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zakalwe 12.03.24	There ya go
widowslaugh123 12.03.24	I gotta check the new sniffers record thanks for reminding me
jrlikestodance 12.03.24	You might dig the new Caribou record if you liked Jamie n Four Tet
zakalwe 12.03.24	Haven’t heard any Caribou stuff other than Our Love which I thought was a bit so-so
zakalwe 12.03.24	Also have to mention the ones who just missed out Thus Love - All Pleasure Wunderhorse - Midas Richard Thompson - Ship to Shore Bibio - Phantom Brickworks II (only just listened to it but it’s bloody great) Also video of the year Shed Seven - Speakeasy (liquid gold version) the blast in the face of how time flies and slaps in you the face bought a tear to me eye.
Futures 12.03.24	zak my man nice list, i'll have to check some of these out. any you think i'd dig? 4 looks interesting!
zakalwe 12.03.24	Possibly the Black Country Communion one mate.
DoofDoof 12.03.24	Every single album I've listened to on this list is absolute quality...and eight I know nothing or next to nothing about. Definition of a great end of year list :D
zakalwe 12.03.24	8 is an absolute blinder Doof!! Get on it!!!
DoofDoof 12.03.24	In terms of best ever year I think this is the best one since the '90s but there are definitely a few stronger years for me in the '90s and maybe late '80s
DoofDoof 12.03.24	The cover of 8 is worth a 4 at least
Futures 12.03.24	you know i should listen to some deep purple tbh lol
zakalwe 12.03.24	Fuck sake, I’ve deleted my response but Futures give ‘em a go Doof it’s a year that has been absolutely littered with moments where I’ve emotionally attached myself to new releases more than ever.
mkmusic1995 12.03.24	2016 is that year for me that I never thought would be topped in my lifetime but this year really gave it a run for its money. Amazing year for music, great list!
zakalwe 12.03.24	Yeah 2016 was phenomenal as well. It was without question the best year of the 21st century until this year.
NexCeleris 12.03.24	Haven't listened to a single one of these, but it's cool to hear everyone join in the "2024 gud" chant. Looks like fans of all genres found lots of new favorites this year. Everything else a bit shit mind. [2]
zakalwe 12.03.24	Bus to college listening to OKC when it was released v Listening to Songs of a Lost World a day early - OKC Unwrapping the packaging of Ladies and Gents v Looking out the window in autumn when Beth’s album really did click and hit me like a ten ton boot - Beth Fish and Firkin boozer, bucket hat and talking about Diana’s death and Be Here Now v stood outside my workplace purposefully being 5mins late as I was waiting for Romance to finish thinking ‘how fucking amazing is this!’ - Romance Mogwai Young Team, Boatman’s Call, Urban Hymns, Dig Your Own Hole v Some of this shite. It’s close to call and I would probably take Boatman’s Call and MYT over anything here barring the top 2 but in terms of amount of quality albums I’m going with 2024.
DoofDoof 12.03.24	1994 at the time - The Holy Bible, Welcome to Sky Valley, Superunknown, Jar of Flies, The Downward Spiral, Troublegum, Dummy, Music for the Jilted, Vitalogy, Unplugged in New York, Purple, Whisky for the Holy Ghost, Burn My Eyes, Ruby Vroom, Protection, Betty, etc 1994 discovered since - Grace, Crooked Rain, I Could Live in Hope, Mirror Blue, Mighty Joe Moon, Selected Ambient Vol 2, Bee Thousand, I Hope You're Sitting Down, Hex, Wildflowers, Dubnobass, Let Love In, New Plastic Ideas, Amber, Bakesale, etc This year had a lot of good releases but 1994 is still the daddy and I didn't even really like the brit pop of Oasis, Blur and Pulp who all had really big albums that year.
zakalwe 12.03.24	1994. For me the ones that really had an impact on me at the time were Purple, Nirvana Unplugged and the life changer that was Parklife. Definitely Maybe wasn’t that bad either. Vauxhall and I is one of the greatest of all time. Too busy just fucking about in 1994 and sad as fuck that England weren’t in the World Cup.
DoofDoof 12.03.24	Fair play, for me it was the year after I really started getting into actually buying music (CDs had arrived) and branching out after picking up in 1993. Top five impact at the time for me were probably Troublegum, Holy Bible, Downward Spiral, Purple and...How to Make Friends and Influence People lol. Ill Communication and Stranger Than Fiction were big ones too at the time actually, there's just tonnes of stuff from that year. I didn't mind Vauxhall and I when I gave it a go...I could be more a Morrissey solo fan. I'll put his solo output up as a 'legacy band of the month' pick sometime next year, it has to be done.
normaloctagon 12.03.24	“Am British” the list
zakalwe 12.03.24	14 and 24 kick ass!
zakalwe 12.03.24	Do it doof. Iconic. Ill Communication was also monumental when it came out as well thinking about it. Jilted Generation, was that 94 or 95? Monumental!!
DoofDoof 12.03.24	Yeah I'll head to Morrissey, fuck it January might be a good fit for that ! Zak there's an argument the best Prodigy, Orbital, Underworld, Aphex Twin and Autechre albums all came out in 1994. Hip hop you could say best Beastie Boys, Nas, Notorious BIG, etc Extreme metal there's loads of stuff, loads of career bests. It's a year you choose any genre at the time and it ranks high...pop punk you have arguably the best albums by Green Day, Bad Religion, Offspring... Even bands I don't care about I have to admit released iconic albums in '94....Weezer, Oasis, Ween, The Cranberries, Suede
DoofDoof 12.03.24	I need to return to the Jack White...there's about five tunes on there that are dynamite
gabba 12.03.24	Guys, you almost made me tear up with this ramble about 1994, no joke.
DoofDoof 12.03.24	gabba, it's my pet project is '94, I'm convinced it's magic...I've rated 452 albums from that year according to my RYM account and scarier still I have another 500 from '94 on my wishlist there to check out sometime....
zakalwe 12.03.24	Jesus lol 90s >
JohnnyoftheWell 12.03.24	>first great year since 1997 >kicks off with four straight albums of shameless 90s nostalgia or offshoots of 90s acts checks out. was only a matter of time before retroism caught up to the last time you had a foothold in the zeitgeist
zakalwe 12.03.24	You listened to 7 John? 90s >
JohnnyoftheWell 12.03.24	is 7 the music from memory comp? yes if so, easy 4
gabba 12.03.24	True. I’ve just checked my ratings from that year, Cranes, Dead Can Dance, Shellac, Stereolab, Nick Cave, Hole, Low are the ones that also stood out and haven’t been mentioned before.
zakalwe 12.03.24	That’s the one John Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999 Absolute belter
DoofDoof 12.04.24	Once you read the background for the album ‘Proxy Music’ is album title of the year 😂
zakalwe 12.04.24	You listened yet Doof? Magnificent.
DoofDoof 12.04.24	I did, a few Doof faves singing on it - Unthanks, Big JG, Doofus himself…
zakalwe 12.04.24	The John Grant one is clever innit
DoofDoof 12.04.24	I bet John leapt at that concept, yeah it’s great
theBoneyKing 12.04.24	Nice one Zak! Only missing John Moreland. ;-P
DoofDoof 12.04.24	I’m starting to assemble my 2024 list, some great albums are going to get pushed out this year, competition is fierce
DoofDoof 12.04.24	Boney - John Moreland will make my one, top 40 most likely