The Chorus.fm Staff’s Top Albums of 2016 • Page 7

luv u buddy miss u hope to see you at a show again eventually

 

heavy music is for satan

 

That Hotelier album is my favorite album of the year, but i also don't know that it's "easy to find."

 

i miss thom

 

used 2 be tite

 

The lyrics are great and the ambition appreciated and hell, it cracked my top 40, but Goodness just never resonated with me the way I wanted it to. "Soft Animal" is song of the year, though, and "Piano Player" slaps.

Great underrated/overlooked albums from this year (either this list or some other sites): White Lung, Creative Adult, From Indian Lakes, Nothing, Beach Slang, Gates, American Football, True Widow, Somos, Fury (granted..), Nails, Preoccupations, Silver Snakes, Dowsing, Chris Staples, Emma Ruth Rundle, Alcest, Look Mexico, You Blew It!, Hesitation Wounds, Owen, Dinosaur Jr., Greys, Lust for Youth, Young and Heartless, Frameworks, Pity Sex, Eagulls, Porridge Radio, Personal Space

 

on this site? one of the top 5 most talked about records of the year

 

am right here bub

 

It was also probably the token emo album (outside of modern baseball) that every major publication discussed this year

 

and pinegrove i'd put in there just based on scene as well.
pup fits in as well for the same reasons

 

have you heard of this band explosions in the sky

lemme know

idk if you have

maybe?

 

It's huge here and it was covered at Pitchfork, Spin and like every other major pub.

 

Not to mention tons of podcasts from non-scene or whatever media groups. It's a huge record.

 

I wish it was huge, deserved to be ... it barely sold anything though.

 

"huge" no longer means sales to me personally

 

yeah, that record got a lot more critical publicity than many many many records that sold far better. i'm sure the band is very fine with that, helps with ticket sales, and hotelier especially is a band that care about the art they made far more, so as long as that's appreciated and they can continue what they're doing, they're happy.

 

you getting into instrumental music is a real treat to see!

 

no trna

 

I thought this list was really great. I didn't participate because I felt a little out-of-touch this year and didn't want to skew anything with a smaller sample size. But my 5 favorite albums were:

Pinegrove
Balance and Composure
Modern Baseball
All Get Out
Blink-182

My faves that didn't make the list were:

Posture & The Grizzly - I Am Satan
From Indian Lakes - Everything Feels Better Now
Tiny Moving Parts - Celebrate

 

yeah, i rarely if ever look at sales. publication hype is all that really matters to me.

 

its fine! i like others more!

 

The Hotelier's show here sold pretty poorly (didn't sell out a 100 cap venue) but don't they draw much larger numbers on the east coast? I'm sure they're doing fine with their current fanbase and I know it'll grow still

 

make thomas your own list in the notes app, bub

 

headlined a 400 cap in baltimore and did pretty well, an 800 cap in philly