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1 hour ago, volition said:

EPs are always something I completely overlook, but I listened to Midnight Cults and remember enjoying it

I honestly was more satisfied with the eps this year overall than albums. Bunch of eps in the HMs I like but I only had room for 20. 

 

1 hour ago, Legend E said:

RIP Topsters, welcome neverendingchartrendering :eli:

 

Idk anything yet, but I am excited :duca: 

Neverending is actually easier for me than Topsters to use so I don't mind the change :rip: 

 

2 hours ago, prézli said:

Dunno them.

You could be familiar with 1 or 2 in the main set to come. No promises tho. 

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Posted
8 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said:

I wanted less filler for my albums list this time.

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Also let me post my last year recap for songs as well.

 

Songs Recap

 

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50. Lana Del Rey ft A$ap Rocky & Playboi Carti - Summer Bummer
49. French Montana ft Swae Lee - Unforgettable
48. Gorillaz ft D.R.A.M - Andromeda
47. MGMT - Little Dark Age
46. SZA - Broken Clocks
45. Laurel Halo - Moontalk
44. Forest Swords - The Highest Flood 
43. Gas - Narkopop 5
42. The Horrors - Machine
41. Kelly Lee Owens ft Jenny Hval - Anxi
40. Calvin Harris ft Frank Ocean & Migos - Slide
39. Slowdive - Sugar For The Pill
38. Alvvays - In Undertow
37. Grizzly Bear - Losing All Sense
36. Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - A Song Of Summer
35. Clarence Clarity - Naysayer Godslayer
34. JMSN - Slowly
33. Björk - Loss(s) 
32. Future - Mask Off
31. Smino - Netflix & Dusse
30. Charli XCX ft Abra - Drugs
29. Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Lif3
28. St. Vincent - Los Ageless
27. Playboi Carti - Magnolia
26. Fleet Foxes - Third of May / Ōdaigahara
25. Elder - Sanctuary
24. Jamiroquai - Cloud 9
23. Tyler The Creator ft Rex Orange County & Anna Of The North - Boredom
22. Frank Ocean - Chanel 
21. Perfume Genius - Slip Away
20. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Crumbling Castle
19. Amenra - A Solitary Reign 
18. Ulver - Rolling Stone 
17. Japanese Breakfast - Diving Woman
16. Miguel - Banana Clip
15. Susanne Sundfør ft John Grant - Mountaineers
14. LCD Soundsystem - How Do You Sleep?
13. Lorde - Homemade Dynamite
12. Vince Staples - Big Fish
11. Blanck Mass - Please
10. Shabazz Palaces ft Thaddillac - Shine A Light
9. Chelsea Wolfe - 16 Psyche
8. King Krule - Dum Surfer
7. BROCKHAMPTON - Gold
6. Goldlink ft Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy - Crew
5. The National - I'll Still Destroy You
4. Kendrick Lamar ft U2 - XXX.
3. Kelela - Blue Light
2. Big K.R.I.T - Subenstein (My Sub IV)
1. The War On Drugs - Thinking Of A Place

 

 

your top 10 was sublime :clap3:

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i'm here king

 

I too sleep on EPs but I see MorMor!

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loved a bunch of these EPs, some of which maybe or maybe did not make my list :mandown:

 

agree that this was quite a solid year for EPs, both in the quality and quantity of them

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will definitely check this out!

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Love these aesthetics :clap3: 

 

and Unforgettable was that bop

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mess i only know like three although i liked them a lot!  great to see loona here, and both the rv and wednesday campanella eps were nice stuff too

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cant waitttt

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I see Mormor and Black Thought on your list :clap3:

The Red Dead Redemption aesthetic looks great too! 

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:gaycat3:

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aphex twin and wednesday campanella were good! 

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A couple of these deserved better :jonny: Also thanks for reminding me to check out that Schwefelgelb EP

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14 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said:

HalfNoise - Flowerss - EP

The Paramore stan JUMPED OUT 

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hi sis! I’m guessing this will be a great coundtown as usual!

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Peggy deserved BETTER :jonny:

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don't know thessee, uh.

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I didn't like long sleep but I see LOONA :clap3:. didn't listen to the rest ff

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Thanks for the comments. Gonna start the update now. 

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20. New Optimism - Amazon To LeFrak (Art Pop)

 

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I discovered this thanks to the spotify discovery list. New Optimism (also known as Mito Hatiro) is a solo member from the 90s trip hop band Cibo Matto. The aspect I like the most about this ep is the post-industrial production. Recommended to those who likes leftfield pop. 

 

Key Track: Dr, My-Ho

 

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19. Amber Mark - Conexao (Alt R&B)

 

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I think this was an improvement from her EP last year. It's more fleshed out and less bedroom'd. If she keeps the momentum going then a debut album could be promising. 

 

Key Track: Love Me Right

 

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18. AL-90 & DX20V - Fuse004 (Outsider House)

 

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It's a couple of easygoing house tracks with apt vocal layering. This > Ross From Friends btw. 

 

Key Track: Odna

 

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17. Channel Tres - Channel Tres (Hip House)

 

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I want to avoid using the word "chill" but that's what the dude's voice is basically over the bass-heavy house beats. The EP doesn't get going until the 2nd track; Controller, which that + Jet Black is where the peak of this ep is. Still a solid listen overall.

 

Key Track: Controller

 

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16. Chthe'ilist - Passage into the Xexannoth (Death Metal)

 

 

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I figure it's almost pointless to talk about any kind of metal on this forum so i'll just say that this was my favorite metal ep of the year (With Tomb Mold right behind). It's only two tracks within a 10 minute period. 

 

Key Track: Passage into the Xexannoth

 

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15. Sunareht - Sagas EP (Progressive Electronic/Berite Club)

 

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This is one of those "music sounds like the cover" scenarios. It's very glitchy and stutters throughout. Recommended for those who likes repetition and loops. I wasn't sure what "Berite Club" even meant before listening to this but according to rateyourmusic it's a type of dance music. 

 

Key Track: Bat-C

 

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14.  Sunmi - Warning (K-Pop)

 

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Nicely produced and goes against the tired "aLL KpOP SoUNds ThE saME!" 'criticisms'. Why the spotify version doesn't include all the tracks I don't know. 

 

Key Track: Siren

 

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13. Ravyn Lenae - Crush EP (Neo Soul)

 

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She may be young but she has a lot of potential. Basically almost half of this ep has Steve Lacy involved, a recurrent figure but they mesh pretty well. This EP also got a lot of attention so eyes will be looked out on her. 

 

Key Track: The Night Song

 

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12. The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy, (Alt R&B)

 

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I'm gonna defend this EP slightly because i've witnessed it getting into overhated territory. Of course it was hurt from being hyped as a "Sequel to House Of Balloons/Trilogy" but I didn't fall into that hype too deeply. There's not really any song here that I dislike (although Hurt You can be seen as filler). It IS more consistent than Starboy but that's to be expected due to 6 vs 18 song length differences. It doesn't match the highs of Starboy but it also doesn't reach its lows either. It's a mood setter and sticks to it. Also, the Try Me > Wasted Times > I Was Never There stretch is the highlight.

 

Key Track: Wasted Times

 

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11.  90 Process - No Warehouse Needed (Techno)

 

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A five track mix of likeable jungle + throwback 90s techno. 

 

Key Track: Strictly Cut

 

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The spoiler section seems to be messed up so gonna fix that.

 

But here's a recap anyway

 

20. New Optimism - Amazon To LeFrak 

19. Amber Mark - Conexao 

18. AL-90 & DX20V - Fuse004 

17. Channel Tres - Channel Tres 
16. Chthe'ilist - Passage into the Xexannoth 

15. Sunareht - Sagas EP 

14.  Sunmi - Warning 

13. Ravyn Lenae - Crush EP

12. The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy, 

11.  90 Process - No Warehouse Needed

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don't know anyone in this set :frown:

but will keep checking in on your list  :party:

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Yeah if you use a spoiler everything typed after it will be included within the spoiler.. it's annoying dd.

Posted
8 minutes ago, Eeveelution said:

Yeah if you use a spoiler everything typed after it will be included within the spoiler.. it's annoying dd.

It wasn't like this last year when I did the multiple spoiler thing. The way this forum is regressing :biblio: 

 

Anyway, all video links are added now. I hope this doesn't slow down anyone's internet :rip: 

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MD,M isn't bad but.... Abel needs to do something else. This is getting boring. Need more songs like True Colors or Secrets.

 

Amber is probably my favorite from this set, added the ones I haven't heard to my Spotify.

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