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sooo...you really must dislike The National now, huh? I think it's a fine line. music is still an artistic expression after-all and if what one made five, ten years ago isn't an accurate reflection of where one is in life then trying to recreate that art becomes artificial and disingenuous...

first effort at a ranking this year 1. The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery 2. Cloth - Secret Measure 3. The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein 4. boygenius - the record 5. Gorillaz - Cracker Island 6. Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World 7. Complete Mountain Almanac - S/T 8. Protomartyr -...

Drunk Tank Pink was my top album from 2021...I think Food for Worms has some solid tracks, but it feels disjointed, almost more like a pop album in how they tried to make some singles and then filled in around it with a similar noise.

not gonna stop me from trying tho... 1. Nils Frahm 2. Silver Jews / Purple Mountains 3. The National 4. Nina Simone 5. Talk Talk 6. Morphine 7. Ola Podrida / David Wingo / The Wooden Birds 8. Elliott Smith 9. Aesop Rock 10. Interpol 11. Jeff Buckley 12. Run the Jewels 13. Damien Jurado 14...

I'm just seeing this...as much as I love lists and rankings, this feels like a herculean task. wow.

1. Boxer 2. I Am Easy to Find 3. Alligator 4. Sleep Well Beast 5. Trouble Will Find Me 6. High Violet 7. First Two Pages of Frankenstein Return to the Moon 8. The National 9. Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers Serpentine Prison for now...I Am Easy to Find was a big time late grower for me and now might...

hopefully presumptive given they've been dropping the occasional single over the last two years

1. Tropic Morning News 2. Ice Machines 3. Alien 4. Your Mind Is Not Your Friend 5. This Isn't Helping 6. New Order T-Shirt 7. Eucalyptus 8. Grease In Your Hair 9. Once Upon a Poolside 10. Send For Me 11. The Alcott I think? will likely change. so far I think this album is kinda middle of the...

I've been off the new music ball a bit so far this year and certainly haven't given the time to a ranking yet, but this is the bulk of the '23 releases I've been digging The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein Cloth - Secret Measure shame - Food for...

in no discernible order yet... The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery shame - Food for Worms Gorillaz - Cracker Island Complete Mountain Almanac - S/T Margo Price - Strays Tennis - Pollen I really want to like Algiers each time they put out a new album, but something about them just never quite...

Spoon 1. They Want My Soul 2. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 3. Lucifer on the Sofa 4. Hot Thoughts 5. Girls Can Tell 6. Kill The Moonlight 7. Gimmie Fiction 8. Transference 9. Telephono 10. A Series of Sneaks one of my favorite bands...been on them since college with Girls Can Tell...not only have they been...

I was terrified of Aphex Twin most of my life because of this album art. I've come to enjoy the album, but damn...still feel it in my soul

this new The Murder Capital album is fantastic

22 Albums for 2022 1. Nils Frahm - Music for Animals - 20pts 2. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia - 10pts 3. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - 7pts 4. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - 7pts 5. Yumi Zouma - Present Tense - 7pts 6. Jenny Hval - Classic Objects - 7pts 7. El Búho -...

can someone sell me on why this Alvvays album is finding it's way into the top 5 or so of so many of these end-of-year lists? like...I think it's good, so don't get me wrong...but not to see it kinda universally ahead of peer-genre-ish albums from Yumi Zouma, Jenny Hval, Cate LeBon, all of which...

I haven't been terribly active on here so I don't know if @Woob_woob is still a regular contributor and/or interested in re-endeavoring on the task of compiling this list.

we running this back this year?

have you tried it on drugs yet? I can certainly admit to a lack of full objectivity here...I just got back from seeing him twice in Berlin (taken collectively, probably the best music experience of my life), so some recency-bias is definitely a part of this ranking. that said, I think it's...

trying to keep myself accountable and staying on top of an ever evolving list... 1. Nils Frahm - Music for Animals 2. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia 3. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes 4. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 5. Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa 6. Yumi Zouma -...

I'm not fully sure how to quantify this as an album, but El Búho's newest compilation of remixes, Tributaries vol.2, is incredible and will undoubtedly have a place on my end-of-year list...