Katie eases herself and listeners into the new year with songs from some of her favourite releases of 2022 (Gabriel Kahane’s Magnificent Bird, Lisa Richards’ Waiting to Fly, Katie Thorne’s Wine Drunk, Dan Warner & The Night Parrots’ Maybe, Then …, Joyce Prescher’s Out of My Mind), a few New Year songs, and new tunes from Melissa Carper, Anita Lester and Laura Jean. Here is the playlist:

New Year’s Resolutions – Kaiyah Mercedes

Magnificent Bird – Gabriel Kahane

I Want This to Be Home – Lisa Richards

New Year’s in London – Katie Thorne

Maybe, Then … – Dan Warner & The Night Parrots

City Lights – Joyce Prescher ft. Khristian Mizzi

Hanging On to You – Melissa Carper

Jukebox – Anita Lester

Swing Around the Sun – Paul Kelly

Rock’n’Roll Holiday – Laura Jean

Above: Kaiyah Mercedes’ ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ single cover photography by Lauren Ridgway