Fuck Spotify

I deleted my Spotify account this year for various reasons. Partly because of the treating artists terribly and the AI stuff and other horrible company things. Mostly because I just got sick of paying for something that I didn't get anything for. I have easily spent close to a thousand dollars on my Spotify subscription, and at the end of the day, after cancelling it, I have nothing to show for that thousand dollars. I am no better off than when I started that subscription. So around the time I switched to using a dumbphone, I also switched from music streaming to mp3s and CDs. I love it, haven't missed Spotify one bit. Except I did feel like I was missing out on Spotify Wrapped season. So here are my top 5 favourite CDs of the year!

From left to right, top to bottom: Voyage - The Longest Johns, Big Ones - Aerosmith, Mezmerize - System of a Down, Girls Allowed - Various Artists, Check Your Head - Beastie Boys

Shout out to the concept of owning the things you pay for. Pretty cool. Long live physical media.