"underrated" releases from 2019
don't like the word underrated tbh. using it lightly !! before you make your year end lists check out some of these. |
| 1 |  | Oli XL
Rogue Intruder, Soul Enhancer
uk bass/ idm/ 2 step/ ambient
cold yet inviting textures all over this. probably the best electronic album of 2019 |
| 2 |  | Merzbow and Vanity Productions
Coastal Erosion
harsh noise/ ambient/ drone
even if you don't like noise music you'll probably still find a lot of enjoyment in this. nothing abrasive |
| 3 |  | Fluids
Exploitative Practices
brutal death metal/ deathgrind
if you like Mortician check this. mexican drug cartel samples instead of sick horror samples. |
| 4 |  | GooNew
Goonew 2
trap
this guy has the best take on the Hoodrich Pablo Juan flow. the beats on this are next level too |
| 5 |  | Organ Tapes
Hunger In Me Living
ambient pop/ alt r&b/ dream pop
imagine if bladee and cocteau twins made a group and its basically this |
| 6 |  | Caterina Barbieri
Ecstatic Computation
prog electronic/ ambient/ trance
futuristic ambient music. great late night music, great aesthetic as well |
| 7 |  | Mefitis
Emberdawn
black/ death metal
no gimmick blackened death metal. old school vibes as well |
| 8 |  | Lurid Panacea
The Insidious Poisons
brutal death/ grind
filthy brutal death metal. fairly technical as well. |
| 9 |  | Anthony Naples
Fog FM
house/ dub techno
really well done. enjoy this in the mornings when i'm making coffee and on long car rides |
| 10 |  | Malibu
One Life
ambient/ new age
beautiful voice. hoping this will be her breakthrough album. she's friends with Julianna Barwick too idk |
| 11 |  | Special Request
Vortex
hardcore breaks/ acid techno
great album for cardio. the cover put me off initially but its a great album. Special Request also put out an IDM record this year which is worth checking out as well. |
| 12 |  | Coucou Chloe
NAUGHTY DOG
experimental hip hop/ deconstructed club/ trap |
| 13 |  | Gardsghastr
Slit Throat Requiem
symphonic black metal
if you like the early EPs/demos from Emperor be sure to give this a listen |
| 14 |  | Jim Haynes
Inconclusive
noise/ industrial
unsettling noise |
| 15 |  | Phyllomedusa
Fijian Fantasies
sludge/ goregrind
filthy music with a touch of humor. this guy has a ton of material and this is definitely at the top |
| 16 |  | Appropriate Savagery
Praise & Shame, the Burning Heart
ambient/ noise
warm and full of life. great music to take a walk in the woods to |
| 17 |  | 7038634357
Love Unbound
ambient/ sound collage
great synth on this. not as good as xpetal but still a very worthwhile release |
| 18 |  | Internazionale
Avatar in Life
ambient/ post-industrial
i thought that this was really underrated and underappreciated this year. my favorite release from posh isolation this year |
| 19 |  | Black Kruud
Into the Cobwebs of Abysmal Torment
black metal
evil, raw black metal. whats not to like |
| 20 |  | All Your Sisters
Trust Ruins
gothic/ post-punk/ darkwave
eerie post-punk with edges of goth rock. the best all your sisters album by a big margin |
| 21 |  | Magnitude
To Whatever Fateful End
metalcore/ hardcore
in your face early 00s style tough guy hardcore meets metalcore |
| 22 |  | Deathprod
Occulting Disk
dark ambient
underrated in the sense that this isn't getting the warm welcome I had hoped it would. really nothing wrong with this. its nice to hear new deathprod music again even if its a little more aggressive than his previous works |
| 23 |  | Nathan Micay
Blue Spring
ambient trance
love this album. worth checking for the cover art alone |
| 24 |  | Rian Treanor
Ataxia
deconstructed club/ idm/ footwork
very futuristic. a lot to process on the first listen but a really worthwhile release. excited for any new material |
| 25 |  | Cold Showers
Motionless
post-punk
catchy post-punk. one dud on this though but other than that this is a great album |
| 26 |  | IVVVO
doG
deconstructed club/ prog electronic
really unique take on decon club. crazy samples all over this thing. love it |
| 27 |  | Human Effluence
Promo 2019
goregrind
disgusting ep from this goregrind group. only four minutes long so there's no reason you shouldn't check this out
https://humaneffluence.bandcamp.com/album/promo-2019 |
| 28 |  | Enforced
At The Walls
crossover thrash metal
if you like Red Death, Power Trip or early Cro-Mags and you haven't heard this yet then you're seriously missing out. they're going on tour with Red Death soon so be sure to check them out |
| 29 |  | Vosbud
Almannagjá
atmospheric black metal
great nordic, icelandic black metal. yet another great take on black metal from iceland. |
| 30 |  | Take Offense
Keep An Eye Out
crossover thrash
if you liked the Enforced album be sure to check this out as well. the vocals could take some getting used to but the riffs are there |
| 31 |  | Wampyric Rites
Reflections Of A Frostbitten Moon
black metal
cold and frosty black metal. if you like the holy trinity albums from Darkthrone or that one album Forest put out then be sure to check this out |
| 32 |  | Cakedog
Doggystyle
footwork/ juke
another solid addition to Cakedog's (aka Ahnnu) already impressive discog |
| 33 |  | ECCO2K
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experimental alt r&b ? / uk bass/ pop/ cloud rap?
long awaited. just putting this on here because it deserves all the love |
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