Hot Chicken, Hop Hippin': Best of 2021 Playlist

In no particular order, I've selected the favorite tracks from 2021's playlists for my 20th annual Choice Cuts end-of-year mix. Let the entire playlist play via YouTube above, or listen and watch each one below!


1. A Bee Without Its Sting — The Go! Team


2. How Not To Drown (feat. Robert Smith) — CHVRCHES


3. Be Sweet — Japanese Breakfast


4. Silk Chiffon (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) — MUNA


5. Heat Waves — Glass Animals


6. 4Runner — Rostam


7. Breathe Deeper (Lil Yachty Remix) — Tame Impala, Lil Yachty


8. Beggin' — Måneskin


9. Feel the Sunshine (feat. HIRIE) — Kolohe Kai


10. Meet Me At Our Spot (Live) — THE ANXIETY, WILLOW & Tyler Cole


11. Stop This Flame — Celeste


12. The Mission — Bakar


13. Record Player — Daisy the Great, AJR


14. Immune — Jensen McRae


15. Witchoo (feat. Aaron Frazer) — Durand Jones & The Indications


16. Fire for You — Cannons


17. Where Is My Mind? — Tkay Maidza


18. Like I Used To — Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen


19. Green Eyes — Arlo Parks


20. Peach — Future Islands


21. that's what i want — Lil Nas X


22. simple times — Kacey Musgraves


23. Bagsy Not In Net — The 1975

Return to the Greek Theater: Future Islands in Concert

 

On a whim, I saw that Future Islands -- a synth-heavy indie band I've enjoyed over the years -- was playing at the Greek on Sept. 1, the day after my birthday. What the hell, why not! I convinced Maria to come along, and we were treated to a fun, energetic show featuring the always energetic lead singer, Samuel T Herring. Some shots from our angle:

Hummus The Hits: Choice Cuts 2017, Part 3

In no particular order, I've selected the favorite tracks from 2017's playlists for our sixteenth annual Choice Cuts end-of-year mix. Here are the next five:

13. Land Of The Free — Joey Bada$$

Joey Bada$$ is a bad ass, and "Land of the Free" is the perfect example of that. "The first step in the change is to take notice/ Realize the real games that they tried to show us/ 300 plus years of them cold shoulders/ Yet 300 million of us still got no focus/ Sorry America, but I will not be your soldier/ Obama just wasn't enough, I just need some more closure/ And Donald Trump is not equipped to take this country over/ Let’s face facts 'cause we know what’s the real motives."

14. So Tied Up (feat. Bishop Briggs) — Cold War Kids

Cold War Kids' Nathan Willett and Bishop Briggs go toe-to-toe, and I'm here for it.

15. Solo Si Es Contigo — Bombai feat Bebe

We heard this catchy tune non-stop while driving through Spain over the summer, and it became a must to include on this mix.

16. Ran — Future Islands

Future Islands boasts the best 1980s combined synth/bass/drum sound of 2017.

17. Fool — Fitz and The Tantrums

The Blogger Kid 2.0 couldn'y get enough of this song for a period of time in 2017, and it's not hard to see why: it's boppy, poppy fun.

Final picks tomorrow!