The Slash album completely dominated most of my listening this year. Caught them at The Beacon Theatre in March — SECOND ROW, right in front of Slash — and the show was OUTSTANDING!!
Also caught The Pretty Reckless last week at Bowery Ballroom, and they put on a helluva concert!
1. Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful 2. The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention 3. Tove Lo - Dirt Femme 4. McKaya McCravan - In These Times 5. Horsegirl - Versions of Modern Performance 6. Vince Staples - Ramon Park Broke My Heart 7. Taylor Swift - Midnights 8. Wilco - Cruel Country 9. SZA - S.O.S. 10. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes Forever
songs of the year 1. the National - Weird Goodbyes 2. Braxe/Falcon - Step by Step (Ft. Panda Bear) 3. Tove Lo - No One Dies From Love
Find I spend most of my time discovering and buying older music lately, but here are a few 2022 releases that I spun a lot:
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - La Panthere des Neiges Soundtrack Dream Widow The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention Envy Of None Xavier Rudd - Jan Juc Moon Viagra Boys - Cave World Warpaint -Radiate Like This Yeah Yeah Yeahs -Cool it Down
Just looking at Rolling Stone’s best albums of 2022 list. Only knew a handful of albums. Don’t listen to a lot of ‘new’ music, however I thought I’d know more than that. Think I’ll stick the recommendations in this thread.
1. Jack Johnson -- Meet The Moonlight 2. Wilco -- Cruel Country 3. Caamp -- Lavender Days 4. Goose -- Dripfield 5. Wet Leg -- S/T 6. Tedeschi Trucks Band -- I Am The Moon 7. Danger Mouse -- Cheat Codes 8. London Odense Ensemble -- Jaiyede Sessions, Vol.1 9. Panda Bear -- Reset 10. Charles Lloyd -- Trios: Sacred Thread
11. The Smile -- A Light for Attracting Attention 12. Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down 13. Kevin Morby -- This is a Photograph 14. Revelators Sound System -- Revelators 15. Billy Strings -- Me/And/Dad 16. Animal Collective -- Time Skiffs 17. Wax Machine -- Hermit's Grove 18. RHCP - Unlimited Love 19. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder -- Get On Board 20. Planet Drum -- In The Groove
* Props to @mfc2006 for naming the thread 'Favorite' instead of 'Best'. For example, 'Meet The Moonlight' may not be the definitive 'best' album-of-the-year but, hot damn, I enjoyed the heck out of those ten earworm songs and will definitely return to them in the months ahead. These twenty albums are my favorites (for now, at least;) and, kinda like doing a bourbon taste test, after the first few they start to get a little muddled.
** Preach on, @timsimmons ....there's sooo much good new music out there, we just gotta take the time to turn over stones to discover what interesting creatures live beneath them. I look forward to turning over quite a few stones from your lists.
*** I hope you list makers will consider contributing occasionally to the 'TEN ALBUMS CURRENTLY FLOATING YOUR BOAT' thread. Selfishly, I'd enjoy seeing what's making you shake your moneymaker, and the TACFYB thread is a helpful tool at year's end to scroll thru and revisit what and when you fed your ears over the course of the year.
I think the Swifties are a little upset we never had her album on our lists. We are getting “Kanyed”. Just walk right up on this thread and finger-wag our lists… we just shrug it off like Beck lol.
People like what they like, find it rather odd that there is still some kind of “peer pressure” to convince me that there is a lot of great music “out there”.First of all, I am sure there is. Let me tell you why I don’t know about it:
1) time. I don’t have a lot to “unearth” new music. 2) geographical location. I don’t have the opportunity to go out each weekend and see a new live act, particularly one with a release 3) social media. I don’t do it and that is where most of this stuff is “released” now. 4) digital music. It sucks and I prefer to listen to my vinyl records. I love everything about vinyl.
5) age. I’m old now, I rarely (if ever) buy a record just because of the artwork like I did when I was young (Tool and Quicksand first releases come to mind). Spending money freely on unknown music is less likely as I become more risk averse with age. To that end, newer artists record artwork leaves a lot to be desired imo.
I don't listen to much new music. But some favorites OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
Neil Young - Toast Wet Leg - Wet Leg Peter LeMarc - Hemkört, ett destillat Taylor Swift - Midnights
Maybe Eddie Vedder - Earthlings
Other cool releases (non new studio albums) My Morning Jacket - Vol 2, Live in Chicago Liam Gallagher - Down by the River Thames Neil Young - Noise & Flowers KISS - Creatures of the Night (Deluxe edition - for the B-sides and Live tracks) Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion Deluxe Edition (for the live tracks)
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
I have to admit that I did listen to a lot of stuff, but not much stood out for me in terms of new releases. I found myself listening more to older records. Only four I can think of off the top of my head:
Blackbraid - I Muna - Muna Beach Bunny - Emotional Creature Linda Lindas - Growing Up
1991- Hollywood Palladium, California with Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains -RIP Magazine Show Oct. 6th 1992- Lollapalooza, Irvine, California Nothing since then. I suck. 2016- Fenway Park, Boston - Both glorious nights 2022- Oakland Night 2
Man, I think I’d move SZA up on my list. It’s low because it was only our for a week or 2 at that point. But man. It has ll the potential to be my AOTY.
The Slash album completely dominated most of my listening this year. Caught them at The Beacon Theatre in March — SECOND ROW, right in front of Slash — and the show was OUTSTANDING!!
Also caught The Pretty Reckless last week at Bowery Ballroom, and they put on a helluva concert!
these are great. Slash with Miles is amazing, and I actually really like his work with Adam Levine as well. GREAT pics
Motorpscycho - Ancient Astronauts Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia Jack White - Fear of the Dawn Fantastic Negrito - White Jesus Black Problems The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention
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Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015. Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022 EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
How did people rate / like the new Arctic Monkeys record this year!? (If you’ve indeed heard it / or are into them). Came out in Oct. Just heard snippets and I quite like it. Will delve into it a little more this coming week.
How did people rate / like the new Arctic Monkeys record this year!? (If you’ve indeed heard it / or are into them). Came out in Oct. Just heard snippets and I quite like it. Will delve into it a little more this coming week.
After one listen, I really wasn’t into it. The second half became very boring.
Just getting around to Tyler Childers's 'Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven?'....really good stuff, especially Discs 1& 2. Can't get enough of the song Angel Band.
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The Pretty Reckless — Other Worlds
The Slash album completely dominated most of my listening this year. Caught them at The Beacon Theatre in March — SECOND ROW, right in front of Slash — and the show was OUTSTANDING!!
Also caught The Pretty Reckless last week at Bowery Ballroom, and they put on a helluva concert!
2. The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
3. Tove Lo - Dirt Femme
4. McKaya McCravan - In These Times
5. Horsegirl - Versions of Modern Performance
6. Vince Staples - Ramon Park Broke My Heart
7. Taylor Swift - Midnights
8. Wilco - Cruel Country
9. SZA - S.O.S.
10. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes Forever
songs of the year
1. the National - Weird Goodbyes
2. Braxe/Falcon - Step by Step (Ft. Panda Bear)
3. Tove Lo - No One Dies From Love
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - La Panthere des Neiges Soundtrack
Dream Widow
The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
Envy Of None
Xavier Rudd - Jan Juc Moon
Viagra Boys - Cave World
Warpaint -Radiate Like This
Yeah Yeah Yeahs -Cool it Down
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14
Wellington 1998
London 2007
Brisbane 2009
Stockholm 2012
EV Dublin 2017
Milan 2018
Padova 2018
Boston 2 2018
Wet Leg- s/t
fontaines dc- skinty fia
kathryn Joseph- for you who are the wronged
honourable mention to the first side of the new metric album, the second half looses me a bit.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
2. Wilco -- Cruel Country
3. Caamp -- Lavender Days
4. Goose -- Dripfield
5. Wet Leg -- S/T
6. Tedeschi Trucks Band -- I Am The Moon
7. Danger Mouse -- Cheat Codes
8. London Odense Ensemble -- Jaiyede Sessions, Vol.1
9. Panda Bear -- Reset
10. Charles Lloyd -- Trios: Sacred Thread
11. The Smile -- A Light for Attracting Attention
12. Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down
13. Kevin Morby -- This is a Photograph
14. Revelators Sound System -- Revelators
15. Billy Strings -- Me/And/Dad
16. Animal Collective -- Time Skiffs
17. Wax Machine -- Hermit's Grove
18. RHCP - Unlimited Love
19. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder -- Get On Board
20. Planet Drum -- In The Groove
* Props to @mfc2006 for naming the thread 'Favorite' instead of 'Best'. For example, 'Meet The Moonlight' may not be the definitive 'best' album-of-the-year but, hot damn, I enjoyed the heck out of those ten earworm songs and will definitely return to them in the months ahead. These twenty albums are my favorites (for now, at least;) and, kinda like doing a bourbon taste test, after the first few they start to get a little muddled.
** Preach on, @timsimmons ....there's sooo much good new music out there, we just gotta take the time to turn over stones to discover what interesting creatures live beneath them. I look forward to turning over quite a few stones from your lists.
*** I hope you list makers will consider contributing occasionally to the 'TEN ALBUMS CURRENTLY FLOATING YOUR BOAT' thread. Selfishly, I'd enjoy seeing what's making you shake your moneymaker, and the TACFYB thread is a helpful tool at year's end to scroll thru and revisit what and when you fed your ears over the course of the year.
1) time. I don’t have a lot to “unearth” new music.
2) geographical location. I don’t have the opportunity to go out each weekend and see a new live act, particularly one with a release
3) social media. I don’t do it and that is where most of this stuff is “released” now.
4) digital music. It sucks and I prefer to listen to my vinyl records. I love everything about vinyl.
Neil Young - Toast
Wet Leg - Wet Leg
Peter LeMarc - Hemkört, ett destillat
Taylor Swift - Midnights
Maybe Eddie Vedder - Earthlings
Other cool releases (non new studio albums)
My Morning Jacket - Vol 2, Live in Chicago
Liam Gallagher - Down by the River Thames
Neil Young - Noise & Flowers
KISS - Creatures of the Night (Deluxe edition - for the B-sides and Live tracks)
Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion Deluxe Edition (for the live tracks)
Blackbraid - I
Muna - Muna
Beach Bunny - Emotional Creature
Linda Lindas - Growing Up
1992- Lollapalooza, Irvine, California
Nothing since then. I suck.2016- Fenway Park, Boston - Both glorious nights
2022- Oakland Night 2
RHCP UL
Headstones Flight Risk
The Smile
3rd Secret
Cheers,
HFD
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Kellermensch : “Capitulism”
amazing record!
Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia
Jack White - Fear of the Dawn
Fantastic Negrito - White Jesus Black Problems
The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14