Ep 79 - The Hooks & Runs Best of 2021 Year-End Music Review

Hooks and Runs presents their Best of 2021 Year-End Music Review, including our Top Ten albums of 2021, best song, best re-issue, best under-the-radar song, best cover and best video.  Artists Recognized: Rise Against, Deafheaven, Silk Sonic, Miko Marks & The Resurrectors, Lucero, Morgan Wade, Adele, The War on Drugs, Little Nas X, The Weather Station, KK's Priest, Bad Bunny, Austin Meade feat. Koe Wetzel, Lilli Lewis, Frank Turner, Gruff Rhys, Rich O'Toole, Taylor Swift, The Pretenders, Parker McCollum, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Brittany Spencer, Phoebe Bridgers, Jackson Wang & Internet Money, and Cousin Wolf.

This is "Robber" from our No. 1 record, "Ignorance" by The Weather Station. This is Andrew's favorite video, "Drive You Home," by Jackson Wang & Internet Money. This is "Kevin Elster" by Cousin Wolf, Craig's favorite video. Check out or Best of 2021 playlist on Spotify for all the songs.

Episodes Mentioned:
Ep. 20, "New York” w/ Rich O'Toole"
Ep. 51, "Triathlons w/ Tiffany & Caitlin; Whiskey Jam w/ Ward Guenther"
Ep. 72, "Seeing the World Through Baseball w/ Cousin Wolf (Matt Halvorson)"
Ep. 75,  "If It's Something That Happens, It's Going to Be a Sad Day In Baltimore"

Errata: Miko Marks & the Resurrectors, not Revelators. The War on Drugs won a Grammy for Best Rock Album, not Rock Record.

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Opening and closing music, "Caroline" by Craig Estlinbaum. Bumper music, "She Sways in the Wind," by Craig Estlinbaum. All rights reserved.
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