2016 was a both wonderfully great year and a fantastically crappy year. I celebrated my ten year wedding anniversary and also ten years at the Kansas City Art Institute. I learned a lot, both professionally and personally. Legends died. A dangerous idiot was elected president of the United States.
Regardless, music is enduring. Here is a list of my favorites from last year (screw the top ten thing, I have a lot of favorites!) Featured you will find two soundtracks that I just can’t stop listening to, two albums by one band, the final albums by two of my favorite artist who happened to end their time on Earth this past year, songs about love, songs about life, songs about songs, songs about humanity, and songs just for fun. In no particular order:
- Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
- Andrew Bird – Are You Serious
- Leonard Cohen – You Want it Darker
- David Bowie – Black Star
- Mac Quayle – Mr. Robot OST
- Yello – Toy
- Bon Iver – 22, A Million
- Deerhoof – The Magic
- Hope Sandoval and the Warm Intentions – Until the Hunter
- Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
- Jim James – Eternally Even
- M83 – Junk
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
- Paul Simon – Stranger to Stranger
- Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
- Ramin Djawadi – Westworld OST
- Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop – Love Letter for Fire
- Thee Oh Sees – A Weird Exits
- Thee Oh Sees – An Odd Entrances
Lots of these I’ve never heard…but not for long! Thanks! And let David Bowie live in our hearts forever.
great list, man. we definitely share a few choices…no surprise there.