Monthly Music Catchup • Page 2

Stuff that I've listened to this year and enjoy:
orchid mantis - flashbulb memory
bedwetter - volume 1: flick your tongue against your teeth and describe the present.
The xx - I See You
Migos - Culture
Kodie Shane - Big Trouble Little Jupiter
Injury Reserve - Floss
Japandroids - Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound
Priests - Nothing Feels Natural
Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
Yung Lean - Frost God
Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
Different Sleep - Forget It

 

I guess The xx and Cloud Nothings.

 

Top 5 for January were: The Drip, Sinai Vessel, Cloud Nothings, Japandroids and that Absent in Body single that's like 20-some minutes long, so I'm going to count it.

Biggest Disappointment for me was Gone is Gone. Love most of the member's bands, but this was just eh. And Code Orange who seem to have incredible hype and seemed not that great to me. Perhaps I should go listen to the earlier stuff...

First year doing this and cool part is listening to some bands that I've heard of, but not heard. Cloud Nothings is a prime example. Hadn't heard them and now tomorrow I'll be seeing them live and, hopefully, enjoying that.

Toughest part is going to be figuring out how to keep listening to those Top 5 while still fitting in all the great stuff that's coming out in February

 

Everyone should check out bedwetter. Rapper/producer Lil Ugly Mane's project, super dark. Very good

 

Only listened to Code Orange and Bedwetter from this year; both are abrasive and not easy listens, however I love them both. Still playing 2016 catch-up, and the new Mitski has a grip on my attention. Gonna try to listen to the new Kodie Shane soon

 

This thread starts out with an album that doesnt come out until next month

 

This thread is a great idea. I'll post my favorites from the month sometime tomorrow (still hoping to get to a couple new ones).

 

We live in a world of early leaks/releases!! This is not meant to be a strictly ruled thread, promise

 

So far this year I've listened to

Brian Eno - Reflection
The xx - I See You
Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
Natalie Hemby - Puxico
You Me At Six - Night People
Aquilo - Silhouettes
Deaf Havana - All These Countless Nights
SOHN - Rennen
Migos - Culture
Cherry Glazerr - Apocalipstick

I like/love all of them, so it's been a good month

 

Good idea! My favorite releases this month were definitely Susto - & I'm Feeling Fine (seriously everyone check out this record) and the Cayetana/Camp Cope split. I also quite liked the Dryjacket record and the Allison Crutchfield record. The You Me At Six record was alright, I probably need to revisit it, but I liked it. Overall a pretty good month, but I doubt anything will make my EOTY list.

 

I never listened to the xx before, and I'm a lil surprised how much I like their new album. Japandroids is probably the biggest disappointment of the year for me so far, and I still absolutely love it. Oso oso is my biggest, uh, appointment of the year because it's miiiiiiiles away from their debut, super good. Got code orange sitting in my iTunes but I still haven't listened yet

 

Oliver Houston is without a doubt my most listened too album. Other than that I basically have just been listening to young thug discog only.

CARE is also dope.

 

Here's what I've enjoyed from 2017 so far. Plenty of releases to catch up on still though.

New Chasing Safety, Palisades, AmaLee, Starset, AFI, As It Is, As Lions, Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk, Intriguant, Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau, Dryjacket, Lights & Motion, You Me At Six.

 

Loyle Carner
Wiley
Nadia Rose
The XX

 

Cloud Nothings
The xx
Code Orange
Ryan Adams

All these albums have summed up my January. Plus I got to see Code Orange play last month and I get to see Cloud Nothings play tomorrow.

 

Listened to Joshua Radin, John Mayer and Japandroids. Enjoyed the first two, wasn't into Japandroids. Not listening to much music lately.

 

Everyone should listen to MUNA - About U. Phenomenal album.

 

I keep seeing this everywhere, I feel like maybe i get them/her?/him? confused with other caps lock artists

 

I hadn't heard of them (trio of girls) until they showed up on my weekly Apple Music playlist, but now I've seen references here and there. Regardless, incredible début album, well worth a listen.

 

Just listened to "Winterbreak" and I'm into it, will give the whole album a listen!

 

Blanck Mass, Oliver Houston, Cloud Nothings, Heat, Allison Crutchfield, Priests, Homeshake, Fjaak, Bing & Rith, Xiu Xiu, Julie Byrne, Communions

 

lol @ "other caps lock artists"

 

MUNA NAO CHVRCHES SBTRKT MGMT STRFKR MDNR LMFAO

 

Nah i know what you meant, I just thought it was funny

 

February:
1) Sampha - Process
2) Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now
3) MUNA - About U
4) Hippo Campus - landmark
5) Electric Guest - Plural

Other noteworthy: Dirty Projectors, Stormzy, The Menzingers, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, SACRED PAWS, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness