I've been running this series over on !games@hexbear.net , and I thought I'd bring it over here in some fashion. The end goal of this series is to get a coherent recommendation list from the people who use this site, in case anyone wants that. Not sure if I want this to cover every genre and decade like I'm doing with /c/games, but we'll see how things shake out.

That being said, since it's been about a month let's hear your picks from last year.

  • Spinoza [any]
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    4 years ago

    Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
    Moses Sumney - græ
    Against All Logic - 2017 - 2019

    maybe also Sixteen Oceans by Four Tet and The Ascension by Sufjan Stevens

  • Cherufe [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa. It was just the kind of pop i needed

  • Kaputnik [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I really enjoyed Free I.H. by Illuminati Hotties, I've heard people describe it more as a mixtape than an album but I dunno what the difference is. It's a really fun mix of really upbeat poppy kinda sounds with more punk instrumentals.

    God Has Nothing to do With This Leave Him Out of it by Backxwash, is a really interesting album, any Canadians might recognize her as the winner of the Polaris Prize for 2020. Her production style is a really interesting mix of hip-hop, noise, and metal.

    I know she gets a lot of coverage already and most people may have heard it but Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers is a great album so it merits a mention. I think it doesn't hit the highs of her first album but it's more interesting instrumentally and more cohesive, some of the songs (Graceland Too) just get me real sad too.

    Lastly, Likewise by Frances Quinlan is a pretty good album. I don't think it's as strong as Hop Along's albums but hearing their voice in a more stripped down acoustic setting is a good change of pace. Plus anything where I get to hear France Quinlan screaming is worth listening to for me.

  • regul [any]
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    4 years ago

    I liked the new Weeknd album and the new Molchat Doma.

    Also it may be kinda cringe, but the OST for the game Umurangi Generation is incredible.

  • RedDawn [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    People shit on Killer Mike’s politics here, probably rightfully so, but Run the Jewels 4 is still an amazing album

    • regenerativedespair [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, I mean the guy is a liberal landlord who flirts with reactionary positions, but he's a damned good aesthetician.

  • Bigbabyzeus [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Idles - Ultra Mono

    Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song (best album of the year imo)

    Charli XCX - how I'm feeling now

    Bully - sugaregg

    Young Jesus - welcome to conceptual beach

    Tobacco - hot wet and sassy

    Pan Amsterdam - HA Chu

    Songs

    The avalanches - we go on

    Buddy Ross - bored again!

    Violent Soho - vacation forever

    Lee Paradise - message to the past

    BOSS - STS

    Phoebe bridgers - punisher

  • deadbergeron [he/him,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    charli xcx - how i'm feeling now

    bladee - 333

    also since I saw someone else put it down I have to say: Against All Logic - 2017-2019 was fantastic

  • notthenameiwant [he/him]M
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    4 years ago

    I barely listened to anything I'd call great from last year (or much of anything at all really), so I'm going to keep this kind of basic.

    Albums:

    Childish Gambino - 3.15.20

    Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind

    Tracks:

    Tame Impala - One More Year

    Soccer Mommy - Circle the Drain

  • asaharyev [he/him]M
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    4 years ago

    Favorites:

    The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers

    Tobacco - Hot Wet & Sassy

    Giraffes? Giraffes! - Rite of Summer (single track EP that is INCREDIBLE)

    Anjimile - Giver Taker

    Must listens:

    Zeal and Ardor - Wake of a Nation EP

    Mallrat - Maybe Someday We'll Live By A Lake

    The Chisel - Deconstructive Surgery

    Caroline Rose - Superstar

    Countdown From Ten - On The Instability Of Air

    I liked it:

    Covet - Technicolor (not as good as their debut EP, but I still like it)

    Standards - Fruit Island

    The Strokes - The New Abnormal

    Soakie - Self Titled SP

    Hillary Woods - Birthmarks

  • Iminhere3000 [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Terrence Dixon- From the Far Future 3 (deep space detroit techno)

    Autechre- Plus

    Beatrice Ferreyra- Echos+ (Musique concrete legend)

    Ulla- Tumbling Towards a Wall (Dreamy ambient)

    Playboi Carti- Whole Lotta Red

  • MichoganGayFrog [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Muro - Pacificar

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BM4cMvpjgds

    Mindblowingly good punk band from Colombia. Saw them play a couple years ago and they're like... embarassingly good. We have a pretty reputable local scene and some great bands and I've been around and seen a lot of punk bands. These guys are on another level

  • el_principito [he/him,none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everyone

    This album, written pre-COVID, captures all of 2020. It’s a natural critique of capitalism. It’s great. https://youtu.be/1Mizd6nwJEc