venus in the night

snowflake_challenge had a goals prompt for one of their days earlier this year that I opted to skip at the time. But I want to talk about one of them today.

Listen to 25 albums. New, new-to-me, or relistens from years past. EPs count; singles don't. Must listen without shuffling or skipping a track in order for something to count.

I made this goal for myself because, at least for me (and probably for loads of others), I've gravitated more toward playlists over the years and haven't paid too much attention to full albums, and this is something that goes back to before music streaming services existed when I'd prefer to listen to my ginormous Winamp playlist of songs I'd downloaded or ripped on shuffle.

So far, I've already reached half of my initial goal, which I've decided to extend to 50 albums.

Let's gooo...

(★ indicates a favourite)

* Ethel Cain - Perverts (released January 8, 2025; listened to same day)
* Touché Amoré - self-titled (released September 16, 2008; listened to January 10)
* Touché Amoré - ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse (released August 4, 2009; listened to January 10)
* ★ The Weather Station - Humanhood (released January 17, 2025; listened to same day)
* ★ Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor (released September 13, 2024; listened to February 4)
* ★ Bartees Strange - Horror (released February 14, 2025; listened to same day)
* TORRES - Silver Tongue (released January 31, 2020; listened to February 25)
* TORRES - Live in Berlin (released July 10, 2020; listened to February 25)
* Thomas Powers - A Tyrant Crying in Private (released May 17, 2024; listened to March 20. A relisten from sometime in 2024.)
* ★ TORRES - Thirstier (released July 30, 2021; listened to March 20)
* Touché Amoré - Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me (released June 7, 2011; listened to March 25):
* ★ TORRES - Sprinter (released May 5, 2015; listened to March 27. A relisten from late 2024.)
* Lucy Dacus - Forever Is a Feeling (released March 28, 2025; listened to same day)