Finally very quick songs of the year lists. Just five favorites and then a huge playlist for the onechordnet history books, because the on-going playlists will eventually move into 2024. This playlist is still very much in-progress and there won’t be any kind ranking outside the top 5. I put a lot of stuff in the beginning that weren’t on the favorite albums playlist, because I love the songs and I didn’t want two playlists that are too much alike.

The playlist is currently only on Spotify, but I guess I will add it to other platforms once it’s more ready. I know it doesn’t make a whole lot sense to post this when it’s unfinished, but I just want to get these blog posts done and then ease into Christmas without a need to do anything else than adding songs to a playlist. The trouble with compiling these large playlists is that somewhere along the way I lose the plot and I have no idea what I’ve added and what I haven’t. So it’s entirely possible that I will just forget to add something important. Anyway, here are the first five. Four first were pretty obvious. On the fifth spot there could have been 87 equally good choices, but went with Krypta because that’s a song I’ve listened a ridiculous amount of times. A bit of bending the rules there too, because I struggle to pick the favorite song from Hattara and Kristiina.

Playlist link

Next up favorite Finnish EPs of the year. I was a bit lazy and only did a top 5 here. Some might not be into EPs, but they can be pretty sweet and actually the first two here are probably even among my five favorite Finnish releases this year altogether. Haamusoittajat probably could have been on the album list too, because even though it’s just six songs, the total length is over 30 minutes. So I don’t really know is it an EP or an album, but what I do know is that it’s wonderful and I love it to bits. Then there’s the lovely Söpöily-EP from one of my favorite artists of the last two years ITE EEROLA. I’ve listened the last song Pehmeelle pojalle well over hundred times. Mild obsession there I suppose and my Finnish song of the year along with 3-4 cuts from the Kristiina album. I couldn’t really decide between the two, so ITE EEROLA and Haamusoittajat can share the EP of the year honors. My blog so I can bend the rules a little bit.

Anyway, here are all five favorite Finnish EPs of 2023. All of them are gorgeous. I didn’t make a separate playlist for these and instead added them to the earlier Finnish albums playlist.

Apple playlist
Tidal playlist
Spotify playlist