This is not a list of my favourite albums that came out this year, or even just things that I discovered this year, but a list of what I enjoyed throughout the year.

Kiniata by Kin'gongolo Kiniata

I found this album in October and it sent me down a 2 month spiral of exploring many different music genres from Africa. This album has really incredible Everything - I love the call & response style vocals (which I've found are very common across African genres), the bass lines are super catchy, and the percussion is incredibly groovy. I really love listening to high-energy music while the weather is getting colder.

The Sunlandic Twins by Of Montreal

This is by no means a new album to me, but it really resonated with me pretty much this whole year. The basslines are bouncy, and well, so is everything. This is just a very joyous album. It conjures up new beginnings, reminisces old memories, and mourns things that are long gone.