NOTE: I am cross-posting this from my other blog, Consolation Champs because I wanted to try presenting the album covers a little differently. If you’ve already read this post there, pay no attention.
I’m realizing that I haven’t done this for a few years now. Although I love music, I find that it takes longer to absorb a new “release” than my perma-shuffling iPod habits can provide, and so I always find myself scrambling during the month of December to attempt some kind of catching up. Ludicrous, of course, when there are thousands of new bands releasing music each year. So the usual disclaimer applies: this is stuff I just happened to buy/download/hear and is in no way meant to be comprehensive.
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In list form, if you’re not visually inclined:
- Beach House – Bloom
- DIIV – Oshin
- Wild Nothing – Nocturne
- Jim Guthrie – Indie Game: The Movie (Soundtrack)
- Grimes – Visions
- Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
- Now, Now – Threads
- Eternal Summers – Correct Behavior
- Lower Dens – Nootropics
- Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Honourable Mentions:
- Bill Fay – Life is People
- Borko – Born to Be Free
- Bloc Party – Four
- Four Tet – Pink
Just for fun, here are some of my previous lists:
How about you? What were some of your favourites?