Fourteen years. Not weeks, not months, fourteen years since the last Single of the Day post. And honestly? Music needed this comeback more than ever.
Here’s the thing: algorithms have failed us. Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, they’re optimized for engagement, not discovery. Not the kind of discovery that comes from a real set of ears, someone who’s been obsessed with music long enough to know when something genuinely moves. That’s what Single of the Day always was. That’s what it’s going to be again.
What Happened to the Site (The Honest Version)
About six months ago, while migrating servers, things went sideways. Twice. Theme files, gone. Music files, gone. Post data, thankfully, survived all of it.
After the second crash, I made a deliberate choice: slow down, do it right. Other projects took priority, and Single of the Day sat dormant a little longer than I’d like to admit. But a few days ago, a window of time opened up and I decided it was time for a proper revival. Not a patch job, a full rebuild.
Finding a hard-copy backup of the music files was the turning point. That was the real concern, because there are demos and alternate versions living in this archive that you simply cannot find anywhere else.
The New Site: Faster, Sharper, More Functional
The old theme was a security liability, too outdated to run on the updated server. So the rebuild started from scratch. The new design is cleaner. The header image is higher resolution. Pages load significantly faster. It’s the same soul, modernized.
Fair warning: a lot of old links are dead. With 1,800+ posts in the archive, most entries may have audio, some may only have readable text until I can track down working links. I’ll be working through it, but it’s going to take time, especially while I’m also writing and releasing new music.
Submitting Music: There’s a Form Now
The old “email me a link” method is gone. There’s now a proper submission form, and the more detail an artist fills in, the faster it moves through. If a song genuinely moves me, it goes up. Simple as that.
- Artists: Want a little extra promotional push? Go Submit.
- Fans: Know someone who deserves ears on their music? Go Submit for them.
The submission link lives at the top and bottom of every page.
A Word on Ads (Yes, Really)
This one stings a little to write. After years of keeping this site ad-free, there will now be one, just one, lightweight ad per page. No autoplay, no popups, nothing aggressive. The server and the site have real costs, and after 14 years this is finally the compromise I’m making to keep it sustainable. I appreciate your understanding more than you know.
First Song Back is by Griff & Sigrid
To kick off the return, something that’s been on repeat in this house for weeks. Two artists who really don’t need the help, but deserve every word of it anyway.
Griff and Sigrid have released something dangerously catchy called Head on Fire. Relatable in the best way. The kind of track that lodges itself somewhere behind your sternum, between your ears and refuses to leave once it worms it’s way into your brainpan. Press play. You’ll understand immediately.
Welcome back. Let’s make the world better with music.