It sounds like we had the exact same day! I listened to those 3 this morning
Oh I had no about P.S. Eliot or that Katie had a twin sister who's also a musician. Cool stuff. I have some listening to do!
Everything she does is so much fun! And Mac as the ice cream man? Awesome
Yeah i can see the Plastic Beach comparison
Excellent choice. One of my favorites from them
Excellent! Thanks for posting this
I'm guessing Meredith Festival based on some quick googling. That looks like a cool venue. Sounds like an awesome time
Very cool. I bet it will be worth it regardless of the weather
Yeah I assumed that but I figured I'd provide information instead for anyone checking out this thread
Lol don't forget The Silver Cord! That one is actually my favorite thing they did this year. That's the beauty of King Gizz. They are so prolific that there's something for everyone to enjoy!
If you care about my opinion here are my thoughts on some of my favorites from this list. I'd love to hear some other opinions too!
- PJ Harvey: I Inside The Old Year Dying
I think most of us know PJ Harvey. This is some of her best work in my opinion.
- Titanic: Vidrio
This is a collaboration between cellist Mabe Fratti and guitarist Hector Tosta. I'm a fan of anything Fratti has been involved with. It falls somewhere in between experimental, ambient, jazz, and pop.
- Young Fathers: Heavy Heavy
Almost genreless energy? Excellent album. One of my favorite albums this year. Check out their recent KEXP session.
- Water From Your Eyes: Everyone’s Crushed
One of the more innovative groups doing stuff right now. Calling it indie pop/rock is an understatement.
- Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter: SAVED!
She changed her name and ditched the metal. But maintained the intensity. It's religious trauma: the album.
- billy woods & Kenny Segal: Maps
Likely my favorite hip hop record this year from underground rapper billy woods. It's dark and thoughtful and Kenny Segal's production is excellent.
- Kara Jackson: Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
Really excellent folk album. Great songwriting and lyricism.
- Bully: Lucky For You
Nothing groundbreaking here. Just some good fuzzy indie pop/rock.
- Mitski: The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We
So good that it made it to the album club discussion!
- Sufjan Stevens: Javelin
For fans of Carrie & Lowell style Sufjan.
- Wednesday: Rat Saw God
I'm not surprised to see this one at number 1. It's excellent country tinged noisy alternative rock.
I saw this one the other day. To me it seems silly to make a ranking list for something this expansive. But I'm sure it gets more clicks than if they were to name the article "300 great albums in no particular order"