Albums of 2021

[Higgs]

I'm hearing a bit of Silversun Pickups in these guys. I dig it.

I hear this.

Album falls off hard.

I hear this too.

[ghost]

it needs another banger on side 2

[Chris_H_2]

I'm really digging this Japanese Breakfast album

[dad]

I'm really digging this Japanese Breakfast album

oh shit, need to check this out today.

[Higgs]

I'm really digging this Japanese Breakfast album

You turned me on to these guys before. Gonna check it fo sho.

[dad]

I'm really digging this Japanese Breakfast album

You turned me on to these guys before. Gonna check it fo sho.

If you like JB, you might also enjoy the band she was in that preceded. It was called Little Big League.

https://open.spotify.com/album/2js1jeiP ... Ufy1cse6AQ

[Chris_H_2]

I'm really digging this Japanese Breakfast album

You turned me on to these guys before. Gonna check it fo sho.

i still listen to that mix every now and then.

[Higgs]

I'm really digging this Japanese Breakfast album

You turned me on to these guys before. Gonna check it fo sho.

i still listen to that mix every now and then.

In all honesty every mix you make for someone else, you're really making for yourself.

I love the mixes I make. How good is it when the mixee appreciates your work though??

[Brett]

Shalabi Effect, a Montreal quartet of Osama "Sam" Shalabi, Alexandre St-Onge, Anthony von Seck, and Will Eizlini have been pretty quiet in the nine years since releasing their last album Feign to Delight Gaeity of Gods, only releasing a tour EP in 2015 and playing a handful of shows here and there. Their newest album, Friends of the Prophet 6 has been in the works for a while, with potential release being hinted at since 2016 or 2017, but it's finally available for pre-order through the German experimental label/distributor, Unrock: https://www.unrock.de/product/shalabi-e ... -download/. It will be presumably available on their Bandcamp also, closer to whenever the actual release date is.

[psychobain]

[psychobain]

[Brett]

K.D.A.P. (aka Kevin Drew a Picture) is the new pseudonym of Broken Social Scene mainstay Kevin Drew, coined to produce his new album of instrumental electronic pop, Influences. From the sounds of the press release, it's like an overt, extroverted counterpart to the first BSS record, Feel Good Lost. The first single, "The Slinfold Loop," jives with that description, making use of the blissed out sunshine tones of latter day BSS set to a more less rigid song structure. The album is out July 16 on Arts & Crafts.

Here's "The Slinfold Loop":

[super nintendo chalmers]

Sorry if it's been mentioned before but the new FACS is outstanding, one of those bands that get better with every record.

[Higgs]

K.D.A.P. (aka Kevin Drew a Picture) is the new pseudonym of Broken Social Scene mainstay Kevin Drew, coined to produce his new album of instrumental electronic pop, Influences. From the sounds of the press release, it's like an overt, extroverted counterpart to the first BSS record, Feel Good Lost. The first single, "The Slinfold Loop," jives with that description, making use of the blissed out sunshine tones of latter day BSS set to a more less rigid song structure. The album is out July 16 on Arts & Crafts.

Here's "The Slinfold Loop":

This was good but I had to stop watching the vid as it began to give me a headache.

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[burl jam]

I can't remember who posted up the Dry Cleaning Unsmart Lady video (Higgs I think), but I have to say thanks, I love their stuff!

Conversely I've also being listening to Olivia Rodrigo's album and that's pretty great.

[ghost]

New Hiss showed up on my doorstep early and it is so, so good.

[epilogue]

Angel of Death --> Keel Timing --> Bed Head is an incredible 3 song run.

Really dig this album.

Thanks for the rec.

[Ello Sailor]

The first half of that record slaps. From the layered vocals, to the textured guitars, synth swells, crushing rhythm section (some gorgeous use of dynamics and bass overdrive in parts) -- it's a total onslaught.

[Ello Sailor]

Okay, first third*. This could have made one hell of an EP!