The Best Of 2017: A Look Back At The Year In Music On Air Check

For 2017's final Air Check episode, we sat down in the studio to reminisce about our favorite songs and albums. Last year was a stellar period for new releases, so narrowing our choices down was a difficult task –– we’ve ended up picking everything ranging from the Malian blues artist Boubacar Traoré to Kendrick Lamar’s recent double platinum-certified album, Damn. 

 Listen to the full episode in the media player above. 

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 Below you’ll find each of the hosts’ top local and worldwide picks from 2017.  

Vicky’s Top Picks:

  Thievery Corporation –– "The Temple of I & I," from The Temple of I & I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDZAFY1X-eQThis is The Kit –– "Hotter, Colder," from Moonshine Freeze

Queens of the Stone Age Villains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxijhTgxkyk

Nina De Freitas Spinning Towards The Edge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PijBOv4Hyog

Moses Sumney Aromanticism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyRfIpNvPs

Fink Resurgam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cy-MDA-U0E

Jeff’s Top Picks:

  Washed Out –– "Hard To Say Goodbye," from Mister Mellow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pLw0BDobFMSlowdive –– "Star Roving," from Slowdive

Boubacar Traoré Dounia Tabalo

 Grant Sabin –– "Bliss and Bane," from Bourbon and Milk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS6YYLnHSrISpoon –– "Hot Thoughts," from Hot Thoughts

Beck Colors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I1B4n_8Cto

Jake’s Top Picks:

  Frank Ocean –– "Chanel" (Single)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnbsIl2BnWwJay Som –– "Baybee," from Everybody Works

Sampha Process

 Cocordion –– "Home School," from Expectations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EziB0dcJiyAJulie Byrne –– "Natural Blue," from Not Even Happiness