Hitting the wall (and how to break through)
Howdy, gang. It's your resident one-line review guy here, coming to you all in search of perspective and vigor.
It's been over a year since I published a 1,001 album review round-up, and I'm afraid I've let my once-cherished daily exercise devolve into a long-paused, backlogged afterthought. I've 958 album reviews under my belt, yet most of 2026 has been spent treading water.
This admission brings me no joy, but I'm hoping a communal call to action could give me the push I need to get over the finish line.
Everyone has their reasons for hitting a wall (if such a momentary obstacle has been met). Mine is some combination of moving cross-country, assimilating to a new way of life, and tipping the scales of my listening habits way in favor of obsessively keeping up with new music.
Now I yearn for balance; now I crave a return.
If you've experienced a drop in regular listening or hit the proverbial wall, what was the cause, and what helped you break through? How long did it take you? How did your experience change once you returned, or did you fall victim to the break and let the project fall through the cracks?
I'm all ears (or at least I hope to be again).