Playlist 523: So may we start - Best of 2021 Part 1

Part 1 of a 2 Part series.

Songs that stuck with me through 2021.

I hope something sticks with you.

Enjoy.

x



Playlist
Herbert feat Verushka – Fantasy (Accidental)
Vanishing Twin – Big moonlight (ookii gekkou) (Fire Records)
Marina Allen – Oh, Louise (Fire Records)
Nation of Language – Across that fine line (PIAS)
Virginia Wing – …Out for something (Fire Records)
Shannon Lay – Rare to wake (Sub Pop)
Shuko feat Lee Fields & Nia Wyn – Nothing’s gonna change (For the Love of It Recordings)
The Magic Lantern – Bound for glory (Hectic Eclectic Records)
Vanessa Anne Redd – By the time (Sharp Attack Records)
Craig Fortnam – Ark (Onomatopoeia Records)
David Lance Callahan – Born of the Welfare State (Tiny Global Productions)
Robert Sotelo – Dear Resident (Upset The Rhythm)
Saroos feat Ronald Lippok – Tin & glass (Alien Transistor)
Dntel – The lilac and the apple (Morr Music/Les Albums Claus)
Sparks feat Simon Helberg – So may we start (from the soundtrack of the film Annette) (Sony)
Albertine Sarges – The girls (Moshi Moshi Music)
Mocky – Bora! (Heavy Sheet)
Colleen – Implosion-Explosion (Thrill Jockey)
Buffet Lunch – The power of rocks (Upset The Rhythm)
Adrian Crowley – Bread and wine (Chemikal Underground)
The Chills – You’re immortal (Fire Records)
El Michels Affair feat Piya Malik – Murkit gem (Big Crown Records)
Ben Bertrand – The Aurae Loops (Les Albums Claus)
Cool Ghouls – In Michoacan (Empty Cellar/Melodic Records)

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