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Will Hermes - Best Music of 2021

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Will Hermes is a long-time music writer and contributor to Rolling Stone, NPR, The New York Times, and Pitchfork. He is the author of "Love Goes to Buildings on Fire" and an upcoming biography of Lou Reed. He joins us often to share his expertise and at year's end we call on him to let us know what music we may have missed.

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WAMC - 2021 year end show
Will's 2021 Algorithm (perpetual remix)

Music played:
The Beatles - Two of Us
Adele - Woman Like Me
Little Simz - Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)
Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)
Jazmine Sullivan - Girl Like Me (feat. H.E.R.)
DJ Maphorisa & Tyler ICU - Banyana (feat. Sir Trill, Daliwonga & Kabza De Small)
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
Parquet Courts - Walking at a Downtown Pace
Mdou Moctar - Chismiten
Lucy Dacus - Vbs
Kacey Musgraves - simple times
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders - Movement 5 (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)
Theon Cross - We Go Again

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Sarah has worked in radio since she graduated from college in 2006. In her work with WAMC, she often interviews regional and global artists in all fields including music, theatre, film, television, and visual arts. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing. She is on the board of WAM Theatre and lives in Albany, New York with her husband, Paul, and their dog, Doritos.
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