During 2017, on eight occasions, a song bloomed in my headphones that made my heart soar. I wrote about them as “Magical Aural Moments.” For your delectation . . .
- Kelley Stoltz – “I’m Here for Now”
- Arcade Fire – “Put Your Money on Me”
- The Mountain Goats – “Rain in Soho”
- Methyl Ethyl – “Ubu”
- My Friend The Chocolate Cake – “The Prince”
- Slowdive – “Star Rolling”
- Laura Marling – “Soothing”
- Robyn Hitchcock – “Raymond and the Wires”