this began as a project to clear out the massive window i have open thats full of tabs of music to listen to. it kind of worked but then i opened more tabs. maybe in 2024!
my little ratings are super subjective and a lot of the albums i gave fewer thumbs up i ended up rocking with a ton over repeated listens. (for example: girls love jungle by gum.mp3 and dazegxd was a sleeper hit and i only listened to double cup by dj rashad once.) this style of always-listening-to-something new is different for me; i like to spend a lot of time with albums and to get to know them which was harder this year!
idk if i have a ton of insights, but it is really cool to see people pop up in this list. for example my girlfriend loves tim hecker and there was a while where we'd listen to one of his albums as we fell asleep and then the next morning i'd put it on at work before anyone else got there and i had the aux to myself. or like i joined a screamo band in january and a noise band in july and you can see me doing research by listening to a bunch of albums in the genre that my bandmates recommended. i went to the unwound reunion show and wanted to listen to a bunch of unwound to prepare. that sort of thing. (unwound was really good.)
most of the music i listened to came out very recently, which is partially a result of me excavating the tabs i've had open for a couple years (don't worry about it) and partially a result of how i find new music (music blogs, going to shows, formerly my twitter feed) valuing newness. this year i want to listen to more music from before like 2002! also more international music; a lot of this is from us/anglosphere. i would also like to move off spotify and onto bandcamp and onto my old ipod.
anyway i made charts of 1. my favorite albums from this year (loosely ranked) 2. my favorite albums i heard for the first time this year (loosely ranked) and 3. the albums i gave 3 thumbs up (chronological). below the cut is a list of all of the albums
january time
carmen villain- only love from now on👍
ariel zetina- cyclorama👍
nia archives- forbidden feelings👍👍
sherelle- boiler room bass & percs set👍👍
cae monae- monae👋
dirty bird- n**** u 24 it's time 4 jazz👍👍
cobrah- cobrah👍
ilysm- #scuffgod👍👍
fire-toolz- i will not use the body's eyes today.👍👍
felicita- hej!👋
danny l harle- harlecore👍
death grips- government plates👍👍👍
death grips- the money store👍👍
haru nemuri- lovetheism👍
tatsuro yamashita- for you👍👍
ryuichi sakamoto- thousand knives of ryuichi sakamoto👍👍
after dinner- paradise of replica👍
v/a- somewhere between👋
don cherry- organic music society👍👍👍
pharoah sanders- karma👍👍
balming tiger- every song on spotify👍👍
the civil war in france- where’d everyone go ? / the civil war in france 👍👍/👍👍
blink-182- blink-182👍
exciting!!excellent!!- tysm!!!!!!👍👍
your arms are my cocoon- your arms are my cocoon👍
thank you agamemnon- thank you, agamemnon👍👍
snowing- i could do whatever i wanted if i wanted👍
parannoul- after the magic👍
stomach book- stomach book👍👍
mojave 3- excuses for travellers👍
spacemen 3- playing with fire👍👍
february freeze
dj rashad- double cup👍👍👍
excuse me who are you?- about that beer i owed ya👍
moose- ...xyz👋
scritti politti- cupid & psyche 85👍👍
john vanderslice- dagger beach👍👍
shanti celeste- tangerine👍
rudresh mahanthappa & steve lehman- dual identity👎
godspeed you! black emperor- lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven👍👍
ice spice- like..?👍
sun ra- sleeping beauty👍👍
two shell- lil spirits👍
charles spearin- the happiness project👍👍
post social- major congrats👍
purity ring- shrines👍👍
the knife- silent shout👍👍
caroline polachek- desire, i want to turn into you👋
skrillex- quest for fire👍👍👍
skrillex- don’t get too close👍👍
jack ü- skrillex and diplo present jack ü👍
tagabow & full body 2- epcot / tagabow & a country western- an insult to the sport 👍👍/👍
hotline tnt- nineteen in love👋
acid_freek- 100%👋
a country western- birdfeeder👍
blue smiley- return👍👍
blue smiley- ok👍👍
fax gang- dataprism👍👍
duster- stratosphere👍👍
helen- the original faces👍
march renaissance
my bloody valentine - m b v👍👍
unwound- fake train👍👍👍
unwound- new plastic ideas👍
unwound- unwound👍👍
mj lenderman- boat songs👋
feeble little horse- hayday👍
rachika nayar- heaven come crashing👍👍
cheem- guilty pleasure👍
loveliescrushing- bloweyelashwish👍
gingerbee- our skies smile👍👍
swirlies- blonder tongue audio baton👍
astrobrite- pinkshinyultrablast👍
empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate)- what it takes to move forward👋
nia archives- sunrise bang ur head against the wall👍
hole- live through this👍👍
mspaint- post-american👍
100 gecs- 10000 gecs👍👍👍
yves tumor- praise a lord who chews but which does not consume; (or simply, hot between worlds)👍
free.99- trauma reduction prayer / search engine 👍👍/👍👍
lingua ignota- caligula👋
taiwan housing project- sub-language trustees👍
lightning bolt- wonderful rainbow👍👍
birds fear death- livestream death compilation👍👍
jpegmafia & danny brown- scaring the hoes👍👍👍
goji!- what went wrong👋
at the drive-in- relationship of command👍👍
john coltrane- a love supreme👍👍
deerhoof- actually, you can👍
grouper- dragging a dead deer up a hill👍👍
gel- only constant👋
boygenius- the record👎
april of love
j dilla- donuts👍👍
john coltrane- ascension👋
orchestra baobab- a night at club baobab👍👍
duval timothy- meeting with a judas tree👍
r.a.p. ferreira- purple moonlight pages👍👍
jpegmafia- lp!👍👍
sun ra- angels and demons at play👍
sun ra, pharoah sanders, and black harold- sun ra with pharoah sanders and black harold👍👍
joe- get centred👍
sun ra- sound sun pleasure👍👍
george riley- interest rates, a tape👋
don cherry- where is brooklyn?👍👍
souls of mischief- 93 'til infinity👍👍
aaliyah- aaliyah👋
zebra katz- less is moor👍👍
cali cartier- cali cartier best dog👍
kelela- raven👋
jana rush- painful enlightenment👍
nerija- blume👍
irreversible entanglements- who sent you?👍👍
gum.mp3- black audio society 2/11/22👍👍
tony allen- nepa👍👍
tony allen- no accommodation for lagos👍
moor mother & billy woods- brass👍👍
billy woods- hiding places👍👍
jpegmafia- veteran👍👍
dazegxd & quinn- dsx.fm👍
moses boyd- dark matter👍👍
sage introspekt- forlorn👍
channel tres- i can't go outside👍
may in confidence
avalon emerson- & the charm👍
forest spirit, sun on your back- forest spirit, sun on your back👍
space camp- gold star👍👍👍
yaeji- with a hammer👍👍
ran cap duoi collective- *1👍👍👍
the range- nonfiction👍
death grips- exmilitary👍👍
new mexican stargazers- motel room thunder👍👍
young american primitive- young american primitive👍
janelle monae- the archandroid👍👍
lil yachty- let's start here.👍
overmono- good lies👍👍
lucy liyou- dog dreams👋
lalka- the way music looks👍
fennec- a couple of good days👍
dj shadow- endtroducing.....👍
pale shade- darker days👍👍
oren ambarchi- shebang👍
actress- splazsh👍
the equatics- doin it!!!!👍
mass of the fermenting dregs- mass of the fermenting dregs👍
fishmans- 空中キャンプ(aerial camp)👍👍
pine barons- i love fish👍👍
runnner- like dying stars, we're reaching out👋
cfcf- memoryland👍
water from your eyes- everybody's crushed👍👍
animal collective- spirit they're gone, spirit they've vanished👍👍
sea moss- seamoss2👍👍👍
car seat headrest- monomania👍👍
deakin- sleep cycle👋
recycle culture- in transit👋
bonus car seat headrest- my back is killing me baby👍👍
june <3
prince- 1999👍👍
jewelssea- b4 u wake👍 / lsdxoxo- dedicated 2 disrespect👍
water damage- 2 songs👍👍
more eaze- strawberry season👍👍
expo- expo👍
six impala- earwax👍👍
v/a- grimalkin sampler 2👍
le sserafim- unforgiven👋
jayda g- guy👍👍
feeble little horse- girl with fish👍👍
tobokegao- picnic👍
linda perhacs- parallelograms👍
more eaze- singer songwriter dj producer👍
os mutantes- "os mutantes"👍
tengger- spiritual 2👍👍
robyn- body talk👍
the beach boys- surf's up👍
hailu mergia & dahlak band- wede harer guzo👍👍
paradox- drifting feather👍
cochemea- vol 2: baca sewa👍
time wharp- live at glendinning rock garden👋
a-trak- 10 seconds vol. 1👍👍 / a-trak- 10 seconds vol. 2👍
woo- it's cosy inside👍
walrus- 光のカケラ (fragment of light)👍👍
jellyfish- bellybutton👍👍
jam city- jam city presents efm👍
rip swirl- blurry👍👍
soichi terada- asakusa light👍
candy claws- ceres & calypso in the deep time👍
v/a- dengue fever presents electric cambodia👋
july heat wave
neu!- neu!👍
can- ege bamyasi👍👍
amon duul ii- yeti👍👍
space camp- overjoyed in this world👍
venturing- arizona ep👍👍
sea moss- bidet dreaming👍👍
black dice- creature comforts👍
wolf eyes- burned mind👋
number girl- school girl bye bye👋
can- tago mago👍
nicolas jaar- essential mix👍
golden boy- i never meant for this to happen👍
suicide- suicide👍
norm corps- break corps 2👍
skinny puppy- too dark park👍
throbbing gristle- 20 jazz funk greats👍
venetian snares- rossz csillag alatt szuletett👋
nurse with wound- chance meeting on a dissecting table of a sewing machine and an umbrella👎
goth lipstick- i paint you, i paint you, i paint you👍👍👍
goth lipstick- formless, shapeless👍👍 / goth lipstick- crystalline corset👍👍
leroy- grave robbing👍👍
peace and love- heaven’s gate and slater clampitt are:👍
blissom- alem👍
v/a- nightcore4totalsluts va4 <3 xo👍👍
kairon; irse! - ujubasajuba👍
the tony williams lifetime- emergency!👍
torr- molecule👍👍
landline collective- y2k21👍
thank you agamemnon, thank you agamemnon (ep 2)👍👍
(T-T)b- good talk👍
talibam!- boogie in the breeze blocks👍👍
august of love (real) (true)
errorsmith- superlative fatigue👍
crying- get olde / second wind👍👍
photay- waking hours👍👍
basil kirchin- mind on the run👍👍
swap meet- priced out👍👍
v/a- club chai vol. 2👍
g jones & eprom- disk doctors👍
jackson from online- orion👍
tomotsugu nakamura- nothing left behind👍
tolerance- anonym👍
zoh amba & chris corsano & bill orcutt- the flower school👍
beatricks- razzle frazzle👍
seaside lovers- memories in beach house👍👍
songs: ohia- magnolia electric co👍👍
the telescopes- untitled second👋
drop nineteens- delaware👍👍
tim hecker- haunt me👍
duster- duster👍
bad heaven ltd.- cool hell👍
adam bosarge- structures without rooms👍👍
kaho matsui- in love! (bouquet for heather)👍👍
peter gabriel- untitled (1)👍
tim hecker- harmony in ultraviolet👍
dazegxd & gum.mp3- girls love jungle👍
exciting!!excellent!!- you will watch me die👍👍
ratboys- the window👍👍
dreamtx- living in memory of something sweet👍👍
kraus- end tomorrow👍👍👍
ran cap duoi collective- ngu ngay ngay ngay tan the👍👍
tim hecker- ravedeath, 1972👍
slowdive- slowdive👍👍
september for ages
slowdive- everything is alive👍👍
pigeon pit- feather river canyon blues👍
tim hecker- radio amor👍
harmony index- ep👍👍
kraus- eye escapes👍
kate slauter- hotter👍👍
yhwh nailgun- yhwh nailgun / yhwh nailgun- no midwife and i wingflap 👍/👍
croatian amor- the world👍👍
naked flames- miracle in transit👍👍
purity filter- rare purity (real)👍👍
silence sky genesis- between spirits👍
jean-jacques perrey- the amazing new electronic pop sound of👍👍
una niña malvada- mesopotamia top hits👍
nothing- guilty of everything👍
alex g- dsu👍
v/a- to illustrate👋
tonstartssbandht- dick nights👍
can- future days👍
songs: ohia- didn't it rain👍
atari teenage riot- delete yourself👋
brian eno- another green world👍👍
more eaze- eternity👍👍
underscores- wallsocket👋
bed bits- bed bits👍
hot tub boys- what's your damage👍👍
amherst- yaper👍
bjork- utopia👍
voices from the lake- voices from the lake👍
animal collective- isn’t it now?👍👍
charli xcx- true romance👍
october @_@
modest mouse- the moon and antarctica👍
beat happening- beat happening👍
nothing- tired of tomorrow👍
veeze- ganger👋
armand hammer- we buy diabetic test strips👍👍
madvillain- madvillainy👍👍
sufjan stevens- javelin👍👍
talking heads- fear of music👍👍
sonic youth- goo👍👍
sonic youth- evol👍
the pixies- doolittle👍
donna summer- bad girls👍
robyn- honey👋
aisle knot- play like this👍
mgmt- congratulations👍👍
ran cap duoi- in a glass house👍👍
everything but the girl- walking wounded👍👍
slauson malone 1- excelsior👍👍
naked city- naked city👍👍
jane remover- census designated👍👍
kylie minogue- fever👍👍
v/a- groove of essr: funk, disco, jazz from soviet estonia👍👍
bitchin bajas- bajascillators👍
ataraxia- the unexplained👍
cocteau twins & harold budd- moon in the melodies👍
black marble- a different arrangement👍
gum.mp3- my own private virginia👍👍
swami sound- back in the day👍👍
portishead- dummy👍👍
mount eerie- wind's poem👍👍
the cure- bloodflowers👍
november
bruiser and bicycle- holy red wagon👍👍
cory hanson- western cum👋
black devil disco club- black devil disco club👍
toe- for long tomorrow👍
baiuca- solpor👋
laurel halo- atlas👍
gia margaret- mia gargaret👋
eev frances- eev peintures👍👍👍
eev frances- chamber music👍👍👍
bjork- volta👍
tortoise- millions now living will never die👍👍
actress- lxxxviii👍
jadelain- pumping a contrarian heart👍👍👍
nala sinephro- space 1.8👋
phet phet phet- shimmer👍
naked flames- it is what it is👋
stereolab- transient random-noise bursts with announcements👍
broadcast- haha sound👍
naked flames- moonwalking fingers ii👍
full body 2- infinity signature👍👍
harold budd- the pavilion of dreams👍
penguin cafe orchestra-broadcasting from home👍
daniel bachman- when the roses come again👍👍
julia holter- aviary👋
erika de casier- sensational👍👍
tinashe- bb/ang3l👍
debby friday- good luck👍👍
janelle monae- the age of pleasure👍
blondie- parallel lines👍
xiu xiu- plays the music of twin peaks👍
december
thy slaughter- soft rock👋
andrea andrea- pontiac👍
baths- cerulean👍👍
captain jazz- captain jazz👎
andre 3000- new blue sun👋
tar of- confidence freaks me out👍👍
mount eerie- ocean roar👍👍
the cradle- little missionaries👍
peeesseye- sci fi death mask👍
lee paradise- the fink👋
v/a- bangs & works vol. 1👍👍
v/a- blacklips bar: androgyns and deviants - industrial romance for bruised and battered angels, 1992-1995👍👍
monodrome- spend the night in the city👋
dj lifeline- airhorn👍👍
octo octa- dreams of a dancefloor👍
g jones- paths👍
circuit des yeux- -io👋
ana woulfe- from the canopy👍
doss- nts 08.06.22👍👍
doss- triple j mix up september 2021👍
floating points, pharoah sanders, & the london symphony orchestra- promises👍👍
smerz- oslo teenage mix nts 18.02.2021👍👍
machine listener- metonym👍
osno1- coming soon very long remix of basshead by mira joyce👍👍
ricardo villalobos- alcachofa👍
anohni- hopelessness👍
julien andreas- bottomfeeder👍👍
granite- sentiment👋
“dj vlk”- ballermann partykeller👍
chief adjuah- bark out thunder roar out lightning👍
pc music x disown radio 23/3/2014👍
