if there is an aggregated chorus user list created, remind me to edit more black metal in to my list to fuck it up even more.
My top 10 albums in no particular order. 0. Band-That-Must-Not-Be-Named 1. Glassjaw - Material Control 2. Paramore - After Laughter 3. Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life 4. Remo Drive - Greatest Hits 5. Turnover - Good Nature 6. Dryjacket - For Posterity 7. Oso Oso - The Yunahon Mixtape 8. Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface 9. Paranoid Void - Literary Math 10. Special Explosion - To Infinity
Tyler, the Creator – Flower Boy Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. Converge - The Dusk in Us Brockhampton - Saturation III The Menzingers – After the Party Julien Baker - Turn Off The Lights The National – Sleep Well Beast Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory SZA - CTRL Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions The Dear Hunter - All Is As All Should Be The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die – Always Foreign Kamasi Washington – Harmony of Difference Enter Shikari - The Spark Brockhampton - Saturation II Ne Obliviscaris - Urn Full of Hell – Trumpeting Ecstasy Power Trip - Nightmare Logic Circa Survive – The Amulet ’68 – Two Parts Viper Counterparts – You’re Not You Anymore Lorde – Melodrama Kelela - Take Me Apart Glassjaw - Material Control Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper Paramore - After Laughter Manchester Orchestra – A Black Mile to the Surface Archspire - Relentless Mutation The Faceless - In Becoming A Ghost Propagandhi – Victory Lap Iglooghost - Neo Wax Bloom Brockhampton – Saturation Gorillaz - Humanz Silverstein - Dead Reflection August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem The Contortionist – Clairvoyant Jay-Z - 4:44 The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION King Krule - The OOZ Lights – Skin & Earth The Black Dahlia Murder - Nightbringers Godflesh - Post Self Young Thug – BEAUTIFUL THUGGER GIRLS Kitty – Miami Garden Club Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pacifisticuffs Mastodon – Emperor of Sand Perfume Genius – No Shape Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar Queens of the Stone Age – Villains What a damn year, didn't get to as many records as I've probably should of, will be scouting y'alls lists for more stuff to listen to... feel free to throw out recs for me too! Also didn't feel the need to distinctly separate LPs from EPs this year.
I'm getting stressed overthinking my list, but I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out. Here's my favourite 50 albums of the year: Paramore - After Laughter Lorde - Melodrama Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life Gang of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness Emperor X - Oversleepers International Alex Lahey - I Love You Like A Brother Perfume Genius - No Shape SZA - Ctrl Holy Holy - Paint Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life Feist - Pleasure Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up Charly Bliss - Guppy Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin Power Trip - Nightmare Logic Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger In The Alps Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa Jay Som - Everybody Works The National - Sleep Well Beast Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION Ali Barter - A Suitable Girl Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights Alvvays - Antisocialites Kelela - Take Me Apart Tori Amos - Native Invader Propaghandi - Victory Lap Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet Slowdive - Slowdive Special Explosion - To Infinity Pumarosa - The Witch Milo - who told you to think??!!?!?!?! Sløtface - Try Not To Freak Out The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding Tired Lion - Dumb Days Algiers - The Underside of Power Björk - Utopia Big Thief - Capacity Laura Marling - Semper Femina Harry Styles - Harry Styles Glassjaw - material control Susanne Sundfør - Music For People In Trouble Paul Kelly - Life Is Fine Worriers - Survival Pop Deaf Havana - All These Countless Nights Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms Ne Obliviscaris - Urn
Yes! Think you were the one that turned me onto that release. So good. I have high hopes that my sister is getting me a copy on vinyl for christmas. Need that little dog in my collection.
alright, i'm locking it in. let's fucking do this 1. Emperor X - Oversleepers International 2. (Sandy) Alex G - Rocket 3. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. 4. Los Campesinos - Sick Scenes 5. Oso Oso - The Yunahon Mixtape 6. Charly Bliss - Guppy 7. The National - Sleep Well Beast 8. TWIABP - Always Foreign 9. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger In The Alps 10. Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound 11. Paramore - After Laughter 12. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory 13. Slowdive - Slowdive 14. Alex Lahey - I Love You Like A Brother 15. The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding 16. Smidley - Smidley 17. Lil Uzi Vert - Luv Is Rage 2 18. Big Thief - Capacity 19. Brockhampton - Saturation II 20. Perfume Genius - No Shape 21. Partner - In Search Of Lost Time 22. SZA - Ctrl 23. Kelela - Take Me Apart 24. Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy 25. Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet 26. Coma Cinema - Loss Memory 27. Baths - Romaplasm 28. Wild Ones - Mirror Touch 29. Young Jesus - Young Jesus 30. Special Explosion - To Infinity 31. Rozwell Kid - Precious Art 32. Kelly Lee Owens - Kelly Lee Owens 33. Converge - The Dusk In Us 34. Burkini Beach - Supersadness Intl 35. Sampha - Process 36. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up 37. Jay Som - Everybody Works 38. Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface 39. Caracara - Summer Megalith 40. Tiny Blue Ghost - Growing Pains 41. Great Grandpa - Plastic Cough 42. Jeremy Enigk - Ghosts 43. Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins 44. Fred Thomas - Changer 45. Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights 46. Ratboys - GN 47. Charli XCX - Pop 2 48. Gleemer - Anymore 49. Just Neighbors - Being Where I Thought I’d Be 50. Cende - #1 Hit Single
i haven't gone back to it in so long. i love the embers but i barely remember anything else from it. i always say that my lists are just current snapshots, and it's so hard especially in a year like this to include everything i think is good so i inevitably miss listing things i think are good albums. and i don't have time to relisten to every single thing i enjoyed this year, so i focused on the records with more replayability for me to see where they fit in. unfortunately that vagabon record was left out even though i really love the embers.
my just missed records were adult mom alex napping allison crutchfield bethlehem steel cool american the front bottoms iron chic spencer radcliffe
still sad i missed half their set eariler this year, ugh. my friend was running late and they went on early. love that band to death
In fairness, I missed every Chicago show they played this year. This includes when they opened for Pet Symmetry and got to the venue only to find it sold out.
Yea I find it ridiculous I haven't seen them in like 2 years considering how frequently they play. I'm so excited to see them at Schuba's next month
Haha no problem, hopefully I'll see you there! It's with Snail Mail, Stef Chura, and Lomelda, so it's a pretty stacked lineup