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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2021. Our next list is from Volunteer and Writer Eddie Sayago.
This year has been many, many things. A lot of it was terrible and yet also a lot of this year was wonderful. These are ten albums that provided the soundtrack to another strange year.
#1 Collapsed In Sunbeams by Arlo Parks (Transgressive)
Favorite song on the album: "Too Good"
#2 Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast (Dead Oceans)
Favorite song on the album: "Kokomo, IN"
#3 La Mexicana by Paty Cantú (EMI Music Mexico)
Favorite song on the album: "Hoy No"
#4 Al Mundo Azul by Mr Twin Sister (Twin Group)
Favorite song on the album: "Expressions"
#5 Vulture Prince by Arooj Aftab (New Amsterdam)
Favorite song on the album: Mohabbat"
#6 Queen of My World by Bat Fangs (Don Giovanni)
Favorite song on the album: "Never Coming Down"
#7 The Asymptotical World EP by Yves Tumor (Warp)
Favorite song on the album: "Jackie"
#8 Things Take Time, Take Time by Courtney Barnett (Milk! Records)
Favorite song on the album: "Before You Gotta Go"
#9 Encore by Wanda Jackson (Blackheart Records)
Favorite song on the album: "You Drive Me Wild"
#10 ARENA by Pixel Grip (Feeltrip Records)
Favorite song on the album: "Play Noble"
Honorable Mentions
10 More Albums I Enjoyed This Year (in Alphabetical Order)
Adele - 30
The Black Keys - Delta Kream
Jonathan Allsop - Lavender Therapy
Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound
Lil' Nas X - Montero
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victim
Ratboys - Happy Birthday, Ratboy
Snail Mail - Valentine
Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)
Yellow Pills - Space Age Inferno
My Top 10 Songs of 2021
1 - The Linda Lindas "Racist, Sexist Boy"
2 - Arlo Parks "Too Good"
3 - The Marias "Hush"
4 - Yves Tumor "Jackie"
5 - Regard & Troye Sivan "You"
6 - Japanese Breakfast "Be Sweet"
7 - Jungle "All Of The Time"
8 - Bronze Avery "Ready This Time"
9 - Adele "Easy On Me"
10 - Ratboys "Go Outside"
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