In lieu of a “Best of 2014” music list, I’m sharing instead what I listened to the last day of the year, reflecting on some of my favorite songs carrying me into the new year!
EDIT: Also sharing the archive from when I went on Radio Valencia the day after Christmas and had an impromptu session with Sweet Jesus on his show Radio Coyote. Click on the photo by Rio Yañez to hear the program:
Here we go:
Fatima – Biggest Joke of All
Chicano Batman – Magma
Kendrick Lamar – Untitled
Buscabulla – Temporal
Featherload – Mali DaKota
Kelela – The High (Produced by Gifted & Blessed)
Princess Nokia – Bikini Weather / Corazon En Afrika
Gabriel Garzon-Montano – Naeja
D’Angelo – Another Life
Nick Hakim – I Don’t Know
Wu-Tang Clan – A Better Tomorrow
J-Zone – Mad Rap
DJ Underdog – “For Eric Garner…They Call It Murder”
Jean Grae – nothing
Kali Uchis – Real
Los Rakas & The Bots – Spaceshippin’
Vic Mensa – Orange Soda
Homeboy Sandman – Problems
Kelis – Jerk Ribs