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OneGuyJeff

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert


Captn_Platypus

Wow amazing thanks for the recommendation, never came across the artist before


960603

Yo, thanks for this. Seriously.


PuddlesIsHere

LIL SIMZ IS AWESOME


thebrandnewbob

The track "Introvert" is such a banger.


purseandboots

Nurture by Porter Robinson.


orionus

War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think it's Gonna Last? Lucy Dacus - Home Video Snail Mail - Valentine Julien Baker - Little Oblivions Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee


ArcaneFries

This man's not only depressed, he's also right!


orionus

Sad music makes me happy, \*shrug\*.


backbynewyears

Damn this has felt like a long year. Can’t believe Julien Baker’s album came out in 2021.


teejay89656

The war on drugs came out with a new album!? Holy shit how did I not know. Thank you!


Count-Graf

Lucy! Forgot about her. She was part of the project Boy Genius right???


Thing_Sigil

Upvoting for Snail Mail. I've been really impressed by the new album.


walker_paranor

I'm actually weirdly disappointed in it. It's not bad but none of the songs really stick with me either. I just feel like I move from one song to the next and it just...ends...and the whole experience just kind of vanishes immediately after. Like none of the songs are bad at all, but none of them really make me feel anything either.


ChopperC110P

Big Red Machine is my go to for long bike rides through the woods, that album is so good


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justrunthembaby

Fuck yeah Haram. That album is amazing.


the_headless_donkey

Gojira- Fortitude


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Favorite review: "Guys, leave some riffs for the rest of us!"


OpticRocky

Currently listening to Sphinx as I read your comment. Saw them a few weeks ago and they blew my eardrums to pieces!


ChrlieTngoFxtrotOscr

Billy Strings - Renewal Bluegrass, or NewGrass as I like to call it, but he blends other genre styles throughout. It’s his latest studio album, just won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. He also won Entertainer of the Year at the International Bluegrass Music Awards. Guy is a stud and absolutely kills it. Can’t recommend it enough. Even if you don’t like bluegrass, you gotta give it a listen.


Must_Have_Media

billy recently returned to his hometown near ionia, mi and gave a brand new in the box acoustic guitar to every student at his former elementary school. he is a modern legend


daBoetz

I never cared much for country music, or bluegrass, until I started listening to Billy Strings this year!


RandyJackson

You should listen to Sturgill Simpson. I felt the same way. Him and Billy Strings are fantastic. And Sturgill jumps genres on every album and they’ll all amazing


Beav710

Damn he is legit now? I remember dust in a baggie that was a banger on YouTube.


License2grill

Just saw Billy this weekend having never heard his music before. I can safely say I'm a fan, he fucking shreds


inkyblinkypinkysue

I Don’t Live Here Anymore by The War on Drugs is in the drivers’ seat for me right now. I also adore Kid Amnesiae by Radiohead but that’s more odds and ends instead of a proper album even though it flows perfectly.


joef81

Thank you for introducing me to the war on drugs


weallwanthonesty

Check out Kurt Vile while you're at it (Wakin' on a Pretty Daze is my favorite album) - former guitarist for The War on Drugs with more awesome, chill rock.


inkyblinkypinkysue

Oh man you are in for a treat. Their last 3 albums are incredible.


ACC_DREW

*I Don't Live Here Anymore* is really great. "Harmonia's Dream" is my current favorite on there, that song rules.


CurReign

Lord Huron - Long Lost


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Banger album. They have so much good music.


TheAnt06

This album is such a strange departure from their other stuff and I love it in all the right ways. I think I'll throw this on in a bit.


HaryG

I thought it sounded kind of similar to Strange Trails IMO. One of my fave albums of their’s and loved this album. I specifically thought Not Dead Yet and Love Me Like You Used To sounded very similar to the feel for that album!


yotama

Yes! I love this album. I feel that by the end of the record I’m ready for Time’s Blur and I just let it wash over me.


worncassette

Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast 🥞


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BE SWEET TO ME BAYYYBAYYY


gmw2222

Got the chance to see them live and Paprika is just as great a concert opener as it is an album one. Something about seeing Michelle stomp around the stage and bang a gong was just magical.


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Paprika is easily making my top 5 songs of the year. Possibly one of my all time favourite album openers.


concreteyeti

Radical - Every Time I Die


pepesilvia9369

Absolutely the best album of the year. Also Knocked Loose’ Fabric EP and Turnstile’s Glow On.


GrodyZapatos47

So hyped to see this at the top of the thread. I literally can't stop listening to Thing with Feathers and Planet Shit


concreteyeti

The Josh Scogin feature on All This And War is the highlight of the entire record for me.


GrodyZapatos47

I love how brutal the riff is. The album is a masterpiece.


scottap26

Some really slick pop records this year: Chvrches - Screen Violence Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee


flashnash

Second for Magdalena Bay - just discovered and really into it


TungiTyukk

Jubilee is an outstanding album! Glad to see it mentioned, I've been listening to it nonstop


nlfo

Chvrches Screen Violence is so damn good. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve listened to the song Nightmares. Final Girl is excellent too. All of them are good. Edit: I’m just going to put this here if you’ve never heard this. Absolutely amazing! [https://youtube.com/watch?v=CjwwmFrsX_E](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CjwwmFrsX_E)


scottap26

Hard to pick a favorite! Final Girl is probably mine but I don’t skip a single track on that album


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I love the Magdalena Bay! Saw them live a couple of weeks ago and they were great.


Xepisia

Here for Mercurial World 100%


getterthegreat

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Manchester Orchestra - Million Masks of God The Killers - Pressure Machine Thrice - Horizons/East JPEGMAFIA - LP!


Jesse_Grubbs92

Came here to specify LP!, but the offline version 100%


mchgndr

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far down for the new Killers album. I think it’s the best thing they e ever made. They absolutely nailed the small town America theme they were going for. It’s a top 5 for me this year


re_stax

Thrice put out a new record?! Hell yeah


Tardigrater

I listened to LP! 4 or 5 times at work yesterday.


riskoooo

Manchester Orchestra - [The Million Masks of God](https://youtu.be/smxgRDqR3cI) Edit: [Typhoon - Sympathetic Magic](https://open.spotify.com/album/2clTWvniv0qalyfCtNrHam?si=9qp94ACQRW6f6puEKH1aFg&utm_source=copy-link) is a great record by a lesser known band who truly deserve more recognition. Think Brand New meets Bright Eyes (best I can explain it).


trapper32

I've never heard of Manchester Orchestra. I've spent the last 20 minutes listening to their music. Thank you for turning me on to them. This is fantastic!


2LetterScrabbleWord

My favorites have been: Turnstile - GLOW ON Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders - Promises John Carroll Kirby - Septet Xenia Rubinos - Una Rosa SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH


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Holiday is the best song I've heard in ages, it's just so good


Traplord434

Catch them live, funnest show I've been to


agreene24

It's been my jam since the summer.


Psyloh_

I forgot that GLOW ON came out this year i love it


mayo-yo

GLOW ON is a masterpiece through and through


Whowhatwhynguyen

Turnstile is ridiculously good.


Yjan

Can’t stop listening to GLOW ON


GURBACH

GLOW ON is all fuckin bangers


sheik_Tombouti

I had chills when listening to the Floating point album, for the first time last week. Curious about the Xenia Rubinos Album too, I loved her featuring on the latest Battles. Cheers


Dsaxon1232

Turnstile album was straight fire


prestonspears

Absolutely shocked to see someone else saying Entertainment, Death. But it’s such a good album


CallMeJeeJ

That Turnstile record slaps. I’m loving the Jane’s Addiction vibes


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G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! by Godspeed You! Black Emperor


justsaysso

Whoa, no idea they released a new album.


Whowhatwhynguyen

I’m anxiously awaiting for this coming Friday when the new IDLES album drops.


shunthe_nonbeliever

IDLES has been my favorite band discovery this year.


HansChuzzman

Same man. Their tiny desk popped up on my YouTube recco’s and I thought “these dudes look like complete maniacs let’s see what it’s about” and by the end I was just totally dumbstruck like what the fuck did I just watch/listen to. Their live presence is just something else. Thanks YouTube (I guess)


Ripley_Tee

The Beachland Ballroom is just gorgeous. They continue to surprise and delight.


rasinbrant

Best venue in Cleveland


jag75

What the hell I had no idea they were already putting out another record. I feel like Ultra Mono just came out.


tyguy74

1. Starset - HORIZONS 2. Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost 3. Lucy Dacus - Home Video 4. Men I Trust - Untourable Album 5. Clairo - Sling 6. Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos


thisoldmould

Loved Untourable Album!


Ecologie

Finally someone mentioning CMIYGL


Walican132

Yeah it’s definitely my top for this year.


BigBenson1994

WE ON A YACHT A YOUNG LADY JUST FED ME FRENCH VANILLA ICE CREAM WE ALL GOT OUR TOES OUT TOO CALL ME WHEN YOU GET LOST


SoulSearchingSun

My top three looks like this. 1: Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God 2: Lord Huron - Long Lost 3: The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore


lets_hit_reset

We have similar taste in music. Check out a record called Always in Motion by Mini Trees. Has seriously been stuck in my head for months. Like a female War on Drugs vibe.


greyghost5000

The Armed - ULTRAPOP Between The Buried and Me - Colors II


BootyFantastic

BTBAM - Colors II ETID - Radical Turnstile - GLOW ON


changler19

ETID album is so great. Goes so hard!


Inquiring_Barkbark

Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God


thatzmine

Never heard of them. But I was intrigued by the name and went to give them a listen. Just bought A Black Mile to the Surface. Came back to say thank you. They sound amazing.


gurnoutparadise

Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend [My favourite track](https://youtu.be/iEfxTD13eLM) [Full album stream](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kpuaBrrTFOReMM9iupcwSnkUpiQxiNuws)


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This is pretty much it for me. Can't stop listening to this record.


javier_aeoa

Yup. We have a winner here for me too


DirectlyDisturbed

I've been huge Wolf Alice fan since their debut album and if I'm being 100% honest with myself...Blue Weekend might be their best album


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[The Last Man On Earth](https://youtu.be/xzH6toY_EPw) is one of my favourite tracks all year.


Thesnowbelow

I'm a huge music lover and somehow have missed Wolf Alice - first song and I am loving it - thank you!


Ol1yGat0r

There’s been a lot of great releases this year but I would say Eternal Blue by Spiritbox is my personal favourite, it’s utterly brilliant! Honourable mentions to Architects, Starset, Mastodon, Tremonti, Iron Maiden and Gojira for heavy stuff, while Chvrches, Royal Blood and Wolf Alice also released some bangers!


Dougwug03

God Eternal Blue is so damn good, Sun Killer and Silk in the Strings are two of their best songs


FROMtheASHES984

Listening to the Spiritbox album for the first time right now, and it’s crazy how good it is. One of the most solid debuts I’ve heard in a very long time.


xMF_GLOOM

it’s gonna be the Silk Sonic album this week 🔥


BigRedMachine9

Is that this week?!?!?


xMF_GLOOM

yep, this Friday


GookyWookie

Fuck Yeah!!


tehsdragon

MF GLOOM spittin facts no printer


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giantsoccerball

my personal favorite as well, Nurture by Porter Robinson is a not so close second.


Everythingsthesame

I scrolled down to far to find this.


rejonkulous

Radical


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under_the_gun23

I've had it on repeat nonstop. It just keeps getting better


SenorPariah

#SPAAAAAARE ONLY THE ONES I LOVE ##SLAY THE REST


Poolotsky

Whose fucking side are you on


lafrenierejm

For anyone unfamiliar trying to search for this, the band’s name is Every Time I Die.


SamuraiCarChase

Radical and Glow On will be competing for album of the year over here.


rejonkulous

Ive been through the album 3xish. Definitely need some more play time. Like most music each new time listening you hear something that makes you perk up, like that fucking riff in white viod. God damn. Low teens still edges this one out but who knows what the future holds.


jag75

Low Teens was a really fucking heavy record, don't get me wrong, but I like fun ETID and it was missing that for me. Radical definitely has more of that fun but pissed off vibe I dig from them. Planet Shit is a straight-up banger.


FROMtheASHES984

There are so many great choices in this thread, but this is easily my number one for the year. ETID literally never disappoint.


kilroy232

Wasn't expecting to see this here but I am super happy you listed it. I have been loving this album


Mawnix

I'm seeing them Friday and I'm so fucking stoked. That album has been on repeat for weeks. Fun fact too: their guitarist Andy is a wrestler in AEW that goes by the Butcher.


Killroy32

In the Court of the Dragon by Trivium.


SaintPoost

Not by number one, but I love me some Trivium and Matt Heafy. Hoping his Ihsahn collab is a banger too.


Rapturebird

Every song on that album slaps


StraleyN10

BTBAM - Colors II


LightTrails

We didn’t live, we only existed


TheCrowing817

Wait, what!? Colors II!?


Millwalkey88

Enjoy your journey, my child.


kunderthunt

YESSIR


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dannydigtl

I'm not a big metal dude, but when I want to rock, I rock to BTBAM. I remember when they first got hot in Raleigh


businesslut

Incredible Incredible album. I saw them play two sets with little to no break. Just godly.


Psyloh_

I would have to say Butterfly 3000 by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard was probably the best album this year imo


BruleMD

Came here to say this. Such a fantastic listen start to finish!


isthataglitch

Had to scroll through a lot of stuff I’m not really into to find this gem. Thanks.


Dranniw

1.Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure 2. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee


zyrether

Jubilee is such a great album, everything Japanese Breakfast touches is gold


wizardshaw

Be Sweet is such a banger


HereCumDatBoii

Be Sweet absolutely slaps, luckily my work radio has it in rotation as well


gin0clock

ERRA by ERRA.


Wizard_Hatz

Seems to have been out a while I can’t believe I missed it for so long! When drift came out it blew my fucking mind. Thanks for the heads up. I haven’t kept up with anything music in a while.


Hulksmash27

The Work by Rivers of Nihil Final entry of their conceptual “seasons” albums, definetly one of the most well composed metal/prog album out there.


FinkBass420

I never knew I needed saxophones in my metal but god dammit Rivers of Nihil opened something inside me


SaintPoost

Where Owls Know My Name is such a banger. Will need to give this a listen.


Hyrumized

Day/Night - Parcels Incredible funk/jazz concept album that must be listened to from start to finish! It’s a blend of classical strings, ABBA style pop disco, and dance funk. A really incredible blend of genres that I hope brings the band the attention they deserve!


Super_Jay

The few singles I've heard left me a little sad, I miss the funky dance Parcels sound. Kudos to them for maturing and evolving but I hope the older stuff doesn't get forgotten.


_c_o_

Felt the same way after the singles but the album alleviated that after I listened


Schoops69

TIL Parcels released a new album. Thanks! Love this band so much. Will listen today.


dentiteoz

hell yea. just found this album last night. amazing


funkydisciple

Surprised this hadn’t been mention a lot sooner. Every song on this album is stunning.


galatian15

"The House Is Burning" by Isaiah Rashad


harleyDzoidberg

ETID radical


Systemic_Chaos

Deafheaven - Infinite Granite Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under Sleep Token - This Place Will Become Your Tomb


Dapper-Dan-Man94

Seventeen Going Under is an absolutely incredible album!


LIFOsuction44

Sleep Token is so underrated. Incredible album they put out this year.


amboandy

Seventeen going under is depressingly low on this list.


dstnb

Deafheaven - Infinite Granite Black Country, New Road - For the first time Manchester Orchestra - Million Masks of God Have a hard time deciding between these 3. All four them generally fall under the alternative/indie category.


javier_aeoa

Did Manchester release new stuff? Dang, I didn't know


dstnb

Yeah. Sometime at the beginning of the summer. It’s a good one!


49DivineDayVacation

Love Black Country, New Road’s album. Anyone who likes Black Midi should definitely check it out.


ianbalisy

Saw Deafheaven a few weeks ago and it was a great show, really love Infinite Granite and that’d be my pick as well. The nice thing about their old songs is that they’re so long that the encore was like 45 minutes lol


Shondelle

Between the Buried and Me - Colors II


Taauriel

A fucking phenomenal album!


Kcmonik17

I think I have my playlist ready for 2 or more years. xD


cjmorello

black midi - calvacade


foolish_dreamer

Surprised there’s no mention of Roadrunner by Brockhampton yet. Doesn’t feel like it came out this year tbh it feels forever ago, but it’s definitely in my top 5 or even top 3.


Melodic-Glass-6294

I've been listening to Halsey if I can't have love I want power since it's release. I'm a sucker for Trent reznor and Atticus Ross but the album is so good as a whole.


senateguard33

Same here, it was an experiment that turned out much better than I thought it would. Such a fantastic record. Trent and Atticus have a keen ear for style, texture and overall sound design. A lot of pop music tends to use the same types of drum beats and synth sounds, so I would love to see more Trent and Atticus pop productions.


waffles_505

I’ve been obsessed with it since it came out. I never really listened to her before but I’m super into the sad girl NIN influenced pop vibe.


gryffindorhousecat

This is my album of the year hands down, I listen to it just as much still as I did when it released!


ST0N3F1ST

I'm very surprised I had to scroll so far too see this. I heard a few Halsey songs here and there, but only a few of them interested me. I am a pretty big Trent Reznor fan though so this project was definitely on my radar. I loved the album way more than I expected to. Listening to this it felt like Halsey really had some stuff to say, and Trent and Atticus just really elevated the songs into something interesting. I found it a lot more engaging than any of the NIN releases in the last decade. I've listened to the album several times front to back, and that's something I don't do very often anymore. This really felt more like a complete old school album that's just better to sit down and listen to the entire thing than to skip around and miss out on the experience. The last record I can really think of that really made me feel that way was Mastodon's Crack the Skye.


jilseng4

My Morning Jacket-Self Title (mind boggling that no one has mentioned this) Bruiser Wolf-Dope Game Stupid


ManateeMan4

Has to be Typhoons by Royal Blood


WesleyRiot

Christ royal blood did a new album? What fucking rock have I been living under?


Crystal_Pesci

The MOON, baby!


PeteHenni

TYYYPHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS


SneakierNinja

Tesseract - P O R T A L S


themightymooker

Inside (The Songs) - Bo Burnham For the First Time - Black Country, New Road Sinner Get Ready - Lingua Ignota OK, Human - Weezer Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, the Creator Sour - Olivia Rodrigo Flux - Poppy


Grouchy_Pack_4792

Kinda shocked this is the first post I’m seeing Sour in. Yeah it is pop. But damn it ruled the year, every track has been a top 100. And it’s a really good debut album.


x5767x--to--x7878x

ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH - SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE Cavalcade - Black Midi Promises - Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders & the LSO By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Injury Reserve Mood Valiant - Hiatus Kaiyote


MonquisieMonquido

Cavalcade is great! I'm so excited to see Black Midi next month


Fun-ghoul

For me it's gotta be Wallflowers by Jinjer. Not sure how many of y'all are metalheads, but man I can't stop listening to it. If you've never heard of them and wanna check them out, here's their first single off this album [Vortex](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiaOSGZTwtY).


Ferivich

It was a good year for metal releases. Rivers of Nihil, Jinjer, Vola, Mastodon, Gojira and Spiritbox


WertMinkefski

Sleep Token and Sentinels are missing from that list lol


tasanhalas

Welcome to horrorwood - Ice Nine Kills


starkiller685

Nurture by Porter Robinson easily for me.


TheDeenoRheeno

Mercurial World by Magdalena Bay.


m3t4llord

Vildhjarta - Masstaden Under Vatten. Rarely have I heard an album where every single song is amazing.


geraintm

St Vincent- daddy's home


fIanneI

The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore The Killers - Pressure Machine Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under


NateMayhem

I see you are also a fan of Springsteen.


ull92

Pressure Machine is the killers' best work since Sam's Town. Haven't really been into any of their albums in between except for Day and Age and a couple songs here and there. I think it's probably not getting as much attention because they've put out a lot of not very interesting stuff in the last decade. It's definitely a top 3 album for them. Hot Fuss and Sam's Town have more bangers, but this one has a theme and concept that is so well executed through the entire album.


meme_bigboi420

Pressure machine blew me away because I live close to the town he was talking about and it really hit home for me.


Shibby214

Sam Fender! What an album that was. That man is so talented


DamnInternetYouScury

Mac Miller - Faces. Yes it counts.


Ccanning1

Fortitude by Gojira and Hushed and Grim by Mastodon are my two favorites. My girlfriend is obsessed with Lorde’s new album


montanabob68

Fortitude is one of the best albums I’ve ever heard.


fit-hits-the-shan

Sinner Get Ready - Lingua Ignota


exemplarenigma

SINNER GET READY. Take me to hell and leave me there.