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Little later than normally this year, but maybe a few xmas presents can sneak in! We're not fussy here, feel free to included EP's, remasters, live albums whatever takes your fancy. These threads are always good to pick up things I might have missed.
For myself this year I think I've actually been a bit slack at trying out new stuff. Every one of my honourable mentions is an artist I was already a fan of.
This year's honourable mentions are:
Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex. Man it was hard not giving this the title, it's his best album since Raven for me. The last one didn't vibe with me at all but this is superb.
Crosses - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. Waited so long for the follow up (9 years!) and it absolutely delivers.
Puscifer - Existential Reckoning (Re-Wired). Puscifer have been doing remix albums for their releases since the beginning and this one is one of the best.
Babymetal - The Other One. Their best album yet possibly! It's amazing that a band made popular with a viral song about chocolate is still going strong. This one has none of the guest stars from their recent releases and I think it is stronger for it.
Fever Ray - Radical Romantics. Fever Ray's debut album is one of my favourite albums of all time but I could never get into the follow up. This one is still a big departure in sound from the first but it's a great album. Infectious, sexy synth lines and a whole host of high quality guests. Only the final track lets the album down.
Skrillex - Quest For Fire. Skrillex has taken a loooong break since his last album. But we got two this year! This one is the more mainstream and imo a little stronger. It's very varied and there are definitely a few tracks I'm not keen on but the tracks I really love (like the fantastic Butterflies with Four Tet or XENA with Nai Barghouti) mean it is one I keep coming back to.
But the winner is...
Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden
What a stunning album this is from start to finish. Djent Metal? Piano R&B? Stadium Rock? Synth Electronica? Sleep Token drift between all of them. I've always love fusion music and nobody is doing it better right now.
For myself this year I think I've actually been a bit slack at trying out new stuff. Every one of my honourable mentions is an artist I was already a fan of.
This year's honourable mentions are:
Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex. Man it was hard not giving this the title, it's his best album since Raven for me. The last one didn't vibe with me at all but this is superb.
Crosses - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. Waited so long for the follow up (9 years!) and it absolutely delivers.
Puscifer - Existential Reckoning (Re-Wired). Puscifer have been doing remix albums for their releases since the beginning and this one is one of the best.
Babymetal - The Other One. Their best album yet possibly! It's amazing that a band made popular with a viral song about chocolate is still going strong. This one has none of the guest stars from their recent releases and I think it is stronger for it.
Fever Ray - Radical Romantics. Fever Ray's debut album is one of my favourite albums of all time but I could never get into the follow up. This one is still a big departure in sound from the first but it's a great album. Infectious, sexy synth lines and a whole host of high quality guests. Only the final track lets the album down.
Skrillex - Quest For Fire. Skrillex has taken a loooong break since his last album. But we got two this year! This one is the more mainstream and imo a little stronger. It's very varied and there are definitely a few tracks I'm not keen on but the tracks I really love (like the fantastic Butterflies with Four Tet or XENA with Nai Barghouti) mean it is one I keep coming back to.
But the winner is...
Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden
What a stunning album this is from start to finish. Djent Metal? Piano R&B? Stadium Rock? Synth Electronica? Sleep Token drift between all of them. I've always love fusion music and nobody is doing it better right now.
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