There’s always at least one great album I discover late in the year from AOTY lists that I’ve somehow completely missed during the year.
This time round the amazing Why Does The World Give Us People To Love by Kara Jackson. What a brilliant record.
What are yours?
ffo - timeless r&b, hooks, lo fi vibes
ffo - alt country, songs ohia
I saw a lot of fizzing about the Kara Jackson album from Americans when it came out but I couldn’t get into it, might give it another go
I keep meaning to give the Kara Jackson album a proper listen. My memory of it was having a difficult opening like Suzanne Sundfør and thinking I needed to go back to it at a later date.
In terms of my late year discoveries, I’ll go for Black Classical Music by Yusef Dayes. Passed me by in September, but some beautiful spiritual/fusion jazz with great drums ffo Makaya McCraven & Kamasi Washington etc.
Another one of my favourites of the year!
L’rain, not sure if it was released earlier in the year or recently but only listened a week ago and it has flown into my top 5 of the year.
That’s a really good record. Definitely this year I think.
Thanks to @BigAl that Paul St. Hilaire album gatecrashed my AOTY list at a very late stage…
Pleasure. Really surprised it’s not been talked about more.
Yeah, I did go back to the Suzanne Sundfør album, and as you say it’s excellent!
Excellent record
My tolerance for average-to-shit rap/hiphop is pretty low, so I usually rely on the end of year lists for the stuff worth checking out. The JPEGMAFIA/Danny Brown collab is winning out so far - Batshit OTT stuff that’s cutting through my stats exam revision brainfog.
Wallsocket - underscores
Got sent this by a friend who just said I would like this. Man, it’s a lot but it’s so good. Jumping from pop punk, to Hyperpop rap and all over the map. Giddy with ideas, really loving it.
The Sprain album is great post-exam catharsis music. 90 minutes of post-hardcore, post-rock noise.