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20: Foley "Crowd Pleaser"
FAVORITE SONGS: Tongue, Nothing, Coffee
19: Fefe Dobson "EMOTION SICKNESS"
FAVORITE SONGS: HUNGOVER, SHUT UP AND KISS ME, SOMEONE NEW
18: Blink-182 "ONE MORE TIME..."
FAVORITE SONGS: ONE MORE TIME, EDGING, DANCE WITH ME
17: Adi Oasis “Lotus Glow”
French-Caribbean singer, bassist and producer Adi Oasis fuses soul, funk and R&B in an incredible bop after bop album!
FAVORITE SONGS: Get it Got it, Adonis
16: ANNABEL LEE “MOTHER’S HAMMER”
Genre-defining album full of alt pop/rock bops and poetic lyrics!
FAVORITE SONGS: UP, UGLY GIRL
15: Abraham Alexander “SEA/SONS”
Abraham’s story is inspirational. I talk all about him in episode 25 of the podcast! This is his debut album, full of soul and vulnerability.
FAVORITE SONGS: Déjà Vu, Blood Under The Bridge
14: Hazlett “Bloom Mountain”
One of the best folk releases this year! Beautiful and dreamy.
FAVORITE SONGS: Please Don’t Be, Oh Downhill
13: Devon Gilfillian “Love You Anyway”
Sophomore album by the incredibly talented Devon Gilfillian. His soulful, americana album is a must listen!
FAVORITE SONGS: All I Really Wanna Do, Love You Anyway
12: CRi "Miracles"
FAVORITE SONGS: I Can Like It, Astray, Memories
11: Charlotte Cardin “99 Nights”
FAVORITE SONGS: Enfer, Confetti, Way Back
10: Trousdale “Out Of My Mind”
FAVORITE SONGS: If I'm Honest, Go There, If You're Hurting
9: boygenius “the record”
This album cut me deep. Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus create stunning harmony’s and write songs that will give you goosebumps.
FAVORITES: True Blue, Cool About It
8: Little Simz “NO THANK YOU”
FAVORITE SONGS: Angel, No Merci, Heart on Fire
7: Kali Uchis “Red Moon In Venus”
Kali’s third studio album, a dreamy neo-soul, R&B masterpiece!
FAVORITE SONGS: Endlessly, Fantasy
6: Carlie Hanson “Wisconsin”
Lyrically it doesn’t get much better than Carlie. Mix that with indie pop/folk vibes and you’ll get a masterpiece.
FAVORITE SONGS: Blueberry Pancakes, College Boy
5: Chappell Roan “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”
FAVORITE SONGS: Femininomenon, My Kink is Karma, HOT TO GO!
4: boygenius “the record”
FAVORITES: Reeling, Bleeding Heart, C'est Si Bon
3: Jessie Murph “drowining”
I had to have a sad girl album on here. PSA - This pop album is SAD but Jessie’s voice is stunning and worth the tears.
FAVORITE SONGS: What Happened to Ryan, How Could You
2: Holly Humberstone “Paint My Bedroom Black”
FAVORITE SONGS: Paint My Bedroom Black, Cocoon, Ghost Me
1: RAYE “My 21st Century Blues”
RAYE has had a long journey to get to this point of releasing her debut album and wow did she not disappoint. Kels and I both picked this album as our number 1 for good reason. Simply put, it’s incredible. Her vocals, the production… it’s perfection.
FAVORITE SONGS: Oscar Winning Tears., Ice Cream Man