tunes for our times 

tunes began too many years ago as an annual newsletter and cassette (yes, cassette) we sent around the world to family and friends.  it marked a brave attempt to cull music we found each year, loved, and wanted to make sure was heard – sharing vital new tunes.

we launched this website to share what has grown into an annual list of 100 new songs we send out to friends and family around the world.  we've just gone digital.

the only rule for each year's playlist:  one song per artist, with the song (ideally) having to have been released that year.  we’ve amended the rule as music can be dropped in single format one year, only to be added to a full LP release the following. if we catch a song as a single and pre-release, we catch it that year. if we miss the single and then catch it the following year as part of an album drop, we’ve caught it the following year! flowing with the times. we always suffer a little each January when we realize how much good music we’ve still missed along the way.

we don't rank songs in order of preference.  music is too personal and the list is usually eclectic enough to inspire a little love and hate across it – hopefully, there is something for everyone. we alternate between listing songs and artists alphabetically.  random acts of artistry, so to speak.

we've had friends ask for a preview or peek into what we are listening to during the year so they can follow along as songs are added, cut, re-thought, and then the actual tunes playlist finished. Spotify is there to help. please follow along, and comment along the way!

this site is meant to be somewhat organic - as life should be lived; not to mention music and art appreciated.  we've linked our website to Spotify so you can listen to old favorite tunes playlists and new music as we find it.

music isn't background! if it's really listened to, it acts as a soundtrack to life, as we live it.

live and listen passionately...