@ paolo
this is also really good. & not v _glasgow_
― single bed mentality (||||||||), Saturday, 8 December 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link
It's kind of driving me nuts that nobody is hearing Roy Kinsey's 'Blackie,' which is just unbelievably great. One of the best lyricists, best flow, greatest emotional impact, some of the best timeless production I've heard.
http://www.roykinsey.com/new-album/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOg7b8zdpJ8&list=OLAK5uy_kzsUCJP-67h04-hP6RtgGuv3HXS0xqDhw
Especially don't miss "Mississippi Mud," "Jungle Book," "Great Aggin" (with Pete Sayke & Stik Figa who are also great), "For Colored Boys (Meditation)," "Ring Ring," "Mrmr"
― Soundslike, Saturday, 8 December 2018 22:16 (five years ago) link
don toliver 👌🏽
― cozen, Saturday, December 8, 2018 11:25 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^
totally love the opening stretch & "amg"/"run up"
― lowercase (eric), Saturday, December 8, 2018 12:01 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
“Holding steel” also
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Saturday, 8 December 2018 22:33 (five years ago) link
NPR has "Short Court Style" in their top 100.
not good enough!!
― resident hack (Simon H.), Saturday, 8 December 2018 22:38 (five years ago) link
And Around
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Saturday, 8 December 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
The Future and the Past has placed in a few lists but not nearly enough
― ufo, Saturday, 8 December 2018 23:14 (five years ago) link
oooohhh yeah RIDDLES by ED SCHRADER'S MUSIC BEAT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gO9HuhzsL4
― flappy bird, Sunday, 9 December 2018 01:17 (five years ago) link
finding tons of great stuff from this thread, wonderful, thanks especially to sleeve
― budo jeru, Monday, 10 December 2018 02:21 (five years ago) link
Anna von Hausswolff's Dead Magic. A bit of darkwave, a bit of metal, lots of church organ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nre0hcDz5TI
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 10 December 2018 07:32 (five years ago) link
Kelly Moran - Ultraviolet
― stranded, Monday, 10 December 2018 11:22 (five years ago) link
Bladee - Red Light
― J. Sam, Monday, 10 December 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
Kristin Hersh, Possible Dust CloudsShe Makes War, Brace For ImpactLittle Boots, BurnMNEK, LanguageEmma Ruth Rundle, On Dark Horses
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Monday, 10 December 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link
ooh thanks for reminder of Hersh!
― anatol_merklich, Monday, 10 December 2018 20:43 (five years ago) link
The Kelly Moran record is fantastic
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 10 December 2018 20:52 (five years ago) link
I've only seen the ERR record covered on metal sites, weirdly enough
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 10 December 2018 20:55 (five years ago) link
Jeff Carey's Zero Player Game is a gem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cy5fbfGPNA
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 10 December 2018 21:35 (five years ago) link
^ agreed
― flappy bird, Monday, 10 December 2018 21:50 (five years ago) link
Dur Dur Band - Volumes 3&4
― Scritti Vanilli - The Word Girl You Know It's True (dog latin), Monday, 10 December 2018 22:35 (five years ago) link
This!
― ilxor, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
some more that I forgot in my initial revive:
Ralph White & Steve Marsh - Two Distinguished Gentleman (acid-fried loner folk styles, very very cool, from ex-Bad Livers guy)Knife Knights - 1 Time Mirage - came out too late to have much impact? Shabazz Palaces related.Bombino - Deran - solid desert blues albumYamantaka/Sonic Titan - Dirt (OK I guess some of us are talking abt this?)Black Moth Super Rainbow - Panic Blooms (not as good as Cobra Juicy but what is?)Body/Head - The Switch (super dark and moody, great noise textures, my favorite release of theirs so far)
― sleeve, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
The Body/Head album is very good!
― ilxor, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
agree on the new the ex album, i kind of forgot about it but it rules
stuff i like that i'm not seeing much chatter about: lonnie holley - MITH - ecstatic soul-jazz workoutsexploded view - obey - kraut-synth, like stereolab's evil twinovlov - TRU - pure dopamine rush indie-fuzz rockwarm bodies - s/t - spazz-out punk freaks jerry quickley - (american) fool - somewhere in between hip-hop and spoken wordEXEK - ahead of two thoughts - PIL-like dub-post-punkaxis:sova - shampoo you - drum machine rockers with hooks
i don't love the whole "we're not talking" album by the goon sax but it has maybe 3-4 of my favorite indie pop songs of the year on it - "love lost" in particular is a great song
― na (NA), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
cool list, thanks
I just got that Lonnie Holley yesterday, have not even opened it yet but I'm excited
― sleeve, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Panic Blooms (not as good as Cobra Juicy but what is?)
Dandelion Gum
― alpine static, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link
My two favorites of the year:
Rose Mercie: https://sdzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rose-mercie
De Leon: https://manarecs.bandcamp.com/album/de-leon
― nerve_pylon, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
new to me, and possible AotY. incredibly infectious.https://badmoves.bandcamp.com/album/tell-no-one
― form that slug-like grex (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
^^good listen for anyone who thought the Beths record was too slick/polished (I am not one of those people but I do like this a lot)
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 December 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
Amerie's double EP -- Mulholland 4AM/After 4AM -- is one of my favorite releases this year, and it seems to be getting very little attention (I haven't seen it on any lists).
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Thursday, 13 December 2018 17:56 (five years ago) link
don't think the weird format did it any favours tbh
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Thursday, 13 December 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
definitely not
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 December 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
Mih-Ty!!
Maybe new objekt ...
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Thursday, 13 December 2018 20:31 (five years ago) link
as per usual, most of the albums I have enjoyed this year are unloved.
the black dog - post truth/black daisy wheelkenneth james gibson - fields of nothingblood wine and honey - fear & celebrationoddzoo - future fleshmicrofilm - cherry amorefahrland - mixtape volume #1thomas fehland - lagosgui boratto - pentagramgost - possessorjohn tejada - dead start programmaster boot record - direct memory accesshollywood burns - invaderschrome sparks - s/tjacco gardner - somniuml'enfant de la foret - strangled
― mark e, Thursday, 13 December 2018 20:43 (five years ago) link
also the soho rezanejad LP is so amazing
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Friday, 14 December 2018 17:35 (five years ago) link
Roy Montgomery's Suffuse is new to me and quite beautiful. He's got different vocalists on each track (including Circuit des Yeux, Grouper, Purple Pilgrims, Julianna Barwick) singing over some multi-tracked ambient guitar soundscapes. Perfect Northern Hemisphere December listening.
I'll second NA's above endorsement of the EXEK and Exploded View records.
Haven't seen much EOY hype on the following:State Champion - Send Flowers (calling all Silver Jews fans)Thee Open Sex - White Horses (single-minded Krauty psych done right)Primo! - Amici (charming ramshackle indie-pop from Australia)Constant Mongrel - Living in Excellence (more Aussies, fans of the punkier side ofTotal Control would dig)
― InternationalWaters, Saturday, 15 December 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
I was gonna mention Constant Mongrel
some other stuff I've liked from this year that I haven't seen mentioned:
Beta Blockers - Stiff PrescriptionCandy - Good To FeelLife Fucker - ZPermission - Drawing Breath Through A Hole In The GroundShopping - The Official BodySnob - Snob
and Bib - A Band In Hardcore which is a comp of singles etc from before 2018 but is excellent snotty hc punk
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 15 December 2018 17:13 (five years ago) link
I really dug the Lonnie Holley record on my first listen, cool stuff, reminds me of Van Morrison's more amorphous side with a healthy dose of Lonnie Liston Smith vocal styles
― sleeve, Saturday, 15 December 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
plus "I Woke Up In A Fucked Up America" is one of the year's best song titles
― sleeve, Saturday, 15 December 2018 17:18 (five years ago) link
may be that it's just a more digestible amount but the new E-40, gift of the gab, has become my favourite of his in a minute
― devvvine, Saturday, 15 December 2018 17:27 (five years ago) link
The Rezzett LP is not on very many lists so I guess it's underrated. Really thought it'd be on the FACT list.
― brimstead, Saturday, 15 December 2018 23:59 (five years ago) link
Hollow Hand - Star Chamber
It’s arguable that Hollow Hand’s first full release trumps the lot; an assured, inspired record that mixes English eccentricism, glorious pop, folk and psych, and which matches Ray Davies at his best. It’s that good.https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/review-hollow-hand-find-a-blissful-melodic-balance-on-star-chamber-154
Sums it up well enough for me. My favorite release of the year.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, December 7, 2018 2:35 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I like this one. Thanks for the tip
― calstars, Sunday, 16 December 2018 22:37 (five years ago) link
Die Nerven - FakeGerman tuneful punk from Stuttgart. The loudest concert I have ever been to. Ferocious hypnotic stuff.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Sunday, 16 December 2018 22:47 (five years ago) link
keysha’s “stop it”
― ||||||||, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
diana gordon’s “wolverine”
― ||||||||, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
Amanda Shires - To The Sunset
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
100% otm
― boxedjoy, Monday, 17 December 2018 20:48 (five years ago) link
agreed, but isn't it from like ~1990 or something?
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Monday, 17 December 2018 22:41 (five years ago) link
one of my favourites is this cheeky bassline banger from sharda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqC1RtSIdRI
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Monday, 17 December 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
also this song is incredible imo but no-one is talking about it or the album it came from...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRbR7qKcZrM
Fatima - Westside
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Monday, 17 December 2018 23:01 (five years ago) link
Gouge Away- Burnt Sugarhttps://gougeawayfl.bandcamp.com/
Self Defense Family - Have You Considered Punk Musichttps://selfdefensefamily.bandcamp.com/album/have-you-considered-punk-music
Closer - All This Will Behttps://closernyc.bandcamp.com/
― gman59, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 21:04 (five years ago) link
Plus not sure it's really underrated as it's got lots of love from the Balearic (and connected) communities
― groovypanda, Thursday, 20 December 2018 11:09 (five years ago) link
Big Kitty: "...A Legend in the Field of Entertainment" - https://letspretendrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/big-kitty-a-legend-in-the-field-of-entertainment-tapeLa Mecanica Popular: "Roza Cruz" - https://nyctrust.bandcamp.com/album/roza-cruzKoenjihyakkei: "Dhorimviskha" - https://koenjihyakkei.bandcamp.com/album/dhorimviskhaJon Hassell: "Listening to Pictures" - https://jonhassell.bandcamp.com/album/listening-to-pictures-pentimento-volume-oneHailu Mergia: "Lala Belu" - https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/lala-belu
― ernestp, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 01:28 (five years ago) link
oooh, that mecanica popular record is indeed good!
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 01:32 (five years ago) link