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| You recommended me uplifting music
And I really appreciate what I listend to so far. I'll list my opinions on the music step by step as I go through your recs. | | 1 |  | Slowdive
Souvlaki
recommended by butt.
I totally get why so many people still see Slowdive as some of the best shoegaze out there. Souvlaki may end on a sad note, but overall the music conveys a certain sense of youth and innocence and that's really resonating with me. This album stands proud with the best stuff by Sigur Ros and Alcest.
Rating: 4.5 | | 2 |  | Slowdive
Pygmalion
recommended my butt.
Pygmalion is a very different beast. It's sad. It's kind of abstract. And it's an ambient record which means it's effectively musical wallpaper - meant to be ignorable yet interesting. And it does a hell of a good job at it. Steven Wilson compared ambient music to a perfume being there and changing the way we perceive a room. Pygmalion does do exactly that. It revolves around empty space constantly and turns it into something meaningful.
Rating: 4.5 | | 3 |  | Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
recommended by butt.
I honest don't know where to start. I just plain enjoyed to a lot. It's catchy, I love the interplay of male and female vocalists, I like the 70s production ... good stuff. Also there are some personal reasons why I liked this so much: my old singing teacher once covered The Chain with her band and when I listened to this the first time it hit me like a brick: It's that album! Nice.
Rating: 4.5 | | 4 |  | Slowdive
Just for a Day
recommended by butt.
It's kind of like Souvlaki, but not as developed. I'm so glad I checked out this band tbh, I was missing out.
Rating: 4.0 | | 5 |  | Slowdive
Slowdive
recommended by butt.
It's rather an evolution from Souvlaki than Pygmalion. Slowdive are in Slowdive mode here and they aged gracefully.
Rating: 4.0 | | 6 |  | Galaxie 500
Today
recommended by GhandhiLion
I dig this, it's like a bluesy version of shoegaze/post rock. It's the kind of album I would listen to on a late drive home. There is warmth with a nice sense of nostalgia. It didn't grab me as much as Slowdive did, but it's very nice still. I will go on to the next rec though, checking all of Slowdive was kind of a special case.
Rating: 4.0 | | 7 |  | Beltaine
Rockhill
recommended by budgie
A joyful piece of folk music. I'm not used to this genre, it's actually my first full on folk album. There is a lot going on, fast sections people could probably dance to. I don't see myself listen to it that much in the future, but it's fun.
Rating: 4.0 | | 8 |  | Olafur Arnalds
re:member
recommended by Josh D.
This is indeed akin to Sigur Ros, in attitude at least. Electeonic beats blend perfectly with strings, synths and piano to a mixture ine could describe as minimal, ambient, neo classical and (most importantly) very human. One eye is crying, but the tears are bittersweet and full of hope. Thank you very much for this warm blanket, Josh!
Rating 4.0 | | 9 |  | PUP
Morbid Stuff
recommended by madrigal30
Looking at the lyrics this shouldn't be uplifting at all. But it's an upbeat, fast paced, bright and colourful album full of gang vocals, catchy choruses and short but sweet songs. I didn't listen to pop punk like this in ages and I think I really missed out. When I thought of pop punk I always thought of Green Day and was turned off immediately. I'm happy to get rid of another prejudice. Thanks a lot for this one!
Rating: 4.5 | | 10 |  | John Coltrane
My Favorite Things
recommended by Uzumaki
This isn't an easy one for me. It's probably my first full on jazz album and it's basically endless soloing and jazz standards without a typical structure. And that's not a bad thing at all, but it's so different from what I'm used to listen to it's hard to swallow. It's definitely good, but would I listen to more in that vein? I don't know. An interesting one for sure, that you very much!
Rating 4.0 | | 11 |  | Miles Davis
Kind of Blue
recommended by Uzumaki
I really wanted to like this instrumental jazz a lot more, but for some reason it doesn't do that much for me. It's a great noodle from start to finish though and I liked it for that reason. I don't think I will return to this very often, even though it's undeniably good.
Rating: 4.0 | | 12 |  | Night Flowers
Wild Notion
recommended by Keyblade
Is this the soundtrack to falling in love? It so nice, cute and comforting like little else I know. A really nice little record that reminds me of a more indie version of Alcest, I guess? I love the sound and it's a nice listen from start to finish. I wished the songs were a little more memorable so I could give a higher rating.
Rating: 4.0 | | 13 |  | mewithoutYou
It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright!
recommended by nightbringer
You know, even though I'm an atheist religious symbolism can be pretty cool imo. I really enjoy how rhese songs tell little tales while being poetic instead of preachy. There were a few sings here and there that dragged a little imo, but the instrumentation is very solid. These guys must be very competent songwriters.
Rating: 4.0 | | 14 |  | Devin Townsend
Ocean Machine: Biomech
recommended by mindleviticus
Now this is a grower. I didn't do that much for me on the first few listens, but slowly I got more and more into it. It definitely has its own atmosphere, kind of like a post rock album, but it's also heavy and demands your attention. An interesting dichotomy. I don't think this record very happy or cheery tbh. In fact many albums here aren't. But I definitely see how one might be cheered up a bit by listening to this. That scream at the end though ... wow.
Rating: 4.5 | | 15 |  | Astronoid
Air
recommended by nightbringer
Reminds me of Alcest with solos. The drums can be a bit harsh on the ears, but it has a lot of energy and positive vibes which is exactly what I was looking for. Nice one for a few listens.
Rating: 4.0 | | 16 |  | Jakub Zytecki
Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost
recommended by nightbringer
Oh my god, I simply loved this one. This is what a modern feel good record sounds like. It's like a more relaxed Plini with some, I guess, indie going on? It's relaxing, but the guitars are always fun and tasty. I definetly will check out his first album now before continuing with the other albums.
Rating: 4.5
So the first album actually completely different lul. It's heavy, has DM elements, is all over the place and not uplifting at all. His second album is a great improvement in all these regards. Still a fun listen though.
Rating: 4.0 | | 17 |  | Nerija
Blume
recommended by nightbringer
I really liked how relaxed and beautiful this was. It was an easy listening, quite upbeat and really groovy. Just damn nice, there isn't much more to say about this. Good stuff, I can see myself returning to this
Rating: 4.0 | | 18 |  | Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues
recommended by dafon24
Some nice indie folk. I like this stuff. I don't feel like there is much more to say about this, it definitely hit the spot and left me satisfied. I especially dig the more drawn out pieces like The Shrine / An Argument. Indie is a genre that still has a lot for me left to explore.
Rating: 4.0 | | 19 |  | Beck
Midnite Vultures
recommended by dafon24
Alright. This album was challenging for me. I appreciate a good challenge and there was a lot to like here. It has a sense of, yea, fun, but for some reason it doesn't reach me. Idk, this style just isn't for me, I guess. Still, this was something new for me and because of that I'm happy to have listened to it.
Rating: 3.5 | | 20 |  | Spoon
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
recommended by dafon24
I liked this a lot more. It's still not exactly my thing and not really gripping me idk, but it was less irritating to me than Beck and had lots of interesting sound. Definetly different from what I'm used to, but can't really say much else than that. It's quality stuff, I can say that at least.
Rating 4.0 | | 21 |  | Kishi Bashi
Lighght
recommended by dafon24
Love me some colourful indie pop by a crazy dude with a violin. It's a love letter to ... everything? Love? Live? Does that matter? It's a beautiful love letter! I love you too, Mr. Ishibashi. I will make sure to check his other stuff, this is just so lovely and cute.
Rating: 4.5 | | 22 |  | Eagles Of Death Metal
Peace Love Death Metal
recommended by dafon24
So this is like straight hard rock, I guess? For some reason I didn't feel the need to revisit this very much. I'm just not very interested tbh. Like, it's fine, it does it's job, but idk.
Rating: 3.5 | | 23 |  | Gang of Youths
Go Farther in Lightness
recommended by dafon24
You know, every now and then you stumble upon an album that's just perfect in almist every way. It's rare, but ut happens. This is one if those instances. From production to songwriting to vocals to instrumentation to interludes that are actually enhancing the experience to the overall mood to the lyrics everything about this is warm and uplifting and feels authentic. Now that's a long ass sentence and rightfully so, because this is a long ass album. But contrary to most albums this length every second here is justified. It tried not to 5 this, but I can't.
Rating: 5.0 | | 24 |  | Advantage Lucy
Station
recommended by JohnnyoftheWell
I finally found a way to listen to this. This album brings the summer vibes. It's something for the car, when you get your friends to drive to a lake and have a good time there. There are losts of different vibes here, it's really nice variety for indie rock/pop. All in all this is definitely a strong 4.0 with 4.5 potential in the long run. Awesome!
Rating: 4.0 | | 25 |  | Advantage Lucy
Fanfare
recommended by JohnnyoftheWell
Not so strong on the summer vibes, but very cool in a more electronic way? Not sure what else to add t9 the conversation.
Rating: 4.0 | | 26 |  | Goldfrapp
Seventh Tree
recommended by JohnnyoftheWell
Very sweet. Chill out music, very relaxed, but catchy. I dig female vocals and I think I need more of them in my life. Something for spring or early summer.
Rating: 4.0 | | 27 |  | Ghosts and Vodka
Addicts and Drunks
recommended by Relinquished
This was incredibly fun! It's kinda like that Jakub Zytecki album. It's really relaxing and dreamy, but also very playful. And who needs vocals when the guitars could sing instead? I don't know how to come up with a meaningful label for this tbh. Loved it! It's a shame this isn't available on Spotify, it deserves more exposure.
Rating: 4.5 | | 28 |  | Disperse
Journey Through The Hidden Gardens
recommended by mindleviticus
This is so damn good! A very atmospheric, but melodic prog metal album with fluid songwriting, 80s synths that remind me of Kevin Moore era Dream Theater and my good boi Jakub Zytecki on guitar. So damn sweet, could the closing track be any more perfect? It's like a perfect bridge between old and new. I'm so glad I listened to this.
Rating: 4.5 | | 29 |  | Spoon
Kill the Moonlight
recommended by DopeFiend
Idk, this surely is some nice stuff, but it's just kinda boring imo. I remember a guy who said something like "is there an indie band with more soul out there?" and I get what he's talking about, but idk, I just don't care enough about this. Time to move on to the next thing.
Rating: 3.5 | | 30 |  | Jonsi
Go
recommended by SlothcoreSam
It's faster paced Sigur Ros basically and I love it! More pop overall. Don't have more to say about it.
Rating: 4.5 | | 31 |  | Kishi Bashi
151a
recommended by SlothcoreSam
This is exactly what I expected it to be: similar to Lighght, but not as refined as his future work. Still very nice of course and a great debut. Bonus points for being so colourful.
Rating: 4.0 | | 32 |  | NOFX
Punk in Drublic
recommended by RadioSuicide
Yea, this is punk. It raw, it's nasty, it's got youthful energy. I feel like this deserves a 4.0, but for some strange reason my enjoyment is more like a 3.5 idk. Not feeling this too strongly tbh. | | 33 |  | Three 6 Mafia
Chapter 2: World Domination
recommended by Avagantamos
Okay, I don't know much about Hip-Hop, but gave this a fair chance of course. It's always interesting to go into stuff I'm not into so this was an interesting lesson, but I didn't vibe with it that much as a whole. Idk, but I think it's a good album even though I'm not into it.
Rating: 3.5 | | 34 |  | Queen
Live at Wembley '86
recommended by TheNotrap
Probably as good as a live album can get. Lots of energy, lots of classic songs, improvised sections ... It's fucking Queen, of course I'm gonna love it! Could deserve a 5, but time will tell.
Rating: 4.5 | | 35 |  | Four Year Strong
Enemy of the World
recommended by dedex
Now this was fun. It's like Pop Punk and Metalcore mixed and doing everything right. There is no reason to take anything about this seriously and that's exactly what I needed lol. I enjoyed the last days of summer jamming this and it was so good.
Rating: 4.0 | | 36 |  | Streetlight Manifesto
Everything Goes Numb
recommended by Coolishtiger
I was never that much into punk or ska tbh. I loved Rise Against in high school, but they're very alt rock (back then I thought I was such a punk lol. I was so wrong). Loved this though! We need more brass is rock, because it absolutely bangs lol. These melodies are catchy af and the nasty vocals may not be my thing anymore, but they're pretty cool here. Loved this and its raw energy.
Rating: 4.5 | | 37 |  | Kero Kero Bonito
Bonito Generation
recommended by Coolishtiger
This was unexpected lol. It's shallow and carefree and inoffensive and only kinda boring, but actually charming, and just ... fun. Nothing I would want to revisit very often, but it's was a nice experience nonetheless.
Rating 3.5 | | 38 |  | Janelle Monae
The ArchAndroid
recommended by Coolishtiger
I had a good time with this, but it's also out of my system already. It was cool to get in touch with some styles I'm not super familiar with and I had a really great time while it was playing and the artistry was great. Just didn't leave a lasting impression.
Rating: 4.0 | | 39 |  | Cryptopsy
None So Vile
recommended by Coolishtiger
It put a big smile on my face with its funny vocals and inherently upbeat instrumentation. Is there a way to make a happier record? I genuinely don't know.
Rating: 4.5 | | 40 |  | Snarky Puppy
We Like It Here
recommended by Coolishtiger
Mmmh, this is some crazy and most of the time songoriented jazz-stuff. I'm not well versed in jazz, but I had a lot of fun with this and it's joyful nature. Sometimes it's a bit much though, but apart from that it hits all the right spots. Very very nice.
Rating: 4.5 | | 41 |  | Lightning Bolt
Sonic Citadel
recommended by gryndstone
I never had much experience with noise rock and I feel like this is a good entry point! It riffs hard, had lots of great instrumental hooks as well. Lots of fun here, even though I don't dig the vocals. Vocals are kind of a big th8ng for me. They should be good or not there at all for me. Drags this down a little bit, but it was a fun time.
Rating: 4.0 | | 42 |  | The Go! Team
Thunder, Lightning, Strike
recommended by gryndstone
I've got to say, this was quite different from anything I've ever listened to. I don't have many words to fathom this style. It felt kinda childlike with brass elements and some (kinda) gang vocals. It does something really cool and idk how to put into words.
Rating: 4.0 | | 43 |  | The Armed
Only Love
recommended by gryndstone
This is an interesting case. My first impression was "wow, this is like sunbather-esque blackgaze, but different". That's due to the production that leads to a very dreamy soundscape, even though the music is quite abrasive a lot of the time. It's not black metal or showgaze though. So I guess my initial thought rings true in a way that it does something similar, but is actually quite different. I love me some dreamy stuff, but I had a hard time finding moments I find memorable with my few listens. I feel like I want to move on, even though more listens could make it click. Maybe. It's a quality record and I have a lot of respect for it. It's the kind of thing I'd slap a 4.0 on, because I see the quality, but don't feel the love that would justify a higher rating. If you enjoy post rocky music, but are tired of blackgaze, check this out.
Rating: 4.0 | | 44 |  | Sly and The Family Stone
Stand!
recommended by ArsMoriendi
So this is some cool, old school, bluesy stuff. It's fun, but not the stuff I'm craving for atm. Great musicians, great performances and I just dig the old school production values.
Rating 4.0 | | 45 |  | Anamanaguchi
Endless Fantasy
recommended by gryndstone
You know, sometimes you just stumble upon something and you see how some people might think it's flawed, it's easy to see actually, but ... you just don't care, because it gives you so much joy? That's what this album is for me. The chip tune sound, the undertale-esque moments, the gameboy nostalgia, the TUNES, this is neither too long nor having any filler (for me at least). There is no rational way to explain this, it's just a 5.
Rating: 5.0 | | 46 |  | Genesis
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
recommended by Scheumke
Genesis are a special band, but for some reason I always have trouble connecting to their music. The Lamb is a cool concept album, almost like a musical, and it works really well, but I miss the big moments Foxtrot and Selling England have.
Rating: 4.0 | | 47 |  | Wilson Tanner
69
Recommended by garas
An album called 69 must be good! And it is. It's very calm ambient music, very chill and nice. Not much more for me to say, really. Good stuff.
Rating 4.0 | | 48 |  | Worship
Dooom
Recommended by botb
Oh boi. This is desperation casted into music. NOT uplifting at all. But I actually never listened to this type of Doom Metal and I think it does its thing just awesomely well. I just can't stand so much music with these vibes over a long period of time. I guess I have to move on.
Rating: 4.0 | | 49 |  | Indigo Jam Unit
Independent
Recommended by Trifolium
It bounces, it grooves and it just plain slaps. The production gives this the appropriate punch and makes these jams really come alive. This band has two drummers. Once you notice that you cannot unhear it, it's fascinating! Honestly, I only have praise for this and am out of words.
Rating: 4.5 | | 50 |  | Nine Inch Nails
Broken
Recommended by Larkinhill
So, I knew before I got into this, that this is exactly the type of music I wanted to get away from with this list. But I thought: yea, why not? And I was right, this isn't the stuff want to listen to anymore. But it very good too, excellent even. Would he unfair not to give the appropriate rating imo. However, I am moving on from this very quickly.
Rating: 4.0 | | 51 |  | Pinkshinyultrablast
Happy Songs For Happy Zombies
Recommended by Sinternet
Thanks a lot for this! It's short, sweet and straight to the point. Loved putting this on, it was quite pretty Shoegaze. It's what you expect from the genre, with a fast pace and some energy. Really, I don't have much more to say.
Rating: 4.0 | | 52 |  | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Recommended by Sinternet
This one was a pleasant listen. Indie isn't usually my style, so some exposure to it is a change of pace for me, that kept me listening even though this felt a little bit bland imo. I guess I won't return to this in the future, but it helped me understanding the genre a bit more.
Rating: 3.5 | | 53 |  | Peter Gabriel
So
Recommended by Scheumke
This is an easy win! Gabriel sang so many great vocal melodies on this, used so many great arrangements, one really wishes more pop music was as interesting as this. The structure is interesting too, as more ambient tracks alternate with louder ones. Personally I prefer the more ambient ones like Mercy Street, Don't Give Up and Red Rain, but one can't deny the impact of the other ones, especially when loud and quiet are paired together both can shine. Awesome wholesome record.
Rating: 4.5 | | 54 |  | Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction
Recommended by Scheumke
Yea, idk why, but this one just bored me a bit too much. I mean, it probably nice and I love Sweet Child O Mine, but apart from that I just don't care enough.
Rating: 3.0 | | 55 |  | Pijn and Conjurer
Curse These Metal Hands
Recommended by DDDeftoneDDD
I didn't know what to expect and I am not well versed in this sludge kind of thing, but I'll try to articulate my thoughts nontheless. Imagine Gojira didn't go for the thicc midtempo riff, but instead for a lighter rock approach. That's how I see this record. Also there is a soaring, uplifting quality to this Gojira never had. Overall this works well to chill out and just relax, which genuinely surprised me. I would definetly recommend this.
Rating: 4.0 | | 56 |  | Elder (USA-MA)
The Gold and Silver Sessions
Recommended by DDDeftoneDDD
This series of jam is some great chilling and reading music. I really appreciate it for these qualities, even if I wasn't greatly moved by it either.
Rating: 3.5 | | 57 |  | dredg
El Cielo
Recommended by sizeofanocean
Similar with this. Sounds nice, it's really smooth. Positive vibes, probably a great album for summer. I know it is well loved, but I "just" really enjoyed it. Good album. Don't really have much to say about it.
Rating: 3.5 | | 58 |  | Thrice
The Alchemy Index Vol. IV: Earth
Recommended by Aerisavion | | 59 |  | Will Downing
Will Downing
Recommended by Drifter | | 60 |  | Orchestra of Spheres
Mirror
Recommended by Wubs | | 61 |  | Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life
Recommended by aydross121 | | 62 |  | toe
For Long Tomorrow
Recommended by thedoom | | 63 |  | Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Recommended by NorthernSkylark | | 64 |  | Steve Reich
Music for 18 Musicians
Recommended by 50iL | | 65 |  | Sweet Trip
Alura
Recommended by AnimalsAsSummit | |
kalkwiese
10.31.19 | Idk if I'll make it through all the recs, I'll just go chronologically | Relinquished
10.31.19 | u should get to mine at least | sizeofanocean
10.31.19 | I see you haven't listened to Dredg yet. Their music is not uplifting all the time, but especially from El Cielo till The Pariah (...) their music has an optimistic tone. I think you will dig it
And yeah i know the recs were supposed to be given in your last list but idk just try it when you have the time | Deathconscious
10.31.19 | Edit: nvm, didnt know this was a follow up list. | kalkwiese
10.31.19 | Guys, this is the olace where I talk about recs from another list. These have priority, recs from this list will be ignored until I finished all of the other recs (and this could never happen actually). But I wanted to listen to Dredg anyway, they're on my 'to listen to'-list, even though that list is quite long ^^ | nightbringer
10.31.19 | [2] on dredg. | kalkwiese
11.07.19 | Added Galaxie 500 - Today. Nice stuff so far. | kalkwiese
12.28.19 | Added Beltaine - Rockhill. Nice one @budgie! | budgie
01.01.20 | kalk, you should check out key's rec, it's a masterpiece | Aerisavion
01.01.20 | Yeah Palms is probably a decent Thrice rec for the category
Alchemy Index Vol IV (Earth) also fits. | kalkwiese
01.11.20 | Checked out Olafur Arnalds. Damn, it's either a strong 4 or a weaker 4.5 for me. Loved it so much, honestly | JohnnyoftheWell
01.11.20 | Some really good stuff here but wtf there are way more depressing albums/bands than uplifting ones | kalkwiese
01.11.20 | Well, I have to somewhat agree. Slowdive aren't really happy or anything, but their music is very pretty. PUP are kind of similar, Morbid Stuff has depressing lyrics, but is very bright and colorful musically. | budgie
01.11.20 | get on #12! | kalkwiese
01.12.20 | Hey budgie, I definitely will come around tos it in the somewhat near future. :) I'm listening to 9 for some days now and 10 since yesterday. 12 isn't too far away :3 | budgie
01.12.20 | put it on your short list, it's the happiest album i've ever listened to! | kalkwiese
01.12.20 | Alright man, it's the next one getting a spin from this list, promised! 9 and 10 will still get their short write ups before that one of course | budgie
01.12.20 | 😁😂😂😂🤣🤣😁😄🤣😅😆😀😁😁😉😉😀😊😊😊😋😂😎😎😍😍😘🥰😗😗🥰🥰😗😗🥰🥰😋😊😄 | kalkwiese
01.15.20 | Added PUP - Morbid Stuff. That one was a hell of fun! | Dewinged
01.15.20 | Second that 12 rec! That closer!! | Wubs
01.15.20 | Mirror by Orchestra of Spheres! | DDDeftoneDDD
01.15.20 | sad you ignored my recs Kalk ): | kalkwiese
01.15.20 | Don't worry DDD, I didn't ignore anything. I'm going through the recs step by step :) | DDDeftoneDDD
01.15.20 | ooooh! Sorry bb...didn't catch that X) | Ray91
01.15.20 | four year strong - enemy of the world. My go to record if I'm in a bad mood | aydross121
01.15.20 | Ocean Machine literally ends with a blood curling scream that's like the opposite of uplifting. | kalkwiese
01.28.20 | Added John Coltrane to the list. | nightbringer
01.28.20 | lol I'm dreading you getting to my recs. I think you'll like the Jakub Zytecki, and maybe Astronoid, but I'm doubtful about everything else. So you might want to just try those two. And actually, you're better off checking out Astronoid's debut rather than the self-titled. | Drifter
01.28.20 | Will Downing - Will Downing | kalkwiese
01.29.20 | All right @nightbringer, I like me some good Post Hardcore, but if you wouldn't recommend these releases anymore, I'll trust you there | BenThatsMyJamin
01.29.20 | 15 is sad tbh | BenThatsMyJamin
01.29.20 | (and its my favourite album)
Sure, 'Life' is musically very uplifting (if lyrically sarcastic), but there's quite a heavy underlying sadness reflecting the blue, marine theme | BenThatsMyJamin
01.29.20 | Also if you're going to listen to Astronoid listen to their debut instead, it's far superior | nightbringer
01.29.20 | @Kalkwiese, although mewithoutYou are great post-hardcore, and the album I recommended is my personal favourite, and easily their most cheery, it is not at all post-hardcore. It was a big stylistic shift into indie/folk. And it has their lowest average rating. And although Thrice is also great post-hardcore, and Palms is their cheeriest, it widely regarded as one of their weaker albums, which is probably correct. I still like it, and find it uplifting, but it isn't the best intro to the band. Nerija is cool jazz-fusion, maybe give the song Riverfest a go and see whether you'd be interested. | kalkwiese
01.29.20 | @nightbringer
Alright then. I'll drop Thrice, go with mewithoutYou and listen to that Nerija song. And I'll change Astronoid to their debut | kalkwiese
02.07.20 | Added Night Flowers. That record has a special sound imo. A really big thank you for that one! | madrigal30
02.07.20 | new Kesha will get you going if that's yr thing | kalkwiese
03.03.20 | Added mewithoutYou | JohnnyoftheWell
03.03.20 | An actual cheery album, nice ;] | Keyblade
03.04.20 | ayy good to hear kalk, I agree. there's something special about it, have never quite heard it on any other record | aydross121
03.04.20 | Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life is a must listen mostly happy album. | nightbringer
03.04.20 | Glad you liked It's All Crazy! | kalkwiese
03.09.20 | Added Devin Townsend | thedoom
03.09.20 | toe - For Long Tomorrow
If you don't have time just listen to the song Goodbye. Don't know if it's uplifting for you, but the music just makes me feel like I'm wandering around on a pleasant summerday without any specific goal. Just watching happy strangers. | NorthernSkylark
03.09.20 | violent femmes - violent femmes | tectactoe
03.09.20 | Sigur Ros - Takk | kalkwiese
03.17.20 | Added Astronoid btw | nightbringer
03.17.20 | Nice, I'm going to jam that now myself. | kalkwiese
03.19.20 | Added Jakub Zytecki
That was truly awesome! I simply loved it and will definetly return to this album in the future | nightbringer
03.19.20 | I had a feeling that was the one you'd vibe with the most :] | kalkwiese
03.28.20 | Added Nerija | TheSpaceMan
03.28.20 | lol wtf only on sput would this be the recommendation for uplifting music | kalkwiese
03.28.20 | Sput is quite a special place, right?
But tbh many of these albums are more uplifting than some stuff I was listening to when I asked for uplifting music soooo
It actually helped | 50iL
03.28.20 | May I recommend something?
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians | AnimalsAsSummit
03.28.20 | alura by sweet trip | kalkwiese
03.28.20 | I can recommend something, BUT:
This is a follow up list. I will stay true to the list where stuff was recommended and when I'm through with it I will use recommendations from this list. And this will take quite a while I'm afraid | dedex
03.28.20 | oi my rec is gonna get thrashed for sure | bloodshy
03.28.20 | that jonsi album definitely is a good pick, if by uplifting, you mean happy and upbeat. | Tunaboy45
03.28.20 | 37 is my go to
| Tunaboy45
03.28.20 | Jeff Rosenstock- WORRY | kalkwiese
04.15.20 | Added Fleet Foxes and Beck | AnimalsAsSummit
04.15.20 | Add alura by sweet trip | kalkwiese
04.15.20 | I'm sorry man, but there were people coming before you (on the list that came before) and their albums come first
Btw I listened to Lighght by Kishi Bashi today and omg it's exactly what I was looking for holy shit | AnimalsAsSummit
04.15.20 | Fine your loss lmao | kalkwiese
04.15.20 | Yea, but we have to stick to our principles, right? When I finished the other list this one will be next. But that's moooonths ahead | kalkwiese
04.22.20 | Added Spoon | Nerdurosis
04.22.20 | Stooges - Fun House EDIT: OK 'Dirt' is not exactly uplifting but the rest of the album is | kalkwiese
04.24.20 | Added Eagles of Death Metal.
It didn't really grab me tbh and I feel the need to move on to the next thing | Zig
04.24.20 | Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 | theacademy
04.24.20 | Hinder - Take it to the limit | kalkwiese
04.24.20 | Ha, I'm gonna listen to that one anyway :) I'm checking the LPs my father gave me and it's some Tchaikowsky, some Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart. I'll give it a shot in a few days or so | Relinquished
04.24.20 | you're so close to mine goddamnnnn
I ordered the vinyl for it too, first time ever pressed | AnimalsAsSummit
04.24.20 | I Will Never Know Why | kalkwiese
04.24.20 | Is that an artist? | kalkwiese
04.30.20 | Added Kishi Bashi and omg it was goooooooood! | kalkwiese
05.01.20 | Added Queen. Love these live songs. They were a truly outstanding band | JohnnyoftheWell
05.01.20 | That Kishi album is such a good first impression deal (but also holds up beyond) | kalkwiese
05.11.20 | I loved that Kishi Bashi album. I'm glad I made this list hahaha.
Added Gang of Youths! What an awesome addition to this list.
Advantage Lucy was supposed to be next, but for some reason it's not really available here. These albums will be tackled as soon as I figured this out. In the meantime I'll do the next albums | theacademy
05.12.20 | Hinder - Take it to the limit | kalkwiese
05.22.20 | Added Goldfrapp | kalkwiese
06.03.20 | Added Ghosts and Vodka | kalkwiese
06.19.20 | Added Disperse | kalkwiese
06.25.20 | Added Spoon | kalkwiese
07.06.20 | Added Jonsi | Tundra
07.06.20 | Grimes Art Angel's is the most uplifting album dawg | DaHound
07.06.20 | Alexander O'Neal - Alexander O'Neal
Starts off rather moody but towards the middle you have an 11 minute dance banger that leads into two very positive and feel-good smooth soul songs.
Idk that album gets put on when I'm down and by the time it's done I'm back up! | kalkwiese
07.12.20 | Added Kishi Bashi | kalkwiese
07.23.20 | Added Genesis
I was listening to it anyway and realised it was recommended lol | kalkwiese
08.23.20 | Added NOFX | kalkwiese
09.18.20 | Added Three 6 Mafia | JohnnyoftheWell
09.18.20 | e h e m spotify poserboi | kalkwiese
09.18.20 | About Advantage Lucy? Maybe it's a country related thing, but can't find it, really! I got YouTube Premium a few weeks ago so maybe I can find it there now. | JohnnyoftheWell
09.18.20 | H m m m | JohnnyoftheWell
09.18.20 | fuck the internet
and countries | kalkwiese
10.08.20 | Addes Four Year Strong and Streetlight Manifesto | dedex
10.08.20 | very very glad you enjoyed FYS man! | kalkwiese
10.15.20 | Added Kero Kero Bonito
@dedex Yea, that one was nice. It's so stupid and edgy, but, you know, that exactly the point :D | Illoomorpheme
10.15.20 | Highly recommend Enjoy Eternal Bliss by Yndi Halda. Always makes me cry happy tears multiple times throughout. | dedex
10.15.20 | > that exactly the point
you know it man
Enjoy Eternal Bliss by Yndi Halda [85487549] yes yes yes | kalkwiese
01.11.21 | Added Janelle Monae | ian b
01.11.21 | ooo, you still taking recs kalk? | kalkwiese
01.11.21 | Well, I go through them in a kind of chronological order so it may take ages until I actually check it out, but sure! | ian b
01.11.21 | well, if you like drums and synths run through a distortion pedal (among others), check Slingshot Dakota's Break from 2016. it was my go-to happy record for the first year it came out, and i revisited it a couple months ago and it's right back in that same place. such a unique and lovely record | kalkwiese
02.12.21 | Added Cryptopsy | wildinferno2010
02.12.21 | Hey kalk, you should check out Love of Cartography by sleepmakeswaves. Super uplifting post-rock, just very catchy and energetic.
I see you 3.5'd Made of Breath Only... Love of Cartography is better. Loads better. | AsleepInTheBack
02.12.21 | Clever Girl - No Drum and Bass in the Jazz Room (floaty jazzy happy math rock)
Fishmans - Long Season (a garden in full bloom, in musical form)
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - SHYGA! (frootie tootie psych-rock funny business) | dedex
02.12.21 | Clever Girl - No Drum and Bass in the Jazz Room [2] | Tundra
02.12.21 | Where the hell is Grimes smh | dedex
02.12.21 | rec her then | kalkwiese
02.12.21 | Yea, rec an album of hers and I'll gove it a shot! | Tundra
02.12.21 | um
"Tundra
07.06.20
[ Edit ] Grimes Art Angel's is the most uplifting album dawg" | kalkwiese
02.12.21 | In that case: Thanks! I'm gonna update this list with recs from here after I finished the recs from my "rec me stuff"-list. This list is a follow up | combustion07
02.12.21 | List made me realize I should give Slowdive another shot. Been recommended them for a very long time searching for something like Loveless but just couldn't dig it when I tried. In fact I'd still love more shoegaze but still pretty much only enjoy Loveless and The December Sounds LP | kalkwiese
03.16.21 | Added Snarky Puppy | kalkwiese
04.12.21 | Added Lightning Bolt
Edit: 6900th comment. Nice! | Egarran
04.12.21 | Love the Kishi love.
WHEN WE WERE MANTA RAYS | kalkwiese
04.27.21 | Added The Go! Team
Yea, listened to Lighght again the other day and it was such a funny journey with a surprisingly plangent finale. Love this stuff! | nightbringer
04.27.21 | For the record, this is one of my favourite lists on this site :] | alamo
04.27.21 | nice gang of youths 5 | dedex
04.27.21 | bae list | kalkwiese
04.28.21 | Awww, thank you guys
It was a great idea to do this list, it introduced me to some amazing stuff I would not listened to otherwise. It's quite a commitment though | Beardog
04.28.21 | Cool list that I wanna listen some stuff from. Also check the latest Disperse record, was a very nice listen! | chemicalmarriage
04.28.21 | And so I watch you from afar - all hail bright futures | kalkwiese
05.15.21 | Added The Armed
"Cool list that I wanna listen some stuff from. Also check the latest Disperse record, was a very nice listen!"
I actually listened to all three albums. :) I agree they had something cool going on all of these, but my favorite has to be the debut. It's so immersive and hits all the sweet spots for me. Actually, I should listen to it again, maybe even get a copy ...
Their third album was pretty nice, modern Progmetal with poppy elements. It's blend I enjoy a lot and Jakub on guitars is just ... oh, so good. It's not as special to me as the debut, but it seems like Disperse was a different band on every one of their releases. Too bad they couldn't make the band work in the long run. I hope Jakub continues to release music | kalkwiese
07.27.21 | Added Sly And The Family Stone
We're actually getting to the last records here! I'm gonna have to update this list soon, I guess, and add some recommendations I missed. | kalkwiese
10.11.21 | Added Anamanaguchi and the last few recommendations from the preceding list. :)
And a huge thank you to gryndstone, who recommended Anamanaguchi | nightbringer
10.11.21 | 55 is a good pick from DDD. | kalkwiese
11.29.21 | Added Wilson Tanner | kalkwiese
03.30.22 | Added Worship | kalkwiese
07.08.22 | Added Indigo Jam Unit
Well I am curious about 55 then :D Next is NIN ... never really listened to them, but I have my doubts about the uplifting nature of the record | benkim
07.08.22 | Amazing List! | parksungjoon
07.08.22 | thanks | benkim
07.08.22 | I'll treat this list as your list of recs for me. The descriptions/mini reviews are really good. | pizzamachine
07.08.22 | Lightning Bug - A Color of the Sky | kalkwiese
07.08.22 | Thank you! :) Honestly, I am just describing my listening experience here, so you can clearly see where I am out of my depth or an album didn't really leave an impression on me or maybe when an album is just more of the same and didn't know what to add to the conversation. I am glad the descriptions work for you. Really, all these recs are quality music imo, that's probably why 4.0 is my standard rating here. But rating philosophies are another topic. | benkim
07.08.22 | Awesome! Can I add one to the list? | kalkwiese
07.08.22 | If you have a rec, sure! I take my time with listening to the recs, but I don't plan on missing out on a single one :) | benkim
07.08.22 | My recent obsession. Common - Like Water for Chocolate | pizzamachine
07.08.22 | Lightning Bug - A Color of the Sky | FR33L0RD
07.08.22 | Happy to see Coltrane & Miles classic album up here & also "Peter Gabriel - So",
another legend release. | kalkwiese
07.08.22 | Don't worry pizza, I'll eventually get to yours :) I just added a few other people recommended here earlier ... there is still a lot catch up to. Albums will be added to the list as I make progress listening | pizzamachine
07.08.22 | 😋 | kalkwiese
08.25.22 | Added Station by Advantage Lucy | Shemson
08.25.22 | Ocean Machine is great but if you want uplifting Devin you need Addicted, Epicloud and Empath :D | kalkwiese
08.26.22 | Empath was great! I will listen to the other ones eventually :) | Scheumke
08.26.22 | Damn didn't even remember I posted those rec's haha. You still going strong with it kalk, nice! If you want a short uplifting piece that I think you'd like, def give "Moron Police - A Boat on the Sea" a spin. It my current 'I want something easy and fun' listen. | kalkwiese
11.22.22 | Added Nine Inch Nails | gg901goody
11.29.22 | toe-Future is now | kalkwiese
01.19.23 | Added pinkshinyultrablast
And it was a blast lol | kalkwiese
03.06.23 | Added Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Peter Gabriel | kalkwiese
04.19.23 | Added Pijn and Conjurer | kalkwiese
10.26.23 | Added Elder and dredg | budgie
10.26.23 | pinkshinyultrablast is the blest | kalkwiese
10.26.23 | Yesss, that one was sweet | SomeCallMeTim
10.26.23 | no anal cunt? c'mon | Rowhaus
10.26.23 | Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind | Rowhaus
10.26.23 | Slowdive is a great pick for sure. Lots of stuff I've never heard of on here. Gotta check some of these out. | Hawks
10.26.23 | Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck
Alcest - Kodama |
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