As 2016 comes to a close, its time for us to share with you our favorite releases of the year. Here are the top releases of 2016 from a range of your favorite CiTR 101.9fm radio hosts!
Andy Resto, host of The Burrow (Mondays 3-4pm)
Top 10 albums of 2016
- Yung – A Youthful Dream
- Jesu/Sun Kil Moon – S/T
- Mothers – When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
- Exploded View – S/T
- Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy/Bitchin’ Bajas – Epic Jammers And Fortunate Little Ditties
- Puce Mary – The Spiral
- Cousin Stizz – MONDA
- David Bowie – Blackstar
- Colin Stetson – Sorrow (A Reimagining of Gorecki’s 3rd Symphony)
- Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
Gareth Moses, host of More Than Human (Sundays 7-8pm)
Favorites in no particular order
- David Bowie – Blackstar
- House of Dad – H.O.D.
- Bill Converse – Meditations/Industry
- Hove – Journey to Arendal
- Peder Mannerfelt – Controlling Body
- IX Tab & Hoofus – The Blow Vol. 1
- Huerco S – For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Those Who Have)
- Pye Corner Audio – Stasis
- Segue – Over The Mountains
- Hailu Mergia and Dahlak Band – Wede Harer Guzo
- Forma – Physicalist
- Kiki Hitomi – Karma No Kusari
- Suzanne Ciani – Buchla Concerts 1975
- Lemon Twigs – Do Hollywood
- Loscil – Monument Builders
- Syrinx – Tumblers From The Vault
- Bruce Langhorne – The Hired Hand (OST)
- Off World – 1
- Jon Keliehor – The Beginning of Time
- The Pattern Forms – Peel Away The Ivy
- Lord of the Isles – In Waves
- Convextion – 2845
- Beyonce – Hold Up
Paul Norton, co-host of Code Blue (Saturdays 3-5pm)
Best Canadian Blues releases of 2016 (alphabetical)
- Harpdog Brown – Travellin’ With The Blues
- Angel Forrest – Angel’s 11
- Colin James – Blue Highways
- Bill Johnson – Cold Outside
- Spencer Mackenzie – Infected With The Blues
- Big Dave McLean – Better The Devil You Know
- Monkeyjunk – Time To Roll
- David Vest – Devastatin’ Rhythm
- Dawn Tyler Watson – Jawbreaker
- Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne – Jumpin’ And Boppin’
Jim Burnett, co-host of Code Blue (Saturdays 3-5pm)
Best Canadian Blues releases of 2016
- Dawn Tyler Watson – Jawbreaker
- Monkeyjunk – Time To Roll
- Big Dave McLean – Better The Devil You Know
- Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne – Jumpin’ and Boppin’
- David Vest – Devastatin’ Rhythm
- JW Jones – High Temperature
- Al Lerman – Slow Burn
- Smoke Wagon Blues Band – Cigar Store
- Bill Johnson – Cold Outside
- Diana Braithwaite/Chris Whiteley – Blues Country
Chloe and Natalie Hoy, hosts of The Permanent Rain Radio (alt. Tuesdays 1-2pm)
Top 10 Albums of 2016
- Douse – The Light in You Has Left
- flor – Sounds
- Amistad – Talk Peace To A Wolf
- Hide In You – S/T
- Kaylee Johnston – S/T
- Van Damsel – S/T
- Young Babylon -S/T
- Within Rust – Light And Shadow
- Tom Odell – Wrong Crowd
- Against The Current – In Our Bones
Duncan McHugh, host of Duncan’s Donuts (Thursdays 12-1pm)
Top 10 Albums of 2016
- Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
- Milk – Late Bloomer
- Adrian Teacher And The Subs – Terminal City
- Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
- Brave Radar – Lion Head
- iji – Bubble
- Iceberg Ferg – In The Valley Of The Purple Prince
- Future Star – Try Hard
- Sneaks – Gymnastics
- Gal Gracen – The Hard Part Begins
John Connell, host of NIGHTDRIVE95 (Saturdays 7-8pm)
Best Albums of 2016
- Blank Banshee – MEGA
- 2814 – Rain Temple
- Vektroid & Siddiq – Midnight Run
- b o d y l i n e – Photogenica
- New Gaia – S/T
- Childhood – BBYLUV
- Fla.mingo – U Melt Me
- Equip – I Dreamed of A Palace In The Sky
- Trademarks And Copyrights – Marble Girls III
- テレヴァペ – 永
Tim Bogdachev, host of Rocket From Russia (Thursdays 11am-12pm)
Best Albums of 2016
- NOFX – First Ditch Effort
- PUP – The Dream Is Over
- Тени Свободы – Эволюция Оскорбляет
- Mean Jeans – Tight New Dimension
- Wonk Unit – Mr. Splashy
- AJJ – The Bible 2
- Useless ID – State is Burning
- Angel Du$t – Rock The Fuck On Forever
- Turkish Techno – Number Two
- Nerf Herder – Rockingham
- Pkew Pkew Pkew – S/T
- toyGuitar – Move Like A Ghost
- Смех – Импортозамещение
- Snuff – No Biting!
- The Interrupters – Say it Out Loud
- Sonic Avenues – Disconnector
- Problem Daughter – Fits Of Disorganized Boredom
- Violent Soho – Waco
- Sass Dragons – True Adventure
- Radiocrimen – 3er Grado
- Joyce Manor – Cody
Crimes And Treasons (Tuesdays 9-11pm)
Favorites of 2016(“songs,” albums)
- Schoolboy Q – Blank Face
- Ty Dolla $ign – n/a
- Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered
- 2 Chainz – Hibachi For Lunch
- Future
- Young Thug
- A$AP Mob – Cozy Tapes Vol. 1
- DJ Khaled – Major Key
- E-40
- Rae Sremmurd
- 21 Savage and Metro Boomin – Savage Mode
- Gucci Mane – “St. Bricks”
- French Montana ft. Kodak Black – “Lockjaw”
- MadeinTYO ft. Travis Scott – “Uber Everywhere (Remix)”
- Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
- A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service
- Iamsu ft. Kool John – “Gucci”
- YG – Still Brazy
- Problem – “My Squad”
- Kamaiyah – A Good Night In The Ghetto
- Chance The Rapper – 3
- Clyde Carson – “Tonight”
- The Game – 1992
- Giggs – “Lock Doh”
- Casisdead – “Before This”
- Haylau – “So Good”
- M Dash – “Gon Slide”
- Black Irish – “What You Drinkin”
- Derin Falana – “West”
- Drake – Views
- Travis Scott – Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight
- So Loki – S/T
- Joseph Letangre – “Acme”
- Skepta – “Konichiwa”
- Frank Ocean – Blonde
- Solange – A Seat At The Table
- A Boogie With A Hoodie – “My Shit”
- Kaytranada – 99%
- Young MA – “Ooooh”
- Childish Gambino – “Redbone”
- Jerimah – “Belgium”
- OT Genasis – “Push It”
- Zoey Dollaz – “Run To The Money”
- Boogz Bogetz – “Bodega”
- Lajan Slim – “Haitians”
- Kay Bandz – “Fo Real”
- Go Yayo – “Damn It Man”