Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 08/09/2026I’ve been on a crusade for years that we need uppercase and lowercase numbers 111 1
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Reposted by Matt HensleyJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 11/10/2025mariners fans are my favorite bunch of fans of any team in any sport. i watched the bottom half of the last seven innings standing up in my living room. thanks for letting me hitch a ride 963727297 3.7K
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 03/10/2025open.spotify.com/track/4ljfjf...open.spotify.comShe Got Titties (In All the Right Places) 000 0
Reposted by Matt HensleyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2025This final post from Kaleb Horton is very beautiful and hits hard. This is just so sad. RIP.kalebhorton.ghost.io2025, So FarI wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and talk to my dad in 1988, just before I was born, and tell him what it’s like to live in the future. I’d tell him all the amazing things that a... 514398966 4.4K
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 08/09/2025We need a version of the Joe Pera "Baba O'Riley" sketch but for War Pigs 010 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 15/06/2025What’s the best Wild Mountain Thyme out there? Sandy Denny? I latched on pretty hard to that Steve Gunn one from a couple years back 110 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 06/03/2025If you know a good place to look, I’ve been trying to find out if anyone has done “Do you like apples, hoss?” 000 0
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 03/01/2025John C. Reilly makes a good barometer - I've for years had what I call "the Step Brothers test", which is if a movie is not as funny as Step Brothers, it isn't worth watching 110 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 31/12/2024#1 Wild Pink - Dulling the Horns All you can hope for is that you’re in the right place/mind to capture the spirit when it presents itself. Every song carries a focused undercurrent of messy perfection, truly one for the ages and my most listened to in 2024. wildpink.bandcamp.com/album/dullin...wildpink.bandcamp.comDulling The Horns, by Wild Pink10 track album 000 0
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 31/12/2024#2 Oisin Leech - Cold Sea This album is a supreme wash of calm. Touches of Nick Drake but very much its own deep breath. Has been a peaceful presence in my life all year. oisinleech.bandcamp.com/album/cold-s...oisinleech.bandcamp.comCold Sea, by Oisin Leech9 track album 110 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 30/12/2024#3 Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us This was the first record this year that I knew was a lock for a best of. A little more urgency than their last effort, feels referential to their first couple but still pushing the boundaries. open.spotify.com/album/1W04wu...open.spotify.comOnly God Was Above UsVampire Weekend · Album · 2024 · 10 songs 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 29/12/2024#4 Nap Eyes - The Neon Gate I have no idea how to describe these dudes but I’ve loved every one of their philosophical meandering rock and roll albums and there’s nothing else like them out there. napeyes.bandcamp.com/album/the-ne...napeyes.bandcamp.comThe Neon Gate, by Nap Eyes9 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 28/12/2024#5 MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks This album is flawlessly confident in its attitude- slacker tales of ne’er-do-wells told mostly tongue in cheek but not so much you don’t get emotionally invested. Can’t wait to see where he goes next mjlenderman.bandcamp.com/album/mannin...mjlenderman.bandcamp.comManning Fireworks, by MJ Lenderman9 track album 110 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 27/12/2024#6 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD You cannot touch these guys. Their ability to weave joy, doom and thought into purely instrumental music remains unrivaled. Energizing, scathing, timeless listen. godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com/album/no-tit...godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com"NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD", by Godspeed You! Black Emperor6 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 27/12/2024#7 Rosali - Bite Down This feels like her breakout after a couple of quietly heralded but still excellent past records. The hooks are there, the band is gelling. Saw her open (solo)for Rose City Band earlier this year but really want to see these live in full! rosali.bandcamp.com/album/bite-d...rosali.bandcamp.comBite Down, by Rosali10 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 27/12/2024#8 Yasmin Williams - Acadia One of the best finger-style guitarists going enlists a broad range of accompanying musicians to explore the boundaries of her craft. yasminwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/acadiayasminwilliams.bandcamp.comAcadia, by Yasmin Williams9 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 27/12/2024#9 Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir (Sturgill Simpson) continues to surprise. Not all of his pivots have been successful to me but he seems to have a knack for finding inspiration in a project and giving it his all. This one hits just right. open.spotify.com/album/71On7h...open.spotify.comPassage Du DesirJohnny Blue Skies · Album · 2024 · 8 songs 110 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 22/12/2024#10 Jake Xerxes Fussell - When I’m Called A fourth extremely solid release from JXF. Master interpreter of archival / lost folk songs filtered through his brilliant guitar playing and light accompaniment. Just the nicest thing to listen to. jakexerxesfussell.bandcamp.com/album/when-i...jakexerxesfussell.bandcamp.comWhen I'm Called, by Jake Xerxes Fussell9 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 22/12/2024#11 Fred Again.. - ten days I experimented with a lot more dance / house this year and thanks to a spousal obsession this dude got a lot of play and won me over. Spent more than a little time just watching videos of him dj’ing rooftop shows and vibing fredagainagain.bandcamp.com/album/ten-daysfredagainagain.bandcamp.comten days, by Fred again..20 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 21/12/2024#12 Young Jesus - The Fool Their 2020 release is one of my favorite late discoveries this decade, and I am so stoked to have another album in that same vein of genuine, fascinating mostly rock and roll tunes. Hoping I can catch them live one day. youngjesus.bandcamp.com/album/the-foolyoungjesus.bandcamp.comThe Fool, by Young Jesus11 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 21/12/2024#13 Dead Tongues - Body of Light / I Am a Cloud Kind of a two album release- I spent more time with the first part but it’s all worth the ride. I’ve been a fan of this dude for a decade now and it’s been a steady evolution, digging this current state thedeadtongues.bandcamp.com/album/body-o...thedeadtongues.bandcamp.comBody of Light / I Am A Cloud, by The Dead Tongues16 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 19/12/2024#14 Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee This record is topping all kinds of lists this year- it’s brilliant and unexpected but still kind of shrouded in obscurity for me. Even after multiple listens it never became familiar. I suspect time will be kind to it. cindylee.bandcamp.com/album/diamon...cindylee.bandcamp.comDiamond Jubilee, by Cindy Lee32 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 18/12/2024#15 Jennifer Castle - Camelot A more full-bodied return to form after 2020’s sparse Monarch Season, and the first of two records on this list from perennial favorite label Paradise of Bachelors jennifercastle.bandcamp.com/album/camelotjennifercastle.bandcamp.comCamelot, by Jennifer Castle10 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 17/12/2024#16 HNNY - Light Shines Through A pretty delightful little electronic / house release. Ambient enough to make a good soundtrack but keeps the beat moving. hnny.bandcamp.com/album/light-...hnny.bandcamp.comLight Shines Through, by HNNY10 track album 210 2
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 16/12/2024#17 Chuck Johnson - Sun Glories The last few years I’ve been drifting into the bumper crop of ambient pedal steel-ish type things and Chuck has maintained a spot toward the very top of that list. This one expands and energizes, a landscape to get lost in. chuckjohnson.bandcamp.com/album/sun-gl...chuckjohnson.bandcamp.comSun Glories, by Chuck Johnson6 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 16/12/2024#18 Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch I’m a day behind and am realizing sometimes I don’t have anything particular to say about an album. There’s nothing I could say about this one that would set you up better than just putting it on. jessicapratt.bandcamp.com/album/here-i...jessicapratt.bandcamp.comHere in the Pitch, by Jessica Pratt9 track album 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 14/12/2024#19 Phosphorescent - Revelator I’ve come and gone with this dude a bit over the past decade, but was refreshingly taken by the vibe and consistency of this new one. open.spotify.com/album/41vjTx...phosphorescent.bandcamp.comRevelator, by Phosphorescenttrack by Phosphorescent 100 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 13/12/2024#20 Helado Negro - PHASOR Getting down to it now…I re-listened to this one today fully locked-in with headphones at proper volume and it really shines. A sunny one for dark days. heladonegro.bandcamp.com/album/phasorheladonegro.bandcamp.comPHASOR, by Helado Negro9 track album 110 1
Matt Hensley @matthensley.com · 12/12/2024#21 Dirty Three - Love Changes Everything A beautiful, rambling instrumental piece of violin, guitar and drums that rides the line of chaos but consistently realigns itself to maintain a through line. Last track in particular is brilliant. dirtythree.bandcamp.com/album/love-c...dirtythree.bandcamp.comLove Changes Everything, by Dirty Three6 track album 110 1
