#39

This is a great one! “God bless” of them is nice as well.

#40

Discovered Junior Murvin last year myself as well. Will try those other two now.

#41

Never heard of it either, even though I’m a big Ghost Box fan as well. Which album would you suggest I’d start with, as he already seems to have a big catalogue?

#42

Mutoid Man - Mutoid Man
Micachu and the Shapes and London Sinfonietta

I’ve mostly just had music from 2016 on rotation since it generally takes me awhile to move on from new releases and there’s been plenty to listen to this year.

#43

Whish I could discover them all over again. Was a real eye-opener when I learned about them, years ago.

#44

Intriguing!
Will check this out.

#45

These are all great.
Barwick’s earlier work is much better though.

#46

Albums I discovered this year:

Alixander III - The Incline Of Western Salivation Pt. III (2012)
Lino Capra Vaccina - Antico Adagio (1978)
Michael Hurley - Armchair Boogie (1971)
John Bender - I Don’t Remember Now (1980)
Midori Takada - Through The Looking Glass (1983)
Besombes / Rizet - Pôle (1975)
Bill Fay - Time Of The Last Persecution (1971)
Ellen Fullman - The Long String Instrument (1985)
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green (1986)
Roberto Musci - Debris Of A Loa (1984)
Yasuaki Shimizu - Kakashi (1982)

#47

Also, everything by Car Seat Headrest.

#48

Brainbombs. A bit late to the party here. They truly are horrible.

#49

Yep. Just as good as the other two, imo. Three solid, really interesting albums.

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#50

Julien Baker

#51

I love Desperate Youth…

#52

Friends have recommended TVOTR for sometime but just never got round to it until now - love how scuzzy bass/drums it is

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#53

Polanski is a good 65dos side project if you can track that down…

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#54

Girl Band — Holding Hands With Jamie
Brian Eno — Another Green World

Bowie and John Prine discographies have been explored more

#55

and… White Denim & Unknown Mortal Orchestra

#56

Which white denim stuff you been getting into? They’re the best

#57

That’s a tricky one because MWC has a fairly consistent style - fantastic if lacking a little bit of variation.
Of the one’s I’ve heard, I’d start with Somewhere A Fox Is Getting Married from 2011. Bang in the middle of MWC’s discography.

It sounds as if the later releases are slightly more techy, the earlier ones more hip-hop, and the beats all sound homemade. The dominant style is hauntological - full of eeries sounds, disembodied voices, library music and film/TV samples. It’s also playful in a way that a lot of Ghost Box stuff isn’t.

#58

Probably the big one is I finally dag into the Stars of the Lid. Who are of course amazing. Started listening to dEUS as well. But due to the nature of the year little else. Got much deeper in to Spacemen 3s stuff though. You know all the bootlegs and all that.

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