Fave 2016 Albums
for every 25 albums listened i add 5 slots. so here are 20 albums, from 20 16 |
| 20 |  | Prince Daddy and The Hyena
I Thought You Didn't Even Like Leaving
I wish that I could control-alt-delete my life
I leave an imprint of my lazy ass in the couch like every night
I just eat and sleep my days away and look through my video games
And if I don't find something good to play, I'm moving out
3.9 |
| 19 |  | The Sea Nymphs
On The Dry Land
Beholden, i am, to the black blooded clam :)
3.9 |
| 18 |  | Saor
Guardians
First two tracks are a little meh, BUT Hearth is an absolutely incredible track and the ones surrounding it don’t slouch either. Vocals unintelligible, yes, but the grandiosity of sound on display… it makes u feel like a warrior. And isn’t that all we need sometimes
3.9 |
| 17 |  | Com Truise
Silicon Tare
He hasn’t put out anything better than this. Iteration comes close, but this is a 20 minute EP that pulls the dark and hypnotic sounds of Mister Truise into a brighter, higher-energy version of his signature sound.
4 |
| 16 |  | Frank Ocean
Blonde
This guys never gonna release anything ever again and it’s a shame because I think Blonde is great, AND can be improved upon, or the formula messed around with. The full fledged songs are incredible, the shorter ones and interludes add to the vibe and theme like the last pieces of a puzzle. It’s good stuff. Also, any album that gets Andre 3000 to rap has to be a good one (except that weird kid cudi one)
4 |
| 15 |  | Underworld
Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future
Grimy, gritty electronic music with cryptic lyrics often delivered in monotone fashion. If Rah and Ova Nova stand out as great.
4 |
| 14 |  | The 1975
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
One of many albums that deserve a trim from this band, ILIWYS actually manages to deliver with its straightforward alternative synth-driven radio ready gloop - even the excess is kinda fun. The band goes on a couple ambient/shoegaze tangents, Matty Healy muses on religion, his grandma, and celebrity/criticism in a pretty satisfying way.
4 |
| 13 |  | Lemon Demon
Spirit Phone
There’s a song about a video game cabinet that eats people and a song about Ronald Reagan’s economic policies. So thats pretty fun
4 |
| 12 |  | Bon Iver
22, A Million
A masterwork in vocal lines, crisp production etc,. Some massive tunes with cryptic lyrics. Choirs that is just some guy
4.1 |
| 11 |  | Danny Brown
Atrocity Exhibition
hip-hop through a fed-up, hopeless, strung out, addicted point of view. Each track a room in a house of horrors, a sort of freakshow, we laugh 2 hide the pain |
| 10 |  | Death Grips
Bottomless Pit
Some of MC Ride’s most fun verses are here, alongside the borderline noise of Hot Head, the thrash(??) of giving bad people good ideas and the title track, the slick production of easier to swallow tracks like 8080808 and Eh - all three members performing pretty peak here
4.1 |
| 9 |  | Uyama Hiroto
Freeform Jazz
Perfect for soaking in your surroundings. Freeform Jazz is actively comforting with its soft pianos, smooth wind instruments, and an interesting array of percussion.
4.2 |
| 8 |  | A Tribe Called Quest
We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service
A beautiful swan song for Phife Dwag and a lot of fun collaborative moments, cool samples, great beats, and solid rhyming. Just a great hour of hip-hop!
4.2 |
| 7 |  | Regina Spektor
Remember Us To Life
Regina’s brand of piano-pop storytelling is in full effect here, tunes that are cheery, lyrics that are witty, and a voice as smooth as butter and cool as a cucumber. It still gets the chance to roar on songs like Tornadoland, The Trappier and The Furrier, and Bleeding Heart.
4.2 |
| 6 |  | Sleigh Bells
Jessica Rabbit
Its signature move is that half of its songs sound like patchwork, like sister cities or parts of a tapestry overlaid on itself, two stories with the same ending. Songs will haphazardly do a 180 into completely different territory, then undo that 180 with no warning. It’s truly a culmination of their first three albums, the bands maximalist pop-metal ethos stretched out as far as it possibly can be. I love it.
4.2 |
| 5 |  | Greg Gorlen
Summer Tape
Sometimes you need a repetitive looping piece of tape music to quell your anxieties, to meditate to, or to float away on as it were a cloud. Summer Tape is beautiful, and all of those aforementioned things.
4.4 |
| 4 |  | Kero Kero Bonito
Bonito Generation
Bubblegum soda pop pop fizz fizz. Takes its influences from video games, synths, songs sung in a childlike tone about missing your parents and graduating college and exercise as stress relief and hearing a song on the radio - childlike wonder in music form. Antithesis to Death Grips, for some reason.
4.5 |
| 3 |  | The Jezabels
Synthia
Big and large and huge sounding, its synths echo-ey, percussion booming and voices soaring. Standouts include an opener more spoken-word than sung that roars in its sections and movements, unforgettable hooks on most of these tracks, and a closer that builds higher and higher into something unforgettable.
4.5 |
| 2 |  | Car Seat Headrest
Teens of Denial
Sandwiched between two albums of well-deserved re-recordings is Will Toledo’s latest noteworthy album of all new material. Teens of Denial puts Toledo on an indie rock throne, emanating a disaffected youth aura with witty writing and attention grabbing instrumentals. The Cars interpolation, the catharsis of Costa Concordia, the palpable energy on so many of these tracks is addictive. Combine that with a number of lyrical standout moments, and you’ve got a rock record to remember.
4.6 |
| 1 |  | David Bowie
Blackstar
Progressive-pop swan song. Sweeping beauty, sings every syllable with an urgent finality. Takes some fucking guts to write an album about the end of your life as its happening. Takes someone special to manage to do it with near perfection. A borderline 5/5.
4.8 |
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