BEST OF 2021

:: 5 favorite international albums 

DURAN DURAN, FUTURE PAST

HELADO NEGRO, FAR IN

NICK RHODES & WENDY BEAVEN, ASTRONOMIA I

STEVEN WILSON, FUTURE BITS

THE WAR ON DRUGS, I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

:: 10 favorite songs

DURAN DURAN & LOVE TO, GIVE IT ALL UP

COMMON SAINTS, STARCHILD

HELADO NEGRO, HOMETOWN DREAM

LANA DEL REY, WHITE DRESS

MARISA MONTE, CALMA

METRONOMY X BIIG PIIG, 405

TAYLOR SWIFT & THE NATIONAL, CONEY ISLAND

TEARS FOR FEARS, THE TIPPING POINT

THE WAR ON DRUGS, I DON’ T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

WET LAG, CHAISE LONGUE

:: 40 international songs (alphabetical order)

AGORA & ELA MINUS, WHAT IF THE DEAD DREAM

ARLO PARKS, BLACK DOG

BALKAN TAKSIM, ZALI ZARE

BEACH HOUSE, SUPERSTAR

BICEP, SAKU

BOYS NOIZE & KELSEY LU, LOVE & VALIDATION

CHRIS LIEBING & POLLY SCATTERGOOD, ANOTHER DAY

COMMON SAINTS, DREAMS

DAMON ALBARN, DAFT WADER

DAVID BOWIE, SHADOW MAN

DESIRE MAREA, TAVERN KWEEN

DRY CLEANING, SCRATCHCARD LANYARD

DURAN DURAN & CHAI, MORE JOY!

DURAN DURAN, LAUGHING BOY

GARBAGE, UNCOMFORTABLY ME

GRANT LEE PHILLIPS, ALL THAT YOU CAN DREAM

HELADO NEGRO, AGOSTO

IL EST VILAINE, AGITATION

INHALER, MY KING WILL BE KIND

JAPANESE BREAKFAST, BE SWEET

KHRUANGBIN & LEON BRIDGES, B-SIDE

LANA DEL REY, CHERRY BLOSSOM

LITTLE SIMZ, PROTECT MY ENERGY

LONELADY, (THERE IS) NO LOGIC

MADLIB, HOPPROCK

MANIC STREET PREACHERS, ORWELLIAN

NATION OF LANGUAGE, WHATEVER YOU WANT

NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS, CARNAGE

NICK RHODES & WENDY BEAVEN, APOLLO’S GIFT

PATRICK WATSON & TERESA SALGUEIRO, A MERMAID IN LISBON

PAUL McCARTNEY & KHRUANGBIN, PRETTY BOYS

RÓISIN MURPHY, ASSIMILATION 

SAINT ETIENNE, POND HOUSE

STEVEN WILSON, MAN OF THE PEOPLE

SOFIA KOURTESIS, LA PERLA

SNEAKER PIMPS, ALIBIS

THE KVB, THE FUTURE

THE WAR ON DRUGS, VICTIM

THE WEEKEND, TAKE MY BREATH

TRENTEMOLLER, ALL TOO SOON

:: 13 covers (alphabetical order)

ANGEL OLSEN, EYES WITHOUT A FACE

ANNIE, JUST LIKE HONEY (JESUS & MARY CHAIN COVER)

BULLION, WHERE ARE WE NOW (DAVID BOWIE COVER)

CHRISTINE & THE QUEEN, FREEDOM (GEORGE MICHAEL COVER)

CLASS ACTRESS, FADE INTO YOU (MAZZY STAR COVER)

DAVE GAHAN, NOTHING ELSE METTERS (METALLICA COVER)

JORJA CHALMERS, JUSTIFY MY LOVE (MADONNA COVER)

KHRUANGBIN, RIGHT (DAVID BOWIE COVER)

KELE, SMALLTOWN BOY (BRONSKI BEAT COVER)

MICHAEL STIPE, SUNDAY MORNING (VELVET UNDERGROUND COVER)

SOHN, SONG TO THE SIREN (TIM BUCKLEY COVER)

THOM YORKE & RADIOHEAD, CREEP (VERY 2021 RMX)

YEARS & YEARS, IT’S A SIN (PET SHOP BOYS)

::: 6 remixes (alphabetical order)

FONTAINES D.C., A HERO’S DEATH (SOULWAX REMIX)

MARIE DAVIDSON & L’OEIL NU, WORST COMES TO WORST (MORGAN GEIST REMIX)

PERFUME GENIUS, JASON - PLANNINGTOROCK “JASON THERE’D NO RUSH” REMIX

PRIMAL SCREAM, SHINE LIKE IT DOES (ANDREW WEATHERAAL REMIX)

SPECIAL INTEREST, STREET PULSE BEAT (BOY HARSHER REMIX)

TINDERSTICKS, MAN ALONE (CAN’T STOP THE FADIN’) - CHARLES WEBSTER REMIX

:: 15 songs “made in Portugal” (alphabetical order)

BEAUTIFUL JUNKYARDS, COSMORAMA

CONFERÊNCIA INFERNO, DIABO

EU.CLIDES, MORTO-VIVO

FERAL, UNIQUE

GOMES AIRES, CAMISA

IMPÉRIO PACÍFICO, SINGAPURA

MALIBU GAS STATION, PLANS

MIGUEL ANGELO, A VER O MAR

MURAIS & XANA, ATÉ DE MANHÃ

PAZ ATÓMICA, PERTO

PEDRO DE TRÓIA, NAMORADA

RUI REININHO, NAMASTEA

SENSIBLE SOCCERS, FIM

SILLY, VIDA A MIL

THE HAPPY MESS, ESPIRAL

:: 10 reissues, special editions and compilations (alphabetical order):

DAVID BOWIE, BRILLIANT ADVENTURE - BOX SET

I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR, A TRIBUTE TO THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO

MARC ALMOND, THE STARS WE ARE (EXPANDED EDITION)

MODERN LOVE, TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE

R.E.M., NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI (25TH ANNIVERSAY EDITION)

RADIOHEAD, KID A MNESIA

TELEX, THIS IS TELEX

THE BEATLES, LET IT BE (SUPER DELUXE)

U2, ACHTUNG BABY (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)

YELLO, YELLO 40 YEARS

::: 15 tv shows (alphabetical order)

FOR ALL MANKIND (S3), APPLE +

FOUNDATION, APPLE +

GLORIA (S1), NETFLIX

GOMORRA (S5), HBO

HALSTON, NETFLIX

IT’S A SIN (S1), HBO

NARCOS MÉXICO, NETFLIX

MAID (S1), NETFLIX

MARE OF EASTOWN (S1), HBO

THE SERPENT, NETFLIX

PRETEND IT'S A CITY, NETFLIX

SEE (S2), APPLE +

SUCCESSION, HBO

THE MORNING SHOW (S2), APPLE +

WHITE LOTUS, HBO

:: 10 music documentaries

1971, APPLE +

A-HA, THE MOVIE

McCARTNEY 321, DISNEY +

THE SPARKS BROTHERS 

SUMMER OF SOUL, DISNEY +

THE BEATLES, GET BACK , DISNEY +

THIS IS POP, NETFLIX

WATCH THE SOUND WITH MARK RONSON, APPLE +

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, APPLE +

UNDER THE VOLCANO

:: 5 music podcasts:

ELECTRONICALLY YOURS, MARTYN WARE

THE HUSTLE, JON LAMOREAUX

ROCKONTEURS, GARY KEMP & GUY PRATT

THE BOB LEFSETZ PODCAST, BOB LEFSETZ

SODAJERKER ON SONGWRITER

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