ILM 2023 Listening Club

thanks for the reminder on the julie byrne record chinaski! interesting hearing that one song, i know that tune already cos she sang it on an amazing collab she did with jefre cantu ledesma a couple of years back - check this if you missed it, so fucking amazing

oops, i obviously need a new superlative

Thanks for the Byrne/Ledesma link, Nick - holy shit! That could easily have been twice as long.

And the Ana Roxanne/DJ Python is surely too good to be true?! Three available tracks are great.

Prolly a clueless comparison but first thought was Billie Eilish (especially on 'Driving').

no, i hear that!

Updated!

Thanks for the heads up on the python/ana roxanne album!

Bullion nails it again with the Ben Howard album. “Spirit” probably my fave because it sounds heavily influenced by Arthur Russell

The Parade - Dreamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkP6UGYujBI

Heard it on the weekend at a friend’s party and loved it. Saint Etienne / Air France balearic house pop vibe.

Echo Chinaski on the Julie Byrne album.

Finally out and easily going to be one of my favourites of 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3QqjAyhXME

wonderful

reminded me of this classic meme

https://i.imgur.com/AL8gTYj.png

finally got around to checking out freak heat waves. album is great, loving the louche, balearic vibe

Adding Amaarae : co-star

I know she’s already sort of popular around here, it sounded a bit annoying when I first heard it but it has won me over and turned into one of my favorite singles this summer.

https://djprotein.bandcamp.com/album/be-yourself

yes “owner of a lonely heart” goes to the warehouse party

Dane Law - Castle in the Marsh (slice of sampled guitar beauty)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79Rc_iWlb8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wg4PoSOTKg

Crooked Man - Nemesis - dark sleazy disco made of thick throbbing bass and dubbed-out vocals that make me think of Curve

also that The Parade track is so up my street it's unreal

Glad you enjoyed it! Loved that one at first listen.

Adding “ untitled halo - limewire “ doesn’t do anything spectacular but its sound triggers a very specific nostalgia of my teenage years.

I mentioned the comp this is from on a couple of threads (the whole thing is so good), but seriously ilm listen to this, it's so delightful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq0lZcl-yzM

Richie - I Was Born in Africa

Adekunle Gold takes afrofusion to the next level. Combining the naija sound with amapiano rhythm as so many others do, but then getting Habib Koité from Mali to put some desert guitar on top of it. Nigeria is just one of the most creative places on earth right now, musically.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqaVLUvrvs

Really cool pair of songs! Added to the playlist

A friend had been recommending me this artist called “Nourished by time” and loved the album. A weird mix between bedroom r&b and hypnagogic pop. Several cuts are interesting but choosing “the fields” which is the highlight imho

nourished by time is definitely one of my favorites of the year. it took me a moment to get used to his voice, but the melodies were really sticky and the vibe incredibly inviting, so i paid a bit more attention and found that his lyrics, while a bit "woo woo" for my usual tastes, had some real wisdom in them. "the fields" is great but my personal favorite might be "rain water promise"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3eMTnsLXm8

Yes that one is also excellent! And yeah his voice is an acquired taste but once you get past that it has a very unique thing going on.

ooh glad to see Nourished by Time mentioned, pretty easily my album of the year at this point

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S49TpPcB-_Y

Got introduced to Zoon's Bekka Ma'iingan via this most perfect sounding shoegaze tune, but the rest of the album, also extraordinary, has a sort of serenity/severity that reminds me of hearing Julianna Barwick for the first time.

I’m gonna break my self imposed rule of not saturating the list but it has been fairly passive in the past weeks and we’re leaving behind many artists that are popular enough to deserve a spot in 2023’s musical panorama so adding:

Newjeans - asap
Jessy Lanza - marathon
George Clanton - ooh rap i ya
Slowdive - shanty
Tinashe - talk to me nice

I'll add one more in that case. First track from the upcoming Mint Field album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF0O3VkX9vQ

Oh good one!

The new Allison Russell album is really nice. I've seen her twice this year, she's great live and has a fantastic band, highly recommend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQu1CzAwDmQ

Adding the Daniel Avery remix of Nation of Language - weak in your light. Sweet song.

Not sure I've seen it mentioned on ilx but I'm still really enjoying the Obey Robots album from earlier in the year, an unlikely collaboration between Laura Kidd (Penfriend/She Makes War) and Rat (Ned's Atomic Dustbin).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb734Q9HuK4

have been enjoying the latest nathan micay album a lot. it's widescreen electronic dance stuff, and when i say widescreen, he has actually been doing soundtracks for the last few years (including 'industry' and 'reality' for HBO) and i believe that some of this record uses some of the leftover scraps from that work. but it ain't just moody numbers, there's some glorious upbeat stuff and it's those that really elevate it. riyl bicep, orbital, martyn... one of the year's best imo, check this joyous banjo banger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYFIUD54POo
Nathan Micay - It's Recess Everywhere

oh here's the album btw, it's called 'To The God Named Dream':

https://luckyme.bandcamp.com/album/to-the-god-named-dream

Centerpiece of the new Brian Blade Fellowship record:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b7RT3TAJvI

There's a new DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ album out. It is, uh, 4 hours long. Her last album (also very long) was well-received by a few folks here -- it sounded like the Avalanches with a heavy dose of 80s and 90s pop culture nostalgia. First track is "Honey" and continues with a similar aesthetic: bright and vibrant sample-based dance pop.

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

Fun album

I liked these lines from the P4k review today:

Daunting as its length may appear, Destiny is less an Odyssey than a “most romantic moments” YouTube compilation: easy to dip in and out of, because the payoffs just keep coming. Let it wash over you, and Destiny conjures a rare kind of immediate, cup-filling catharsis.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dj-sabrina-the-teenage-dj-destiny/

Sorry for not updating, will do later today

Welp done

thanks moka!

The new Allison Russell album is really nice. I've seen her twice this year, she's great live and has a fantastic band, highly recommend.

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:34 PM (six days ago) bookmarkflaglink

Totally missed she had a new one out. Thank you for sharing! And thanks Moka for keeping the playlist updated!

Quite contrary thank you all for feeding me these great music

*this

I don't know much about this catchy, romantic, house tune but I do enjoy it a lot (seems four tet might be in on the drums/samples)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peIBCNTY8hA

Fred again.. - adore u (feat. Obongjayar)

For the moment, what say we try to keep recommendations here to late 2022/2023 tracks only?

We can change that or start another listening thread for "released whenever" as best meets interest.

― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 26 January 2023 17:09 (seven months ago) bookmarkflaglink

did a "released whenever" thread/spotify playlist ever get started? I'd be interested in something like this thread but not restricted to tracks from the current year

catching up on this thread and just wanna say thanks everyone for all the recs - but esp for the Nourished By Time record, instant fave

did a "released whenever" thread/spotify playlist ever get started? I'd be interested in something like this thread but not restricted to tracks from the current year

― soref

It did not but also heavily invested in this one! I’m sure without the release date brake we can chime in some great recommendations. Will do a thread and start a playlist if there’s enough interest!

oh yeah, I meant a new thread/playlist as a complement to this one, if that wasn't clear, not suggesting that we change the criteria for this one. I'm also enjoying everyone's 2023 recommendations.

this is from 2023. SANAM are a "Beirut-based,free-rock,post-folk sextet"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgI9aMvM12U