Recommend me some 2022 albums +1000th album halp

[rayword45]

Day 414: Thin Black Duke by Oxbow

I've never listened to this band before yet I know I've heard their name several times somewhere. Probably that Steve Albini site. I don't know if this is a good one for them but it mostly just sounds like warm, somewhat Shellac-y indie/post-punk with an artsy Eddie Vedder mumbling even harder, not that this isn't significantly better than Pearl Jam. Only a couple songs deviate from their riff formula which I don't feel like outlining. I wanted more noise and atonal riffs, this doesn't stimulate me enough. Fuck midterms.

Best Track: A Gentleman's Gentleman
Rating: 6/10

[rayword45]

Day 415: New Energy by Four Tet

I've admittedly listened to this guy less than I probably should have, considering how much I've enjoyed all the shit I've checked out. Rounds is the best album, obviously, but goddamn if my favorite isn't No More Mosquitos, slow jam to end all slow jams with a groovy effing bass line and some phenomenal psychedelic acoustic in there, THAT'S some good folktronica. Besides those two albums, not much else. The most recent thing (chronologically) I've listened to is Ringer which was some pretty dope dance music but not nearly as revelatory.

While this feels more in line with that last one, at least mood-wise, it's got a little bit of all his styles I've heard minus trip hop, and probably many others I haven't checked out. The more folk-influenced tracks are the winners tonight. They're mildly hit-or-miss and don't reach the earlier peaks of stuff like Slow Jam, mainly because they feel a lot safer, but they're pretty, Lush and especially You Are Loved in particular. Most of the rest is a sort of IDM house vibe, whatever the hell that means or whatever Microhouse actually is. It's... also hit-or-miss, not quite danceable for my style and some of the tracks go on too long. I feel like I'm shitting on this album too much, bevause I really do enjoy it, but it's nowhere near his older stuff and feels a bit unchallenging. To be a bit positive, some of the more dance-esque tracks do a good job of combining build-up with beats you can move to, which makes seeing this guy live sound all the more appealing.

Either way, a very relaxing, pleasant listen, but not the most necessary of Kieran's drops. Still, I know I'm gonna be bumping this for a little while, so a high score it gets.

Best Track: You Are Loved
Rating: 7/10

[rayword45]

Day 316: Who Told You to Think​?​?​!​!​?​!​?​!​?​! by Milo

Steve crying in Malden? Courage The Cowardly Dog? Eaglebones Falconhawk? Virtue signalling? Jesus Christ, this guy is one of the biggest nerds I've ever listened to! And unlike traditional "nerdcore" rappers this feels one hundred percent genuine, like he's really, truly interested in all this goofy shit.

I don't feel like writing a real review. I'm sorry. I'm hungover and this weekend was too fucking boring. I like the lyrics, I like this dude's delivery although I can see why others wouldn't (his monotone style fits the hazy beats, like it does with Earl cept this is nowhere as good/depressing) and I enjoy the hazy beats and cloudy production. It's also nice and short, by rap album standards at least.

Truthfully, I listened to this like 5 times and couldn't write anything. Clearly, I still can't.

Best Track: Landscaping
Rating: 8/10

[rayword45]

Day 417: Ritual Spirit by Massive Attack (Album Choice: bruisedknees)

Mood based album choice and review. The rap in Dead Editors does not keep my attention and the ending is too dissonant blah. Same for all the songs. I want sexier trip hop somehow. The heavy piano shit is great. 50% good. Byebye.

Best Track: Ritual Spirit
Rating: 5/10

[rayword45]

Day 418: Where Are We Going by Octo Octa (Album Choice: BonafideSupastar)

This is some groovy shit. Only a hint of melody in pretty much every track in favor of robotic synthlines, slow breaks and slight samples. Would go perfectly at a rave afterparty in my humble opinion. Don't have much else to say, nobody reads these. Very easy to listen to both studying and repeatedly.

Best Track: Fleeting Moments Of Freedom (Wooo)
Rating: 8/10

[blindreper1179]

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[rayword45]

Day 419: Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 by Lil Peep (Album Choice: Hazel H.)

Mood album of sorts (based on what others tell me), as well as continuing my hunt for more 2017 music. RIP Lil Peep, I never had much respect for your music in the past but I think it deserves another shot considering the circumstances and new context and whatnot. Fuck fentanyl man. Fuck Xanax culture. It's awful. Especially in college.

Well, giving this another shot... This is still way too samey, and not in a good way. It literally sounds like I'm listening to the same song multiple times. And the lyrics aren't hitting as emotionally hard as I was expecting.. What was I expecting? I confuse myself. I was expecting more darkness about the perils of addiction, but this is mostly just... generic emo wangst lyics. Damn.

The hooks are catchy, I'lll give him points for being terse and he knows what atmosphere he's going for. Only thing is that playing this shit at a party would be megawack. And once more, fuck Fent. I hope Peep's posthumous releases show emotional improvement.

Best Track: Awful Things
Rating: 4/10

[rushyrulz]

Pentakill - Grasp of the Undying

[Arcsynth]

Kara-Lis Coverdale - Grafts

doooooo et

[rayword45]

Day 420: SATURATION III by BROCKHAMPTON (Album Choice: Jeremy C.)

This album proves it, JOBA is this band's secret weapon. He basically makes HOTTIE, ALASKA and BOOGIE with his versatility. Not enough Merlyn though.

Stylistically, this is much closer to the second album in that it feels cohesive mood-wise rather than somewhat unfocused. This one feels much more modern with a heavier electronic side as opposed to the jazz of the second album or R&B of the first. The voice modulator is still here and still sucks most of the time, with the exception of the phenomenal BLEACH.

You guys should realize by now I'm a total Stan for these guys... gross I referenced that terrible rapper. Anyways, better than the first, worse than the second. Just like the Rick & Morty seasons! ...kill me.

Best Track: BOOGIE or BLEACH (an album consisting of 50 minutes of these would be damn close to a 10)
Rating: 8/10

[rayword45]

Day 421: Contact by Pharmakon (Album Choice: JessiEye)

I almost saw this... act live last year but got drunk in my dorm instead. Ah well. Let's see how this works for the study because finals are killing me holy god it's 3AM why do I always do this

This is mostly what I expected. Clipped shrieks, atmospheric, abrasive synths and booming drum patterns forming to create something out of a horror movie with only a few exceptions on here, and those are mostly uninteresting (like what is Sentient even supposed to be? A THX sound?). Not terrible for the study, if a bit agitating at times. The first and last track are easily the best here, but the others in the same style are enjoyable too. Not an everyday listener either, but good for 3AM self-hate and well-crafted. Not gonna make my top 10 for the year but I have no regrets.

Side note: Something about Sleepwalking Form sounds VERY much like a psychedelic trip.

Extra side note: I am unnecessarily glad that SATURATION III was the 420 album.

Best Track: No Natural Order
Rating: 7/10

[Crazyjayde]

Originally Posted by Arcsynth

Kara-Lis Coverdale - Grafts

Her show was great, glad to know she made something this year!

And it's funny how this thread has slowly become the one thing I like to check up on on my occasionnal visits. Grats on the log, I've picked on some good stuff through it.

Have some recs boo :

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen (in preparation for next year's release!)
James Holden - The Animal Spirits
Magnolia Electric Co. - S/T (also known to be released under Songs: Ohia)
Richard Dawson - Peasant
Steve Roden - Stars of Ice
Sparklehorse - It's a Wonderful Life
Supersilent - 6
Zimpel/Ziolek - S/T

[Arcsynth]

Originally Posted by Crazyjayde

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen (in preparation for next year's release!)
James Holden - The Animal Spirits
Magnolia Electric Co. - S/T (also known to be released under Songs: Ohia)
Richard Dawson - Peasant
Steve Roden - Stars of Ice
Sparklehorse - It's a Wonderful Life
Supersilent - 6
Zimpel/Ziolek - S/T

thank you for these recs! i've heard and really like Insen, Animal Spirits and 6 (maybe magnolia electric co too?), so if that means anything the rest should be up my alley

couple more from 2017:

Sarah Davachi - All My Circles Run
Andrea Belfi - Ore

[MarioNintendo]

Has someone recommended Sleep at the Edge of the Earth by Wilderun already?
Also, what is "piano shit" in your google docs sheet? I don't remember recommending that :P

[rayword45]

Day 422: Meeting Of The Forest by Animal Collective

My history with Animal Collective is as follows.

1. Discover Sung Tongs in 9th grade, hate it and dismiss them (I should've stopped here?)
2. Keep trying for some reason, and I don't know what
3. I'm a fan as of mid-10th grade, Strawberry Jam is a 5-star album right now. Keep in mind this was after Centipede Hz had been released.
4. Burn out from listening to them way too damn much, and also realizing that a good fuckin chunk of their songs have next-to-zero replay value
5. Painting With comes out and why should I care about these guys? Their love songs are still jams though (especially Bluish and The Purple Bottle) and they have a few decent things here and there.

Hence why I'm listening to this so damn late. This is the first release they've done without Panda Bear who I've now long thought of as the most talented member of the group by a wide margin, let's see how they hang without him or Deakin but really... who cares about Deakin? Who still cares about this band? (hehheh I'm in college hehheh)

Damn this took forever to get started. Reminds me kinda of Mount Eerie in that folk album-y way, only that was a much better album thus far, and that pales in comparison to A Crow Looked At Me. The first real song, a meandering acoustic affair, was pretty after a long ambient intro, but eventually turned really boring, like the shitty drone parts of Sung Tongs or the waste of time that is Campfire Songs. The second track incorporates some electronics at first, and then turns into the exact same thing. This was voted best release of theirs in 8 years over Centipede Hz (which at least had a few catchy pop tunes)? What the fuck? Is it because of how it was recorded?

Best Track: Anaconda Opportunity
Rating: 5/10

[PixlSM]

Originally Posted by rayword45

anco stuff

Really? Panda bear most talented over Avey? Have you listened to Spirit They've Gone, Spirit They've Vanished yet? Its pretty much entirely Avey there (panda technically did the drumming but avey just told panda what to do for it)

[rayword45]

^I have, and I've listened to most other AnCo stuff for the record (binged HARD back in 2013/2014). I only like tracks 2-5 on Spirit, and even those suffer from having THE WORST PRODUCTION I'VE EVER HEARD ON AN ALBUM.

[PixlSM]

Originally Posted by rayword45

THE WORST PRODUCTION I'VE EVER HEARD ON AN ALBUM.

I see a lot of people say this but I actually kinda like the production on the album honestly. The really quiet vocals are a disappointment but other than that I like it. Also how can you not like Alvin Row? It’s probably be best thing they’ve ever written

[rayword45]

Day 423: All My Circles Run by Sarah Davachi (Album Choice: Arcsynth)

When I first put this album on I assumed I was in for a real boring snoozefest consisting of textural amelodic nothings for 40 minutes. Luckily, I was right about the textural nothings but nothing else, as the first track is an outlier in its near total lack of melody. The other tracks are nowhere near as repetitious (though make no mistake, this album is way more about atmosphere than movement). It's a very spare album, but one that sounds pretty and natural, and I need more ambient that loops real instruments instead of synths.

Best ambient release I've heard from this year, but then again I forget what came out this year besides the new Basinski and Gas. My sister might have seen Gas live by pure chance... I wonder.

Best Track: Chanter
Rating: 8/10

[Crazyjayde]

Hey no worries Arcsynth, it was actually meant as suggestions for the thread but I'm glad to take yours home too.