It’s been a rough year so no better time to visit the 31 Songs music video shelter for a wee bit of a break. Be sure and check out the original audio playlist which, while largely the same as the video playlist, lists our top songs for 2025.
Enjoy!
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Not world music so much as pop, punk, country, jazz, and offbeat rock from around the globe. Please see the original 31 Songs from 2024 for the full “best-of” list. This video playlist is as close as I could get to that!
Enjoy!
Read MoreContinuing from our earlier year end lookback, we present 120 minutes of music videos pulled from our 31 Songs playlist.
Read MoreI’m going back in time and creating video playlists in homage to Matt Pinfield’s iconic 120 Minutes. 2021 proved to be a tough year to hold to my “only official music video” goal. Even so, this list has twenty-eight great videos that capture the spirit of our 31 Songs list from that year.
Read MoreHere’s to Matt Pinfield and the amazing show that was 120 Minutes. We watched every episode, even if only we wound up liking only a handful of videos. But 120 Minutes was always entertaining, diverse, and engaging. In tribute we offer a video playlist based on our 31 Songs from 2022.
Read MoreActors and Leathers (fronting for Bootblacks) team up to do a goth-wave take on Bowie’s Boys Keep Swinging from Lodger (third in the Berlin trilogy). I’m not always a fan of covers – especially Bowie covers – but this collaboration establishes it’s own voice while respecting the brilliance of the original. Plus cool visuals!
I don’t know who books musical acts on Colbert’s Late Show but they’re good enough to merit a listen no matter what. Genesis Owusu is only one but very great example:
