Our own Sara Willis joins us to share some of her favorite music discoveries of the year. We’ll also hear from Rich Tozier about some of his favorite jazz ‘re-discoveries’ of the year.
Guest: Sara Willis is the host of Maine Public’s “In Tune.”
Rich Tozier is the host of Maine Public's "Jazz Tonight."
Here is a list of some of Sara's favorites, in no particular order:
- Laura Marling…Semper Femina
- This Is The Kit….Moonshine Freeze
- Shannon McNally…Black Irish
- San Fermin…Belong
- Ryan Adams…Prisoner
- The xx…I See You*
- Chuck Prophet…Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
- Bridget DeMeyer and Will Kimbrough…Mockingbird Soul
- Aimee Mann….Mental Illness
- Nikki Lane….Highway Queen
- Parson Redheads…Blurred Harmony
- Valerie June….The Order of Time
- Jesca Hoop….Memories Are Now
- Son Volt….Notes of Blue
- Rhainnon Giddens….Freedom Highway
- Father John Misty….Real Comedy
- Tennis…Yours Conditionally
- Fleet Foxes…Crack Up
- Spoon….Hot Thoughts
- Offa Rex…The Queen of Hearts
- Tori Amos…Native Invader
- Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters….Carry Fire
- Tedeschi Trucks Band…Live From the Fox in Oakland
- Liam Gallagher….As You Were
- The National…Sleep Well Beast*
- Dan Auerbach….Waiting on a Song
- Kacy & Clayton…The Siren’s Song
- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings….Soul of a Woman
- Sera Cahoone….From Where I Started
- Iron and Wine….Beast Epic
- Rodney Crowell…Close Ties
- Jeb Loy Nichols….Country Hustle
- Hurray For the Riff Raff… The Navigator
- Joan Shelley…Joan Shelley
- Amilia K Spicer…Wow and Flutter
- The Barr Brothers…Queens of the Barricades
- The Clientele…Music For the Age of Miracles
- Alvvays…Antisocialites
- Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives…Way Out West
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit….The Nashville Sound
- Mavis Staples…If All I Was Was Black
- Paul Kelly….Life Is Fine
- Bedouine….Bedouine
- Randy Newman….Dark Matter
- Josh Ritter…Gathering
- The Mountain Goats….Goths
- Slowdive…Slowdive
- The War on Drugs…A Deeper Understanding
- Deer Tick...Vol. 1
- Chris Robinson Brotherhood….Barefoot in the Head
- Shout Out Louds….Ease My Mind
- Beck…Colors
- Steve Winwood…Greatest Hits Live