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@Kennedy ’s favorite band

 

I heard he got a Sylar tattoo

 

Mount Eerie move over!

 

I’ll probably listen to Sylar soon when I lose a bet

 

i probably shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but...

 

I mean I don’t exactly listen to them but if I followed tht Logic I wouldn’t be a huge fan of Starset based on their outfits

 

If anyone wants some quirky emo tinged indie-rock from the UK check this band out. I heard the album the other day and was pleasantly surprised by it. They remind a fair bit of Johnny Foreigner (who I love).

 

I know these guys were kinda popular in our trading days

 

That’s awesome. I really enjoyed that Fluorescent Youth album of theirs you gave me.

 

Drunk am i, pumpkin pie!

 

Album No. 9:



Foxing: Nearer My God

This album needs no introduction as it has been praised very highly here and many other publications as well. It sees the band once again reinventing themselves and the album is so dense and richly layered it takes multiple listens with a good pair of headphones to truly appreciate how great it is. On that note, I will admit that the album did not sit well with me on my first few listens but when it finally clicks it is truly amazing. I listen to this album at least once a week and I hope this is the album that launches the band into the next level of their career.

 

You have made @teebs41 cry tears of happiness

 

We’ve now had my 1 & 2 AOTY in Nates write ups. That Foxing album is something special and definitely the best album from the chorus scene this year. I’ll also echo Nate on it taking a little while to click with me but my god when it did, it really did, what an album.

 

I gave these guys a chance since I love P.O.D. (their last album this month was their first I didn't really care for though) and like a fair amount of Hollywood Undead, but they didn't click with me. This style of music will always get me interested though, I got a huge soft spot.

 

Gonna up my list to a top 40 and including notable EPs/Deluxes/Oddities, because this year has been too good

1. Andrew McMahon- Upside Down Flowers
2. Hawthorne Heights- Bad Frequencies
3. Alkaline Trio- Is This Thing Cursed?
4. Coheed And Cambria- The Unheavenly Creatures
5. Senses Fail- If There Is Light, It Will Find You
6. Trash Boat- Crown Shyness
7. The Sonder Bombs- Modern Female Rockstar
8. John Nolan- Abendigo
9. Thrice- Palms
10. Light Years- Afterlife


Honorable mentions (11-40)

11. All Get Out- No Bouquet
12. Beartooth- Disease
13. Real Friends- Composure
14. mewithoutyou- [untitled]
15. Out Of Service- Morning
16. Mike Shinoda- Post Traumatic
17. Mitski- Be The Cowboy
18. Sevendust- All I See Is War
19. Trophy Eyes- The American Dream
20. Even The Trees- If Only Every Day Could Be Like This
21. Basement- Beside Myself
22. Cecil Frena- The Gridlock
23. Underoath- Erase Me
24. Carb On Carb- For Ages
25. Tiny Moving Parts- Swell
26. Toy Cars- Paint Brain
27. Stand Atlantic- Skinny Dipping
28. Ogikubo Station- We Can Pretend Like
29. Pianos Becomes The Teeth- Wait For Love
30. Boston Manor- Welcome To The Neighbourhood
31. Spanish Love Songs- Schmultz
32. Black Foxxes- Reioi
33. Architects- Holy Hell
34. Hopesfall- Arbiter
35. Foxing- Nearer My God
36. Emery- Eve
37. Brian Fallon- Sleepwalkers
38. The Creeps- Beneath The Pines
39. Colour & Shade- Colour & Shade
40. Emecia- Familiar Spirits

EPs, Deluxes & Oddities

1. boygenius- boygenius
2. Harsh Lights- Overthinking
3. William Ryan Key- Thirteen
4. AFI- The Missing Man
5. Silverstein- The Afterglow/Aquamarine Acoustic
6. Jimmy Eat World- Love Never/ Half Heart
7. William Ryan Key- Virtue
8. Starset- Vessels 2.0
9. New Found Glory- Makes Me Sick Again
10. Bayside- Acoustic Volume 2

 

I still have so many albums I want to spend more time with before I can decide on an EOTY list. Plus I want to revisit all the stuff I enjoyed to see how it's holding up and how to sequence this bad boy.

Look for it in February, probably.

 

I'm putting my list together in early January. There's still stuff I want to listen to over the next few weeks (since it's not the end of the year yet)!

 

At one point there was a lot of albums in your top 10 that I had recommended you, but they didn't even make the top 40

 

Also I'm surprised Foxing made your top 40 since you keep saying it's just ok. I still haven't listened to it.

 

It’s grown on me. I just like trolling teebs

 

So with all the talk of AOTY round here I figured I’d post mine as if I keep playing around with the order I’ll go mad.

I’ve listed the genres in case anyone wanted to check out any of them which they hadn’t already heard.

1. Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die And Love Will (Post-Metal)
2. Foxing - Nearer My God (Emo/Indie Rock)
3. Nervus - Everything Dies (Punk/Emo)
4. A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant (Rock/Metal)
5. Kississippi - Sunset Blush (Emo/Indie Rock)
6. Palm Reader- Braille (Metal/Hardcore)
7. The Black Queen - Infinite Games (Synthwave)
8. Just Friends - Nothing But Love (Punk)
9. Turnstile - Time & Space (Hardcore)
10. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour (Country)
11. Skeletonwitch - Devouring Radiant Light (Blackened Death Metal)
12. Architects- Holy Hell (Metal/Metalcore)
13. Zeal & Ardor - Strange Fruit (Metal)
14. The Xcerts - Hold On To Your Heart (Rock)
15. The Dirty Nil - Master Volume (Punk/Rock)
16. Deatheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love (Blackgaze/Post-Metal)
17. Dream Wife - S/T (Indie Rock)
18. Møl - Jord (Post-Metal)
19. Conjurer - Mire (Extreme Metal)
20. The Penske File - Salvation (Punk)

Honourable mentions go to the following: Lucero, Marmozets, Black Peaks, Rivers of Nihil, Ghost, Barely March, The Barber, DZ Deathrays, itoldyouiwouldeatyou, The Interrupters and Gost.

 

I’m NEVER going to be able to finalize my list so that’s why I decided to highlight some of the ones I really enjoyed. This year has been amazing for releases.

 

Fixed.

 

Album No. 10:



Black Peaks: All That Divides

Black Peaks are a band from UK and this is their second full length and first for Rise Records. To put is simply, they are a progressive rock band, but in all reality they are so much more. Every song on this album is unique and draws from so many influences such as Thrice, Mastodon, Tool, Baroness and Cave In to name a few. To top it all off, they went on a huge tour of Europe opening for the Deftones. I can see this band picking up a lot of steam in 2019, especially with their diverse sound.

RIYL:
Thrice
Mastodon
Tool
Cave In

I would also like to give a shout out to Rise for really taking a chance on so many artists that are really out of their comfort zone such as Black Peaks, Sevendust and the Valleyheart album that comes out this week.

 

Here comes album #4
This time I will be talking about an album that probably no one has heard here. I am talking about Les Trois Accords - Beaucoup de Plaisir.



Like the name suggests, it is an album in French. Les Trois Accords are a Pop-Rock band from Quebec. They specialize in catchy melodies with absurd lyrics. When they started, they never thought they would make a career out of playing music, but their first singles were so incredibly popular here that they did it.

Their early material was heavy on the absurd side with some tracks that just didn't make any sense. With time, they got much better at putting some sense into their songs while still keeping their signature ridiculous side. Their singer isn't the best singer in the world, but they are really talented musicians.

Beaucoup de plaisir is their 6th album. After recording their 3 previous albums with producer Gus Van Go in New-York, they decided to record this one in a cabin in the woods, isolated. It shows as they look like they are having a lot of fun on this one. The album is full of catchy, fun music. From lead single Corinne in which they talk about being possessed by rhythm and being victims of dance, to personal favorite Ouvre tes yeux Simon, a catchy anthem where everyone tells singer Simon Proulx to open his eyes while he sings, and he explains why he keeps his eyes closed (because he can imagine characters and it helps him remember his lyrics), this album is full of that innocent randomness I love from this band.

BONUS: There's cowbell on like 5-6 of those songs.

Recommended tracks: Corinne, Ouvre tes yeux Simon, Rebecca, Albino trois-quart, Bactérie #1.

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