t be happier and my only gripe lies with me and my bad time management when it comes to writing reviews this year. One a thematic level, there is great variety, but drawing closer to the top, the albums that captured my experiences of this year were either pushing boundaries in their own musical right or mediating the vibes that hit me this year. Drawing a line, the non-musical year was full of interpersonal disappointments, getting to know the worst of people I cared about and as always learning the hard way how hard it is to truly connect with each other. But, enough whining because gladly, there is art to capture it all and I hope you´ll fine some gems for your own experiences and reflecti...