#53

A lot of Arca mentions in here - will have to check it out…

  1. The Black Angels - Death Song
  2. Depeche Mode - Spirit
  3. Actress - AZD
#54

Thurston Moore - Rock and Roll Conciousness
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
Part Chimp - IV
Haven’t yet got round to Feist and Mark Lanegan but both scoring good reviews. May looking great too

#55

  1. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

  2. Part Chimp - Iv

  3. Happyness - Write In

  4. Thurston Moore - Rock N Roll Consciousness

  5. GAS - Narkopop

Also enjoyed albums by Woods, Real Life Buildings and Future Islands.

Still need to check out the Arca and Christian Fitness records.

#56

For anyone who has not heard it, the new Colin Stetson record is extraordinary. Can I amend my list to:

  1. Kendrick Lamar - Damn
  2. Arca - Arca
  3. Colin Stetson - All This I Do For Glory

Three absolutely brilliant records.

#57

Noted.

#58
  1. Arca - Arca
  2. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
  3. The Octopus Project - Memory Mirror
#59

Never heard any Colin Stetson, but read your post and just listened to the track embedded in the Pitchfork review. Extraordinary indeed. Thanks!

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#60
  1. Gas - Narkopop
  2. You’re Jovian - They were selected and divided
#61
  1. Future Islands - The Far Field
  2. Mew - Visuals
  3. Sue the Night - Wanderland
    honorable mentions:
    Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
    Blaenavon ‎– That’s Your Lot
#62

6.Gallops
7.The Physics House Band

#64

I’ll do the counting in the afternoon sometime. Get your choices in by around 1pm please.

#65

Christian Fitness
Mew
The New Pornographers

#66
  1. Gallops - Bronze Mystic
  2. Actress - AZD
  3. Clark - Death Peak

Also enjoyed the new Black Angels & GAS.

#67
  1. Blood Youth - Beyond Repair
  2. Imelda May - Life Love Flesh Blood
  3. The Smith Street Band - More Scared Of You…
  4. Cassels - Foreword
  5. Mark Lanegan - Gargoyle
#68

THE RESULTS:

1st. Arca - Arca 37 points
Joint 2nd. GAS - Narkopop
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN both on 28 points
4th. Future Islands - The Far Field 15 points
5th. Christian Fitness- Slap Bass Hunks 12 points
Joint 6th. Actress - AZD
Part Chimp - IV
Thurston Moore - Rock N Roll Consciousness all on 10 points.
9th. Mew - Visuals 8 points
10th. The New Year - Snow 7 points.

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#69

Arca landslide

Now everyone should listen to it

#70

I’m surprised that with 5 people listing Christian Fitness as their favourite, it got so few points. I guess thems the breaks if you don’t spotifyonise your music.

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#71

Huge apologies. I missed counting your choices. Well spotted and sorry again.

#72

AMENDED RESULTS:

1st. Arca - Arca 37 points
Joint 2nd. GAS - Narkopop
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN both on 28 points
Joint 4th. Future Islands - The Far Field
Christian Fitness- Slap Bass Hunks both on15 points
Joint 6th. Actress - AZD
Mew - Visuals
Part Chimp - IV
Thurston Moore - Rock N Roll Consciousness all on 10 points
10th. The New Year - Snow 7 points.

(In last position. BMS1’s counting)

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#73

No problem, and thanks for sorting this out every month, it always such a useful thread for finding things I’ve missed.

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