Okay, we admit it, we’ve been slacking. It’s been a while since we gave you aural pleasure in the form of the town-famous Owl and Bear Podcast.

But in honor of the New Year, we at Owl and Bear resolve to bring you more new music in 2016. Each month, we’ll be curating a Spotify playlist with the new tracks, hidden gems, and local favorites that are filling up our ears. And we’re going to start doing that right…now.

Listen below and let us know in the comments what you like or if there’s anything that we missed. Or just let this be a vain indulgence. Whichevs.

San Diego bands in this playlist: Dani Bell & the Tarantist