these guys made some damn great songs, and i never really understood why they kept getting shunned by critics. they're also responsible for my unhealthy obsession with kristen bell, so there's that too
dang that's too bad, I managed to see these cats live twice and it was just what I wanted out of a punk show. KAG is a great frontwoman and Jaguar's dancing belongs in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list
1. Big Thief - UFO
2. Aldous Harding - The Barrel
3. Doja Cat - Juicy
4. Charli XCX - Gone
5. Rosalia, Ozuna - Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi
6. DIIV - Skin Game
7. FKA twigs - Cellophane
8. Kero Kero Bonito - When the Fires Come
9. Priests - Jesus' Son
10. Weyes Blood - Everyday
11. Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings
12. Helado Negro - Running
13. Stella Donnelly - Tricks
14. Octo Octa - I Need You
15. Julia Jacklin - Pressure To Party
16. Peggy Gou - Han Pan
17. Pure Bathing Culture - Devotion
18. Angel Olsen - Lark
19. Deerhunter - Death in Midsummer
20. Kehlani - Nights Like This
I can never vote on these on account of being dirty euro scum, but here it is anyway
Cate le Bon - Reward
Aldous Harding - The Barrel
Julia Holter - Aviary
Jai Paul - jasmine (demo)
My faves not in there:
1. Aldous Harding - Designer
2. Sui Zhen - Losing, Linda
3. Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile
4. Lena Raine - Oneknowing
5. Juan Wauters - La Onda de Juan Pablo
6. Stella Donelly - Beware of the Dogs
7. Caroline Polachek - Pang (my top 10 cut-off)
8. Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima & Satsuki Shibano - FRKWYS Vol. 15: serenitatem
9. Yves Jarvis - The Same But By Different Means
10. Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Happened?
my aoty is Cate le Bon
and well some more mentions in no specific order for Patio, Nivhek, Octo OctaSaba Alizadeh, Wand, Y La Bamba, Yu Su, Baltra, bea1991, Caterina Barbieri, Cochemea, Jayda G, Mdou Moctar, Park Jiha, Blue Hawai
i wholeheartedly agree. i, for one, only take a stand if it has direct, simple and straightforward consequences on the cause that i'm defending. however, since that is very seldom the case, i've never actually done anything of the sort, and instead have grown to be a spineless, ethicless human being. but it's pretty sweet all in all, i was born in a good family anyway
he's in a bit of a bowie in the 80s and 90s phase now, so that might not change until he comes up with a late career highlight i suppose. i don't think there's much question that he's got more records in the good-to-great category than most artists with a 25 year career
errr while sadier is french they got little to do with France, they've always been based in London and were part of that scene. at any rate you could definitely argue that they'd fir here, just not based on geography
here is me 4 years ago putting dawn richard on my year end top 10:
https://www.stereogum.com/1845609/the-50-best-albums-of-2015/franchises/2015-in-review/#comment-20257449
been a fan since golderheart
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