The 2021 Music Thread

[VerbalPuke]

Just now, LittleDaniel said:

yes! I'd definitely recommend their mixtape from last year "FREE I.H." its more in line with this sound than their debut album "Kiss Yr Frenemies"

I will definitely check more of this out. Have to say, punk rock is being revived by brilliant women and I'm here for it. 

[Moses Julep]

I’ve been listening to the Floating Points/Pharaoh Sanders/London Symphony Orchestra album regularly for about a month now, it’s really fantastic.

 

[DFF]

On 24/04/2021 at 12:52, Moses Julep said:

I’ve been listening to the Floating Points/Pharaoh Sanders/London Symphony Orchestra album regularly for about a month now, it’s really fantastic.

 

I second this. It's a bit of a session (definitely try and listen to it all in one go), but certainly a highlight of the year so far. 

 

Whilst we're here, let's have a "DFF updates everyone with his current Top albums and EPs": 

Spoiler

I'm up to 155 albums and 57 EPs this year so far. Not set a hard and fast target like I did with the 500 last year, but I'd hope to be in the same ball park at the end. 

Here's where we stand atm - 

Albums - Top 20

01. Soen - Imperial - Progressive Metal
02. DVNE - Etemen Ænka - Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal 
03. Chez Kane - s/t - Hard Rock, AOR 
04. Kauan - Ice Fleet - Post Rock, Post Metal 
05. Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa - Corrupted Pillars of Vanity -  Progressive Black Metal, Avante Garde Metal 
06. Significant Point - Into the Storm - Heavy Metal, Speed Metal 
07. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - L.W. - Psych Rock, Prog Rock, Heavy Psych 
08. Iotunn - Access All Worlds - Progressive Metal, Melodeath, Power Metal
09 - Robohands - Shapes - Instrumental Jazz Fusion, Nu Jazz, Jazz Funk 
10 - Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders, London Symphonic Orchestra - Promises - Third Stream, Post-Minimalism
11 - The Vintage Caravan - Monuments - Hard Rock, Heavy Psych
12 - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Shyga! the Sunlight Mound - Garage Rock, Heavy Psych 
13 - Anna B Savage - A Common Turn - Singer Songwriter, Art Pop, Contemporary Folk 
14 - Black Country New Road - For the First Time - Experimental Rock, Post Punk 
15 - Stellar Death - Fragement of Light - Instrumental Post Metal, Prog Metal, Post Rock, Ambient 
16 - Superlynx - Electric Temple - Psychedelic Doom 
17 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! - Post Rock, Drone, Chamber Music, Field Recordings 
18 - Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 3 - Instrumental Prog Metal 
19 - Metalite - A Virtual World - Trance Metal, Power Metal 
20 - The Pretty Reckless - Death by Rock and Roll - Hard Rock, Southern Rock 

EPs - Top 10 

01. Wisp - The Insomniac - Instrumental Doom Metal, Post Metal, Shoegaze 
02. Cosmilk - Sense of Space - Progressive Electronic, Space Ambient 
03. Lovebites - Glory Glory to the World - Power Metal
04. Nachtreich - Alles Still - Neo-classical Darkwave, Dark Ambient, Modern Classical 
05. Trial - Sisters of the Moon - Hard Rock, Heavy Metal 
06. Umbria - The Child That Never Came Back - Dungeon Synth 
07. The Lickerish Quartet - Threesome Vol 2. - Power Pop 
08. Beach Bunny - Blame Game - Power Pop, Indie Pop, Pop Rock 
09. Billy Nomates - Emergency Telephone - Post Punk, Dance Punk 
10. Taake/Helheim - Henholdvis - Black Metal 

 

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

The new Greta Van Fleet album is wonderful, they seem to have grown their own take on the Led Zeppelin comparisons.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Anita Lane passed away, she was probably best known/remembered for being in The Birthday Party with Nick Cave and being a fairly frequent Nick Cave collaborator. 

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

The Royal Blood album hasn't disappointed, absolutely brilliant.

[Colly]

Field Music and Teenage Fanclub both released albums in the last week, which basically sorts my easy listening til Summer.

[Jimmy]

New Self Esteem single is a banger. 

Also loving girlinred's debut album.

Got a few things lined up to listen to - been told I'll love latest releases from Crumb and For Those I Love. 

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

New Dropkick Murphys album is a fun listen, been meaning to check more of their stuff out and they just happened to have released one on Friday I'd heard absolutely nothing about.

[Malenko]

1 hour ago, Bad News Jericode said:

New Dropkick Murphys album is a fun listen, been meaning to check more of their stuff out and they just happened to have released one on Friday I'd heard absolutely nothing about.

I got the new album but haven't heard it yet. I used to love them in the early 00s. Not as much nowadays, but I'll still check them out live every chance I can.

If you haven't yet, check out Sing Loud, Sing Proud. It's still the album I'd recommend the most, though they rarely play any of those songs live anymore. The perfect combination (for my tastes obviously) of 90s punk rock, a couple of anthems to remind you of their earlier street punk days, and a few Celtic/Folk songs or covers.

Blackout and the Warrior's Code are still similar but not as intense, I feel. I like those, but not as much. Then, Meanest of Times is sort of a transition album. I believe it's the first not on Hellcat Records and then it became way to folksy for my liking. Also, the times I've seen them live lately, people are really into their new stuff. I have to say I understand why but I wish they kept more pre-2007 material in their setlists.

 

[MalaCloudy Black]

New Czarface/MF DOOM album Super What? comes out today. Esoteric explained that it was recorded in April of last year, mixed and mastered over the summer, and shelved due to the pandemic. Album has a "DOOM Side" and a "Czar Side".

EDIT: listening to the first track and there's an Orange Cassidy reference, nice.

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Plus you're standin' there like Orange Cassidy
With your hands in your pockets, the audacity
Breakin' necks when I flex like X-23
I pass the mic' back to the king, D.M.C., get 'em

 

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Van Weezer shouldn't be as good as it is.

[Skummy]

5 hours ago, CLDY said:

New Czarface/MF DOOM album Super What? comes out today. Esoteric explained that it was recorded in April of last year, mixed and mastered over the summer, and shelved due to the pandemic. Album has a "DOOM Side" and a "Czar Side".

EDIT: listening to the first track and there's an Orange Cassidy reference, nice.

 

It's so good. There's a soundbite about Mr. Wrestling 2 on there, too.

[GoGo Yubari]

5 hours ago, Bad News Jericode said:

Van Weezer shouldn't be as good as it is.

god I'm going to have to listen to that and the other one from the last year, I'm just trying to figure out the right context for it. Is it like Everything Will Be Alright in the End, an "oh right, power-pop is what we're really good at" album?

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

20 minutes ago, GoGo Yubari said:

god I'm going to have to listen to that and the other one from the last year, I'm just trying to figure out the right context for it. Is it like Everything Will Be Alright in the End, an "oh right, power-pop is what we're really good at" album?

My knowledge of Weezer before this year is all of about four songs, so I'm really not the man to ask. I enjoyed it a lot, the blatant Crazy Train rip off in Blue Dream is great.

[MalaCloudy Black]

7 hours ago, Skummy said:

It's so good. There's a soundbite about Mr. Wrestling 2 on there, too.

I think I've noticed a couple samples that are from wrestling, but I can't place where they're from exactly. There's a bit in one song about a guy who never took his mask off and even cashed checks at the bank masked, and I think that's the Mr. Wrestling 2 sample right?

Then there's another sample that sounds like a commentator talking about how someone's ripping at the mask.

[Skummy]

19 minutes ago, CLDY said:

I think I've noticed a couple samples that are from wrestling, but I can't place where they're from exactly. There's a bit in one song about a guy who never took his mask off and even cashed checks at the bank masked, and I think that's the Mr. Wrestling 2 sample right?

Then there's another sample that sounds like a commentator talking about how someone's ripping at the mask.

I noticed the second sample, not sure where that one's from. The story about the guy never taking off his mask is definitely Mr Wrestling 2, because they mention him meeting Jimmy Carter while wearing it.

[tristy]

thanks guys now I'm reminded that MF DOOM died last year and I'm sad all over again  still doesn't feel real.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

2021 is blessing me with a new Don Broco album. I absolutely adore Don Broco, it may be the only album that can dethrone the Royal Blood one for me.

There's also apparently new Biffy that's finished recording so who knows, 2021 may finish hella strongly.

[Jimmy]

On 13/05/2021 at 19:35, Bad News Jericode said:

2021 is blessing me with a new Don Broco album. I absolutely adore Don Broco, it may be the only album that can dethrone the Royal Blood one for me.

There's also apparently new Biffy that's finished recording so who knows, 2021 may finish hella strongly.

Yeah I think that'll be a good gig to book in for the end of 2021, feel like November could be mad for gigs.