First, a revisit to the rest of the Top 50. To be followed by a Spotify list including the Top 50, plus songs that were Top 50-worthy:
And, now, The Top 10!:
10. The songs on this album are essentially short stories in song form–Carveresque stories at that. This was my fave:
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4. Although Allison Russell had previously released this song on the 2019 Our Native Daughters (one of whom, Leyla McCalla, appeared at the Gild Hall) album, this duet with Brandi Carlile was released this year, and is transcendent:
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2. My fave song from my second fave album of the year:
1. My fave song from my fave album of the year is also my fave song of the year. Don’t think there’s anything Bartees Strange can’t do:
61 of the year’s best–all on one convenient Spotify playlist: