[songs that were (i.) spontaneously discovered, (ii.) shamelessly played on repeat, and/or (iii.) included on my five things lists during 2017] — listen via YouTube ♬ (wip)

— inspiration: i., ii.

• DECEMBER (2)
• | ♫ | The Strumbellas – Spirits
• | ♫ | Emile Haynie ft. Nate Ruess – Fool Me Too
  • NOVEMBER (3)
• | ♫ | Brandi Carlile ➝ The Story
• | ♫ | Cat Power – Metal Heart
• | ♫ | Nova & the Experience – Paper Mache Planes
  • OCTOBER (3)
• | ♫ | David Archuleta – A Little Goes A Long Way
• | ♫ | Daughter – Candles
• | ♫ | Tim Be Told ➝ Once Chance
  • SEPTEMBER (4)
• | ♫ | The Civil Wars – C'est La Mort
• | ♫ | The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1
• | ♫ | Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – 1-800-273-8255
• | ♫ | Bob Dylan ➝ A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
  • AUGUST (4)
• | ♫ | Mike Posner – I Took a Pill in Ibiza
• | ♫ | Trent Dabbs ➝ Optimists
• | ♫ | Jon D – I Don't Know
• | ♫ | Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
  • JULY (5)
• | ♫ | Sufjan Stevens – Should Have Known Better
• | ♫ | Young the Giant ➝ Cough Syrup
• | ♫ | Wild Rivers – Wandering Child
• | ♫ | Anya Marina – Notice Me
• | ♫ | Grace VanderWaal – Moonlight
  • JUNE (4)
• | ♫ | Brian Fallon – Honey Magnolia
• | ♫ | Gold Motel ➝ Brand New Kind of Blue
• | ♫ | The Format – The First Single (You Know Me)
• | ♫ | Mandy Harvey – Mara's Song
  • MAY (3)
• | ♫ | Gabrielle Aplin – Night Bus
• | ♫ | David Archuleta ➝ Up All Night
• | ♫ | Said the Whale – Oh K, Okay
  • APRIL (5)
• | ♫ | Lady Danville – Sophie Roux
• | ♫ | Sofia – Colorful Way
• | ♫ | Radwimps ➝ Nandemonaiya (English Version)
• | ♫ | Mike Mains & the Branches – Everything's Gonna Be Alright
• | ♫ | Judah & The Lion – Folk-Hop Sound
  • MARCH (4)
• | ♫ | The Accidentals – Michigan and Again
• | ♫ | You Won't – Television
• | ♫ | Judah & The Lion ➝ Twenty-Somethings
• | ♫ | East of Avenue – Paper Planes
  • FEBRUARY (5)
• | ♫ | Kate York & Joe Pisapia ➝ All My Worry
• | ♫ | Birdtalker – Heavy
• | ♫ | Wednesday Campanella – Shakushain
• | ♫ | Lorde – Team
• | ♫ | Lido Pimienta – La Capacidad
  • JANUARY (4)
• | ♫ | Andrew Bird – Pulaski at Night
• | ♫ | Like Swimming – A Room of Her Own
• | ♫ | Julian Moon – Loser
• | ♫ | Big Little Lions ➝ The Time is Now