We’ve officially hit one year of The Sonic Insider!
It’s been an incredible year filled with new discoveries across countless genres, and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than by looking back at the music that defined it. I went through every playlist from the past year, pulled my favorite tracks, and narrowed them down to my Top 100 songs — the best of the best.
While this playlist spans a mix of styles, indie music takes center stage, with indie rock leading the charge. My personal top five artists of the year are Babe Lewis, White Denim, Glenn Annie, Michael Rault, and Ruby Waters — though plenty of others came close.
Looking ahead, I’ll be shifting to one post per week as things get busier, but the quality and passion will stay the same. Thanks for all the support so far — here’s to another amazing year of discovering great music together!
- Pool House – The Backseat Lovers
- Play The Hits – Colyer
- Things Will Change – Treetop Flyers
- Santa Monica (Through the Canyon) – Pacific Range
- Iron – Post Animal
- Utah – French Cassettes
- Sometimes – Frank On Tap
- Sitting Still – Michael Rault
- Giving In – Club Kuru
- Shivering – Big Sleep
- HaHaHome – Twen
- High and Low – Color Green
- Where’d All the Time Go? – Dr. Dog
- New Day Tonight – Michael Rault
- Desert Raven – Jonathan Wilson
- Another Last Time – Dirty Honey
- Mother Rebel – Joyous Wolf
- Succubus – Demob Happy
- Chalet 47 – FEET
- .CoDA. – Dead Poet Society
- Blue Skies – Moxie
- What’s The Rush? – Jesse Woods
- Ladybug – Garçons
- Elvis – Noble Son
- Wire Talk – Frank On Tap, XUZZ
- Sweet Delilah – Glenn Annie
- Mystic Woman – Glenn Annie
- Every Little Thing – Peach Pit
- Twin Snakes – Winkler
- Border Line – King Krule
- At Night in Dreams – White Denim
- Lifeline – Babe Lewis
- Big Wings – Babe Lewis
- Magazin – White Denim
- Double Death – White Denim
- Low Calibre – Camp Howard
- I Don’t Mind – Babe Lewis
- Don’t Look in the Mirror – okaywill, Kosta G
- Potions – okaywill
- Through My System – it’s murph, Arlo, Emi Grace
- Made You Look – ittibitti, Anna Graceman
- Fast, Free, No Stress, Easy – Kyle Brew
- We Bad, We Know – ZOI, Byfox
- City Kitty – French Cassettes
- Bloody Madness – YES AND MAYBE
- Ready or Not (feat. Sierra Ferrell) – Shakey Graves, Sierra Ferrell
- Motel 6 – River Whyless
- Party at the Dancehall – Ryan Scott
- Life On Fire – Mapache
- Let Loose – Mt. Joy
- In Between – Wilderado
- Limbo – Shakey Graves
- Julia – Mt. Joy
- Give Up Baby Go – Peach Pit
- The Bottom of It – Fruit Bats
- Sunset Canyon – Foxwarren, Andy Shauf, Darryl Kissick
- Tangerine – Tommy Newport
- Again – Still Woozy
- Love Direction – The Dip
- THE BOTTOM – MICHELLE
- Holiday – Danny Dwyer
- In Between – WILLIS
- THE SEASON (feat. PawPaw Rod) – Sherwyn, PawPaw Rod
- Casamigos – Ruby Waters
- Queen of Wands – Kainalu
- Good Recipe – Ruby Waters
- Hesitations – Mope
- Come Pick Me Up – John-Robert
- Musta Been a Ghost – Próxima Parada
- Problems – Pinegrove
- Fool – Bay Ledges
- Out Of Bounds – Koastle, Conrad., DLG.
- FAME? – ero808, NXSTY
- BASS GLIDE – AYYBO
- Angelina – Pinegrove
- Why Is It Light Out? – The Kilans
- Same Name – Worry Club
- Sour Patch – Ruby Waters
- Innocent – Teenage Priest
- Ghostride – Crumb
- High – Slow Pulp
- Growing/Dying – The Backseat Lovers
- My Big Day – Bombay Bicycle Club
- Little Things – Still Woozy
- Moonlight – Sammy Virji
- Lakitu – Oppidan
- Signal Fades – Chelsea Days
- Fire Season – Corey Leiter
- Woohah – Langston Bristol
- World Champ – Marlon Craft
- GG #4 – Bocha, Corey G, Donte Thomas
- Elimination Chamber (feat. Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples & Action Bronson) – Domo Genesis, The Alchemist, Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, Action Bronson
- Just Outside Of Austin – Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real
- Blessed – August Charles
- Get On – Racoma
- Psychics in LA – Peach Pit
- Brace Yourself – White Cliffs
- I’m Still Fine – The Red Clay Strays
- Wishful Thinking – BENEE
- Chapstick – COIN

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