The year is nearing its end. At WXNA we commemorate this occassion by asking our volunteer DJ army a simple question: what is your favorite record of the year? Then they answer that question, and we present the results here. Just as the prophecy foretold!
So have a look and check out some of these amazing recommendations. It’s an excellent way to kick-start the new year (after all, music is forever).
Presented for you in no particular order…
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Fontaines D.C., Dogrel DJ Ed, Eighties Schmeighties |
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Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster, Take Heart, Take Care Chad, Dustbin Days |
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Bill Callahan, Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest DJ Trev, Our Golden Tones |
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North Mississippi Allstars, Up and Rolling Hound Dog Hoover, Goin’ Down South |
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Stray Cats, 40 Jammin’ James Riley, Rockabilly ‘n’ Blues Radio Hour |
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Orville Peck, Pony Erin Mock, Wishful Thinking |
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Jenny Lewis, On the Line Dave Brown, The Black Ark |
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The New Pornographers, In The Morse Code of Brake Lights DJ Hot Car, Hot Fudge Tuesdays |
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Hot Chip, A Bath Full of Ecstasy Grigsby, Set Records To Stun |
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Gauche, A People’s History of Gauche Anna Lundy, Untune the Sky |
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Ruth Garbus, Kleinmeister DJ LT, Shout, Sister, Shout! |
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Young Guv, GUV I & II Alexis, Free Association |
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The Highwomen, The Highwomen Laurel Creech, All About Nashville |
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Purple Mountains, Purple Mountains Brady Brock, Fidelity High |
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Ioanna Gika, Thalassa DJ Travis T, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead |
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Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? popGeezer, The English Breakfast |
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Guided By Voices, Zeppelin Over China Mello-D (aka Doyle Davis), Groovy Potential |
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The Chemical Brothers, No Geography DJ Rodge, Delicious Elixir |
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Brittany Howard, Jaime JMar, Transmission |
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Jazz Funk Soul, Life and Times Chris Nochowicz, The Future of Jazz |
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The Raconteurs, Help Us Stranger DJ Cajun Mitch, Sounds of the Bayou |
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Blood Incantation, Hidden History Of The Human Race DJAK, No Remorse |
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Frank LoCrasto, Lost Dispatch DJ rhatfink, Bedazzled Paradigm Jukebox |
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Elkhorn, Sun Cycle Mike Mannix, Psych Out! |
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Purple Mountains, Purple Mountains Mike Hester, Flying Lesson |
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Amyl and the Sniffers, Amyl and the Sniffers Laura Powers, Needles+Pins |
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Aldous Harding, Designer DJ Charlotte Rollerskates, The Maiden Voyager |
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Sharon Van Etten, Remind Me Tomorrow DJ Juan, International Echo |
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Nicholas Payton, Relaxin’ with Nick DJ Big Chief Chaz, Gilded Splinters |
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Quelle Chris, Guns BadN8, Coolin’ |
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Anderson .Paak, Ventura Jason Piffier |
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Carl Perkins, Discovering Carl Perkins – Eastview, Tennessee 1952-53 Randy, Hipbilly Jamboree Pick |
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The Muffs, No Holiday Randy, Randy’s Record Shop |
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Brittany Howard, Jaime R Reid, Holistic Revolution |
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Lingua Ignota, Caligula Adam Ebb |
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ghosteen Michael Roark, Slings & Arrows |
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Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Bandana Blackcircle, The Root |
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Temporary High, Nick Piunti Tommy Womack’s Happiness Hour |
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Icejjfish, The Gospel DJ Jonni Downer, The Unlistenable Hour |
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The Raconteurs, Help Us Stranger Heather Lose, Aging Hipster |
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Dry Cleaning, Boundary Road Snacks And Drinks / Sweet Princess Jay Millar, Plural of Vinyl |
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Sunn O))), Life Metal/Pyroclasts Josh Mock, Sad Songs for Happy People |
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Green Ribbons, Green Ribbons DJ Lauren, Different Every Time |
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Darrin Bradbury, Talking Dogs and Atom Bombs Double-Shot with Joe & Sue |
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Jenny Lewis, On The Line DJ Nexus, Musical Mysticism |
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Juleah, Desert Skies Michael, The Scatter Shot |
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Gene Clark, No Other Ashley, Set Records to Stun |
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Crumb, Jinx DJ TJ, Static Wall |
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Steve Gunn, The Unseen In Between DJ Susan, The Inconsiderate Mixtape |
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Kali Malone, The Sacrificial Code popcorn brain, Dreambeat |
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Robyn Hitchcock/Andy Partridge, Planet England Anne McCue, Songs On The Wire |