The best and most frequently played tracks of 2017 on Free Association, including both national and local artists. This episode will be released in three parts on the Free Association podcast (http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Ffree-association-with-brian-carpenter%2Fid508831057%3Fmt%3D2&t=ZDE1ZjNkMTEwODllNDdjMWY0NDdhNTJkOWE1ZmZmODIyM2M0OTkwYSxNV3ppQlFOcg%3D%3D&b=t%3AxvJdm9CSasT71NBNC1_tNw&p=http%3A%2F%2Ffreeassociationbc.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F168607957066%2Fepisode-132-year-in-music-2017&m=1).

 

Original air date: December 15, 2017

 

Tangles, Arto Lindsay Cuidado Madame Northern Spy Records

 

A Taste for Blood, Future Carnivores Post-Tension / Pretension Boy Girl Boy Girl Records

 

Quatere, Mario BatkovicMario Batkovic INVADA Records

 

A Trick of the Light, Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis CockerRoom 29 Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

 

The Bed We Made, Nels ClineLovers

 

Inauguration Day, Andrew SternSlow & Alone

 

Lonely Woman, Bill OrcuttBill Orcutt Palilalia

 

The Tearjerker Returns, Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis CockerRoom 29 Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

 

Tearjerker, Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis CockerRoom 29 Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

 

The Gate, BjorkNowness

 

The First Hippie on the Moon, Pt 2, Cuddle Magic Ashes/Axis Northern Spy Records

 

Next Time, Laura Marling Semper Femina More Alarming Records

 

Keeping You Alive, Larkin Grimm Chasing an Illusion Northern Spy Records