{"id":18007,"date":"2022-01-17T15:35:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T20:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=18007"},"modified":"2022-01-17T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T20:35:15","slug":"top-whatevers-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=18007","title":{"rendered":"Top Whatever’s of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Way back in 2011 I attended the grand opening of Darkside Records<\/a> in Poughkeepsie, NY. Since then, they moved to a new, larger location in Poughkeepsie, added tons of new products to their selection, host loads of events, and just overall have become everything good about music retail. Obviously, I follow them on social media, and each January the staff share their top albums of the previous year. They also encourage their customers to share their top picks and then they share them on Darkside\u2019s social media accounts.<\/p>\n

For the past few years I\u2019ve wanted to participate, but when I sit down to consider the best albums of the previous year, I realize I hadn\u2019t even listened to 10 new albums, let alone enough new music to proclaim some of them my favorites. So, when 2021 started, I vowed to make listening to new albums a priority and it worked. I listened to 25 new albums in 2021, and picked my favorite ten. And here they are in no particular order:<\/p>\n

Stunna Girl<\/strong> \u2013 Stunna This, Stunna That<\/em> \u2013 Essential Track \u2013 \u201cStill Smoke\u201d<\/p>\n

As soon as I heard \u201cStill Smoke\u201d I was hooked. I still listen to this song nearly daily. \u201cAxel F\u201d by Harold Faltermeyer\/\u201dRockit\u201d by Herbie Hancock has never sounded so bad ass.<\/p>\n