Album of the year 2017 [so far]

Slowdive and Forest Swords for me.

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Although i secretly enjoyed that Bleachers albumā€¦

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Itā€™s definitely his poppiest record yet, and it does get a bit maudlin at times, almost to the point of cringeworthiness (especially on Our First Fight). But heā€™s always been a bit like that, hasnā€™t he?

Thankfully the songs are so infectious and danceable that the odd corny lyric doesnā€™t really put me off. Iā€™m not sure heā€™ll ever top Kortedala, but this comes pretty close for me.

No problem. I too was getting a bit frustrated at not recognizing half the album covers!

Iā€™ve enjoyed;

Hera. Lowly.
Cigarettes After Sex. Cigarettes After Sex.
Little Dragon. Season High.
Trombone Shorty. Parking Lot Symphony.
The Beatles. Sgt. Pepperā€™s.
Paul Weller. A Kind Revolution.
Father John Misty. Pure Comedy.
Craig Finn. We All Want The Same Thing.
Depeche Mode. Spirit.
Sleaford Mods. English Tapas.
Ryan Adams. Prisoner.
White Lies. Friends.
Bonobo. Migration.
Elbow. Little Fictions.
The Flaming Lips. Oczy Mlody.
The xx. I See You.
Ulrich Schnauss/Jonas Munk. Passage.

No mention of Soulwax here ā€“ I think thatā€™s my favourite so far.

See also Father John Misty, Timber Timbre, King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard, and Iā€™m counting Run The Jewels.

and to add a list to the visualsā€¦

Slowdive - Slowdive
Laura Marling - Semper Femina
Elbow - Little Fictions
Big Thief - Capacity
Blanck Mass - World Eater
The Shins - Heartworms

plus one more for the listā€¦

Jlin - Black Origami

Recent additionsā€¦

'68 - Two Parts Viper
Mutoid Man - War Moans
Pissed Jeans - Why Love Now
Part Chimp - IV
Usa Nails - Shame Spiral
Idles - Brutalism
Yagow - Yagow

In Spades is my number one so far.

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Youā€™re going to have to be more specific re: King Gizzardā€¦

I just thought this in the car. The new one. Both good though.

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Itā€™ll be the new WITTR for me. Calling it now.

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oooo didnā€™t even know they were back! LAst I heard from them was all glacial synths, are they back to BM?

They just announced it. Their most trad BM record yet they said.

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Chastity Belt for me, best thing Iā€™ve heard in ages.

Now that it is near the end of June, it feels like the right timeā€¦

Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now
Youā€™re Jovian - They Were Selected and Divided
Slowdive - Slowdive
Beach Fossils - Somersault

All of these are keepers, so good year so far.

Saw them at Sled Island the other night, were phenomenal

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that Big Thief record is good.

struggling to remember other stuff thatā€™s come out, the Sacred Paws has a couple of good tunes on it.

No love for new Fleet Foxes? Itā€™s really good!

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Havenā€™t had a chance to listen to it yet. Loved the first two albums (+ the EP) but really didnā€™t like the first two songs they released from this. First one was bland and directionless, the second sounded like a b-side.

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