Top Albums of 2022

A collection of the top albums from some of our KZMU DJs. Enjoy!

Limited Capacity- DJ Analog Kid (Saturday 4-5pm)
Artist/ Album 
Pompeii/ Cate Le Bon
Yard Act/ The Overload
Built To Spill/ When The Wind Forgets Your Name
Kendrick Lamar/ Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Viagra Boys/ Cave World
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard/ Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms, and Lava
Sudan Archives/ Natural Brown Prom Queen
Special interest/ Endure
Black Country, New Road/ Ants From Up There
Makayla McCraven/ In There Times

Entre Las Piedras- Bluebird (Sunday 3-5pm)
Artist/Album
The Chimayo Boyzz/ and the Legend Goes On
Jose Francisco/ Con Amor
Spanx/ Juntas Otra Vez
Herman Fernando/ Anjel Mio
Mike Sander & the WB/ La Vida es Rosa
The Blue Ventures/ Eres Mi Padre
Lumbre Del Sol/ Power of the Moon & Cambios
Steve Chavex/ Estevir
Herlindo Rosas/ La Otra Espina
Jerry Dean/ 15 Exitos Racheros

Real Talk With Veronica- Veronica (Thursday 9-11pm)
Artist/ Album
Plains/ I Walked With You A Ways
Kevin Morby/ This Is A Photograph
Molly Burch/ The Molly Burch Christmas Album
Andy Schauf/ Wasted On You (single)
Julia Jacklin/ Pre Pleasure
Maggie Rogers/ Surrender
Sharon Silva/ Scorekeeper (single)
HAIM/ Lost Trak (single)
Angel Olsen/ Big Time
Reverend Baron/ From Anywhere

Desert Sol Sound System- DJ Sunshine (Tuesday 2-4pm)
Artist/Album
Dirty Heads/ Midnight Control
Stick Figure/ Wisdom
Puscifer/ V is for Versatile
Big Thief /Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Korn/ Requiem
Machine Gun Kelly/ Mainstream Sellout
Juice Wrld/ Face to Face (single)
Kendrick Lamar/ Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Tomberlin/ i don’t know who needs to hear this
Spoon/ Lucifer on the Sofa

Liner Notes- Mariah Faye (Friday 12:30-1pm)
Artist/Album
Jockstrap/ I Love You Jennifer B
S.G. Goodman/ Teeth Marks
Beyonce/ Renaissance
Rosalia/ Motomami
Grace Ives/ Janky Star
Hurray for the Riff Raff/ Life On Earth
Wet Leg/ Wet Leg
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom/ Reset
Danger Mouse + Black Thought/ Cheat Codes
The Smile/ Alright for Attracting Attention

Night Drive- The Immigrant (Every Other Monday 9-11pm)
Artist/ Album
Black Country, New Road 'Ants From Up There'
The Smile 'A Light For Attracting Attention'
Yard Act 'The Overload'
FONTAINES DC 'Skinty Fai'
Wet Leg 'Wet Leg'
Dry Cleaning 'Stump Work'
Big Thief 'Dragon Warm Mountain I Believe In You'
Alt-j 'The Dream'
Jockstrap 'I Love You Jennifer B'
Arcade Fire 'We"
 


River Run Radio- Lil Okra (Every other Thursday 12-2pm)
Artist/ Album
 Dr John - Things Happen That Way
Various- Take Me To The River New Orleans
Michael Juan Nunez - Rouxsta
Trombone Shorty - Lifted
LuLu And The Broadsides - LuLu And The Broadsides
Fats Domino - Live At Tipitina’s 5-19-07
Jon Cleary - Live At Chickie Wah Wah
Johnny Sansone - Into Your Blues
Tommy McLain - I Ran Down Every Dream
Alex McMurray - The Recent Future
 
 
Liner Notes- Serah Dawn (Friday 11:30pm)
(In order! you can listen to Serah Dawn and Maria Faye talk through their top ten albums of the year on the Liner Notes archive - Fridays 12/16 and 12/23 at 12:30 PM)
Artist/Album
Sault ~ 11
Kikagaku Moyo ~ Kumoyo Island
Bad Bunny ~ Un Verano Sin Tí
Ty Segall ~ "Hello, Hi"
Yama Warashi ~ Crispy Moon
Weyes Blood ~ And in the Dark, Hearts Aglow
Panda Bear, Sonic Boom ~ Reset
Ezra Furman ~ All of us Flames
Charley Crockett ~ The Man from Waco
Ibibio Sound Machine ~ Electricity

Amarillo Highway- Prof. Purple (Tuesday 9-12pm)
Artist/Album
Brennen Leigh / Obsessed With The West
Willie Nelson / A Beautiful River
Melissa Carper / Ramblin' Soul
Aaron Raitiere / Single Wide Dreamer
Various / A Village Out West
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers / Ramble In Music City
Sunny Sweeney / Married Alone
Laura Benitez / California Centuries /
Chris Canterbury / Quaalude Lullabies
Various / Listen To The Red Rock

Moab Mamas & Jah Morning- DJ Meagan Megawatts (Moab Mamas Monday 9-12am & Jah Morning Sunday 9-12)
Artist/Album
Clinton Fearon- Breaking News
Marcus King- Young Blood
Hollie Cook- Happy Hour
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Butterfly 3001
Joss Stone- Never Forget My Love
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges- Texas Moon
Judah and the Lion- Revival
Dolly Parton- Run, Rose, Run
Beyonce- Renaissance
Larkin Poe- Blood Harmony

The Heaven Lounge- DJ Nemesis (Wednesdays 4-6pm)
Artist/ Album
System Exclusive- System Exclusive
Bob Moses- The Silence in Between
Bjork- Fossora

I Can Hear Queerly- DJ Mayday & DJ Nutmeg (Monday 2-4pm)
Artist/Album 
Orville Peck- Bronco
Shamir- Heterosexuality
Muna- Muna
Lizzo- Special
Hurray for the Riff Raff- Life on Earth
Zhao- Present Tense
Perfume Genius- Ugly Season
Sylvan Esso- No Kikagaku MoyoRules Sandy
Christine and the Queens- Redcar Les Adorables Etoiles
Ezra Furman- All of Us Flames

Rock Wasteland- ChrisP (Thursday 7-9pm)
Artist/ Album
Ghost- Impera

Juicy Jamz- DJ J Man (Tuesday 12-2pm)
Artist/Album
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Unlimited Love
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Return of the Dream Canteen
The Smile- A light for Attracting Attention
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard- Changes
Kikagaku Moyo- Kumoyo Island
Bill Callahan- Ytilaer
Alex G- God Save the Animals
Blind Gaurdian- The God machine
The Mountain Goats- Bleed Out
Freddie Gibbs- $oul $old $eparately