This thread is for discussing and announcing new and upcoming albums that are making your 2016 so far. The purpose is not only to nerd out about your favorite new albums, but to assemble a resource guide for those of us who are bored as hell with what's come out so far, and could use some recommendations.
Here's a bit of what's on its way:
Big Ups - Before a Million Universes / March 4 / Exploding in Sound Records
These guys made one of the best noisey post-punk records of 2014 with Eighteen Hours of Static. Their new album sounds, thus far, like home sweet home for folks who grew up with Slint and RODAN and Fugazi and Unwound. Yet there's something about it that saves it from being too derivative. Very much looking forward to the official release.
Listen to "National Parks" on Soundcloud:
Listen to "NATIONAL PARKS" on SoundCloud
FLUME - Skin / Soon, hopefully / Future Classic
Remember this guy? New album is apparently coming any time, but the asshole's pulling a total Kanye and despite having released some excellent singles, there's no goddamn release date yet. Been waiting for this to come through since his self-titled album made waves in 2012.
Listen to "Never be like you" on SoundCloud
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What I've been listening to so far:
Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo *
Not Waving - Animals *
David Bowie - Blackstar *
Anderson Paak - Malibu *
DIIV - Is The Is Are
Knxwledge - Wraptaypes
Future - Evol
(* denotes a particularly high level of quality and/or awesomeness)
that's all I have time for at the moment. Work awaits.
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