all killer no filler, death metal ferocity, not bringing anything new to the table, but when you're doing the fundamentals better than your some of your elders ever did, that's fine.
probably the best black metal album ever? the drummer was a racist, bigoted, murdering piece of shit just like another very famous musician from this genre. he is no longer in the band and they have openly denounced his views, so i consider this album alright to listen to.
very mixed feelings about this album as a whole, but some great tracks like 'we make hits' and 'blackpool illuminations' keep me coming back, score might go up later on.
moor mother is such an incredibly consistent artist, across side-projects, collabs and her solo output. this album is Dark, poignant lyrics about the past, present, and future. has a safe spot in my top 10 of the year.
the body love to collaborate with other artists, and i love that too. this collaboration was very much out of left field, as many of their collabs have been within the metal blanket, but this is my favourite output from the body since 'i've seen all i need to see' in 2021.
it's a future and metro boomin collab, it sounds exactly how you'd expect. still waiting for ds3. some of the features suck. stop putting the weeknd on everything.
when this was announced i said it was already the strongest aoty contender. it's not even in the race for me anymore, but it's still a great album. one of the few radiohead side projects worth listening to, aside from jonny greenwood's compositions for various films.
one of the best metal albums in recent memory. finally someone actually looking to try something truly new within a genre that has been largely stagnant for decades.
baile funk is starting to become my mood for 2024, the samples on this thing are fucking bonkers and i can't help but dance in my chair while i'm listening.
bury me at makeout creek will always have a special spot in my heart, but WOW this album blows your socks off from beginning to end, great hooks, melodies, lyrics, the whole package, easy 10/10.
needs no introduction, brian eno is a legend. amazing ambient musings, background music for any occassion. especially wallowing in your own depression which is perfect for me.
aoty 2021. the final release under the lingua ignota name, and what a way to end a project. absolutely devastating songwriting, shakes me to my core. love it.
an absolute behemoth of an album at nearly 2 hours, effortlessly jumps between the improv chaos to some of the grooviest jazz you've ever heard, essential album from 2023.
on this album ty segall gives us the best of both worlds when it comes to his songwriting, the ferocity and fuzz of the guitar playing on straight garage rock songs, and some great acoustic pop jams. could end up being my new favourite release, we'll see.
julia holter's pivot from straight baroque pop to this experimental, transcendental pop she's doing on this album has to be one of the greatest artistic evolutions in recent memory.
vividly remember hearing 'public strain' by women in high school, forever altering my music taste. this is the only album for me that comes close to competing with kali malone's 'all life long' for aoty.