Such a strong month. Plus it’s the first time I’ve bought downloads for all of my top five (from bandcamp and google play) in a long while. I’m trying to buy a bit more during this period of no touring (especially from bandcamp where possible)
DakhaBrakha have just the strangest most delighful album I’ve heard in a while. There’s one song that just reminds me of one of the bonkers tunes from Belleville Rendezvous, which is a good thing.
I wasn’t expecting to like Porridge Radio so much, but the songs are pretty catchy.
Montevale have released a lovely warm relaxed album. I think one of the duo is a philosophy professor, in case anyone wants some music by philosophy professors.
Clem Snide are americana kinda sounds, and released one of my most favourite albums twenty years ago. The first song, Roger Ebert, is excellent.
Islet - I discovered these guys from this board. Sounds like Beach House mixed with Youth Lagoon.
Other artists who could have been in my top five on other months: Lyra Pramuk, Deap Lips, Maxence Cyrin, JFDR, San Fermin, Caroline Rose, Yael Naim, Margaret Glaspy, Jacaszek.
I’ve not heard their previous stuff yet. I’ll have a listen, ta! although I imagine I might like the raucous and drum-led songs less - I mainly like the strange sounds and tunes from their latest album.
Big thanks again to @BMS1 for running these, and yeah, what a great month.
Just wondering if there is any interest in having a thread for people’s favourite tracks of the first quarter? Thinking maybe everyone votes 10 tracks, tally up the top 25 into a playlist and then repeat for Q2,3 and 4 to end up with a top 100 tracks of the year…
Very happy to see U.S. Girls score well here - response has been “mixed” at best in the dedicated thread but I think it’s amazing so I’m glad to see it get some love.
Surprised that Caroline Rose is not getting more love here. Feel like it would be right up the street of people who like Rae Morris, etc. Well worth checking out.
1st Holy Fuck - Deleter
2nd Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar
Joint 3rd Destroyer - Have We Met
and Georgia - Seeking Thrills
5th. Jeff Parker - Suite For Max Brown
6th Craven Faults - Erratics and Nonconformities
7th Alexandra Savior - The Archer
Joint 8th Algiers - There Is No Year
and Torres - Silver Tongue
10th Kiwi Jr - Football Money
February 2020
1st Against All Logic - 2017-2019
2nd Caribou - Suddenly
3rd Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven - We’re New Again
4th Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everyone
5th Soccer Mommy - Color Theory
6th Grimes - Miss Antropocene
7th Envy - The Fallen Crimsom
8th Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
Joint 9th Agnes Obel - Myopia.
Bambara - Stray
The Orielles - Disco Volador
So I’d now have dogleg as my number 1 for sure. Pretty obsessed, and I’m pleased Banquet now have the vinyl available as it’s been hard to source a physical copy in the UK til now (for me at least).
In addition to the other reference bands mentioned here (Cloud Nothings, Japandroids) I’d also like to alert fans of the hotelier to this album. I feel like there’s a sense of collectiveness that reminds me of home like noplace is there.
Thanks for pushing this, the whole thing is amazing and one of the best two or three albums of the year (and not just because we’re only four months in). I have no idea what took me so long.
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