Happy New Year To You All. We are back in the room after a really busy 2023. Halfway through our eighth year and averaging a post a day, I am still amazed at how this place grows and grows.
We had planned to start getting down to compiling the Best 100 Albums of 2023, but I've spent most of the day listening to recent albums and the quality has been splendid, so the plan is to spend the next week or so getting the best of those reviewed before turning to the Best Of Year.
The biggest surprise has been the success of Listening To This Week, something we were concerned about starting as we didn't want to take the emphasis away from Album Reviews. We expected submissions for LTTW to go much quieter through the holiday period, but the last couple of days have seen submissions flowing in.
We did a test this week with there being two posts, one with solely Spotify links. As expected, the Spotify Link post has been over three times quieter than the traditional post, which is heartwarming. Moving forward, a Spotify embed will only be posted if either no other link is available or the artist specifically requests it. Remember that we do not have a Spotify account and don't intend to start one.
Finally, the success of Listening To This Week and the time it involves getting it together means that the IDHAS 10 Song Mix is currently on hold. It will return with Specials occasionally, but we can't divert any more time away from Album Reviews and having two singles related posts can take the attention further away from what we are known for.
I am still gladdened by the fact that a site that concentrates on New Music gets the attention it does and long may it continue.
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