Things ive heard in 2022 pt.2
number 1 being most recent |
| 1 |  | the chinese stars
listen to your left brain
4 - gives me mid 2000s indie vibes with that rhode island noise rock weewoo guitar tone. slightly abrasive but really quite fun. features the Arab on Radar/Doomsday student vocalist. for fans of skin graft records |
| 2 |  | johnny booth
firsthand accounts
3 - was sorta unimpressed with the vocals on this, found them really monotonous and bland. riffs and grooves were cool tho but nothing special. looking forward to their next lp |
| 3 |  | blink-182
dude ranch
3 - Dammit is like the one pop-punk track i will carry on listening to |
| 4 |  | portishead
dummy
4 - really enjoying trip-hop recently so going to be getting more into it. great 'vibes' on this |
| 5 |  | living sacrifice
the hammering process
3 - metalcore/nu metal/mainstream metal from the early 2000s. riffs hard but all sort of blends together unfortunately. deffo gonna give their discography more of a chance as ive heard good things |
| 6 |  | inclination
midwest straight edge
3 - this really was midwest straight edge |
| 7 |  | dance gavin dance
jackpot juicer
2 - slow trajectory into mediocrity continues, hopefully gaptooth fucks off and Secret band becomes a thing again |
| 8 |  | silkworm
firewater
4 - indie/alt rock with a very 90s feel, reminds me of husker du or pavement sometimes. writing a review for it but it will never get finished so uhhh shame on me |
| 9 |  | the kinks
The Village Green Preservation Society
4.5 - 'we are the sherlock holmes, english speaking vernacular' and 'god little shops, china cups and virginity' both in the same track? lyrical genius |
| 10 |  | Oxbow
an evil heat
4.5 - second or third best oxbow but their best artwork and some very strong contenders for their best tracks. |
| 11 |  | Car bomb
mordial
3 - everything johnny wrote about this band is more or less accurate |
| 12 |  | bahamadia
kollage
4 - chill, nice vibes, first hip hop lp ive listened to in ages |
| 13 |  | zapruder
Fall In Line
3.5 - check zapruder, said some lameass loser once |
| 14 |  | finch
say hello to sunshine
4 - cant believe i never bothered with this band, turns out theyre pretty decent. gives me nostalgia |
| 15 |  | failure
fantastic planet
4.5 - shiner, hum, failure, in that order, but liable to change one day |
| 16 |  | the prodigy
the fat of the land
4 - id heard most of this already just from living in the uk but yeah the b sides are decent. i like the beats. shame about Keith. |
| 17 |  | nirvana
in utero
4.5 - all apologies is easily one of my fav tracks ive discovered this year. also, i used to hate nirvana because of kurts voice, but now i love nirvana because of kurts voice? nirvana good???? |
| 18 |  | carnage
dark recollections
3 - i have dark recollections of this as in i dont remember it |
| 19 |  | chavez
ride the fader
4.5 - a bit of polvo in this and i dig it. underrated and overlooked alt rock band. check unreal is here |
| 20 |  | pinback
autumn of the seraphs
4 - pinback go soft (and it works for them) |
| 21 |  | mogwai
young team
3.5 - this was cool but didnt really live up to my expectations |
| 22 |  | afterbirth
Four Dimensional Flesh
4 - yeah will smith give me more of that gurgly shit |
| 23 |  | bullet for my valentine
temper temper
1.5 - hahahahahahahah i remember why i dont bother with this band now |
| 24 |  | zombie-chang
stress de stress
3.5 - dont call me |
| 25 |  | the promise ring
nothing feels good
3.5 - emo with silly 60s pop vocalisations? fun |
| 26 |  | machine girl
wlfgrl
3.5 - dont wlfgrl me |
| 27 |  | spiritbox
rotoscope
2.5 - what do people see in this band |
| 28 |  | sea power
everything was forever
3 - disco elysium soundtrack is better. band is incredibly nice and pastel coloured |
| 29 |  | the fall of troy
OK#2
4 - the good version of ok |
| 30 |  | the fall of troy
ok
3.5 - the bad version of ok |
| 31 |  | thirdface
do it with a smile
4 - yeah screamo hell yeah screaming yeah they scream politics, the scene, screaming |
| 32 |  | rings of saturn
rings of saturn
1.5 - no i wont be listening to this band again |
| 33 |  | disincarnate
dreams of the carrion kind
3 - hmmm wish this was better. riffs were cool. |
| 34 |  | ulver
perdition city
4 - luv the atmosphere, luv the city, ate the criminal underbelly |
| 35 |  | bloc party
alpha games
3 - alpha games? more like kele-losing-the-shut-the-fuck-up-and-stop-ruining-this-band games |
| 36 |  | david bowie
"Heroes"
3.5 - waiting for find a bowie album i can actually love other than Blackstar |
| 37 |  | shiner
starless
4.5 - check shiner |
| 38 |  | dead can dance
into the labyrinth
4 - pretty solid outing for dcd, really love The carnival is over and the closer thats like 8 mins long whose name i cant remember |
| 39 |  | scissor sisters
scissor sisters
3.5 - cos youre filthy (filthy) (did you know how well this album sold in the uk the year it came out? mental) |
| 40 |  | the jesus lizard
liar
4 - yowling yowler |
| 41 |  | artificial brain
artificial brain
4.5 - best dm band out there. if pyrrhon can put out a good album as consistent as these guys can they will give them a run for their money |
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