Okay, I know it’s only mid-October, but it’s been a fairly cool year for music thus far, so I’m going to try and get a head start on a top five/ten albums list for the end of the year. I haven’t done one in a while, and I really don’t buy as much new music as I used to, but music is still a thing that I love beyond all reason. I may have forgotten some stuff, but this is just a starting point.
So, to start, here’s a quick brain-dump of the stuff I’ve really enjoyed this year so far that would likely make it to such a list.
- Kayo Dot – Coffins on Io
- Earth – Primitive & Deadly
- Tune-Yards – Nikki Nack
- St. Vincent – St. Vincent
- Swans – To Be Kind
- Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
- Ben Babbitt – Kentucky Route Zero, Act III Soundtrack
- Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything
Now here’s a list of forthcoming releases that I’m excited for:
- Scott Walker & Sunn O))) – Soused
- Old Man Gloom – The Ape of God
- Mamiffer – Statu Nascendi
- Ishraquiyun – Perichoresis
And the big wildcard:
- Pink Floyd – The Endless River
Finally, some stuff I’ve not gotten to yet, that I really ought to in the next couple months:
- Hiss Tracts – Shortwave Nights
- YOB – Clearing the Path to Ascend
- DAMA/LIBRA – Claw
- Aphex Twin – Syro
- Godflesh – A World Lit Only by Fire
- Godflesh – Decline & Fall
- Melvins – Hold it In
- J Mascis – Tied to a Star
That’s it for now, we’ll see where I am at in December.
