2013 was a strange year for me. A lot of changes, some life-changing decisions, a few very fortunate encounters and lots of work. All in all not a bad one just a bit strange on both, personal and professional level. So here we are now, in 2014. I'm not one for making New Year's resolutions (I know myself all too well to pretend I'd ever stick to any of them) but I do like to look back at the previous 12 months every January. We've got this ritual in my household where on New Year's Eve we try to list the high points of the passing year and I would recommend this to everyone. It somehow makes you feel that little bit more optimistic at the dawn of new annum once you realise that there were good things that happened even in the shittiest of years. Now don't worry, I will spare you my list, what I will do instead is share some of my shots from 2013 that I'm particularly proud of for one reason or another:
And since we're summarising 2013 I will indulge a bit and make a list of music that I happened to fancy last year. Feel free to shrug your shoulders, raise your eyebrows and comment on my choices:
ALBUMS OF '13
Beyoncé BEYONCÉ
Lorde Pure Heroine
Janelle Monáe The Electric Lady
Hot Natured Different Sides of the Sun
Daft Punk Random Access Memories
Horse Home
Little Mix Salute
Goldfrapp Tales of Us
Morcheeba Head Up High
Blood Orange Cupid Deluxe
SONGS OF '13
Lorde Royals
Daft Punk Get Lucky
Destiny's Child Nuclear
Hot Natured Alternate State (feat. Róisin Murphy)
Little Boots Motorway
Miley Cyrus We Can't Stop
Petula Clark Cut Copy Me
Naughty Boy La La La (feat. Sam Smith)
Rhye Open
Sky Ferreira Everything Is Embarrassing