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Albums of the Year 2016
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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.2 -
Vaults - Caught in still life. If you like Florence and the machine its in a similar vain, perhaps a little more chilled.0
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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 mentioned4 -
Wow ! you've got one of those new fangled cassette things!Off_it said: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.
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.0 -
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.3
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I know the feeling. Where's all the Jive Bunny and Taylor Swift fans these days?Off_it said: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.
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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.3 -
22, A Million - Bon Iver2
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Love & Hate - Michael Kiwanunka1
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Let them eat Chaos - Kate Tempest1
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Obscure Pretention by Nobody.anyone.has.ever.heard.of.in.the.vain.attempt.to.make.me.sound.interesting(remix)5
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Yeah, and motorcyclists just want to seem edgy
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Joy Formidable - Hitch
The Kills - Ash & Ice
Walking on Cars - Everything This Way0 -
Marillion - F*** Everyone and Run1
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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.2 -
Ahh forgot about anderson.paak - Malibu, fantastic album
As was BJ The Chicago Kid - In My Mind
It has just come out but I.would.add Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!1 -
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Cat's Eyes - Treasure House.0
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LOL is one of my favourite albums of all time - I was disappointed with LOL 2.Anna_Kissed said:ABC - The Lexicon of Love II
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!'
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The getaway - RHCP1
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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.
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Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika0
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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).0
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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.Leuth said:Anyway, here's my top 60 as it stands, in order
45) The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
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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
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That's fair enough - and it's probably no Ire Works either - but I liked it pretty well tbh, there were some great nutso touchesGarrymanilow said:
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.Leuth said:Anyway, here's my top 60 as it stands, in order
45) The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
It's no Low Teens0 -
my songs of the year playlists/CDs
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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
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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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