#15

Flotation Toy Warning are sort of like Mercury Rev/Grandaddy-esque, just more laid back with a deeper voice.

Terror Pigeon are an excitable danceable poppy band that might irritate, but I quite enjoy.
The first song from the album (Chamber of Secrets for 1) is one of my favourites from the year, just super catchy: https://terrorpigeon.bandcamp.com/album/we-will-never-run-out-of-love

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#16
  1. Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
  2. Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz vs The Jealous Palaces
  3. Jay Z - 4.44
  1. The Fall - New Facts Emerge
  2. The Hayman Kupa Band
  3. Terry - Remember Terry

Another cracking month.

#17
  1. Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love
  2. Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
  3. Dizzee Rascal - Raskit

although I’ve only just discovered Manchester Orchestra and on first listen they could break into the top 3.

#18
  1. This is the Kit
  2. Japanese Breakfast
  3. Cornelius
#19
  1. Toro y Moi
  2. Fake Laugh
  3. Japanese Breakfast
#20
  1. Waxahatchee - Out In The Storm
  2. Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet
  3. The Jimmy Cake - Tough Love

Really enjoyed the new releases from Public Service Broadcasting, Alan Vega and Avey Tare too.

#21

It’s ended up being a pretty pretty pretty good month again…

  1. Chihei Hatakeyama - Mirage
  2. Daphni - Fabriclive 93
  3. Karen Gwyer - Rembo

Also really liking the two Shabazz Palaces LPs, and Cornelius return is a little treat too. Not feeling the Avey Tare unfortunately, and the less said about Everything Now the better.

#22
  1. Sheer Mag - Need To Feel Your Love
  2. Terry - Remember Terry

That’s it. Been a bit of a ‘meh’ month for me. Was really looking forward to those two Shabazz Palaces albums but found them almost painfully lifeless. Still need to give Hug of Thunder a proper listen though.

#23

  1. Avey Tare - Eucalyptus

  2. Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz

  3. Sheer Mag - Need To Feel Your Love

  4. Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder

#24

Glad I’m not the only one listening to that Shabazz album. Have you heard the other one?

#25

Unfortunately, I think the Flotation Toy Warning album was released in June.

On a happier note: cue odd coincidence time - I read your reference to Flotation Toy Warning at the same time I discovered The Fitzcarraldo Sessions’ “We Hear Voices!”. Turns out that Paul Carter of FTW collaborates with TFS on one of the tracks on that album: “I, Ignorist”. Small world … and nice album.

#26

It was released in France in June, and in the UK in July (not that it will get in the top ten of this list anyhow, so doesn’t matter too much! :slight_smile: ).
Will check out The Fitzcarraldo Sessions, thanks!

#27

Ah, right-o. Well, your posting still made me have a listen.Interesting sound (but not affecting my July AotM selection). You’ll find The Fitzcarraldo Sessions quite a different beast. The French connection might explain the collab. with Paul Carter - The F Sessions do hail from France.

#28
  1. This Is The Kit - Moonshine Freeze
  2. Waxahatchee - Out In The Storm
  3. Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet
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#29

What a great month

  1. Tyler, the Creator
  2. Broken Social Scene
  3. This is the Kit (maybe the best opening three tracks on an album this year)
#30
  1. NIN - Add Violence
#31
  1. Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface
  2. The Kite String Tangle - The Kite String Tangle
  3. This Is The Kit - Moonshine Freeze
#32

This Is The Kit - Moonshine Freeze
Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder

#33

No Arcade Fire anywhere? My word DiS…

  1. Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life
  2. The Fall - New Facts Emerge
  3. Boris - Dear
#34
  1. Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds from Another Planet
  2. Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz vs The Jealous Machines
  3. Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
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