2020 Music

[Richard Cranium]

Oooh dat 7/8 time (7/4?). Respect Megan

28/32 I believe.

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Oooh dat 7/8 time (7/4?). Respect Megan

You'll respect her even more once you've seen this-

 

[Juke]

Top 5/10 albums of the year for everyone?

For me:

5. Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind
4. Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
3. Freddie Gibbs & the Alchemist - Alfredo
2. Fleet Foxes - Shore
1. The Microphones - Microphones in 2020

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[Macca19]

1. Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everyone
2. Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
3. Code Orange - Underneath
4. Jessie Ware - Whats Your Pleasure?
5. Irist - Order Of The Mind
6. Taylor Swift - folklore
7. The Weeknd - After hours
8. Donny Benet - Mr Experience
9. Deftones - Ohms
10. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

HM to Creeper, Touche Amore, PVRIS, IDLES and Benee

 

[Roobs321]

1. Charli XCX - How I'm Feeling Now
2. Autechre - AE_LIVE 2008-04-04 Echoplex*
3. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
4. Autechre - PLUS
5. Autechre - AE_Live 2016/2018
6. Annie - Dark Hearts
7. Kylie - DISCO
8. Autechre - SIGN
9. Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
10. JK-47 - Made for This

*semi-official bootleg replication from artist-shared set files ('18) by WATMM users

 

[Richard Cranium]

1. Charli XCX - How I'm Feeling Now
2. Autechre - AE_LIVE 2008-04-04 Echoplex*
3. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
4. Autechre - PLUS
5. Autechre - AE_Live 2016/2018
6. Annie - Dark Hearts
7. Kylie - DISCO
8. Autechre - SIGN
9. Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
10. JK-47 - Made for This

*semi-official bootleg replication from artist-shared set files ('18) by WATMM users

Has there ever been an Autechre release you didn't love?

 

[Toump Ass]

I don't have the attention span for an Autechre song let alone a whole album but they were bloody awesome to see in 2018.

 

[Toump Ass]

Recent-ish s**t I'm slowly working through I like:

The PJ Harvey "demo" albums, thought they'd just be a bit of a curio but some of the versions are killer. Luke Abbott's new one, the Holden & Zimpel EP from earlier in the year, Seltene Erdene, the vault tracks from Prince'ss Sign reissue. Moodymann's Taken Away, Scott & Charlene's Wedding live album. And other stuff I can't remember.

 

[Roobs321]

Has there ever been an Autechre release you didn't love?

Artists become your favourites for a reason I guess, they prove dependable Insta-buys and get good mileage. I’m not crazy about LP5, Incunabula, a few EPs and singles (love would be too strong there), but typically their releases are among my yearly highlights. It just is.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Top 5/10 albums of the year for everyone?

I struggle to put them in order. Fiona Apple was probably the best, but other than that I'd throw a blanket over RTJ4, Gordi, Fleet Foxes, and Paul Kelly's 'rona album of poems and covers.

On the next tier are Haim, Something for Kate and Alicia Keys (which seems like it was supposed to be a secret, cos it's a surprisingly good album that no one talked about.)

On the third tier, Waxahatchee (she gets marked down, cos I once saw her live maybe 18 months ago and she was one of the worst live acts I've ever seen) and Megan Washington.

 

[PoopingHindi]

Nana Adjoa - Big Dreaming Ants
this is some cool, laid back, electronic, indie pop (i suck at describing music)
anyway, whatever it is i like the album.

 

[Juke]

I don't have the attention span for an Autechre song let alone a whole album but they were bloody awesome to see in 2018.

Try Tri Repetae or Oversteps.

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[vanders]

My top albums/EPs this year in a rough order

Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure
Kylie - Disco
Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour
Ondara - Folk n Roll Vol 1: Tales of isolation
St. Panther - These Days
Black Thought - Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able
Riley Pearce - Maybe I can sleep it off
Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin grass Vol 1
Kevin Garrett - Made up lost time
Nathaniel Rateliff - And it's still alright
Son Little - aloha
Gogo Penguin - Gogo Penguin
Dead Lord - Surrender
Jeff Tweedy - Love is the king
JoJo - good to know
Nick Grant - God bless the child
D Smoke - Black Habits
R. A. The Rugged Man - All my heroes are dead
Palace - The Hoxa Sessions
Berner - Russ Bufalino - The Quiet Don

 

[La Dispute]

1. Envy – The Fallen Crimson
2. Deftones – Ohms
3. Empty Country – Empty Country
4. Psychonaut – Unfold The God Man
5. The Ocean – Phanerozic II
6. Nothing – The Great Dismal
7. Clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned
8. Jeff Rosenstock – WORRY
9. The Strokes – The New Abnormal
10. Fleet Foxes – Shore
11. Bright Eyes – Down In The Weeds
12. Fiona Apple – Fetch The Boltcutters
13. Spanish Love Songs – Brave Faces Everyone
14. Bambara - Stray
15. Touche Amore - Lament

I'll always favour my favourite bands, but don't think I've listened to any genuine classic LP's this year. That clipping. LP has potential to become the best of this year, but only listened to it a couple of times. Otherwise it's mainly consisted of bands at their peak maintaining a current standard: Deftones, The Ocean, Jeff Rosenstock or decent bands/artists in decline: The Strokes, Bright Eyes, Fleet Foxes. The albums weren't bad, just a step or two down from their absolute best and tbh both the Strokes and Bright eyes haven't put out anything about a 7 since the mid 00's.

That Empty Country LP is fantastic, and great to see Jo D'Agostino put out another something that holds up to the best Cymbals Eat Guitars. Really nice progression, and his songwriting is exceptional in spots.

Not alone, but thought the Fiona Apple LP was a little overrated and didn't really vibe much with it at all. Appreciate the whole shtick, but I much prefer her earlier stuff.

 

[La Dispute]

Artists become your favourites for a reason I guess, they prove dependable Insta-buys and get good mileage. I’m not crazy about LP5, Incunabula, a few EPs and singles (love would be too strong there), but typically their releases are among my yearly highlights. It just is.

LP5 is arguably my favourite. That mid-section is peak Autechre.

 

[rippersnipper]

New Avalanches is great. It's honestly my favourite of their three albums and I love SILY (as does pretty much everyone).

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Lee Ritenour's new album Dreamcatcher. This is Abbot Kinney. Ritenour is an awesome guitarist.

 

[Roobs321]

LP5 is arguably my favourite. That mid-section is peak Autechre.

Yeah its weird I've just never clicked with that one on a whole.

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

Top 5/10 albums of the year for everyone?

For me:

5. Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind
4. Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
3. Freddie Gibbs & the Alchemist - Alfredo
2. Fleet Foxes - Shore
1. The Microphones - Microphones in 2020

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1. Cable Ties - Far Enough
2. Andy Shaun- Neon Skyline
3. Roisin Murphy- Roisin Machine
4. Perfume Genius - Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
5. Westside Gunn - Pray for Paris
6. Kvelertak - Splid
7. Cornershop - England is a Garden
8. Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
9. Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans
10. Against All Logic - 2017-2019
Loads more good albums this year: Jay Electronica, Caribou, Freddie Gibbs/Alchemist, Frances Quinlan, Yves Tumor, Waxahatchee, Dan Deacon, Owen Pallet, Destroyer to name a few.

 

[AngryRanga]

Had a weird year music-wise. I liked 3-4 songs off a heap of projects, but not really enough for me to love them as a full experience. The following went beyond that, but they don't come close to 2019 for me.

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Jockstrap - Wicked City
Logic - No Pressure
Oliver Tree - Ugly is Beautiful
R.A.P. Ferreira - Purple Moonlight Pages
Channel Tres - i cant go outside

Still listening through the new Cudi and Avalanches.

 

[PoopingHindi]

just realised there is a new Chris Cornell album out
it's only a covers album but I'm excited to hear it anyway.

 

[PoopingHindi]

just realised there is a new Chris Cornell album out
it's only a covers album but I'm excited to hear it anyway.

well this was really disappointing.
the last song, Stay With Me Baby, is excellent but everything leading up to it falls flat for one reason or another.

 

[Roobs321]

WWALY growing on me nicely. Was a bit meh about it on first few listens.

 

[revo333]

New Avalanches is great. It's honestly my favourite of their three albums and I love SILY (as does pretty much everyone).

It's good, but also annoying that the best parts are too short.

 

[rippersnipper]

It's good, but also annoying that the best parts are too short.

There isn't a track that I dislike but I somewhat agree given that my favourite part of the album is that short section at about 58s in of Until Daylight Comes. Wish it went for the whole song