Moses to Santa to us, the Rosetta Stone to the Periodic Table to the Bawley 100. Evolution does not end. The next list will be even more immersive, an embodied register where you’re in the list, not just looking at it, and we call this the Bawley-verse.
You’re going to be able to rank almost anything you can imagine, evaluate friends and family, judge work and play, score entirely new things that don’t really fit into how we think about end of year lists today. Now, since we’re doing this on New Year’s Eve - the day before the future, I figured let’s make this special.
So for today we’ve put together something that we think is really going to give you a feeling for what a future list could be like. We believe the Bawley-verse will be the successor to the best of list. We’ll be able to feel judged like we’re right there, ranked above some below others, all in a virtual reality world. The list will be expressed in new, joyful, completely immersive ways unlocking amazing new experiences. When we send our friends a link to a Bawley list (they’re going to actually open it – right?), they will feel like they’re right in the list with us. No matter how pointless the whole thing really is.
Here we are together, ready to enter the Bawley-verse…
100 Get Out! - Big Scary
99 Working Still - Moaning Lisa
98 We are the Skywhales - Patricia Piccinini
97 Lout - The Horrors
96 No Gods No Masters - Garbage
95 Superbloom - The Bronx
94 Cold Call - Neighbourhood Void
93 Royal Morning Blue - Damon Albarn
92 Lavatory Lil - Paul McCartney (feat. Josh Homme)
91 UNDERWATER BOI - Turnstile
90 Cornerstone - The Burley Griffin
89 I Love You, I Hate You - Little Simz
88 How Can I Help You - Self Esteem
87 Before You Gotta Go - Courtney Barnett
86 The Devil - BANKS
85 Bunny Is A Rider - Caroline Polachek
84 Tomorrow - Cat Stratton
83 Switch Me Off - Noga Erez
82 Chemtrails Over The Country Club - Lana Del Rey
81 Folly - Sea Power
80 Introvert - Little Simz
79 The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow
78 Beautiful James - Placebo
77 Gold Chains - Genesis Owusu
76 The Overload - Yard Act
75 ANTI-LIFE - HEALTH (feat. Chino Moreno)
74 BLACKOUT - Turnstile
73 Oh! - The Linda Lindas
72 Move Me - Lonely Guest (feat. Marta)
71 Don't Need You - Genesis Owusu
70 Two Fingers - Sea Power
69 Nothing Else Matters - Phoebe Bridgers
68 Barcade - Atmosphere (feat. Aesop Rock & MF DOOM)
67 Regularly Scheduled Programming - My Morning Jacket
66 good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo
65 Garden - Dinosaur Jr.
64 Dry Fantasy - Mogwai
63 Same Page, Different Book - Prince
62 The Lighthouse - Halsey
61 White Dress - Lana Del Rey
60 Stay - Army of Bones
59 Year Of The Spider - Shannon & The Clams
58 Mombasa - Deafheaven
57 Don't Go Puttin Wishes in My Head - TORRES
56 Down - St. Vincent
55 Typhoons - Royal Blood
54 Village - Merpire
53 Days Like These - Low
52 Army Of Me - Julia Jacklin and RVG
51 Lilith - Halsey
50 Skate - Silk Sonic
49 The Men Who Rule The World - Garbage
48 Lost Cause - Billie Eilish
47 Wildflower - Deuce
46 Bush TV - Skegss
45 High and Lonesome - Robert Plant,Alison Krauss
44 BedStuy - Anna B Savage
43 A Common Turn - Anna B Savage
42 Aquamarine - Hand Habits
41 brutal - Olivia Rodrigo
40 Two - Anna B Savage
39 Fire Eyes - Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks
38 Alphabet - shame
37 My Heart Is In The Wrong Place - Vika & Linda
36 Bad Habit - The Buoys
35 Scratchcard Lanyard - Dry Cleaning
34 Little Things - Ziggy Ramo,Paul Kelly
33 Security - Amyl and The Sniffers
32 He Said She Said - CHVRCHES
31 Trouble’s Coming - Royal Blood
30 Ride - Baker Boy (feat. Yirrmal)
29 Just One Sec - The Antlers
28 Racist, Sexist Boy - Live at LA Public Library - The Linda Lindas
27 Fuku - Lambchop
26 Chaise Longue - Wet Leg
25 Questions - Middle Kids
24 Last Day On Earth - beabadoobee
23 Track X - Black Country, New Road
22 Baby Grand - Anna B Savage
21 Ballroom Dance Scene - Horsegirl
20 Kebabylon - Arab Strap
19 Get Me Out - King Stingray
18 Lux - Pom Pom Squad
17 The Last Man On Earth - Wolf Alice
16 Empire Builder - Typhoon
15 Lo Soul - Roddy Woomble
14 In Blur - Deafheaven
13 Black Armband - Shining Bird
12 honey - Halsey
11 More - Low
10 I Ain't - Dinosaur Jr.
9 Like I Used To - Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen
8 MYSTERY - Turnstile
7 This Enchanted - Hatchie
6 Living Proof - The War On Drugs
5 ISN’T EVERYONE - HEALTH (feat. Nine Inch Nails)
4 How Not To Drown - CHVRCHES (feat. Robert Smith)
3 Great Mass of Color - Deafheaven
2 AHHHH! - Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
1 the angel of 8th ave. - Gang of Youths
Point your VR headset here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3KpiqNvTQjK9swUg4JS2HQ?si=881942513bbc49cf (Spotify)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN6_ADvQfroGLESDgw_dZP1ATHVT8ED3q (YouTube)
