Same. Like it on paper, can’t listen to it
Great year for me so far, favourites are:
Aldous Harding These New Puritans Big Thief Hot Chip Charly Bliss The National Nilufer Yanya Sasami
Also liked Vampire Weekend, Girlpool, SvE, Solange, Slowthai and Tyler.
Just went through my Spotify and I’ve been listening to a lot more new music this year after letting last year pass me by a bit.
Top 5 in no real order is probably: Self Esteem Com Truise (recommendation from someone here, think it might have been @plasticniki? Really enjoying it, anyway) Pip Blom Jenny Lewis Twilight Sad - although haven’t gone back to it much recently
Also enjoyed KOKOROKO W. H. Lung Local Natives Nilufer Yanya Idlewild The Comet Is Coming Jenny Lewis Sharon Van Etten Twilight Sad Du Blonde Julia Jacklin Better Oblivion Community Center Girlpool Deerhunter Lizzo
I absolutely forgot that Deerhunter put an album out this year
Tyler Billy Eilish BROCKHAMPTON (I know it came out last year but I’ve spun this so much)
Press Club Numenorean The Twilight Sad Pile These New Puritans Big Thief Self Esteem The St. Pierre Snake Invasion Desperate Journalist Waste of Space Orchestra
RTF!
Totally not cool enuff to know this abbrev
Respect The Format (play by the rules set out in the original post)
Respect the format (ie don’t post albums from last year )
Respect Le Formoi
Remember the format (must be respected)
Ratch The Frone
Oops
Oh oh and Ibibio Sound Machine which is chock fulla bops
My favourite is by Drahla
Biggest disappointment Twilight Sad. Huge fan but the album is their 5th best. Sharon Van Etten’s was a disappointment for me too
Fontaines DC is fun Pile is ace
I think my favourite has been Boy Harsher
Joanne Forman (weird medieval style folk) Caterina Barbieri TR/ST Tamaryn
Off the top of my head:
Big Thief Black Midi Jessica Pratt Twilight Sad Plaid Tim Hecker Slowthai Weyes Blood Bill Callahan Aldous Harding
Big Thief standing out so far, hard to see anything topping it this year. Lot of love for American Football, Pedro the Lion and Spielbergs too.
Sharon Van Etten was a huge disappointment, as was SSPU.
Bill Callahan Pye Corner Audio Black Taffy Thomas William Hill Porya Hatami, Roberto Annatasio, Aaron Martin
