If you’re going through your own trauma, something on this list should help. ![]() Some tried to power through by holding a mirror up to the minutiae, others tried to find a new path, and each approach showed its strengths. Even the big pop songwriters were on that same page T-Swift’s “Shake It Off” is one way of facing adversity, I suppose. The year in music took on issues both massive and personal, whether it’s hip-hop tackling the dangers of gangs and drugs, punk singers fighting against forced identities, or singer-songwriters dealing with the strife of heartbreak and death. It could also be that this has been an especially broken year, a theory supported by the fact that so many of 2014’s best albums are fueled by artists facing harrowing struggles. ![]() Perhaps that feeling is amplified by the omnipresence of technology that has made each and every pain felt by a larger audience and then replayed on an endless loop. On global, national, and community levels, death, devastation, and darkness have plagued the nightly news in a particularly frustrating and seemingly senseless way. ![]() ![]() Every year has its share of tragedies and darkness, but 2014 has felt particularly tough.
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