Sowing
12.16.21 | Hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season. |
tyman128
12.16.21 | I really need to check 4 |
TheNotrap
12.16.21 | Nice to see some metal in your top 20. Hushed and Grim is indeed a great jam |
Atari
12.16.21 | I know we've talked about it before, but I'm so glad that Lightning Bug made the cut :)
also love 5, 6, 8, 10, 18, 20. weirdly enough I haven't really listened to any of your top 4 so I'll have to do some exploring there |
Sunnyvale
12.16.21 | Atari, you're gonna love The Felice Brothers!
At least I think...
Great list Sowing, looks like three of your top ten will also make mine! |
YoYoMancuso
12.16.21 | Nice list sowing! Big thanks for getting me into 15 |
Demon of the Fall
12.16.21 | Sowing's gone rogue. Nice variety.
I need to check 2. |
Sowing
12.16.21 | @tyman: I think you'd enjoy it, it's very Dylan-esque
@notrap: thanks, hushed & grim made a serious run for my AOTY but metal was a bigger factor in 2021 for me than it has been in a long time
@Atari: that album rules. literally the only thing holding it back for me is that I sorta need to be in the right mood for it. we have a ton of overlap this year, so interested to see if that will hold true through those top 4!
@sunnvale: very excited to see your list. at this point, your reviews are basically my recommended listening section haha
@yoyo: yw, thanks for getting me into porter robinson, who ever-so-narrowly missed this list (I had him ranked #21 or #22, depending on which way the wind blows)
@demon: hell yes, 2021 was RogueSeason. i'm pretty happy with the variety on this list as well. def check 2, it is a really fun and at times surprisingly experimental jam |
BigTuna
12.16.21 | Curious where the Foxing record ended up on your list, Sowing. |
Sowing
12.16.21 | @Tuna:
21_The Notwist_Vertigo Days
22_Porter Robinson_Nurture
23_Silk Sonic_An Evening with Silk Sonic
24_Foxing Draw Down the Moon
25_Valerie June_The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers |
JesperL
12.16.21 | still sad that ddtm didn't end up growing on me
lots of great stuff, checking 17 rn which is sounding v sweet |
UpwardSpiral
12.16.21 | 4 is so gooooood |
Sunnyvale
12.16.21 | @Sowing, thanks, feel the same way about your reviews (especially for certain genres). My list is coming together but probably won't be ready for a bit, rejamming some stuff from earlier in the year and catching a few last releases this Friday first. |
Sowing
12.16.21 | @jesper: I'm honestly not very surprised, it's their poppiest outing by far and definitely seems like something most people would enjoy or not enjoy immediately
@upward: indeed; I also picture that one aging like fine wine
@sunny: maybe when you become staff one day you can finally take over for me as the site's main indie/folk reviewer |
YoYoMancuso
12.16.21 | Been meaning to listen to 1 forever but I always forget how to spell the damn band name |
Sowing
12.16.21 | Well no more tears YoYo, now you can listen to it immediately! ;-) |
Gnocchi
12.17.21 | Probably my favourite ranked Sowing best of list I’ve seen in recent years. Well done lad. |
JohnnyoftheWell
12.17.21 | "every song is a contender for one of Mastodon's best"
does this imply that you've started/finished that runthrough of the albums that contain their actual best tracks |
neekafat
12.17.21 | I’m still so behind ugh :( |
Gnocchi
12.17.21 | is that one of those "re-imagined" blog pieces in the works? if so, cool. |
Sowing
12.17.21 | @Jom: Thanks, I've been very curious about those sessions but haven't taken the time to look them up. This will make it easy!
@Gnocchi: I'm glad you are pleased :-) I'd be lying if I said some of your reviews/recs and general encouragement didn't play a role in my metal enlightenment this year.
@jotw: busted, but you're not supposed to notice that ~waves hand in hypnotic fashion~ these aren't the droids you're looking for
@neeka: well here's your guide for catching up! |
JohnnyoftheWell
12.17.21 | mastodroid is incorruptible
but prone to lazy bouts of dysfunction :[ alas, he is gone! |
DoofDoof
12.17.21 | 1 definitely contains some of the best music of the year |
mynameischan
12.17.21 | Good stuff |
Egarran
12.17.21 | Oh man all these lists and all these great albums. Gettin stressed man.
What's your soty? |
Sowing
12.17.21 | Probably Fewer Afraid by TWIABP |
luci
12.19.21 | was wondering where porter robinson was then saw that it just missed the cut. our only overlap this year apparently! this made me finally check that i am a scone album but it's a miss for me unfortunately (never liked the seer either) |
Sowing
12.19.21 | Porter easily could have been higher on my list. I really enjoyed it but for whatever reason didn't listen to it a ton after my initial infatuation passed. Luci you should check Anna Leone (& possibly Iosonouncane if you're in the mood for some weird shit). |
luci
12.19.21 | i listened to that today! being snarky by calling them i am a scone. i definitely get the appeal but it had little emotional impact on me. i'm around a 3.5 with it so will relisten |
Sowing
12.19.21 | Oh wow lol totally went over my head and I thought there was a real I am a scone band out there. Glad you're (somewhat) enjoying it enough to at least 3.5 it! Leone is more of a folk/pop singer songwriter type but I picture you enjoying it especially if it's emotion you're after. |
luci
12.19.21 | i'd like to rec you a dj sabrina track. she's on porter robinson's 'cherished music' playlist which should tell you the vibe she goes for. i'd describe her sound as the avalanches meets daft punk
probably my song of the decade thus far, "Next to Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVQfWK16GJg |
Sowing
12.19.21 | Oh damn I will click that link and dive in the next possible chance I get. I like Porter Robinson, love the Avalanches, and admire Daft Punk. |
Egarran
12.19.21 | I almost made it through Fewer Afraid!
Impressive stuff. |
Sowing
12.22.21 | @luci: really liked that song! gonna check her stuff out now, thanks for linking me up! |
luci
12.22.21 | glad to hear that! start with charmed |
Flugmorph
02.01.22 | based list |
