We’ve been asking artists artists about their favorite albums of the year, and this list comes from two members of punk/emo vets Samiam, who returned this year with their first album in 12 years, Stowaway, out via Pure Noise. Guitarist Sergie Loobkoff (also of Knapsack) and bassist Chad Darby each contributed picks, which range from albums to live shows to a single, including some albums that came out within the past couple years but found their way to Samiam’s ears more recently. The whole thing is worth a read, and you can check it out below. Sergie and other members of Knapsack also came on the BV podcast this year in celebration of the new Knapsack reissues. We’ve got exclusive variants of each one available in the BV shop (except This Conversation Is Ending Starting ...