Seeing everyone else's lists makes me realize exactly how many releases I haven't even gotten around to yet this year.
Finally got around to listening to Thrice's new album after reading the "hype". Much like their last few albums, I just don't care. I did, however, laugh upon seeing a comment elsewhere referring to one the songs on the album(near the back, I believe) as a WWE theme song. You know, those discs released in the early 00's, full of grunge retreads and unknowns plus Zebrahead! Kind of sad in a way because I saw the connection. I am looking forward to the full length of Bong Mountain(dumb name aside) in a few months though.
i literally just looked up the album title on amazon because i already had no memory of who released it.
these first 6 months have FLOWN by, haven't really given this a thought but my off the dome top 5 is probably... The Hotelier Pinegrove Into It. Over It. Modern Baseball Camp Cope
Hotelier and 1975 are obvious as the top 2. Those are untouchable. I was not aware Holy Ghost was rated so highly, I might need to check it out.
I don't get the hype with The 1975 either. Also just joined because I'm appalled that there's no mention of Vektor on any of the lists. Best relentless riffage in years. Also, the Modern Baseball love is insane too... I don't get that. I'm a sucker for good pop-punk but that definitely isn't it. The Hotelier is also my number one for the year so far, though
1) The Hotelier- Goodness 2) Brian Fallon- Painkillers 3) Radiohead- A Moon Shaped Pool 4) Into It Over It- Standards 5) James Blake- The Colour in Anything 6) Deftones- Gore 7) Kanye West- TLOP 8) Thrice- To Be Everywhere is to Be Nowhere 9) Chairlift- Moth 10) Explosions in the Sky- The Wilderness
I wrote a bit more about my 10 favorites here: Closer to the Truth and Further From the Sky: Mid-Year 2016: The Best Albums I've Heard So Far
1. California – blink-182 2. Goodness – The Hotelier 3. The Home Inside My Head – Real Friends 4. Along The Shadow – Saosin 5. Holy Ghost – Modern Baseball 6. Okay – Dowsing 7. Painkillers – Brian Fallon 8. The White Album – Weezer 9. First Day Back – Somos 10. Celebrate – Tiny Moving Parts Yeah, blink is probably not going to stay at number 1, but for now it's the realness.
No particular order, but for me: Nada Surf - You Know Who You Are Weezer - Weezer (White Album) Garbage - Strange Little Birds Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway Thrice - To Be Everywhere is To Be Nowhere Killswitch Engage - Incarnate Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression Deftones - Gore Brian Fallon - Painkillers HMs: The Fall of Troy - OK Face to Face - Protection The Monkees - Good Times! blink-182 - California
Out of all the contributors, I think @Keagan Ilvonen has my favorite list. Here's what I posted in the thread from the Encore episode: 10. o'brother, Endless Light 9. Parker Millsap, The Very Last Day 8. The 1975, i like it when you sleep... 7. Hiromi, Spark 6. Chairlift, Moth 5. Donovan Woods, Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled 4. Shearwater, Jet Plane and Oxbow 2016’s Midyear Best #3: Thrice 2016’s Midyear Best #2: Pinegrove 2016’s Midyear Best #1 & Honorable Mentions I wrote a review for each of my picks over the past 10 days. I'm linking only to the top 3 because those all turned out...special. They're long, primarily because I go into biographical and philosophical takes on the albums. They've also become some of my most-viewed and most highly complimented blog posts ever. I think the greatest compliment came from Hands Like Houses themselves, replying to my #1 review of Dissonants, saying, "Quite possibly the most satisfying, encouraging and intelligently considered review we've ever received. Thank you."
o'brother was on my top ten and DK and JH&SB were honorable mentions, which means I guess I must check Greater Pyrenees out!