Aug-Oct 2016: The Whatever Edition
haven't done one of these in a while. Now I have. alternative title of list: let's do it lowercase this time |
| 1 |  | Meilyr Jones
2013
baroque pop
nifty |
| 2 |  | PUP
The Dream Is Over
pop punk
ok |
| 3 |  | 2 8 1 4
Rain Temple
2.9/5
Ambient / Downtempo
I don't remember too much of this, that seems to be the case with me and a lot of ambient-esque stuff, but I remember I enjoyed the rainy feel of the record a lot. But that's most of my enjoyment of this, aside from some nice synthscapes. Some tracks just bore me, and I have the bad luck of finding the longer ones to be the boring ones. |
| 4 |  | Noname
Telefone
hip hop
ok |
| 5 |  | Hoops
Hoops
jangle pop
cool and chilll |
| 6 |  | Foodman
Ez Minzoku
weird stuff
not my thing |
| 7 |  | Soda Island
A Trip To Soda Island
future bass / downtempo
pretty sweet |
| 8 |  | Todd Terje
The Big Cover-Up
nu-disco
nice |
| 9 |  | Glass Animals
How To Be A Human Being
3.95/5
Indie Pop
It's sort of fallen out of my listening rotation as of late, but whenever I do return to this I'm still 100% in love with it. The production is consistently fun and colorful, the hooks on a lot of the tracks are absolutely killer, and "Season 2 Episode 3" is still a contender for pop song of the year. Possibly the pop record of the year. |
| 10 |  | katie dey
flood network
3.35/5
Indie Pop / Glitch Pop
First of all, congrats on 7.8 from Pitchfork fellow (former) sputter! There are some really great, mind-bending ideas on 'Flood Network'; the texture and soundplay is definitely the best thing about the record. Not all the songs blow me away when it comes to the strength of the writing, and sometimes the vocals are a bit too amateur for my taste, but I'd say it's worth a listen for people who are intrigued by the genre tags, or just want to support a sput project. |
| 11 |  | Thao And The Get Down Stay Down
A Man Alive
art rock / singer-songwriter
quite interesting |
| 12 |  | Fort Romeau
Secrets & Lies
nu-disco / house
decent |
| 13 |  | Kishi Bashi
Sonderlust
3.9/5
Indie Pop / Baroque Pop
It isn't 'Lighght'. It was probably never going to be another 'Lighght', because few things are. But this isn't trying to be that. The influence '70s pop music has on this record is strong, but Kishi Bashi's trademark charm is still there. The highlights on this record actually do measure up to the high points of his predecessor, which in itself is a near impossible task. |
| 14 |  | DjRum
Forgetting
electronic (i'm bad at identifying electronic subgenres pls help)
really damn nice |
| 15 |  | Stimming
Alpe Lusia
tech house / downtempo
best of the bunch |
| 16 |  | Hikrahe
Lily (The Wilt)
downtempo
good job pots |
| 17 |  | Bon Iver
22, A Million
art pop
eh, has its moments |
| 18 |  | Jacob Collier
In My Room
3.7/5
Jazz Fusion / Pop / Kitchen Sink-core
I probably respect this album more than anything. This guy is only 22, and he's probably gained more skills than I will ever even dream of obtaining. There's some real texture and depth to these songs, and even if his self-harmonization can grow old after nearly an hour, it's an album that deserves more recognition and not to be judged based on the fact that the person behind the music happens to be a Youtuber. Believe me, Collier is a musician before a Youtuber, and the proof is on 'In My Room'. |
| 19 |  | Deerhoof
The Magic
indie rock
meh |
| 20 |  | Solange
A Seat At The Table
neo-soul
elegant |
| 21 |  | Bibio
A Mineral Love
electronic (i'm bad at identifying electronic subgenres pls help) [2]
mixed bag |
| 22 |  | Featherfin
Helen Richey EP
indie pop
boring |
| 23 |  | Vulfpeck
The Beautiful Game
funk / pop soul
very funky |
| 24 |  | Jeff Rosenstock
Worry.
punk. / pop. punk. / indie. rock. / period. core.
very rowdy boy |
| 25 |  | NxWorries
Yes Lawd!
neo-soul
super sexy
wrote a review for this today check that out if you want |
| 26 |  | Snarky Puppy
Culcha Vulcha
jazz fusion / funk
v v funky |
| 27 |  | Pet Shop Boys
Super
dancepop
cheap semi-fun |
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