Some 1974 bootleg Miles Davis just seemed to set the table perfectly for Talk Talk tonight in the headphones. Here’s a vinyl rip of Laughing Stock. Come on in.

If you weren’t into one of the traditional “good luck” New Year’s foods — in my case, black-eyed peas — you don’t have let that put you at a disadvantage for the whole year right off the bat. Just substitute…

New Year’s Eve wish from The Middle 8 to you, courtesy of Dawes and this live WFUV performance. The modern “Auld Lang Syne”. Five minutes that get me every time.