happy new year, all. i’ve barely had time to absorb new music or artists in 2020, because mostly i’ve been listening with ash, and all he wants is the Grease soundtrack over and over (and over. and over). but here’s a little list of my top ten. ready?

1. Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
In Three Words: homespun percussive truth-bangers
For Fans Of: feminism, confessional lyrics
Note: not background listening
https://t.co/cZptPV8ESk
2. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
In Three Words: scream of consciousness
For Fans Of: kimya dawson, courtney barnett
Note: kills you softly
https://t.co/k7038hUmPV
3. Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive
In Three Words: laura spills survival
For Fans of: against me, punk, confessional songwriting
Note: listen to our podcast dammit https://t.co/iOYj8wTDL9

https://t.co/zaeLkHR9Ht
4. Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain
In Three Words: soft dark-soul dive
For Fans of: kathleen edwards, mazzy star
Note: she’s a new kiwi friend. and i just found out red is my COUSIN.
https://t.co/S6jgM5yVyU
5. Nadia Reid - Out Of My Province
In Three Words: abstract soothe spinner
For Fans Of: folk, leonard cohen
Note: another new kiwi pal. perfect driving music.
https://t.co/WGQFgEhc9X
6. Jonathan Bree - After The Curtains Close
In Three Words: glorious old-new wave
For Fans Of: magnetic fields, jonathan grant, dark wave (hi old friends)
Note: another kiwi. this was actually a find through RNZ in the car, thanks old school radio
https://t.co/YuI4hcaL8o
7. Alanis Morissette - Such Pretty Forks In The Road
In Three Words: alanis keeps alanissing
For Fans of: alanis
Note: i goddamn love this woman’s approach to lyric-writing. watching her evolving as an artist is such a deep pleasure
https://t.co/tMyqQzRSVt
8. Long Time Gone - The Prison Music Project
In Three Words: prison stories manifested
For fans of: social justice, ani difranco, zoe boekbinder
Note: real stories from inmates made into songs. i sing on 1 track. zoe and ani are both patron-supported.
https://t.co/TwfgFSIE2E
9. Torres - Silver Tongue
In Three Words: bites with beauty
For Fans Of: the eighties, dark-light synths, lorde
Note: come for the production, stay for the words; torres is a master-level lyricist.
https://t.co/4FDD2F0fFp
10. Tim Minchin - Apart Together
In Three Words: Hilarious or Tragic?
For Fans of: ben folds, weird al, impossible songwriting tasks
Notes: tim doesn’t do the same thing twice, even within a song. also, listen to our podcast. https://t.co/4tCC8SkaT1

https://t.co/Q6j0Rt5UIp

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You do not need anybody's permission. We don't have diplomas, nor doctorates. We can barely agree on a single standard of what a Product Manager is supposed to do.

But – there is at least one blindingly obvious industry consensus – a Product Manager makes Products.

And they don't need to be kept at the exact right temperature, given endless resource, or carefully protected in order to do this.

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