Every year 35,000 new CDs are released. With all those artists clamoring for an audience, it's not surprising that some musical gems get overlooked.
As the year comes to a close, NPR asked a few people who monitor the music business to comb through their files to share a few of this year's releases that, in their view, didn't get the attention they deserved.
Michele Norris talks about the year's best overlooked albums with: Greg Kot, pop music critic for The Chicago Tribune and co-host of Chicago Public Radio music program Sound Opinions. Also weighing in: Chris Douridas, host of the KCRW music program "New Ground" and a music supervisor for a number of TV and film projects; and Alexandra Patsavas, who supervises the music for a number of Hollywood shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Wthout A Trace, and The O.C..
Greg Kot's Picks:
* Out Hud -- Let Us Never Speak of It Again
* Tom Brosseau -- What I Mean to Say is Goodbye
* Otis Taylor -- Below the Fold
* Sons and Daughters -- The Repulsion Box
* High on Fire -- Blessed Black Wings
* The Perceptionists -- Black Dialogue
Chris Douridas' Picks:
* Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle -- You've Stolen My Heart!
* Harada Ikuko -- Piano
* Fiona Apple -- Extraordinary Machine
* Josh Rouse -- Nashville
* Avishai Cohen -- At Home
* Sufjan Stevens -- Illinois
* Mia Doi Todd -- Manzanita
* Imogen Heap -- Speak for Yourself
Alexandra Patsavas' Picks:
* Leaves -- The Angela Test
* Gemma Hayes -- The Roads Don't Love You
* Maria Taylor -- 11:11
* Calla -- Collisions by Calla
* Editors -- The Back Room
* Clue to Kalo -- One Way, It's Everyway
* Goldspot -- Tally For The Yes Men
* Feeder -- Comfort in Sound
* Electric President -- Electric President
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.