2021 Year-End Lists
December 16th, 2021
For me, 2020 was a year of comfort food. I kept returning to old classics to get me through the day, without much desire to take in new art. I think I only really took in 20 or 30 full-lengths that time, an all-time low for the decade. I'm assuming it was some kind of coping mechanism as we all ground our way through a hellish year, but who's to say?
Anyway, this time around, the final number was closer to 70 -- which I'm still not proud of -- but I'm glad to be diving a little deeper.
All that is to say, this isn't some all-things-considered objective list. It's just, from what I heard this year, my personal favorites.
If, for some reason, you're looking for something new and you've found yourself here, any of these amazing albums are a great place to start! Find the artists in bold right here on the air at CD 92.9 (on one show or another):
- 1. Turnstile - GLOW ON
- 2. José González - Local Valley
- 3. A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Pono
- 4. Todd Snider - First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder
- 5. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
- 6. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
- 7. PinkPantheress - to hell with it
- 8. The War On Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore
- 9. Parquet Courts - Sympathy for Life
- 10. Foxing - Draw Down the Moon
- 11. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
- 12. Anna Fox Rochinski - Cherry
- 13. Faye Webster - I Know I’m Funny haha
- 14. BLACKSTARKIDS - Puppies Forever
- 15. Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?
- 16. Jungle - Loving In Stereo
- 17. IAN SWEET - Show Me How You Disappear
- 18. The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy
- 19. Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World
- 20. Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take
Speaking of artists in bold that you can find on the air, dropping my personal Top 10 CD 92.9 singles of the year:
- 1. Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
- 2. Parquet Courts - Walking at a Downtown Pace
- 3. Snarls - Fixed Gear
- 4. Wolf Alice - Smile
- 5. Foals - Wake Me Up
- 6. Caroline Polachek - Bunny is a Rider
- 7. Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet
- 8. Arlo Parks - Hurt
- 9. The War On Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore
- 10. Gus Dapperton - Medicine
Would be stoked to hear your list! Send it my way --> grayson@cd929fm.com
