january's good stuff
some good stuff from january, not ranked |
| 1 |  | Seijaku
Dingir
shoegaze / post rock
EP (maybe)
4.0
Really fantastic prog rock flavoured shoegazy post rock (lol) project from Japan, 'The Devil's in the Details' is an absolute beast of a song giving off massive The Great Dismal vibes.
https://seijaku.bandcamp.com/album/dingir |
| 2 |  | sonhos tomam conta
cyberia
shoegaze
EP
3.5
Pleasant lil shoegaze EP, nothing too mind-blowing but definitely a good time while it's on.
https://sonhostomamconta.bandcamp.com/album/cyberia |
| 3 |  | Nicarus
Coal People Coal Puppets
alt rock / gothic
LP
3.5
Nice sludgy first album from this Israeli band, production leaves a lot to be desired but the songs are very good. Definitely keeping an eye on what they'll put out in the future.
https://nicarus.bandcamp.com/album/coal-people-coal-puppets |
| 4 |  | Yu Su
Yellow River Blue
glitchy tribal ambient
LP
4.0
Excellent record that manages to be minimalistic and expansive at once. Loving the many different influences Yu Su draws from, whether very clearly or more subtly.
https://yusu.bandcamp.com/album/yellow-river-blue |
| 5 |  | Vicious Blossom
You Breathe Inside Of Me
shoegaze / dream pop
LP
3.5
Another lovely shoegaze record, some songs are better than others but everything is pleasant enough. 'Goth Girl' for best worst song of the year.
https://viciousblossom.bandcamp.com/album/you-breathe-inside-of-me |
| 6 |  | Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou
The Helm Of Sorrow
sludge / post metal
EP
4.0
Great companion piece to one of 2020's best albums. While nothing tops the highlights of that record, there are more than enough grooves and Cranberries covers (1) to keep you entertained for a long time to come.
https://thou.bandcamp.com/album/the-helm-of-sorrow |
| 7 |  | Radio Supernova
Takaisin
shoegaze
LP
4.0
Simply some magnificent shoegaze, and damn, Finnish is a cool language. 'Utopia' might just be January's best song.
https://radiosupernova.bandcamp.com/ |
| 8 |  | Evergreen (USA-AZ)
Fables of Mercury
shoegaze / grunge
EP
3.5
This is good, but my god these guys have a ton of potential. The riffs are massive, the vocals almost on point; hopefully this band finds the time and money to properly record a full length asap! For now, definitely check 'Adelaide'.
https://evergreenphx.bandcamp.com/album/fables-of-mercury |
| 9 |  | Pom Poko
Cheater
noisy indie pop
LP
3.5
Fun cute nice lil record, the most comfortably 3.5 record I have heard in a while (and that's a good thing).
https://pompoko.bandcamp.com/album/cheater |
| 10 |  | Lonely the Brave
The Hope List
alt rock
LP
3.5
I'm really glad this exists, band hasn't had it easy with their (amazing) vocalist quitting after two excellent records. Thankfully, the new vocalist is great too and Lonely the Brave deliver some highly competent, stadium-sized British alt rock... which is something to be happy about (looking at you, You Me At Six, Twin Atlantic, Lower Than Atlantis, and so on).
https://lonelythebraveuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-hope-list-2 |
| 11 |  | Widowspeak
Honeychurch
dream pop
EP
3.5
I loved 2020's [i]Plum[/i], and this is a nice companion EP. It features a sweet mix of new tracks, reworkings and cover songs. The R.E.M. cover ('The One I Love') is especially excellent and the project extends the calming nature of last year's LP a little longer.
https://widowspeak.bandcamp.com/album/honeychurch |
| 12 |  | Portrayal of Guilt
We Are Always Alone
hardcore / black metal
LP
4
This absolutely rips. That's it.
https://portrayalofguilt.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-always-alone |
| 13 |  | Weezer
OK Human
orchestral pop lmao
LP
3.5
Cool okay this Weezer album is good, not better than [i]White[/i] but definitely their best since [i]White[/i]. It's both pretty dark and pretty stupid, cool.
https://bweezer.bandcamp.com/track/island-in-the-sun |
| 14 |  | Typhoon (USA-OR)
Sympathetic Magic
indie folk
LP
4.0
It's no [i]Offerings[/i], but that's okay because it's still really damn good.
https://wearetyphoon.bandcamp.com/album/sympathetic-magic |
| 15 |  | Ellyn Woods and Bedzvin
Live at Wychwood
experimental dream pop
LP
4.0
Really lovely cello-based, improvised record. Everything feels organic in a focused manner, making for some wonderfully abstract and mystical songs.
https://ellynwoods.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-wychwood |
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