Come on, own up - at least half of these "acts" are names made up by people just to make themselves sound clever and with it, aren't they?
If not, I'm much more out of touch than I thought as have only heard of about two or three.
That said, I'm still perfectly happy sticking Now That's What I Call Music 3 in my cassette deck.
Wow ! you've got one of those new fangled cassette things!
I probably shouldn't try to be involved in this thread. I hardly understand a word of it. But I will just say I have been a Bowie fan for decades and I think Blackstar is cack ..................and it hurts me to say that in the circumstances.
Blackstar - listened to it on the day of release and loved it. When I listened to it two days later the lyrics took on a completely new meaning, love it even more.
Bowie's Blackstar, with pretty much the same feeling as @BowieAddick
Kaytranada - 99.9% Bon Iver - 22. A Million De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody The 1975 - I like it when you sleep... Bear's Den - Red Earth & the Pouring Rain Catfish & the Bottlemen - The Ride The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything you've come to expect Jamie T - Trick Courteeners - Mapping the rendezvous
Loads more too, but will check out a few of the ones mentioned here by others.
A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service Bon Iver - 22, A Million Anderson .Paak - Malibu Blood Orange - Freetown Sound Frank Ocean - Blonde Nao - For All We Know Schoolboy Q - Blank Face The Avalanches - Wildflower YG - Still Brazy The Hotelier - Goodness
Top 10 for me in any order. Mostly Rnb and Rap releases this year.
LOL is one of my favourite albums of all time - I was disappointed with LOL 2.
My faves of the year:
Bowie's 'Blackstar' Childish Gambino 'Awaken, My Love!' (Old school funk / soul / psychedelia) Iamthemorning 'Lighthouse' Francis and the Lights 'Farewell, Starlite!'
Heard a lot of people really love Tribe's new album (including many on here). Haven't listened to them in ages but will check it out.
I've really enjoyed Frightened Rabbit's Painting of a Panic Attack. There are some weaker tracks, but there are some absolutely beautiful, brilliant ones as well.
I'm caught in two minds on 22, a million, although I've only given it 2-3 listens.
Olafur Arnalds' Island Songs is a beautiful tribute to Iceland.
The Wilderness by Explosions in the Sky. Maybe their best work since The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place.
Mogwai's "Atomic," a soundtrack, is beautiful. I think they either have a new record out now or coming out.
Daughter's Not to Disappear. I think it's better than their first record (which was critically acclaimed). Beautiful and haunting.
Lastly, probably my favorite record of the year was Minor Victories' s/t debut. Rachel Goswell's voice is excellent, and the track "Scattered Ashes," a duet with James Graham from The Twilight Sad is incredible.
Hmm, hesitate to comment as I think I've only got one new album this year, on vinyl too, which was The Wolfhounds "Untied Kingdom". Very good it is too, thoughtful angry indie with some lo-fi interludes from east London's suburbs by men who have recently turned 50. (Perhaps I'm their target demographic).
I still can't work out if I'm slightly disappointed by Dissociation or not. All the reviews talk about how it's their final album and the effecct that will have, and I think I got a bit swept up in that feeling too, but I'm realising I haven't gone back to it anywhere near as much as I have with their other albums. It feels a bit more like a 'this is everything we have been' album rather than another boundary pusher.
Fat White Family - Songs for our Mothers Steve Mason - Meet the Humans Bat Bike - Getting Back The Glowing Man - The Swans Congrats- Holy F*ck The Wedding Present - Going going
I still can't work out if I'm slightly disappointed by Dissociation or not. All the reviews talk about how it's their final album and the effecct that will have, and I think I got a bit swept up in that feeling too, but I'm realising I haven't gone back to it anywhere near as much as I have with their other albums. It feels a bit more like a 'this is everything we have been' album rather than another boundary pusher.
It's no Low Teens
That's fair enough - and it's probably no Ire Works either - but I liked it pretty well tbh, there were some great nutso touches
my songs of the year playlists/CDs A Celebrate - Anderson .Park Operator (DJ Koze's Disco Edit) - Låpsley Old Skool - Metronomy Tilted - Christine And The Queens If Rah - Underworld Shutdown - Skepta Rinse & Repeat (feat. Kah-Lo) - Riton Born Again Teen - Lucius U Coulda Been An A - Colleen Green Shut Up Kiss Me - Angel Olsen The Orange Monkey - PJ Harvey Blackstar - David Bowie Flags Of The Old Regime - Peter Doherty Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales - Car Seat Headrest Jesus' Son - Placebo Calamity Song - The Decemberists Dorothy - Kevin Morby Way We Won't - Grandaddy Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots Touch Of Grey - The War On Drugs
B Blessings - Chance the Rapper Close To You - Rihanna Jonathan (feat. Perfume Genius) - Christine and the Queens I Need a Forest Fire (feat. Bon Iver) - James Blake Intern - Angel Olsen Ch-Ching - Chairlift Pain - De La Soul feat. Snoop Dogg I Exhale - Underworld I'm an Outlaw - Kurt Vile Water - Kevin Morby Why Would I Now? - The Decemberists You Are Killing Me - The Dandy Warhols Between The Lines - Colleen Green Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time - Panic! at the Disco I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore - Lucy Dacus The Pharmacy Cross - The Wave Pictures You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen Lazarus - David Bowie Song for Brian Jones - Ultimate Painting I'm Still Believing - Toy Dusseldorf - Teleman
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If not, I'm much more out of touch than I thought as have only heard of about two or three.
That said, I'm still perfectly happy sticking Now That's What I Call Music 3 in my cassette deck.
A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
Standout of the year for me by a mile, glad to see it mentioned
I probably shouldn't try to be involved in this thread. I hardly understand a word of it.
But I will just say I have been a Bowie fan for decades and I think Blackstar is cack ..................and it hurts me to say that in the circumstances.
Kaytranada - 99.9%
Bon Iver - 22. A Million
De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody
The 1975 - I like it when you sleep...
Bear's Den - Red Earth & the Pouring Rain
Catfish & the Bottlemen - The Ride
The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything you've come to expect
Jamie T - Trick
Courteeners - Mapping the rendezvous
Loads more too, but will check out a few of the ones mentioned here by others.
The Kills - Ash & Ice
Walking on Cars - Everything This Way
Bon Iver - 22, A Million
Anderson .Paak - Malibu
Blood Orange - Freetown Sound
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Nao - For All We Know
Schoolboy Q - Blank Face
The Avalanches - Wildflower
YG - Still Brazy
The Hotelier - Goodness
Top 10 for me in any order. Mostly Rnb and Rap releases this year.
As was BJ The Chicago Kid - In My Mind
It has just come out but I.would.add Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
My faves of the year:
Bowie's 'Blackstar'
Childish Gambino 'Awaken, My Love!' (Old school funk / soul / psychedelia)
Iamthemorning 'Lighthouse'
Francis and the Lights 'Farewell, Starlite!'
I've really enjoyed Frightened Rabbit's Painting of a Panic Attack. There are some weaker tracks, but there are some absolutely beautiful, brilliant ones as well.
I'm caught in two minds on 22, a million, although I've only given it 2-3 listens.
Olafur Arnalds' Island Songs is a beautiful tribute to Iceland.
The Wilderness by Explosions in the Sky. Maybe their best work since The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place.
Mogwai's "Atomic," a soundtrack, is beautiful. I think they either have a new record out now or coming out.
Daughter's Not to Disappear. I think it's better than their first record (which was critically acclaimed). Beautiful and haunting.
Lastly, probably my favorite record of the year was Minor Victories' s/t debut. Rachel Goswell's voice is excellent, and the track "Scattered Ashes," a duet with James Graham from The Twilight Sad is incredible.
It's no Low Teens
Steve Mason - Meet the Humans
Bat Bike - Getting Back
The Glowing Man - The Swans
Congrats- Holy F*ck
The Wedding Present - Going going
A
Celebrate - Anderson .Park
Operator (DJ Koze's Disco Edit) - Låpsley
Old Skool - Metronomy
Tilted - Christine And The Queens
If Rah - Underworld
Shutdown - Skepta
Rinse & Repeat (feat. Kah-Lo) - Riton
Born Again Teen - Lucius
U Coulda Been An A - Colleen Green
Shut Up Kiss Me - Angel Olsen
The Orange Monkey - PJ Harvey
Blackstar - David Bowie
Flags Of The Old Regime - Peter Doherty
Drunk Drivers / Killer Whales - Car Seat Headrest
Jesus' Son - Placebo
Calamity Song - The Decemberists
Dorothy - Kevin Morby
Way We Won't - Grandaddy
Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots
Touch Of Grey - The War On Drugs
B
Blessings - Chance the Rapper
Close To You - Rihanna
Jonathan (feat. Perfume Genius) - Christine and the Queens
I Need a Forest Fire (feat. Bon Iver) - James Blake
Intern - Angel Olsen
Ch-Ching - Chairlift
Pain - De La Soul feat. Snoop Dogg
I Exhale - Underworld
I'm an Outlaw - Kurt Vile
Water - Kevin Morby
Why Would I Now? - The Decemberists
You Are Killing Me - The Dandy Warhols
Between The Lines - Colleen Green
Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time - Panic! at the Disco
I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore - Lucy Dacus
The Pharmacy Cross - The Wave Pictures
You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen
Lazarus - David Bowie
Song for Brian Jones - Ultimate Painting
I'm Still Believing - Toy
Dusseldorf - Teleman