A bit of anal-retentive listmaking today: my favourite 30 albums of the year so far (though I imagine I’ve forgotten one or two, and there’ll be a bunch more good ones that I haven’t heard as yet). I’m pretty sure these were all released between January and June (hence no July things like...
A bit of anal-retentive listmaking today: my favourite 30 albums of the year so far (though I imagine I’ve forgotten one or two, and there’ll be a bunch more good ones that I haven’t heard as yet).
I’m pretty sure these were all released between January and June (hence no July things like Endless Boogie and so on). As a bit of a cop-out, I’ve put them in alphabetical order rather than have a stab at rankings. What I need now, of course, are your lists, please. Looking forward to them…
2. Blitzen Trapper – Destroyer Of The Void
3. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang – The Wonder Show Of The World
4. Bill Callahan – Rough Travel For A Rare Thing
5. Carlton Melton – Pass It On
6. Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate – Ali & Toumani
8. Four Tet – There Is Love In You
9. Hiss Golden Messenger – Root Work
11. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
14. Steve Mason – Boys Outside
16. James Murphy – Greenberg OST
17. Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
18. Pantha Du Prince – Black Noise
19. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
21. Jack Rose – Luck In The Valley
25. Prins Thomas – Prins Thomas
26. Trembling Bells – Abandoned Love
27. Voice Of The Seven Thunders – Voice Of The Seven Thunders
30. Vibracathedral Orchestra – Joka Baya//The Secret Base/Smoke Song
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