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79. Fyfe ft Kimbra - Belong 

78. The Dear Hunter - The Right Wrong 

77. Priests - Jj 

76. Pond - Paint Me Silver

75. Goldfrapp - Systemagic 

73. Zola Jesus - Soak 

72. Fever Ray - Musn't Hurry 

71. Godflesh - Parasite 

69. Thundercat ft Kendrick Lamar - Walk On By 

67. Caligula's Horse - Songs For No One 

 

Caligula's Horse :jonny5: 

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You lied on me about Paint Me Silver!

ur right Colder than Ice has grown on me tremendously

 

Rick Flair Drip was soo good, i wish i included it.

Reverie deserved better tbh

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1 hour ago, jose168 said:

You lied on me about Paint Me Silver!

ur right Colder than Ice has grown on me tremendously

 

Rick Flair Drip was soo good, i wish i included it.

Reverie deserved better tbh

I only gave a hint that it was going to be on my countdown but never implied the position it was going to be.  :fan:

 

1 hour ago, Reinvention said:

Me looking for a song I like:

 

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I’m sorry. Can’t satisfy everyone :michael: 

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Priests, Fever Ray, and Thundercat are my favs from the previous batch :alexz:

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Sweep Me Off My Feet and a few other album tracks > Paint Me SIlver tbh :michael: 

Arca and Zola :clap3: 

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Albeit Hypnagogic Pop, Homeshake's album was one of the few of the genre I couldn't get into this year.

 

Enjoyable Thundercat and Priests' songs.

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Your taste is amazing.
really interesting list, can't wait for more. 

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Systemagic SLAYS :jamming: it's like old -Goldfrapp with some fresh elements :heart2:

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Walk On By is such a great song.

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This next set is kinda indie'd :cupid:

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2 minutes ago, Tom Vercetti said:

This next set is kinda indie'd :cupid:

bad liar coming to snatch i'm shook 

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65. Majid Jordan - OG Heartthrob (Alt R&B)

 

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One of their more interesting productions and immediate standouts from their sophomore album. Sonically, it made sense to follow after Gave Your Love Away since it has an extra kick in the Bass sound. 

 

64. Sufjan Stevens - Wallowa Lake Monster (Indie folk)

 

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I can see why he left this out of Carrie & Lowell but it still carries some effects that would've occurred from a C&L listening session. Beautiful instrumentation as per usual, with a pleasing melody reminiscent of C&L. 

 

63. Oxbow - Letter Of Note (Noise Rock)

 

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Oxbow sits between noise rock and Avant Garde. The first four minutes seems standard but then when the last couple of minutes takes a dissonant and haywire'd path introducing orchestral elements. This track is intended to be disorienting and they get the job done. 

 

62. Octo Octa - Fleeting Moments Of Freedom (Wooo) (Deep House)

 

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An optimal club juggernaut :jamming:

 

61, Hoops - Rules (Indie Pop)

 

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Short and effective.I love their drowned out lo-fi vocals along with the song's uptempo guitar sound. 

 

60. Washed Out - Floating By (Chillwave)

 

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The fact that this is one of the fully fleshed out songs Washed Out provided us this year gives me enough reason for praise. Ernest Greene does his best to lay out that dreamy soundscape and Floating By is an excellent example imo. There's also the small details such as lyric content about daily depression that's worth paying attention as well. 

 

59. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy (Piano Rock)

 

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I identify Father John Misty as a person you either hate or love. There's moments where he can get his points across about the current or past states of society in an efficient manner and there's also moments where it feels to be dragged on for too long. Fortunately for Pure Comedy, it's more on the former scenario for me. I'm typically not a ballad fan but I like the musicality (the melody, percussion, sax solo) of the title track and believe it's the star of the show. 

 

58. Algiers - The Underside Of Power (Post Punk) 

 

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Highly energetic and uptempo for them. The main charm of Algiers is typically the mix of fronted gospel like vocals and energy with post punk aesthetic. They pull it off well. 

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57. Alex G - Sportstar (indie folk/alt R&B :eli:

 

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Sportstar is a special track from Rocket that makes me feel a type of way :chick3: Probably because it channels the Blonde persona of Frank Ocean through the use of vocal distortion and the production. I can understand how this isn't friendly for everyone but I believe that it stands out from what could've been yet another general sounding indeh-folk tune. 

 

56. Protomartyr - The Chuckler (Post Punk)

 

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I guess I'll keep on chuckling
'Til there's no more breath in my lungs
And it really doesn't matter at all
Ha ha

 

Ultimately contains some of my favorite lyrics from them.

 

55. Sampha - Kora Sings (Alt R&B)

 

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The Kora instrument at work along with the drum activity and electronic elements gives this uptempo track such a flare. Besides that, Kora Sings being dedicated to his Mother gives some sentimental value along with it. 

 

54. Ariel Pink - Feels Like Heaven (Hypnagogic Pop)

 

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A neat mixture of dream pop & shoegaze :smitten: 

 

53. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Deadly Valentine (French House)

 

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Those dreamy vocals sits comfortably well on the ears no matter the language and the disco production to boot is a bonus. 

 

 52. Toro Y Moi - Mirage (Synthfunk) 

 

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Chaz goes Retro Funk. A refreshing take from him and i'll take it :fish1:

 

51. Freddie Gibbs - 20 Karat Jesus (Hip Hop)

 

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When you make the hardest song on the album/ep the very first track. Wish the rest followed suit but with Gibbs just being free after being falsely accused of sexual allegations, he had to lay it all out from the beginning. 

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65. Majid Jordan - OG Heartthrob 

64. Sufjan Stevens - Wallowa Lake Monster 

63. Oxbow - Letter Of Note

62. Octo Octa - Fleeting Moments Of Freedom (Wooo) 

61. Hoops - Rules 

60. Washed Out - Floating By 

59. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy 

58. Algiers - The Underside Of Power 

57. Alex G - Sportstar

56. Protomartyr - The Chuckler

55. Sampha - Kora Sings

54. Ariel Pink - Feels Like Heaven

53. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Deadly Valentine

52. Toro Y Moi - Mirage

51. Freddie Gibbs - 20 Karat Jesus

 

 

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15 minutes ago, bluth said:

bad liar coming to snatch i'm shook 

Close, but no cigar. 

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Sufjan, Misty and Sampha :clap3: 

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i completely forgot about sufjan this year. i only heard bobby from rocket so i should prolly check out the rest of the album. 

 

i think either loving or hating fjm is kinda true nn. loved him on i love you honeybear, and on pure comedy...

 

my fave from this set is deadly valentine! washed out was cute but... i just wish he cared more. lol.

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12 minutes ago, bluth said:

i completely forgot about sufjan this year. i only heard bobby from rocket so i should prolly check out the rest of the album. 

 

i think either loving or hating fjm is kinda true nn. loved him on i love you honeybear, and on pure comedy...

 

my fave from this set is deadly valentine! washed out was cute but... i just wish he cared more. lol.

Sufjan did a lot this year despite not releasing his own official studio album with Planetarium, outtake mixtape, the movie soundtracks. Tonya Harding. A lot to choose from. 

 

Let's just say I loved fjm more from the Honeybear days. Washed Out should've labeled his project as an EP. Less than 30 minutes and it would've made more sense.

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The Underside of power :flame: and Feels Like Heaven :smitten: 

Floating By is a tune too

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Ugh, those last few minutes of Letter Of Note :smitten:

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Wallowa :smitten:

Pure Comedy deserved better but :clap3: at least it's here

 

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64. Sufjan Stevens - Wallowa Lake Monster 

63. Oxbow - Letter Of Note

61. Hoops - Rules 

60. Washed Out - Floating By 

59. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy 

56. Protomartyr - The Chuckler

55. Sampha - Kora Sings

53. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Deadly Valentine

52. Toro Y Moi - Mirage

 

Deadly Valentine is a bop :jamming:

King Sampha :jonny2: 

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Charlotte and Sufjan. :clap3: 

 

I kinda both hate and love FJM right now n.

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