[Music] Albums 2022

[Peteinblack]

Following 2018's superb, and totally original, Be The Cowboy, Mitski has done it again with the just-released

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yard Act remind me of most 90s dreadful support acts

Not a fan then?

 

[jackalbion]

Having listened to it a few times, the new Black Country, New Road album is superb, and probably my favourite release of 2022 so far (long way to go I know). When they said they were going more Arcade Fire, I was a bit worried they'd stray from the original Sunglasses sound. But its a fantastic emotional blend I think, with elements from so many different genres.

 

[keaton]

Not a fan then?

I shouldn't have shared my hatred, I think I was driven to it by the constant rotation of them and the new Elbow track on 6music the last two weeks. I almost wish I was being forced into the office sooner
I

 

[jackalbion]

I shouldn't have shared my hatred, I think I was driven to it by the constant rotation of them and the new Elbow track on 6music the last two weeks. I almost wish I was being forced into the office sooner
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While I'm a big fan, I can imagine if you were lukewarm on them, they're constant pushing on radio 6 would get annoying.

 

[Wozza]

How is he problematic?

Threatening behaviour to music journalists, abusive phone calls and online messages to women etc etc.

There's a reason why virtually no established outlets have reviewed his latest album.

 

[keaton]

Threatening behaviour to music journalists, abusive phone calls and online messages to women etc etc.

There's a reason why virtually no established outlets have reviewed his latest album.

Thanks, I had not heard this ( or much about him for the last ten years) I think I will just stick to playing Attack of The Grey Lantern every 5 years or so and remembering what it was to be 15 again

 

[BadFish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNY12GC1WBo

I am enjoying this from Seasoning out of Brisbane.

 

[Wozza]

Thanks, I had not heard this ( or much about him for the last ten years) I think I will just stick to playing Attack of The Grey Lantern every 5 years or so and remembering what it was to be 15 again

Reasonable.

I should have added: there's a reason why his former bandmates will have nothing to do with him.

 

[BadFish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJkbQLVeFPs

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard with DJ Shadow. A match made in heaven.

 

[Machiavelli]

Having listened to it a few times, the new Black Country, New Road album is superb, and probably my favourite release of 2022 so far (long way to go I know). When they said they were going more Arcade Fire, I was a bit worried they'd stray from the original Sunglasses sound. But its a fantastic emotional blend I think, with elements from so many different genres.

I'm just giving it my first spin, and it's a delight. Bread Song is delightful (vivid memory of them playing it live) and, to me, sounds not unlike Lift to Experience (only better).

 

[BadFish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-9YASkit0g

Enjoying Yumi Zouma - Present Tense, album out next month.

 

[Machiavelli]

It's probably too early to say but, at present, Ants from Up There by BC, NR is sounding like an album of the decade for me.

Recently got and am enjoying immensely the new outings from Big Thief and Binker & Moses.

 

[jackalbion]

It's probably too early to say but, at present, Ants from Up There by BC, NR is sounding like an album of the decade for me.

Recently got and am enjoying immensely the new outings from Big Thief and Binker & Moses.

Of the last two years I think the Shame Album last year is above it for me and maybe Blue Weekend by Wolf Alice, but definitely best this year by far.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's probably too early to say but, at present, Ants from Up There by BC, NR is sounding like an album of the decade for me.

Recently got and am enjoying immensely the new outings from Big Thief and Binker & Moses.

I love the Binker and Moses album; it’s on every morning in the Tubthumper household at the mo. It’s the perfect morning album. I have literally just received a vinyl copy in the post as well; it’s a thing of beauty.

 

[Is it PotG?]

A splendid compilation for all you 70s long-hairs unable to shake off nostalgia.

Been playing most of these, a lot of them new tracks to me.

Interesting stuff indeed.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point

10 out of 10

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

A bit of a plug here. I have been following Deliluh for a while as I got to know one of the band members via a coffee shop I go to most mornings. In short they are (now) a duo originating from the Toronto DIY scene, have released a handful of albums including the rather excellent Beneath the Floors.

A recent tour with Squid has given them extra exposure and their new album, Fault Lines, is getting widely talked about and positive reviews. It's also been picked up for a Dinked release in the UK.

Here's what Resident have to say

unpredictable but immaculately constructed, ‘fault lines‘ sonically interprets the search for calm amid the cosmic headf*ck of today’s world.

a complex confluence of kraut, post-punk, noise & ambiance, it‘s a colossal body of work!

there’s an addictive dissonance to the new offering from the toronto-based now-duo (previously a quartet) of kyle knapp & julius pedersen that projects them way beyond anything they have put out before. full of menace, metallic riffs, caustic vocals & dynamic shifts, it’s also poetic, hypnotic & reassuring. it’s easy to hear why this lot are tourmates of our beloved squid.

from the eerie, cinematic, sermon-like opener ‘memorial’ to the potent, squalling, repetitive doomscapes of ‘body & soul‘, to the spiralling kraut-chug of ‘creedence…’ that leads into the immersive triplet of ‘amulet’, ‘x-neighbourhood’ & ‘syndicate ii’, right through to the celestial ambiance of the appropriately named closer, ‘mirror of hope’, this is, to our ears, a stroke of genius.

nat’s already making “album of the year“ mutterings as she sticks this on her headphones for the umpteenth time!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

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[1066familyman]

Minimalism...

The Gleam - Park Jiha.


Minimalism with added Quirk...

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