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ROB’S BEST OF 2025

Not necessarily released in 2025, these were nevertheless some of the songs I listened to all year long: a personal time capsule of the past twelve months. Enjoy. https://tidal.com/playlist/2cbef9ec-b5d2-4e32-a095-4543f1c81041

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3 things about Fernando Frias’s I’M NO LONGER HERE

I’m No Longer Here [2019] 1. “When it’s slower, you feel it more.” 2. Huffing fumes from a repurposed water bottle. 3. Diagonal streets converging in the center of the frame.

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3 things about Lisa Rovner’s SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS

Sisters with Transistors [2020] 1. Suzanne Ciani was the first female composer to score a Hollywood film (The Incredible Shrinking Woman, 1981). 2. To play the theremin you must be a butterfly. 3. Hand-spliced tape loops.

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3 things about Alan Elliott & Sydney Pollack’s AMAZING GRACE

Amazing Grace [2018] 1. Waterspots above the doorway. 2. Overcome, he steps away from the piano in the middle of the song. 3. The cameraman jockeys for a clear shot of Mick Jagger.

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3 things about Ryan Coogler’s SINNERS

Sinners [2025] 1. Charley Patton’s guitar. 2. The garlic test is a clever spin on The Thing‘s blood test. 3. One evening at the Checkerboard Lounge in 1992.

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3 things about Milos Forman’s AMADEUS

Amadeus [1984] 1. “These”(gulp)”are originals?” 2. Portrait of Haydn on the wall in Mozart’s flat. 3. Dripping black veils and hoods.

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3 things about James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

A Complete Unknown [2024] 1. A live jam session on public TV. 2. “Sweetheart, you’re in the shot.” 3. Grossman and Dylan sharing a bed at the Viking Motel.

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3 things about Garret Price’s YACHT ROCK: A DOCKUMENTARY

Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary [2024] 1. MTV hastened the end. 2. An electric piano riff accidentally heard through a window. “Circus music.” 3. Questlove’s epic playlist honoring Anthony Bourdain.

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ROB’S BEST OF 2024

Not necessarily released in 2024, these were nevertheless some of the songs I listened to all year long: a personal time capsule of the past twelve months. Enjoy. https://tinyurl.com/2024rb

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3 things about Josh Greenbaum’s WILL & HARPER

Will & Harper [2024] 1. “Can we call this a blizzard now?” 2. Jazzy but also country. Upbeat but it should also make you shed a tear. 3. A former manager for Bette Midler and Air Supply.

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