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James Blake makes you want to cry and dance all at once.

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Ok, some of these are from late 2012 but w/e they are still awesome and amazing.

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If not, you haven’t found your perfect job yet. Keep looking. Finding it is just like finding the perfect love, you feel lucky to have them, and they feel lucky to have you.

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Katy Perry is roaring, Sleigh Bells are boxing — what’s going on with pop music right now???

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Everyone listen closely: Beyoncé is BACK.

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Some you know, others you’ve maybe never heard of. Here, in no particular order, are 12 of the best albums you might have missed this year.

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You’ve dated hipsters. You’ve slept with hipsters. So by now you know these things are the hipster footwear of choice. They’re totally low key and lazy yet juuust expensive enough that they teeter the line of pretense. Perfect!

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The most surprising thing about Richmond (the former capital of the Confederacy!) is that demographically, Richmond (“RVA”) is exactly like North Brooklyn. The city is trying to re-brand itself as a creative center for young people with big ideas.

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“It’s a sad story,” you say. “The sooner you realize that, the easier it’ll be for you.”

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This year, I’m not entirely sure I’m fit to write a “best of” list that speaks for all of society. Then again, lists like these shouldn’t be thought of as the final word on a year’s cultural output, even for the person who wrote the list. Tastes change, people discover music from years past and realized they overlooked it.