1) Jute Gyte - Perdurance 2) Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat To Earth 3) Joanna Wang - House Of Bullies 4) A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service 5) The Sea Nymphs - On The Dry Land 6) Clipping - Splendor & Misery 7) Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone 8) King - We Are King 9) Dawn Richard - Redemption 10) Mitski - Puberty 2 11) North Sea Radio Orchestra - Dronne 12) Bob Drake - Arx Pilosa 13) Autechre - elseq 1-5 14) Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä 15) Katie Gately - Color 16) Crying - Beyond The Fleeting Gales 17) Car Bomb - Meta 18) Ka - Honor Killed The Samurai 19) Tanya Tagaq - Retribution 20) The Display Team - Shifts 21) Comet Control - Center Of The Maze 22) Xenia Rubinos - Black Terry Cat 23) Sad13 - Slugger 24) Teen - Love Yes 25) Votaries - Psychometry 26) The 1975 - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it 27) The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free 28) Dälek - Asphalt For Eden 29) Suede - Night Thoughts 30) Laura Mvula - The Dreaming Room 31) Working For A Nuclear Free City - What Do People Do All Day? 32) Knifeworld - Bottled Out Of Eden 33) Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution 34) Skepta - Konnichiwa 35) David Bowie - Blackstar 36) Saqqara Mastabas - Libras 37) Ultrasound - Real Britannia 38) Anna Meredith - Varmints 39) Hail Spirit Noir - Mayhem In Blue 40) death's dynamic shroud.wmv - CLASSROOM SEXXTAPE 41) Kel Valhaal - New Introductory Lectures On The System Of Transcendental Qabala 42) Trust Fund - We Have Always Lived In The Harolds 43) Mesarthim - Pillars 44) Moulettes - Preternatural 45) The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation 46) Wormed - Krighsu 47) Teleman - Brilliant Sanity 48) Entropia - Ufonaut 49) Field Music - Commontime 50) SHXCXCHCXSH - SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs 51) Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust 52) Sote - Hardcore Sounds From Tehran 53) Basarabian Hills - Attraction 54) Ulrich Schnauss - No Further Ahead Than Today 55) The Mercury Tree - Permutations 56) Wire - Nocturnal Koreans 57) Ulver - ATGCLVLSSCAP 58) Wormrot - Voices 59) Furia - Księżyc milczy luty 60) William Tyler - Modern Country
It was only when I got to the last one I realised the band / artist name came first.
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).
The Wolfhounds have been going for years haven't they? I remember them from the 80s. Was thinking it was the Wolfhounds I saw supporting The Pixies circa 1989 but it turns out it was Wolfgang Press.
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).
The Wolfhounds have been going for years haven't they? I remember them from the 80s. Was thinking it was the Wolfhounds I saw supporting The Pixies circa 1989 but it turns out it was Wolfgang Press.
Think they split around 1990 and have reformed occasionally since then, before reforming properly a couple of years ago. Did a run of singles collected into a CD last year, including the fantastic Cheer Up*, then the album this year.
* Contains a fabulous line about the "interview from hell where you tell them that you've always wanted to fill up empty boxes".
Actually thought 2016 was a good year for music - often think the best music is born of difficult times, too many to mention but some that I really enjoyed
Teenage Fanclub - Here (love them, love this - probably my favourite band ever) Quilt - Plaza Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter Daniel Romano - Mosey Heron Oblivion - s/t
I'm now seeking out Quilt and Heron Oblivion, because I agree the others were good, and I enjoyed seeing them live this year. Saw the Fannies on Wed. at the Quay Sessions in Glasgow, but sound was pretty awful.
My favourite this year was Nos da comrade by Peter Bruntnell. Looking forward to seeing him on Friday at Shacklewell Arms.
Heron Oblivion is Meg Bairds new band - always been a fan of hers since her days with Espers. Kind of dark acid/psych/folk - pretty much my cup of tea. Quilt are much poppier.
Also like Peter Bruntnell - didnt realize he had a new LP out....
Cheers for the recommendations @Oakster - really like the Quilt album!
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Apologies if it has been mentioned - and if it hasn't then how cool am I? (never heard or listened to (them/him/her/it) mind).
Cleopatra - The Lumineers
Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You
Did a run of singles collected into a CD last year, including the fantastic Cheer Up*, then the album this year.
* Contains a fabulous line about the "interview from hell where you tell them that you've always wanted to fill up empty boxes".
'Big Life' - The Rifles
Best live band I saw this year - Sleaford Mods
Guardian's album of the year is from Beyonce.
Jagger is in amazing voice (enhanced or not) for a man who is well into his 70s
Might be on my list next year to as its physically released in January but they surprise released it digitally for free on Christmas eve.