BEST OF 2016
In no particular order (spotify links):
David Bowie: Blackstar (Columbia)- Margaret Glaspy: Emotions and Math (Warner Bros)
- Maren Morris: Hero (Columbia Nashville)
- Alicia Keys, Here (RCA)
- Brandi Carlisle: The Firewatcher’s Daughter (ATO)
- A Tribe Called Quest: We Got It From Here (Epic)
- Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker (Columbia)
- Brandy Clark: Big Day In A Small Town (Warner Bros)
- Parquet Courts: Human Performance (Rough Trade)
- Anderson Paak: Malibu (OBE/Steel Wool/ArtClub/Empire)
also-rans:
- Drive-By Truckers: American Band (ATO)
- Miranda Lambert: The Weight of These Wings (RCA Nashville, 2CD)
- Lori McKenna: The Bird & the Rifle (CN/Thirty Tigers)
- Bonnie Raitt: Dig In Deep (Redwing)
- John Prine: For Better or Worse (Oh Boy)
- Margo Price: Midwest Farmer’s Daughter (Third Man)
- Kendrick Lamar: Untitled Unmastered (Top Dawg Entertainment)
- The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome (Polydor)
- Waco Brothers: Going Down in History (Bloodshot)
- Solange: A Seat at the Table (Saint/Columbia)
- Macy Gray: Stripped (Chesky)
- PJ Harvey: The Hope Six Demolition Project (Vagrant)
CLASSICAL
- Bach: French Suites, Murray Perahia, piano (Deutsche Grammophon)
- Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 5, 8 & 9, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (Deutsche Grammophon)
- Brahms: The Piano Trios, Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt (Ondine)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Andras Schiff, piano (ECM New Series, 11-CDs)
- Brahms, Dvorak Serenades: Boston Symphony Chamber Players (BSO Classics)
BEST RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CAMERA
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag
Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag, which she wrote.
PATRICK CARNEY’S HIGH STANDARDS MUSIC CORNER
Black Keys’ drummer reacts in real time.
DON’T MAKE ME SING
