January 5, 2022 Playlist
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Some other notable albums this year would include Tom Jones' Surrounded By Time, which is a powerful meditation on aging and the most eclectic album of his nearly 60-year career: Tom was 80 years old when he recorded it! The other ancient geezer scoring high of the Kosmik charts this year (with another COVID-themed album) is Van der Graaf Generator leader Peter Hammill, who spent over a year recording a tremendous prog rock album In Disequilibrium with Swedish band Isildurs Bane. Among artists that originated in this century, modern day punkified Frisco jam band Osees released two monster live albums, their Aussie rivals King Gizzard released their third microtonal album and also a synth-prog-pop album, and weird girls Poppy and Kyary both released 90's-retro-themed albums. |
Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
Triptides | Do You Ever Wonder? | Alter Echoes (N) (Kosmik Radiation #14 album of 2021) | 2021 (Alive Naturalsound) | USA |
Acid Dad | 2 Face | Take It From The Dead (N) (Kosmik Radiation #18 album of 2021) | 2021 (Greenway) | USA |
Grave Flowers Bongo Band | Tomorrow | Strength Of Spring (N) (Kosmik Radiation #16 album of 2021) | 2021 (Castle Face) | USA |
88Kasyo Junrei ("88-point Pilgrimage") | Genma Taisai ("Grand Festival of Demons") | Genma Taisai (N) (Kosmik Radiation #21 album of 2021) | 2021 (PPR) | Japan |
black midi | John L | Cavalcade (N) (Kosmik Radiation #12 album of 2021) | 2021 (Rough Trade) | UK |
Parquet Courts | Marathon Of Anger | Sympathy For Life (N) (Kosmik Radiation #3 album of 2021) | 2021 (Rough Trade) | USA |
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Guided By Voices | The Batman Sees The Ball | Earth Man Blues (N) (Kosmik Radiation tied for #6 album of 2021) | 2021 (GBV Inc.) | USA |
Guided By Voices | The Bells Get Out Of The Way | It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them! (N) (Kosmik Radiation tied for #6 album of 2021) | 2021 (GBV Inc.) | USA |
Dinosaur jr. | & Me | Sweep It Into Space (N) (Kosmik Radiation #23 album of 2021) | 2021 (Jagjaguwar) | USA |
Courtney Barnett | Take It Day By Day | Things Take Time, Take Time (N) (Kosmik Radiation #20 album of 2021) | 2021 (Mom+Pop) | Australia |
Ty Segall | Whisper | Harmonizer (N) (Kosmik Radiation #22 album of 2021) | 2021 (Drag City) | USA |
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | K.G.L.W. | L.W. (N) (Kosmik Radiation #5 album of 2021) | 2021 (Flightless/ATO) | Australia |
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Osees | Tidal Wave (live) | Levitation Sessions II (N) (Kosmik Radiation tied for #4 album of 2021) | 2021 (Reverberation Appreciation Society) | USA |
Osees | C (live) | The Chapel, SF 10.2.19 (N) (Kosmik Radiation tied for #4 album of 2021) | 2021 (Silver Current) | USA |
Goat | Goatfuzz | Headsoup (N) (Kosmik Radiation #15 album of 2021) | rec. 2012-2020 (2021 Rocket) | Sweden |
Old Time Relijun | This Foundation Is Cracked | Musicking (N) (Kosmik Radiation #9 album of 2021) | 2021 (K) | USA |
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Esperanza Spalding | Formwela 4 | Songwrights Apothecary Lab (N) (Kosmik Radiation #1 album of 2021) CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK | 2021 (Concord) | USA |
Esperanza Spalding | Formwela 8 | Songwrights Apothecary Lab (N) (Kosmik Radiation #1 album of 2021) CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK | 2021 (Concord) | USA |
Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill | Gently (Step By Step) (Parts 1 and 2) | In Disequilibrium (N) (Kosmik Radiation #7 album of 2021) | 2021 (Ataraxia) | Sweden/UK |
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Tom Jones | Talking Reality Television Blues (Todd Snider) | Surrounded By Time (N) (Kosmik Radiation #2 album of 2021) | 2021 (S Curve / EMI) | UK (Wales) |
Poppy | On The Level | Flux (N) (Kosmik Radiation #17 album of 2021) | 2021 (Sumerian) | USA |
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | Genten Kaihi ("Avoid Your Roots") | Candy Racer (N) (Kosmik Radiation #8 album of 2021) | 2021 (KRK Lab) | Japan |
Dempagumi.inc | Senshu Banzai! Dempa Ichiza! ("Go Team! Dempa Troupe!") | B-side single | 2021 (Meme Tokyo/Toy's Factory) | Japan |
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Shanghai | Butterfly 3000 (N) (Kosmik Radiation #13 album of 2021) | 2021 (Flightless/ATO) | Australia |
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Elephant9 | Chasing The Hidden | Arrival Of The New Elders (N) (Kosmik Radiation #10 album of 2021) | 2021 (Rune Grammofon) | Norway |
Taras Bulba | Night Train To Drug Town | Sometimes The Night (N) (Kosmik Radiation #19 album of 2021) | 2021 (Riot Season) | UK |
Menahan Street Band | The Duke | The Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band (N) (Kosmik Radiation #24 album of 2021) | 2021 (Dunham/Daptone) | USA |
Richard Dawson & Circle | Lily | Henki (N) ("Spirit") (Kosmik Radiation #25 album of 2021) | 2021 (Domino) | UK/Finland |
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75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band | I'm Not Trying To Wake Up (live) | Live At Tubby's (N) (Kosmik Radiation #11 album of 2021) | 2020 (Grapefruit) | USA |