Album Rating: 4.0
Joliette is still reigning at the top of the mountain for me and nobody has really come close yet. Akasha and Ni are both up there somewhere as well, probably Illyria in there somewhere too. It's a very lose ranking so far haha, many nice things this year but only one that has truly taken me for a full-on spin.
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Album Rating: 3.5
I've only listened to a fraction of what you have, but Joliette is my only 4.5 so far. Head and shoulders above the rest. I am contemplating slapping on a few more high ratings though, there's a couple potentially in the pipeline.
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Album Rating: 4.0
There are many bands that could bring the goods, and even more that are currently 'unknown' in terms of whether or not they'll be releasing anything this year. Time will tell...
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Album Rating: 4.0
Love the love for this bunch of weirdos. They've earned it. They've made some great records before this too.
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Album Rating: 4.0
I might be becoming a new fan haha
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Do you like the Pikachu song?
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Album Rating: 3.5
@Mars: I'm getting all my 'exploration' out of the way before I get hit by a barrage of 'must hear' cuts from Sept. onward. I'll be dedicating so much time to a handful of releases, it's going to be difficult for new discoveries to get a look in.
@Trifo: anything like this one? Papa made it sound like a departure in sound, at least to an extent. Is this the most 'electonic-orientated' album of their discog?
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Album Rating: 4.0
The others are like it, I suggest you just go backwards if you really like this. "O" should definitely appeal to you.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Thanks, De Staat's back catalogue can go on next year's 'list' - I plan on abandoning new releases entirely in 2020.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Haha! Why? To catch up on older stuff? Or have you lost faith in the future altogether?
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Album Rating: 4.0
Oh and I love the Pika song Pika! They thank a bunch of lawyers in the linear notes and I guess it's about that song title and Nintendo...
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Album Rating: 3.5
Catch up. New releases are overly distracting. I've said it many times before, but as fun as being somewhat 'up-to-date' is I have a higher success rate when cherry picking from music's 'history', which is understandable as you have waaaaaaay more choice that way. There's so much I want to hear. I even considered abandoning everything by an artist I hadn't checked out before (in some capacity), so the only new material would be by artists I'd already discovered - that's maybe a little extreme, but I might do it for Jan-Mar, or something.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Funny Demon, I was planning on doing the same thing, as well as listening to my high ratings again
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Album Rating: 3.5
Yeah, I want to revisit a bunch of stuff, high ratings included, but also things I've given 3 or 3.5/5 to that are considered more notable.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Ah I understand that completely. Although trying new stuff is great for festivals too because acts with new releases tend to tour a lot. But I agree that older stuff is very rewarding and cherry picking is great with older stuff.
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Gotta prepare that decade best of list. I personally can't live without the thrill of new releases, plus it's where most of the discussions take place.
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Album Rating: 3.5
That’s my issue, those active threads are simply too enticing. It’s hard not to buy into the hype, or at least be curious.
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Album Rating: 3.5
'Mona Lisa' is like if the last QOTSA album didn't suck.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Pipipika
Pika chu
DumtzDumtzDumtz
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Album Rating: 4.0
Those YEEEE_AAAAAAAH!s in Fake It Till You Make It always crack me up. This album is just so much fun!
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