I felt like making a low-effort post to bring attention to 12 songs that I absolutely adore from this year, but that have managed to evade conversation due to inaccessibility or a direct lack of public knowledge.   Last year I had an entire blog series dedicated to “under the radar” artists, which this year has been replaced by my decade top 100 songs project.  So anyway, if you’ve been laying in bed at night and wondering what beautiful indie gems that Sowing has been secretly hoarding, I’m here to bring you up-to-date.  This playlist could be 50 tracks long if I wanted it to be, but because I value your time, I narrowed it down to only the best.

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(1) Plastic Mermaids – 1996

A psych-pop summer jam about a person who falls in love with a robot.

RIYL: The Flaming Lips, MGMT

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(2) Sarah Louise – Chitin Flight

Gorgeous, ambient pop that sounds like it belongs floating in outer space.

RIYL: Julia Holter, Lisel

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(3) Big Wild – 6’s to 9s

80’s influenced pop with a massive sing-along chorus.

RIYL: Bleachers, Walk The Moon

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(4) Mree – The Middle

Angelic vocals with the most soothing melody of the year.  Guaranteed goosebumps!

RIYL: heavenly voices

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(5) Lisel – Bloodletting

Classical/experimental/electronic pop that pushes new territory.

RIYL: Julianna Barwick, Caroline Polachek

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(6) Wintersleep – Free Pour

A sort of funny, sort of sad song with an enjoyable story/lyrics.

RIYL: Wilco, When We Land

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(7) Lucy Rose – Song After Song

Downright depressing but equally as gorgeous.  Understated acoustic masterpiece.

RIYL: Phoebe Bridgers, Hayley Heynderickx

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(8) Bear’s Den – Laurel Wreath

I get sad autumn vibes from this for whatever reason.

RIYL: Hey Rosetta!, The Head and the Heart

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(9) Angelo De Augustine – Tomb

Unabashedly Sufjan-core, but still jaw-droppingly pretty.

RIYL: Sufjan Stevens, Kishi Bashi

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(10) Matt Kivel – Wendy and Roxanne

Spacey, synth bound indie-folk from a guy no one cares about.

RIYL: The Colorful Quiet, Joshua Radin

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(11) Plastic Mermaids – Yoyo

Slow building psychedelic track that brings the feels.

RIYL: The Flaming Lips, MGMT

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(12) Lisel – This Time Tomorrow

Glassy, ambient pop song that evokes a ton of emotion as well.

RIYL: Julianna Barwick, Caroline Polachek