#178

Good list.
You’ve probably heard this already but, man, I thought Two Hands was so much better than UFOF. Even as I’m trying to put my own list together and revisiting both albums I think Two Hands is so deep and imperfectly perfect.

#179

Excellent list. That’s an excellent reminder for me for who to listen to again/next. Cheers.

#180

big fan of Moon Duo but wasn’t that keen on the new one myself.

don’t really like it when they focus exclusively on the light and gentle stuff and leave out all the heavy fuzzy psych (found Part 2 of the last album quite dull but adored Part 1)

#181

My favourites are:

  1. Oso Oso - Basking in the Glow
  2. The National - I am Easy to Find
    3 Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
  3. Big Thief - Two Hands/U.F.O.F (can’t decide)
  4. Spielbergs - This is not the End

Also really enjoyed: Charly Bliss, (Sandy) Alex G, Hatchie, Get Up Kids, Proper., Palehound, and Jimmy Eat World.

A reasonable year.

#182

Huh, funny how the same records can affect people so differently isn’t it? They’re both bloody great though, think we can both agree on that :slight_smile:

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#183

Top 20

  1. Self Esteem - Compliments Please
  2. Press Club - Late Teens
  3. Numenorean - Adore
  4. Girl Band - The Talkies
  5. The Twilight Sad - It Won/t Be Like This All the Time
  6. Jay Som - Anak Ko
  7. These New Puritans - Inside the Rose
  8. The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
  9. Pile - Green and Gray
  10. Richard Dawson - 2020
  11. Press Club - Wasted Energy
  12. FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
  13. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
  14. Big Thief - Two Hands
  15. The St. Pierre Snake Invasion - Caprice Enchanté
  16. Pixies - Beneath the Eyrie
  17. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
  18. White Ward - Love Exchange Failure
  19. Cave In - Final Transmission
  20. USA Nails - Life Cinema

https://community.drownedinsound.com/t/the-2019-dis-forum-user-album-of-the-year-poll-thread/43413/81?u=mouth_breather

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#184
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#185

finally got round to listening to this and it is Very Good

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#186

Updated my Irish music playlist accordingly

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#187

Here’s my top 20:

Undisputed Number One Champion of 2019:
Jenny Hval - The Practice of Love

Other Top Five Contenders:
Earth - Full Upon Her Burning Lips
Sunn O))) - Life Metal
The Twilight Sad - It Won/t Be Like This All The Time
Tuluum Shimmering - These Flowers In Dawn’s Light At Illusion Temple

The Undercard
Alexander Tucker - Guild of the Asbestos Weaver
Avey Tare - Cows on Hourglass Pond
Belle & Sebastian - Days of the Bagnold Summer
Burial - Tunes 2011-2019 (this is cheating since I have it all already, but who cares)
Death & Vanilla - Are You A Dreamer?
Hannah Peel & Will Burns - Chalk Hill Blue
Holly Herndon - Proto
Julian Cope - John Balance Enters Valhalla
Nivhek - After Its Own Death - Walking in a Spiral Towards the House
Jane Weaver - Loops in the Secret Society
Mercury Rev - Bobby Gentry’s “The Delta Sweete” Revisited
The Quiet Temple - The Quiet Temple
Thom Yorke - Anima
Vanishing Twin - The Age Of Immunology
Underworld - Drift Series 1

Best Reissues (etc) of 2019:
King Crimson - Heaven & Earth (Box Set)
Radiohead - OK Computer Minidiscs
R.E.M - Monster 25th Anniversary Edition
Stereolab - everything reissued in 2019, particularly Mars Audiac Quintet

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#188

Just went for mine in the end without any thought.

Feels like it has been a properly weird year for albums. I don’t really think I have felt settled on one album all year that I have listened to on repeat at any point (which normally happens).

I have also not really listened to quite a few albums that I thought I would listen to a lot the (Sandy) Alex G & DIIV albums in particular just washed over me and I moved on. Finally there have been quite a few albums I liked at the time and haven’t really listened to since and now going back to them I’m not really bothered by 1st of this year’s Foals albums being a prime example.

#189

What’s on your Irish playlist out of interest?

#190

posted it earlier in the thread but i’ve added couple more tracks in since :slight_smile:

#191

got my top 4 ironed out but trying to decide what gets the coveted 5th place

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#192

Nice! No The Claque?

#193

decided to limit myself to tracks from albums that have come out this year to keep things relatively compact - was tempted to chuck in singles by The Claque and Just Mustard but then i’d have to widen the scope and think about all the other singles and EPs that have been out as well (also i posted the playlist on facebook too and didn’t want to open a can of worms if i left out any friends’ bands)

#194

(also just think it’s been a really strong year for Irish albums so it was nice to celebrate that specifically, while there are plenty of great singles every year)

#195

The Tandem Felix album is so fucking good.

#196

Yeah the production is gorgeous

They remind me a bit of the Jicks but that perception might partly stem from seeing them support them

#197

Fair goes, that Just Mustard album was good wasn’t it?! I left The Claque off my Secret Santa mixtape (much as it pained me to do so) for the same reason (it was initially on there)…hope they release an album next year!

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