LM -
The very first thought I had listening to your list was that the first 45 seconds of your opener, "Delirious", sound like the THX sound test sound that plays before movies. Just felt like saying that off the top.
As always, your flow is impeccable. Like, almost too good. I think others have said it, but the flow in the first half of your list is so good that it all starts to blend together, such that I had to go back a second time in order to figure out what song was what. You did a great job establish a very specific atmosphere and sticking with it.
I guess the standouts for me early in the list were said opener "Delirious", Bjork, Phantogram, and Shura - all tracks that were new to me(I really need to dig deeper into Bjork's catalogue). Also, I'm not that high on Robyn's "Honey", but "Ever Again" is certainly one of its strongest tracks, so thanks for reminding me of that.
After Grimes, the list enters a stretch, lasting probably up to (but not including) Beach House, that did a bit less for me on the whole. The flow kept up, but the songs just didn't click with me as much. That said, I did enjoy The Beths and Sweet Trip, the latter of which sounds like old school video game music, which for me is always a good thing. Regarding Tindersticks...someone said they sound like The National...I can hear that, but that particular track was moreso giving me REM circa "Country Feedback" vibes.
The list picks back up with a tremendous Beach House/Beach Boys/Weyes Blood/Angel Olsen stretch.
Beach House has created one of the most identifiable and unique sounds of any artist of the last decade, and I'd never be unhappy to hear them.
Although I'm familiar with all of the old 60s hits, I didn't know this 70s Beach Boys track. I liked it though! I think it actually sounds a lot like Tame Impala circa Currents? Maybe that's just me?
I was already big into Weyes Blood because of you, so thanks for that. You were promoting her in here more than anyone else last year, and I gave Titanic Rising a chance based on your recommendation, and it pretty much blew me away. "Something To Believe" is great, but then pretty much any song from the album is great. She's tremendous.
"Sister" is great, of course.
I very much enjoyed the back end of your list, with the more r&b-oriented stuff - A Girl Called Eddy, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, and Laura Nyro being highlights.
"Jody" is fantastic - if GCE's music is all like that, I should listen to more. Nyro is also someone I've never heard of, who I should maybe look into more. A brief look at her wiki page reveals a tragic story...both her and her partner died of cancer. Oof.
Fiona and The National close it out well, recapturing the mood that started and enveloped most of the list.
Overall, that was really good LM, and will probably rank near the top of my list.