My Favorite Post-Punk Albums of 2017
1 Idles - Brutalism (Balley)2 Anwar Sadat - Ersatz Living (Broken World Media)3 WALL - Untitled (Wharf Cat)4 Grave Pleasures - Motherblood (Century Media)5 Wire - Silver/Lead (Pinkflag)6 Drab Majesty - The Demonstration (Dais)
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
Haha awesome!
https://youtu.be/qGREPm3SAFw
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 3 March 2018 08:39 (six years ago) link
Shopping ‘s Edwin Collins produced album is ok in a Au Pairs kinda way. They’re doing some US gigs with French Vanilla
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 March 2018 21:39 (six years ago) link
Yeah, Shopping was my first pp purchase of the year. It's good but they haven't evolved quite as much as I'd expect. My list so far:
Shopping - The Official Body (FatCat) | BandcampFrigs - Basic Behaviour (Arts & Crafts) | BandcampShame - Songs Of Praise (Dead Oceans) | BandcampNeon Lights - A Slice Of Life (ACNL) | BandcampMonochrome Set - Maisieworld (Tapete) | BuyDreamweapon - SOL (Fuzz Club) | BandcampMamuthones - Fear On The Corner (Rocket) | BandcampOught - Room Inside The World (Merge) | BandcampThe Men - Drift (Sacred Bones) | Bandcamp
I'm excited to see that the three For Against albums from the 90s will be reissued in a PledgeMusic campaign with extra goodies. I don't think they gave a release date yet.
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/foragainst
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 7 March 2018 14:15 (six years ago) link
It just gave a date when I did my pledge/pre-order, August 1. Though they said we'd receive music (CDs and dl in my case) "well before" the release date.
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 7 March 2018 14:19 (six years ago) link
Whoa- I didn't know there was a new Ought out.
― o. nate, Saturday, 10 March 2018 02:56 (six years ago) link
you you you you ought to know
― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 10 March 2018 03:40 (six years ago) link
Can't believe I missed this last year.https://goldclass.bandcamp.com/album/drum
Catching up on stuff showing up in RYM:
https://santalibrada.bandcamp.com/releaseshttps://moaning.bandcamp.com/releaseshttps://snapeau.bandcamp.com/https://edschradersmusicbeat.bandcamp.com/https://voxlowparis.bandcamp.com/https://criminalbody.bandcamp.com/releaseshttps://wharfcatrecords.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere-elsehttps://windatlas.bandcamp.com/album/an-edible-body
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 13:28 (six years ago) link
The new Ought is an interesting step forward for them. The vocalist has mostly ditched the sneering nasal tone and gone for full-throated Morrissey/Robert Smith histrionics - in a good way. The production is tasteful and suits the songs. Enjoying it so far.
― o. nate, Monday, 2 April 2018 00:59 (six years ago) link
Bambara - Shadow On Everything
https://bambara.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-on-everything
Looks like they've been around for 10 years or so but hadn't heard of these guys before. Really like their new album on first listen -- heavy Bad Seeds / These Immortal Souls / Crime + City Solution vibes.
― early rejecter, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 16:15 (six years ago) link
Out today:
L.A.'s Second Still, who debuted last year with S/T full length, have two EPs. Part Time Punks is live in studio, including a For Against cover.https://secondstill.bandcamp.com/album/equals-ephttps://secondstill.bandcamp.com/album/part-time-punks-session
Heads - Collider (May 4)https://corpseflowerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/heads-collider-2
Iceage - Beyondless (May 4)http://smarturl.it/Beyondless
LIINES - Stop-Start (May 4)https://liines.bandcamp.com/album/stop-start
Wax Idols - Happy Ending (May 16)https://waxidols.bandcamp.com/album/happy-ending
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs (Jun 15)https://rollingblackoutscoastalfever.bandcamp.com/
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 20 April 2018 22:31 (six years ago) link
LIINES? are you kidding me with this? Jesus.
― dan selzer, Friday, 20 April 2018 22:32 (six years ago) link
Perhaps the great reissues of The Lines on your label inspired them to bite the name!
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 20 April 2018 23:49 (six years ago) link
Speaking of For Against, there's 16 days left in their Pledge campaign for the 90s albums reissues, and are just at 64% of goal. I hate to see it fail!
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 20 April 2018 23:56 (six years ago) link
Or the other band that called themselves the Lines.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 21 April 2018 13:20 (six years ago) link
I was looking for a thread on Ought but this will do. I loved this band's first album, hated the second one and I think I like this one so far. All told, I'm starting to think of them as a sort of post-punk tribute band who change who they're being each album.
First album = TelevisionSecond album = The FallThird album = The Cure
Even the singer seems to change his style so drastically I wonder if they've replaced him
― brand new universal harvester (dog latin), Monday, 23 April 2018 08:11 (six years ago) link
It's the same singer, but he's singing a lot in a different register that he didn't use as much on the previous album. I've never heard the first album - I should rectify that - but I liked the 2nd album a lot, and I like the 3rd one too. They still do that thing were the refrain is a jarring contrast from the verses, or the song detours into another whole weird part half-way through, however the songs seem more cohesive to me this time out, though maybe also a bit less frenetic. They sort of remind me of lots of British post-punk bands in a vague and non-specific way.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
I'm really starting to fall in love with the Ought album. I found the second album a bit messy and disappointing but this one is so passionate and full of little details. they're turning into fantastic songwriters and the singer has is extremely diverse. starting to turn into AOTY for me
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Thursday, 17 May 2018 07:50 (five years ago) link
I've now decided to listen to it on shuffle with the other albums and it's clearly their best one. The songwriting is much more finely-tuned and Darcy comes across as a hugely convincing and talented frontman.
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Thursday, 17 May 2018 13:02 (five years ago) link
Having never heard them before, I came across this on your fb. Thought it was Scott Walker singing at first! This is really good.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 18 May 2018 06:51 (five years ago) link
Yes it's very Scott Walker in places
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Friday, 18 May 2018 07:56 (five years ago) link
I'm glad I caught your recommendation, it's really good. 'Take Everything' is a standout track on first listen.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 18 May 2018 08:01 (five years ago) link
I like These Three Things - some welcome electronic textures on that one
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Friday, 18 May 2018 08:05 (five years ago) link
Fotocrime - Principle Of Painhttps://fotocrime.bandcamp.com/album/principle-of-pain
Weathered Statues - Borderlandshttps://weatheredstatues1.bandcamp.com/album/borderlands
Criminal Code - 2534https://derangedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/2534
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 18 May 2018 20:34 (five years ago) link
Peluché's album is out tomorrow. A very ODYSHAPE vibe. Here's the single, released earlier this year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJNKO9XsurM
― maura, Thursday, 27 September 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
Weirdo rock from Orange county:
https://thegardenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/mirror-might-steal-your-charm
― o. nate, Friday, 28 September 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
sorry if this has been mentioned:
https://exek.bandcamp.com/album/ahead-of-two-thoughts
― dan selzer, Monday, 1 October 2018 21:13 (five years ago) link
Can't stop listening to this The Garden album. Sort of like if early Ween smoked less pot and listened to Ariel Pink and Tune-yards.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 00:45 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM7-RXWp3Q8
― flopson, Thursday, 8 November 2018 05:55 (five years ago) link
that's good. new to me. just bought it all on bandcamp. thanks.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 8 November 2018 16:05 (five years ago) link
I think I just bought 2 eps and then an LP that compiles those two eps. Ooops. All digital though.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 8 November 2018 16:24 (five years ago) link
LP out in north america on Deranged
― flopson, Thursday, 8 November 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
their videos are all nuts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6VHmmZrIDk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy-RdU088to
― flopson, Thursday, 8 November 2018 18:58 (five years ago) link
I dunno does this belong here? Somewhere between UK DIY, post-punk and no wave (mostly in the guitars). Loving this right now.
http://lithics.bandcamp.com/
― DEATH PUPPET (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 24 November 2018 09:05 (five years ago) link
Ya, Lithics got some love in one of the year-end lists, forget which.
Bambara - Shadow On Everything (I may have mentioned this earlier as it's been in rotation all year. Interestingly Idles' Joe Talbot talked them up in MOJO as his favorite album of the year, "[Singer/lyricist] Reid Bateh brings this savage realism but the noir-ish depth of the music takes you away on Birthday Party-type vibes. I just love everything they do - and I think they're one of the best live acts I've ever seen. They're from Atlanta, Georgia but based in Brooklyn. They're violent and passionate, interested and interesting and good-looking, and they're much cooler than we are.")ГШ (Glintshake) - Польза (Benefit) (Russian post-punk. They've toyed with some avant prog, and this too has a few sprawling tracks at 8:14 to 12:41)C.C.T.V. - Season Finale EP (Indiana art punk/post-punk band, third EP features Jerky Boys style radio bits.)Body Type - Body Type EP (Melbourne jangly garage pop/punk)Neurotic Fiction - Pulp Music (UK jangly pop/punk)Spiritual Cramp - Television (San Francisco chaotic post-hardcore art rock, Deranged compiled their EPs and recent single. I saw them earlier this year, amazing. Admire the tambourine player's total commitment)ILL - We Are ILL (whacky Manchester psychedelic post-punk)L.A. Witch - Octubre EP (garage punk noir)Public Practice - Distance Is A Mirror EP (NY, members of WALL)Ganser - Odd Talk (Chicago energetic post-punk) 180dB - "Road Trip" single (Savages' Ayşe Hassan & Fay Milton with guests Meredith Graves of Perfect Pussy and Nick Zinner. WANT MORE)
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 00:02 (five years ago) link
Crack Cloud, Color TV and Sore Points are all interesting entries in the Deranged catalog, but I like Spiritual Cramp the most by far.
I eventually got the Peluché album and while they don't seem to self-identify as post-punk ("trip-jam"? that's new to me), I do hear some Raincoats. Very nice! Speaking of Raincoats influence, Bas Jan has another take on the sound, which I also noted in the year-end thread per the Drift list (#63 Bas Jan - Yes I Jan). They also released a new EP on Friday that already shows them evolving.
https://lostmap.bandcamp.com/album/instant-nostalgia
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 04:45 (five years ago) link
Pill's new album didn't hit me as much as the first one but it's pretty good
― louise ck (milo z), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 06:55 (five years ago) link
lithics is great
― flopson, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 16:14 (five years ago) link
BTW, the C.C.T.V. EP doesn't seem to be available anywhere other than YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEDB12x09o4
I'm spending more time with Ought again. Is that still a big favorite for those who were discussing it earlier in the year? It has been growing on me. I'm hearing some Dismemberment Plan in places.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 27 November 2018 22:03 (five years ago) link
I have concluded that I enjoy the following 2018 post-punk releases:
Idles - Joy as an Act of ResistanceIceage - BeyondlessPreoccupations - New MaterialThe Skull Defekts - The Skull Defekts
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 27 November 2018 23:47 (five years ago) link
I still like the Ought a lot. It's up there with The Garden and Vital Idles for me.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 02:14 (five years ago) link
Punk, Post-Punk & Hardcore
1. Bambara – Shadow On Everything 2. The Native Cats – John Sharp Toro 3. Bas Jan – Yes I Jan 4. Santa Librada – Santa Librada 5. Dream Wife – Dream Wife 6. Viagra Boys – Street Worms 7. Ought – Room Inside The World 8. ILL – We Are ILL 9. Iceage – Beyondless 10. LITHICS – Mating Surfaces 11. Glintshake – Benefit 12. Shopping – The Official Body 13. Spiritual Cramp – Television 14. LIINES – Stop-Start 15. Public Practice – Distance Is A Mirror EP 16. The Common Cold – Shut Up! Yo Liberals! 17. The Native Cats – Spiro Scratch EP 18. Bas Jan – Instant Nostalgia EP 19. Idles – Joy As An Act Of Resistance 20. Bodega – Endless Scroll 21. Flasher – Constant Image 22. C.C.T.V. – Season Finale EP 23. Preoccupations – New Material 24. Ganser – Odd Talk 25. Second Still – Equals EP 26. Esben And The Witch – Nowhere 27. Girls Names – Stains On Silence 28. Mock Identity – Paradise 29. Dumb – Seeing Green30. Drug Church – Cheer
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:55 (five years ago) link
31. Fucked Up – Dose Your Dreams 32. The Aints – The Church Of Simultaneous Existence 33. Big Kizz – Music Is Magic 34. Spiritual Cramp – Police State EP 35. GØGGS – Pre Strike Sweep 36. The Ex – 27 Passports 37. Hashteroid – Hashteroid 38. Teksti-TV 666 – Aidattu Tulevaisuus 39. High Priests – Spinning 40. Little Ugly Girls – Little Ugly Girls 41. Heads. – Collider 42. EXEK – Ahead Of Two Thoughts 43. Liars – TWTWF 44. Frigs – Basic Behaviour 45. The Pier – Dead Reckoning 46. Fotocrime – Principle Of Pain 47. Patois Counselors – Proper Release 48. Motorama – Many Nights 49. The Tropes – Bottom Of The Ocean 50. Snape – Always 51. Exploded View – Obey 52. Hank Wood And The Hammerheads – Hank Wood And The Hammerheads EP 53. Vertigo – V2 54. The Number Ones – Another Side Of The Number Ones EP 55. Shiny Darkly – Bronze 56. VOWWS – Under The World 57. NONN – XVII 58. Parquet Courts – Wide Awake! 59. Sierpien – Renovation 60. Interpol – Marauder 61. Weathered Statues – Borderlands 62. Nopes – Stapler 63. Damagers – Victory EP 64. The Soft Moon – Criminal 65. Rotten Mind – Fading Into Oblivion 66. Bush Tetras – Take The Fall EP 67. Shame – Songs Of Praise 68. Neon Lights – A Slice Of Life 69. mewithoutYou – Untitled70. Hot Snakes – Jericho Sirens 71. Blue Orchids – Righteous Harmony Fist 72. FACS – Negative Houses 73. The Lovely Eggs – This Is Eggland 74. Ed Schrader’s Music Beat – Riddles 75. Criminal Code – 2534 76. Single Mothers – Through A Wall 77. Deaf Wish – Lithium Zion 78. The Nightingales – Perish The Thought 79. Bellini – Before The Day Has Gone 80. Damager – Damagers EP 81. Datenight – Comin Atcha’ 100MPH 82. The Interrupters – Fight The Good Fight 83. Crack Cloud – Crack Cloud 84. Wax Idols – Happy Ending 85. The Hirs Collective – Friends. Lovers. Favorites 86. The Neighborhood Brats – Claw Marks 87. Iron Lamb – Blue Haze 88. Septic Tank – Rotting Civilisation 89. Moaning – Moaning 90. Bitch Hawk – Joy 91. Gouge Away – Burnt Sugar 92. The Armed – Only Love 93. Rolo Tomassi – Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It 94. VoX LoW – VoX LoW 95. Drunk Mums – Denim EP 96. Bitch Hawk – Bitch Hawk 97. Dreamweapon – SOL 98. Mamuthones – Fear On The Corner 99. The Love Coffin – Cloudlands 100. Color TV – Color TV
I like punk rock :)
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 17 December 2018 19:38 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulx9JCMnLdQ
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:06 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi7tfV-hZJE&t=184s
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:07 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi7tfV-hZJE
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:09 (five years ago) link
I added a coupl things:
Mode Moderne – Mode IV: Mode Moderne had a sneak release, compiling the singles they issued on Bandcamp last year. The singles are no longer available on Bandcamp, but you can buy the CD, LP or downloads in the link below. Also, it’s the best jangly Smiths inspired music I’ve heard since The Sea Kings in 2014. Temple Of Angels – Foiled EP
http://fastnbulbous.com/lucky-18/#punk
Here's a tracks playlist. Happy Holidaze!
https://open.spotify.com/user/1212496385/playlist/2sa1BiUkgRFmstcy6T8bYq?si=FbFQwMWTS4u1vmuFzHl12Q
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 25 December 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
https://n0v3l.bandcamp.com/album/novel-2
― flopson, Tuesday, 25 December 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
I like the Mode Moderne. Thanks. I hear Smiths and also hints of New Romantic bands on some tracks.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 03:37 (five years ago) link
N0V3L is great, look forward to the album release!
Got tipped to these Chinese bands via NPR's Viking's Choice podcast:
Lonely Leary – Through the Park, Almost There (Maybe Mars) https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/joy-as-an-act-of-resistance
P.K. 14 – What We Talk About When We Talk About His Name (Maybe Mars)https://downloads.maybemars.org/album/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-his-name
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 30 December 2018 17:54 (five years ago) link