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Chris Pyle highlights Olivia Rodrigo, Arlo Part, Lady Blackbird, and more in his year-end music round-up


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It’s that time of year again! WOUB Culture has reached out to a variety of folks involved in various capacities with the music and arts throughout WOUB’s diverse coverage region to inquire: “what have you been listening to this year, my friend?” Find their answers on WOUB Culture all throughout the month of December. 

Chris Pyle

Chris Pyle is a local music geek that eats, sleeps, and lives music. He is also the owner of Donkey Coffee. 

Best Albums of 2021

  1. “Sour” by Olivia Rodrigo
  2. “A Southern Gothic” by Adi Victioria
  3. “Stand For Yourself” by Yola
  4. “Long Lost” By Lord Huron
  5. “Collapse Into Sunbeams” by Arlo Part
  6. “Black Acid Soul” by Lady Blackbird
  7. “Things Take Time, Take Time” by Courtney Barnett
  8. “Friends In High Places” by Turner Cody & The Soldiers of Love
  9. “Yo Kinky” EP by Yo Kinky
  10. “Love and Hate in a Different Time” by Gabriels
  11. “Raise The Roof” by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
  12. “Heavy Sun” by Daniel Lanois

Honorable Mentions: 

“Sound Ancestors” by Madlib

“New Long Leg” by Dry Cleaning

“Not Your Muse” by Celeste

“Nine” by Sault

“Call Me If You Get Lost” by Tyler The Creator

“Sketchy” by Tune Yards

“Cool Dry Place” by Katy Kirby

“Sympathy for Life” by Parquet Courts

“Daddy’s Home” by St. Vincent

“Valentine” By Snail Mail