Farewell 2021 (A Spotify Playlist)

Here are the songs that kept me company during another rollercoaster of a year. From deepest darkest lockdown to a brief return to Before Times normality and then back again, 2021 was full of surprises. And like any year, full of amazing musical discoveries.

TRACK LIST:

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - I Pity the Country

Circuit des Yeux - Dogma

Dry Cleaning - Strong Feelings

Dijah SB - Throw That Back

Ombiigizi (Zoon + Status Non Status) - Residential Military

ANIKA - Finger Pies

Nina Savary - Second Guessing

Absolutely Free - Morning Sun

yoo doo right - The Moral Compass of a Self-Driving Car

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime

Jupiter & Okwess - Mieux Que Ça

Marisa Anderson, William Tyler - At the Edge of the World

Charles Spearin - Portrait Of The Artist As A Thursday

K.D.A.P. (Kevin Drew) - The Slinfold Loop

Vanishing Twin- Big Moonlight (Ookii Gekkou)

Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band - Ancient Chain

The Body + Big ‡ Brave - Oh Sinner

Low - I Can Wait

Jane Inc. - Steel

Ducks Ltd. - band - Fit To Burst

Kiwi Jr. - Guilty Party

Bachelor (Jay Som + Palehound) - Back Of My Hand

Sharon Van Etten w/ Angel Olsen - Like I Used To

Ada Lea - damn

Cots - Sun-spotted Apple

Janette King - Mars

Magi Merlin - To the Beach

Fly Pan Am- Parkour

Backxwash - Wail of the Banshee

Cadence Weapon - Skyline

Beach House Once Twice Melody

Helado Negro Gemini and Leo

L'Rain - Blame Me

Century Egg - I Will Make up a Method

Dorothea Paas - Anything Can't Happen

Brandon Michael - We're Not Young

Laura Barrett - Museum Tour Guide

Silver Pools - Farmhouse

Odario - Peace

Little Simz - Speed

The Weather Station - Parking Lot

Bernice - It's Me, Robin

Big Thief Spud Infinity

Beams - Born to Win

Ace of Wands - Vibrations

Mia Doi Todd w/ Jeff Parker, Money Mark - Music Life

Ouri - High & Choking, Pt. 1

Hildegard (Helena Deland + Ouri) - Jour 3

Nick Schofield - Mirror Image

Sarah Neufeld - Stories

Irreversible Entanglements - Open the Gates

Makaya McCraven Black Rhythm Happening

Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Ever New (Kelsey Lu's Transportation)

Jessica Moss- Contemplation I

Julie Doiron - Thought of You

Seulement - Excerpté 1

Hot Garbage - Sometimes I Go Down

Casper Skulls - The Mouth

METZ - Pulse - Live

Status Non Status - Genocidio

Slow Down Molasses - Son of Titanic

Parquet Courts - Black Widow Spider

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Human Race

Deerhoof - Scarcity Is Manufactured

Black Country, New Road - Instrumental

Wet Leg - Chaise Longue

Kate NV - Lu Na (Jessy Lanza Remix)

Cate Le Bon - Moderation

More Or Less - The In-Between Time

Holy F - Airport Dreams (feat. Sarah Bonito)

Just John - City X

Myst milano. - Wax Poetic

Sons Of Kemet w/ Kojey Radical - Hustle

Les Filles de Illighadad - Surbajo

Arooj Aftab - Mohabbat

Eli Keszler - The Accident

hania rani - At Dawn

Caylie Staples - Borderline

Marissa Nadler - Sleep Walk

Grouper - Pale Interior

Shabason, Krgovich & Harris - The flowers in my parent's yard

Virginia Wing - I'm Holding Out For Something

Nala Sinephro - Space 3

Sleaford Mods - Don't Go

Broken Social Scene - This House Is On Fire

Mitski - Heat Lightning

Le Ren - Friends Are Miracles

Cassandra Jenkins - Hard Drive

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