Loop for the Archive page

Kirby Archive

<ul id="archive">
    <?php $blog = $pages->find('blog')->children()->visible()->sortBy($sort='date', $dir='desc') ?>
    <?php $year = date("Y"); ?>
    <?php foreach ($blog as $article): ?>
      <?php if ($article->date('Y') <= $year) { ?> <!-- If if the date changes print it -->
        <?php $year = $article->date('Y') ?>
    	<span class="year"><?php echo $year ?></span>
        <?php $year-- ?>
      <?php } ?>	
      <li>
        <span class="month"><?php echo $article->date('M d') ?></span>
        <a href="<?php echo $article->url() ?>" class="articleTitle"><?php echo html($article->title()) ?></a>
      </li> 
    <?php endforeach ?>
</ul>