Is it cheating to write this in December? We are getting to the end of the year and the new releases velocity is dying down as everyone indulges in “end of year” and “end of decade” list buiding.
Girl Band – The Talkies
Genre: screechy little knife blades.
Rating: 8/10
Commentary: My favorite punk rock album of the year… or wait was the IDLES this year??!
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Nick Cave – Ghosteen
Genre: Bottled melancholy
Rating: 8.5/10
Commentary: Yeah, it’s great. It’s Nick Cave.
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Life of Agony – The Sound of Scars
Genre: Alt metal
Rating: 6/10
Commentary: Pretty standard stuff
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White Reaper – You Deserve Love
Genre: Earnest Modern Rock
Rating: 6.5/10
Commentary: It isn’t great American Band caliber, but it is fun and check the genre boxes
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Jamie Branch – FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise
Genre: Psychedelic jazz
Rating: 8.5/10
Commentary: prayer for amerikkka – on repeat – pretty much sums up all we need to say politically for the whole year
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Galneryus – Into the Purgatory
Genre: Power Metal
Rating: 6.5/10
Commentary: Straight forward power metal, with Japanese twist.
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Rimfrost – Expedition:Darkness
Genre: Black/battle Metal
Rating: 9/10
Commentary: Very very good. good
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Lankum – The Livelong Day
Genre: Traditional/Folk
Rating: 9/10
Commentary: Best traditional album of the year probably.
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