albums of the year 2024
about 1000 new ones this year. (almost all got exactly one listen besides the following)
"Lips" by Daniel Lentz [choral lo-fi]
Cheating, because it's a career retrospective. Also cheating because he's just better than the hippies, punks, post-punks, and Thurston clones he has outrun for 50 years
unseenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/lips
Cheating, because it's a career retrospective. Also cheating because he's just better than the hippies, punks, post-punks, and Thurston clones he has outrun for 50 years
unseenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/lips
"When It Rains It Pours" by Farida Amadou [basssss]
As if a quartet of basses. Heavier than most thrash metal
farida-amadou.bandcamp.com/album/when-it-…
As if a quartet of basses. Heavier than most thrash metal
farida-amadou.bandcamp.com/album/when-it-…
"The Shovel Dance" by Shovel Dance Collective [mumble folk]
the sound you make after the factor comes past, after the tender comes past, after the billets leave you bare
shoveldancecollective.bandcamp.com/album/the-shov…
the sound you make after the factor comes past, after the tender comes past, after the billets leave you bare
shoveldancecollective.bandcamp.com/album/the-shov…
"Words Unspoken" by John Surman [free jazz without the squawking]
80 year olds triumphant. 30 yos btfo
80 year olds triumphant. 30 yos btfo
"Ten Total" by 1010benja [tic R&B]
Unbelievably fun and well-done. Pop without money. Confident enough to be deeply goofy
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Unbelievably fun and well-done. Pop without money. Confident enough to be deeply goofy
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
"Saisons" by Pomme [autumnal French pop]
The knife without a hilt or a blade.
The knife without a hilt or a blade.
"The English Suites" by Bach / Zhu Xiao-Mei
"Bright Future" by Adrienne Lenker [alt-country]
ruined when you're gone, ruined when you're back
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
ruined when you're gone, ruined when you're back
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
"Nostalgia" by Hania Rani [concerto trance]
"Highly Irresponsible" by Better Lovers [ambitious headbang]
supergroups are usually subgroups, not just sublinear but subsum. This is super, synthesis of Pantera and NIN.
supergroups are usually subgroups, not just sublinear but subsum. This is super, synthesis of Pantera and NIN.
"Redd Kross" by Redd Kross [power pop]
brightness bisecting you. the 60s without the mental or physical stench
reddkross.bandcamp.com/album/redd-kro…
brightness bisecting you. the 60s without the mental or physical stench
reddkross.bandcamp.com/album/redd-kro…
"3 + 5" by Melt-Banana [noise without noise, squawk]
Feeling too fast to know what you're feeling
Feeling too fast to know what you're feeling
"The Joy" by The Joy [isicathamiya; Zulu gospel]
the secular runs as deep. no instruments, no dubs, no comps
the secular runs as deep. no instruments, no dubs, no comps
"LL" by The Hellp [electro mawk]
Remember Crystal Castles? Remember The Postal Service? Technological emotional expression.
Remember Crystal Castles? Remember The Postal Service? Technological emotional expression.
"Iechyd Da" by Bill Ryder-Jones [indie folk or slowcore as we're calling it now]
"Pollution Opera" by Nadah El Shazly & Elvin Brandhi [noise opera]
nadahelshazly.bandcamp.com/album/pollutio…
nadahelshazly.bandcamp.com/album/pollutio…
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