theblackestday Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 No Drama above Rage... choices Pick Up though! Ngl I had to turn off Marie's album halfway through because I found it quite grating maybe I just wasn't in the right mood Loved Now Only, Loner and especially Caution
Lazuli Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 5 dollars and thank u, next Cherry was ok I guess but kinda underwhelming Caution Now Only
Wicked Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 I agree re: Dead Magic but it just seemed very much up your alley lol. Nice to see Caution, and she'll probably remain underrated until it's too late.
Blue Rose Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 Caution was a cute album from what I remembered. Only played it 2 or 3 times. Gtfo and A No No are bops tho
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted December 25, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 25, 2018 Everyone is loving Sway... why....Anna is my fave in that set, didn't know the others! The next set slays, although Caroline, Mariahl and Marie should be a BiT higher, no???
Sunderland 4ever Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) Sugar and Spice ❤️ Hoping Hatchie releases an LP soon. Edited December 25, 2018 by Sunderland 4ever
Pink Matter Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 Another solid set! 5 Dollars, Cherry, No Drama all go awf Marie and Caroline All this Caution love I'm seeing is interesting. Might give her album a spin.
Vilppu Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 both marie and mount eerie are works i respect more than like really? they're just tiring for me personally to listen to but ofc they're impressive bodies of work. love rage and 5 dollars from the song set
MP2K Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 Listened to JOY for the first time and I'm slayed. I need to subscribe to her or something because I keep missing out since her sophmore. Glady + Cherry First time seeing No Drama recognized lol Also, gave Caroline's More of the Same a few spins and Cry! just never gave her a full listen
collin Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 Cherry and Be Your USA are so low, both are much higher for me Thank U Next, No Drama Every album in this update - help Aisha Devi just missed mine, but loved that one. I have to say I'm a little surprised you didn't like Working Class Woman more!
World Eater Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 I need to give Dead Magic a couple more listenes, but I liked it very much. Kacey, Marie, Mariah and Mount Eerie snatched I've learned that you can spell talent in a multiple way, for example: 5 dollars, Gladly, thank u, next, Rage or Pick Up, very interesting
TRF. Posted December 26, 2018 Author Posted December 26, 2018 I forgot about this one list oops! Lemme get it over with quickly and I'll finish the rest later These are not necessarily new-new artists, but rather artists who either released their debut album in 2018 or enjoyed a huge breakthrough in the same year. Ok let's go! 15. Snail Mail 14. Organ Tapes 13. Tierra Whack 12. JPEGMAFIA 11. Oklou 10. Smerz 9. serpentwithfeet 8. Bad Gyal 7. LOONA 6. Playboi Carti --- 5. Shygirl 4. Noname 3. Rico Nasty 2. Tirzah 1. ROSALÍA
TRF. Posted December 26, 2018 Author Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 1:27 PM, TRF. said: The idea would be finishing everything before Christmas. We'll see how that goes. As it turned out... not very well.
TRF. Posted December 26, 2018 Author Posted December 26, 2018 18 hours ago, theblackestday said: No Drama above Rage... choices Pick Up though! Ngl I had to turn off Marie's album halfway through because I found it quite grating maybe I just wasn't in the right mood Loved Now Only, Loner and especially Caution My choices! Also yeah I get how you feel about the Marie album, give it some time though! 15 hours ago, Wicked said: I agree re: Dead Magic but it just seemed very much up your alley lol. Nice to see Caution, and she'll probably remain underrated until it's too late. Yeah ? Hopefully we can appreciate her more when she's still with us! Not like she'll ever leave us because she's immortal and Triumphant (Get 'Em) 15 hours ago, madonnas said: Everyone is loving Sway... why....Anna is my fave in that set, didn't know the others! The next set slays, although Caroline, Mariahl and Marie should be a BiT higher, no??? Why???? Because it's talented incredible amazing showstopping etc. etc. you know! Also... yeah maybe so. 11 hours ago, Pink Matter said: Another solid set! 5 Dollars, Cherry, No Drama all go awf Marie and Caroline All this Caution love I'm seeing is interesting. Might give her album a spin. Do it!!! 11 hours ago, Vilppu said: both marie and mount eerie are works i respect more than like really? they're just tiring for me personally to listen to but ofc they're impressive bodies of work. love rage and 5 dollars from the song set Yeah I feel you, especially on Mount Eerie. His music is not the kind of stuff that you'll play a lot but still... sticks with you, you know? 10 hours ago, MP2K said: Also, gave Caroline's More of the Same a few spins and Cry! just never gave her a full listen you should! Cry! is honestly my least fave on that album so if you liked that song keep in mind everything else is even better! 8 hours ago, collin said: Cherry and Be Your USA are so low, both are much higher for me Thank U Next, No Drama Every album in this update - help Aisha Devi just missed mine, but loved that one. I have to say I'm a little surprised you didn't like Working Class Woman more! Yeah I was... surprised Aisha wasn't in your listie! I love Woman Crush Wednesday but I didn't listen to it as much as I would've wished to. Guess that's part of her releasing kinda late in the year lol! 7 hours ago, World Eater said: I've learned that you can spell talent in a multiple way, for example: 5 dollars, Gladly, thank u, next, Rage or Pick Up, very interesting this tea
Tom Vercetti Posted December 26, 2018 Posted December 26, 2018 Rosalia had quite a year. The amount of stanning i've seen on this forum alone is telling.
theblackestday Posted December 26, 2018 Posted December 26, 2018 Jpeg, Smerz, Shygirl and Rico Tizrah though
MP2K Posted December 26, 2018 Posted December 26, 2018 Snail Mail, Tierra Whack, serpentwithfeet. Noname, Rico Nasty, Tirzah, ROSALÍA Other familiar names but I have to check out.
Pink Matter Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 Rosalia and Noname A number of the other artists like Shygirl, Rico Nasty, serpent, and Tierra Whack are on my radar too!
TRF. Posted December 27, 2018 Author Posted December 27, 2018 #70. Nathy Peluso - "La sandunguera" (latin rap) from 'La sandunguera (EP)' Latinas truly stay winning! #69. CupcakKe - "Duck Duck Goose" (hip house) from 'Ephorize' One of the most fun sex songs she's ever recorded. The hook is extremely catchy and nearly every line on this track is fire. We love the Queen Of Rap! #68. ECCO2K - "AAA Powerline" (alt R&B) from ? This was produced by Yves Tumor under the pseudonym Shanti, and the production might be the best thing about the song, sure, but ECCO2K's repetitive yet catchy delivery makes for an entrancing experience. Like a midpoint between soundcloud rap and Boards of Canada. #67. Chelsea Jade - "Laugh It Off" (synthpop) from 'Personal Best' Easily the best single off of her album. Perfect synthpop that a lot of both indie girls AND pop girls should be taking notes from, in my opinion. #66. Lauren Auder - "These Broken Limbs Again Into One Body" (art pop) from 'Who Carry's You' Fun fact: Lauren Auder's Who's Carry's You EP was left off of my EP charts last minute. There were some things I wasn't totally in love with it about it, so I decided to leave it out, but this track is one of the main reasons I considered it in the first place. Slow, artsy trip-hop, that sounds like the midpoint between King Krule, Tim Hecker and Portishead, wonderful, deep vocals and just... all around greatness. #65. Dorian Electra - "Career Boy" (synthpop/bubblegum bass) from ? There is something about this song that makes me... very sad? Like there's something inherently sad about someone making an ironic joke about the way capitalism forces to love our jobs in order to find some sort of happiness. We love a rehabilitated libertarian! #64. Tommy Genesis & Charli XCX - "100 Bad" (trap rap) from 'Tommy Genesis' The Tommy Genesis album... OK I had quite a lot of mixed thoughts about that one. On one hand, you have really generic emo-pop influenced tracks that sound like Radio Disney version of Lil Uzi Vert, on the other you have badass bangers like "Tommy", "Daddy", "Play with It" or this. Which is just great. And the Charli XCX remix/version makes it even better. #63. Marie Davidson - "So Right" (synthpop) from 'Working Class Woman' The pop heart of Marie Davidson's album, and even though it's as clubby as most of her album is... damn is this a really fun pop song. #62. Earl Sweatshirt feat. Navy Blue - "The Mint" (abstract hip hop) from 'Some Rap Songs' My fave off of the two singles from 'Some Rap Songs'! That jazzy piano loop is extremely catchy and both Earl and Navy Blue deliver great verses on top of it. #61. Elysia Crampton - "Oscollo" (digital cumbia) from 'Elysia Crampton' Elysia's music has always taken from genres such as cumbia or huayno, but perhaps never as obviously (and as well) as in this song. Kind of takes me back to my childhood. Same with the video, which is a total throwback to mid-to-late-00's Andean commercials and social media.
TRF. Posted December 27, 2018 Author Posted December 27, 2018 #35. JPEGMAFIA – Veteran Genre: Glitch Hop, Industrial Hip Hop Political Hip Hop, Trap Rap, Cloud Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop, Sound Collage Country: USA || Label: Deathbomb Arc Baltimore rapper and producer Barrington Hendricks a.k.a. JPEGMAFIA is a provocateur, sure, but to only pin him down as this exclusively feels quite reductive of what he does. His usage of irony, sarcasm, jokes and just all around strange stuff in his lyrics it's what separates him from other rappers, his takes on politics can be funny and edgy as genuinely interesting and complex, touching of themes ranging from black identity to ****ing Tomi Lahren to a hypothetical Morrissey death. But the production on Veteran is also on another level, extremely packed with samples that have enormously varied sources, like the clicking of a retractable pen, video games, field recordings or old school underground house music. It's refreshing, creative, interesting and unique. Maybe not for everybody, but certainly a one of a kind rap album. LISTEN Highlights: "Real Nega", "Thug Tears", "Baby I'm Bleeding", "Rock n Roll Is Dead", "DD Form 214" (feat. Bobbi Rush), "Whole Foods", "I Cannot ****ing Wait Until Morrissey Dies", "Rainbow Six" (feat. You’ll like it if you like: Vince Staples, Milo, Arca's Stretch era, clipping. #34. Pendant – Make Me Know You Sweet Genre: Ambient Glitch, Drone, Ambient Dub, Nature Recordings Country: U.S. || Label: West Mineral In 2016, producer Brian Leeds, who has recorded under several names but is more known for his works as Huerco S., released an album under that pseudonym called For Those of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have). This record pushed him away from the lo-fi, experimental house he had been known for at the time, into what is basically ambient music, even though there some remnants of his dance music projects. It might be one of the best albums of the decade, in my opinion. In Make Me Know You Sweet, his debut release as Pendant and the first under his own label, West Mineral, he leaves dance music completely behind for ambient. That does not make the music any less interesting though, as it is as dense and wonderful as before, with lots of layers and details that make it stand out from an average ambient record that its only purpose is for you to play it in the background. LISTEN Highlights: “VVQ-SSJ", "BBN-UWZ", "IBX-BZC", "OXI-GKK" You’ll like it if you like: Huerco S., Gas, William Basinski, Biosphere, Felicia Atkinson, Laurel Halo #33. The Body – I Have Fought Against It, But I Can't Any Longer. Genre: Drone Metal, Death Industrial Post-Industrial, Neoclassical Darkwave, Power Electronics, Industrial Metal Country: USA || Label: Thrill Jockey The Body are a band who make dark, abrasive, loud music. This becomes apparent if you randomly click play in any of their most played tracks. They are mostly classified as metal, but not necessarily limited by it, while still maintaining the aggression of that style of music. Their album I Have Fought Against It, But I Can't Any Longer is proof of them pushing their boundaries and existing outside of most genre realms, while still keeping their identity as a band, what characterizes them — like the howling of vocalist Chip King or their overwhelming sense of dread and hopelessness that you can find in nearly all their work. But this is a record that has very visible influences coming from classical music, techno, industrial, dub, trip hop, harsh noise, darkwave or ambient music. And the fact that they make a record so diverse in sound work so well, and sound as bleak and violent as it does, makes it one of the most impressive, important metal releases of this year. LISTEN Highlights: "The Last Form of Loving", "Can Carry No Weight", "The West Has Failed", "Nothing Stirs", "An Urn", "Ten Times a Day, Every Day, a Stranger" You’ll like it if you like: Sunn O))), Godflesh, Diamanda Galas, Boris, Zola Jesus, The Haxan Cloak #32. Against All Logic – 2012-2017 Genre: Deep House Microhouse, Outsider House, Funky House Country: USA || Label: Other People In early 2018, Chilean-American producer and vocalist Nicolas Jaar quietly released an album under the name Against All Logic. He had previously performed under this pseudonym and released some singles under it, but 2012-2017 was his first proper record as such. And it was as good as you would expect from him. While Jaar's music is usually rooted in the genre of house, he is not limited by that genre, rather taking elements from experimental, ambient or psychedelic music into this context. That is not the case with this record though, as it is way more straight-forward, while still managing to be extremely inventive and unique in its own right, thanks to its creative usage of samples or its insane grooves. This is one of Jaar's most fun and interesting projects to date, and a record that lives up to house's highest standards, both past and present. LISTEN Highlights: "This Old House Is All I Have", "I Never Dream", "Hopeless", "Such a Bad Way", "Cityfade", "Flash in the Pan", "You Are Going to Love Me and Scream", "Rave on U" You’ll like it if you like: DJ Koze, Theo Parrish, Moodymann, Leon Vynehall, John Talabot #31. Elza Soares – Deus é mulher Genre: Vanguarda paulista, Art Rock Art Punk, Math Rock, Samba-Rock Country: Brazil || Label: Deckdisk It doesn't take a lot of googling to find out that the current political situation of Brazil isn't at its best, and even before the election of Bolsonaro. And, to be fair, legendary singer Elza Soares' latest album, Deus é mulher isn't necessarily about that, but it definitely reflects a lot of what is going on there. This record is decidedly less gentle and soft than its predecessor, with her musicians taking her sound into a louder direction, more rock than music that is traditionally associated with Brazil. It's less self-reflective and more gutsy, but just as cathartic, not only for her, but also for the listener — especially those who understand the lyrics. It's one of the most important statements from the now 81-year-old singer, who constantly proves herself to be more necessary than ever in this climate, releasing some of her best music to date in the process. LISTEN Highlights: "O que se cala", "Exú nas escolas", "Banho", "Eu quero comer você", "Língua solta", "Hienas da TV", "Credo", "Deus ha de ser" You’ll like it if you like: Metá Metá, Protomartyr, Juçara Marçal, Priests, Battles
Blue Rose Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 5 hours ago, TRF. said: #33. The Body – I Have Fought Against It, But I Can't Any Longer. This made my list too Tirzah making the top2
Uncatena Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 Laugh It Off yaaaaaaaaaaaaas. One of the finest pop songs of the year!! Career Boy is super cute, the video slays. I haven't listened to Jpegmafia yet but I really need to. Nicolas SNAPPED with that A.A.L album, thats how you do techno bitch.
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