![]() The sounds are warm and soulful, with spoken interludes that only add to the narrative. This was the perfect record for these times, a highly personal, political album, with a rich pastiche of sounds that digs and cuts deeper than anything she’d done previously, and frankly, exceeded all expectations. Solange’s album “True” was a favorite in 2012, and this follow-up was highly-anticipated. For more, see my interview with Price here. I saw her perform recently in Boston, and the band covered both Loretta Lynn and the Meters, which I think says it all. A record that I came back to over and over throughout the year. While any of my top five might have taken the top spot (and I was really torn between this one and Solange), I chose “Midwest Farmer’s Daughter” because every song on it is great, with not a note of filler. Price’s music is reminiscent of classic country, but is heavily indebted to soul music, and her songs have a very contemporary, confessional edge to them. Of course, Margo Price is more than just a country singer. ![]() I’d never have predicted that a debut album from a country singer would be my choice for top album of the year, but 2016 was undoubtedly a year of surprises. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree.Richmond Fontaine You Can’t Go Back if There’s Nothing to Go Back toġ1. Gregory Alan Isakov With the Colorado Symphony Mothers When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired Song of the year: YG & Nipsey Hussle “Fuck Donald Trump” Pusha T King Push: Darkest Before the Dawn.A Tribe Called Quest We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service.Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds The Skeleton Tree. ![]() If you haven’t yet, we hope you’ll check out Jim Rioux Darlings of the Soil, Mara Flynn Good Hands, and Guy Capecelatro III The Smallest Darkest Things. It is our hope that you might discover something that has made us happy in 2016, and that it will make you happy as well.Ģ016 was a quieter year for Burst & Bloom. We released three new CD’s, plus a few digital-only albums. Once again, we present our end-of-the-year favorites from the Burst & Bloom family and friends. ![]()
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