69'-21' (1 year, 1 rec: redux)
felt like doing this one more time. Here's a rec for each year from 1969 to right now. Not necesarily best, but rather obscure or underrated... Or both... Or neither lol. basically good shit. |
| 1 |  | Toots and The Maytals
Sweet and Dandy / Monkey Man
69'
rocksteady / reggae |
| 2 |  | Vinicius de Moraes
En la Fusa con Maria Creuza y Toquinho
70'
samba |
| 3 |  | Karen Dalton
In My Own Time
71'
folk / singer-songwriter |
| 4 |  | Joan Manuel Serrat
Miguel Hernández
72'
spanish folk / singer-songwriter
JMS puts music to poems by Miguel Hernández. Ngl, you'd probably miss a lot in translation, but it's still worth a listen even if you don't know spanish, imo. |
| 5 |  | Lucio Battisti
Il nostro caro angelo
73'
rock / folk / blues
italians have a very special pop sensibility. Not perfect, but still nice. |
| 6 |  | Neil Young
On the Beach
74'
best NY. |
| 7 |  | Edgar Froese
Epsilon in Malaysian Pale
75'
ambient |
| 8 |  | The Funkees
Now I'm A Man
76'
funk / rock
one of my all-timers. |
| 9 |  | Taeko Onuki
Sunshower
77'
city pop |
| 10 |  | Haruomi Hosono
Paraiso
78'
synthpop / city pop
it's Harry Hosono. |
| 11 |  | Lee Scratch Perry
From the Heart of the Congo
79'
dub
a very cool and unique blend of dub with african musicians, by the master. RIP absolute legend. |
| 12 |  | Ilitch
10 Suicides
80'
minimal wave
wtf is minimal wave |
| 13 |  | Scientist (JAM)
Rids the World of the Curse of the Vampires
81'
dub
classic |
| 14 |  | Deux Filles
Silence and Wisdom
82'
ambient pop |
| 15 |  | Noel Ellis
Noel Ellis
83'
roots / dub
crazy good. |
| 16 |  | Ingram Marshall
Fog Tropes / Gradual Requiem
84'
minimal / ambient |
| 17 |  | Kilslug
Answer the Call
85'
noise / sludge
nasty pieces of shit. |
| 18 |  | Anna Domino
Anna Domino
86'
art pop |
| 19 |  | drunks with guns
Drunks With Guns
87'
noise rock
classic |
| 20 |  | Fishbone
Truth and Soul
88'
rock / alt-rock |
| 21 |  | Mano Negra
Puta's Fever
89'
skapunk / rock
Manu Chao's band |
| 22 |  | Danielle Dax
Blast The Human Flower
90'
art pop |
| 23 |  | Rein Sanction
Broc's Cabin
91'
grunge
thnaks Johnny for the rec |
| 24 |  | Sade
Love Deluxe
92'
rnb / love
Holy music |
| 25 |  | 8Ball and MJG
Comin' Out Hard
93'
gangsta rap |
| 26 |  | Bedhead (USA-TX)
WhatFunLifeWas
94'
slowcore
20-21: slowcore season |
| 27 |  | Teenage Fanclub
Grand Prix
95'
jangle |
| 28 |  | Kingpin Skinny Pimp
King Of Da Playaz Ball
96'
gangsta rap / memphis |
| 29 |  | Smoke City
Flying Away
97'
trip hop |
| 30 |  | Time Machines
Time Machines
98'
drone
wrote a review for this |
| 31 |  | Angie Stone
Black Diamond
99'
rnb |
| 32 |  | Jill Scott
Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
00's
Rnb / jazz |
| 33 |  | Clogs
Thom's Night Out
01'
Minimal / jazz |
| 34 |  | Carla Bruni
Quelqu'un m'a dit
02'
Chanson |
| 35 |  | Tribalistas
Tribalistas
03'
MPB / pop |
| 36 |  | The Libertines
The Libertines
04'
Bri'ish |
| 37 |  | Scarling.
So Long, Scarecrow
05'
Goth rock |
| 38 |  | Sunshine Has Blown
Sunshine Has Blown
06'
EAI |
| 39 |  | Lily Allen
Alright, Still
07'
Britpop
This is a PSA: Lily Allen rules |
| 40 |  | STRFKR
Starfucker
08'
Indie |
| 41 |  | Ahleuchatistas
Of The Body Prone
09'
Math rock / improv
I wish this guys' music was more easily available, I really like it, it's very unique |
| 42 |  | SQRM
Rodeo
10'
Sludge |
| 43 |  | Julianna Barwick
The Magic Place
11'
Ambient |
| 44 |  | Sleigh Bells
Reign of Terror
12'
Rock |
| 45 |  | Sicko Mobb
Super Saiyan Vol. 1
13'
Drill pop
Classic |
| 46 |  | White Lung
Deep Fantasy
14'
Pop punk
Please come back |
| 47 |  | SNTS
The Rustling of the Leaves
15'
ambient techno |
| 48 |  | Kikagaku Moyo
House in the Tall Grass
16'
psych rock |
| 49 |  | Richard Dawson
Peasant
17'
folk |
| 50 |  | DJ Smokey & Ruben Slikk
Goony Toonz
18'
hip hop
timeless |
| 51 |  | Organ Tapes
Hunger In Me Living
19'
pop
one of my all-timers (2) |
| 52 |  | Aine O'Dwyer
Daedalus Airs
20'
field recordings / sound art
wrote a review for this one (2) |
| 53 |  | HTRK
Rhinestones
21'
country |
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