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What have you been listening to this week?

What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)

Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.

You can make a chart if you use last.fm:

http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/

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78 comments

  1. Bossman
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    Here's my chart: https://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/collage.php?user=vaotix&type=7day&size=3x3&caption=true Currently listening to Myrkur's new EP. Also Lacuna Coil released a new song. I'll also be...

    Here's my chart: https://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/collage.php?user=vaotix&type=7day&size=3x3&caption=true

    Currently listening to Myrkur's new EP. Also Lacuna Coil released a new song.

    I'll also be giving a listen to Einar Solberg's new solo album. He's the singer for the prog metal band Leprous.

    11 votes
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    DMA
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    The new Kendrick & Keem release was on repeat for a few days since it dropped. Currently re-discovering Daft Punk's Discovery.

    The new Kendrick & Keem release was on repeat for a few days since it dropped. Currently re-discovering Daft Punk's Discovery.

    11 votes
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      duppysan
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      Discovery is a timeless record. Have you checked out the accompanying anime movie Interstella 5555?

      Discovery is a timeless record. Have you checked out the accompanying anime movie Interstella 5555?

      6 votes
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        DMA
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        I had no idea about it! Generally not big on anime but I might check it out with one of my siblings who is. How are the two connected? Does it tell a similar story to the one told throughout the...

        I had no idea about it! Generally not big on anime but I might check it out with one of my siblings who is.

        How are the two connected? Does it tell a similar story to the one told throughout the album?

        3 votes
        1. duppysan
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          You're right that the story is similar. A Japanese animation studio made it a couple of years after they released the album. It's like a feature film-length music video. If you're into listening...

          You're right that the story is similar. A Japanese animation studio made it a couple of years after they released the album. It's like a feature film-length music video. If you're into listening to albums beginning to end it would be a great way to experience Discovery.

          2 votes
  3. [5]
    duppysan
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    I’ve been listening to Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain. I’m on a big psychedelic/funk kick these days. I’m open to some recommendations too.

    I’ve been listening to Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain. I’m on a big psychedelic/funk kick these days. I’m open to some recommendations too.

    9 votes
    1. zhanteimi
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      You've probably already heard these but... There's a Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone. Setting aside all the profound sociopolitical circumstances out of which this album arose, this music...

      You've probably already heard these but...

      There's a Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone. Setting aside all the profound sociopolitical circumstances out of which this album arose, this music is deep funk, so deep Sly can yodel and make it work, make it as black as the space that cowboy is floating in, so deep you can just fall into it and never stop falling. Amazing stuff.

      Cymande by Cymande. This is a smooth, flowing album, and the percussion (congas and bongos), both full and hollow, gives off a natural feel. Some parts of the percussion sound like bullfrogs, and the flutes are fireflies. The bass guitar hypnotizes.

      Boscoe by Boscoe. A pessimistic side to funk, a genre that is generally more upbeat and positive.

      4 votes
    2. speaka
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      Was crate digging through Funkadelic this morning! "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On" is my more mainstream favorite of there's, and my all time favorite Funkadelic track is a little lesser...

      Was crate digging through Funkadelic this morning! "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On" is my more mainstream favorite of there's, and my all time favorite Funkadelic track is a little lesser known, "I'm Never Gonna Tell It".

      3 votes
    3. Mulligan
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      Big fan of Maggot Brain. Recommendation: give Kourosh Yaghmaei a twirl.

      Big fan of Maggot Brain.

      Recommendation: give Kourosh Yaghmaei a twirl.

      3 votes
    4. BreakfastCup
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      A classic. My god I love that song.

      A classic. My god I love that song.

      1 vote
  4. shiruken
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    I've been checking out a bunch of the bands from this /r/poppunkers post about female vocalists. Really digging Future Teens so far.

    I've been checking out a bunch of the bands from this /r/poppunkers post about female vocalists. Really digging Future Teens so far.

    7 votes
  5. artvandelay
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    I've been listening to a lot of rap this past week. To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar Madvillany - Madvillain Born Sinner - J. Cole and a bunch of others.

    I've been listening to a lot of rap this past week.
    To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
    Madvillany - Madvillain
    Born Sinner - J. Cole
    and a bunch of others.

    7 votes
  6. Amarok
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    My eternal quest for perfect vintage throwbacks continues. Strongboi - Fool Around Nation of Language - This Fractured Mind Liam Kazar - Shoes Too Tight Youth Sector - Self Exile Cabinet - Silver...
    7 votes
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    Mulligan
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    The new 100 Gecs album is amazing. Been listening to it a lot. Hollywood Baby and The Most Wanted Person are my current favorites.

    The new 100 Gecs album is amazing. Been listening to it a lot. Hollywood Baby and The Most Wanted Person are my current favorites.

    7 votes
    1. Zwubb
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      Hollywood Baby is great. Out of all the hyperpop artists that came out of the woodwork in the last five years, no one has surpassed the Gecs for me.

      Hollywood Baby is great. Out of all the hyperpop artists that came out of the woodwork in the last five years, no one has surpassed the Gecs for me.

      3 votes
    2. speaka
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      Same! Was driving around to this album earlier today. "Hollywood Baby" is songwriting perfection.

      Same! Was driving around to this album earlier today. "Hollywood Baby" is songwriting perfection.

      2 votes
  8. Kom
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    It's probably been done to death so I'm sorry if that's the case. Ever since I found Ren a few weeks (ok maybe months) back I've been on his music and the band he is part of The Big Push. I...

    It's probably been done to death so I'm sorry if that's the case. Ever since I found Ren a few weeks (ok maybe months) back I've been on his music and the band he is part of The Big Push.

    I absolutely love the stories he tells, how open his is about mental health and the "one shot" videos are brilliant. It's so good to see his music really hitting hard for so many people.

    5 votes
  9. ThePandaManWhoLaughs
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    Not this week, but discovered Em Beihold recently I particularly like Goo, Rollercoasters Make Me Sad, Groundhog Day, and Numb Little Bug.

    Not this week, but discovered Em Beihold recently
    I particularly like Goo, Rollercoasters Make Me Sad, Groundhog Day, and Numb Little Bug.

    4 votes
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    1. [2]
      just10
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      Thank you. You have awesome taste in music. Not sure if you've heard of Keifergr33n. One of my favorite artists. He has a series called "What's Happening" that you can also find hour long mixes of...

      Thank you. You have awesome taste in music.

      Not sure if you've heard of Keifergr33n. One of my favorite artists. He has a series called "What's Happening" that you can also find hour long mixes of with awesome visuals. Great to have on in the background at a party.

      Keifergr33n - What's Happening 2 Vol 5

      2 votes
  11. zhanteimi
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    Tom Brosseau - Grass Punks Country: USA Release Year: 2014 Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk Featured Instruments: acoustic bass, bass, electric guitar, male vocals, mandolin, synth...

    Tom Brosseau - Grass Punks
    Country: USA
    Release Year: 2014
    Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk
    Featured Instruments: acoustic bass, bass, electric guitar, male vocals, mandolin, synth pads, tenor guitar
    My response to the music: All the rustic, cozy narrative beauty that comes to fruition on Perfect Abandon is in its staging ground here. And that staging ground? Yep, you guessed it: the Los Angeles city bus system. Songs of observation. Confessional, charming acoustic-driven tunes of longing, home, and memory.

    Tom BrosseauNorth Dakota Impressions
    Country: USA
    Release Year: 2016
    Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk
    Featured Instruments: acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, electric bass, harmonica, male vocals, spoken word, tenor guitar
    My response to the music: More charming, stripped-down Brosseau. More introspection couched in plainspoken, rustic poetry. More walks down memory lane. More heartbreak, but also more hope.

    Lhasa - La llorona
    Country: USA (Mexico)
    Release Year: 1997
    Genres: Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
    Featured Instruments: accordion, banjo, bass guitar, clarinet, double bass, drums, female vocals, guitar, lap steel, musical saw, programming, sampling, sousaphone, violin
    My response to the music: Charming female-led folk sprinkled with spice and garnished with jazz manouche coziness.

    Nalle - The Sirens Wave sample
    Country: UK
    Release Year: 2008
    Genres: Psychedelic Folk, Avant-Folk
    Featured Instruments: accordion, bouzouki, cello, clarinet, female vocals, flute, gimbri, guitar, hammered dulcimer, handclaps, harmonium, jaw harp, kantele, male vocals, mbira, moog, oscillator, oud, recorder, shruti box, singing bowl, viola
    My response to the music: Vocals halfway between selkie and hag, lyrics sung in Finnish and English, a music caught between two worlds, using that tension to blend something beautiful and mysterious. Track 3 is the lure, and if I'd been Odysseus' shipmate, I would've been livid that I'd plugged my ears and missed the music. Actually, I wouldn't have known any different, but let me take a moment to observe: ignorance is not bliss. This music is. Human voices, don't wake me now. Let me stay submerged a while longer.

    Colette Magny - Colette Magny
    Country: France
    Release Year: 1967
    Genres: Chanson à texte
    Featured Instruments: double bass, female vocals, guitar, spoken word, vibraphone
    My response to the music: Husky, feminine rawness couched in passionate protest music. Magny is the opera diva singing over the PA system at Shawshank, and I'm the baffled prisoner standing in the exercise yard. To this day, I have no idea what she's saying, but when I hear her voice, I feel free.

    Richard Dawson / Ally May / Jazzfinger / Nev Clay - Dawson May Jazzfinger Clay sample
    Country: UK
    Release Year: 2009
    Genres: Contemporary Folk
    Featured Instruments: acoustic guitar, female vocals, male vocals
    My response to the music: Although this is a four-way split recorded by different artists at different times in different locations, I'm interested only in the first part featuring Richard Dawson. Some very good, accessible tunes herein from a guy notorious for his inaccessibility. For anyone who wants to delve further, the other parts of the split have Drone, Poetry, and Noise.

    Richard Dawson - Motherland sample
    Country: UK
    Release Year: 2008
    Genres: Avant-Folk, Soundtrack
    Featured Instruments: male vocals
    My response to the music: A haunting, open album that is full only in its minimal spaces. Meditative, nuanced, and just a touch frightening as it hints at melancholy without actually being so.

    Rosario Alfonso - Lo primero
    Country: Chile
    Release Year: 2018
    Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Folk Pop
    Featured Instruments: female vocals, guitar, male vocals, ukulele, Venezuelan cuatro
    My response to the music: A beautiful, intimate, warm little debut. Ever so charming and vulnerable.

    Akkajee - Akkajee
    Country: Finland
    Release Year: 2013
    Genres: Finnish Folk Music
    Featured Instruments: female vocals, nyckelharpa, violin
    My response to the music: The kind of acoustic duo that can sing and play the listener into a trance. When the mysterious, rustic strings aren't weaving their own droning spell, they are executed perfectly in support of the playful, traditionally-cadenced vocals.

    Cocanha - i ès ?
    Country: France
    Release Year: 2017
    Genres: Polyphonic Chant, Occitan Folk Music
    Featured Instruments: bottle, female vocals, foot tapping, handclaps, male vocals, psalterium, spoons
    My response to the music: Polyphonic singing with attitude and with an aim to dance!

    Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Shahen-Shah
    Country: Pakistan
    Release Year: 1989
    Genres: Qawwali
    Featured Instruments: harmonium, male vocals, tabla
    My response to the music: Whereas Jewish music spins, Islamic music snakes, and on this recording, that snaking is a hypnotic, passionate pursuit of melodic vocal runs.

    Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone - Prairies (sorry but I can’t find a streaming link)
    Country: USA
    Release Year: 2005
    Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz
    Featured Instruments: female vocals, guitar, viola
    My response to the music: The thing about prairies is that at a glance they look like a great expanse of one type of vegetation, but when you get down into the grass and explore the spaces, you see that there is actually a wide variety of life. And that's the comparison I'm making with this cozy, yet challenging little avant chamber jazz album. This debut introduces Halvorson's bubble wrap popping drip-drop guitar playing to the world, and Pavone's violin sweeps over it like wind on the prairie, coming from whence no one knows and going to what is only someone's guess.

    Mary Halvorson Quintet - Saturn Sings
    Country: USA
    Release Year: 2010
    Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz
    Featured Instruments: alto saxophone, bass, drums, guitar, trumpet
    My response to the music: As you draw closer to someone, you become more able to freely express yourself. This mystery of private exposure is true not only of relationships but of music. It's all in the comfort level of conversation, knowing when to bend and when to break.

    Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone - On and Off
    Country: USA
    Release Year: 2007
    Genres: Chamber Jazz
    Featured Instruments: female vocals, guitar, viola
    My response to the music: A short yet challenging album. Guitar, viola, and the strange voices of two women. If you can stomach Braxton's wankery, you will enjoy this neat little subversive dish.

    Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks
    Country: USA
    Release Year: 1990
    Genres: Television Music, Dark Jazz, Ambient
    Featured Instruments: clarinet, drums, electric guitar, female vocals, flute, piano, synthesizer, tenor saxophone
    My response to the music: As long as this album is playing softly over the speakers, I don't care if silent, sunglassed operatives escort me into a deep-red velour-draped room with a one-way glass wall at the back. I'm just going to assume Julee is back there singing to me anyway.

    Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Prepare Thyself to Deal With a Miracle
    Country: USA
    Release Year: 1973
    Genres: Spiritual Jazz, Third Stream
    Featured Instruments: bass, cello, clarinet, drums, English horn, female vocals, flute, male vocals, nose flute, oboe, piano, saxophone, spoken word, tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet, violin
    My response to the music: Imagine being a boxer, and unlaced gloves is part of your winning strategy. Kirk is the drunken master of jazz, slippery, unpredictable, unstoppable. Imagine being able to do the things Kirk does and be taken seriously. Kirk, flying at right angles to the Divine, breaking the glass between you and eternity.

    4 votes
  12. nulledzero
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    I went to visit a friend in Hawaii a few weeks ago, he used to live in the Bay Area and was a big rap and hip hop guy. Yet when I was with him he was only playing Hawaiian music, and I was really...

    I went to visit a friend in Hawaii a few weeks ago, he used to live in the Bay Area and was a big rap and hip hop guy. Yet when I was with him he was only playing Hawaiian music, and I was really enjoying the laidback and relaxing nature of the songs.

    Natural vibrations - okana road

    3 votes
  13. Power0utage
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    Someone introduced me to a band called Inhaler this week and I've been giving them a bunch of spins. ...I only found out later that the lead singer is Bono's son. I knew I recognized that voice!...

    Someone introduced me to a band called Inhaler this week and I've been giving them a bunch of spins.

    ...I only found out later that the lead singer is Bono's son. I knew I recognized that voice!

    They sound like a mix between U2 and The Killers to me. Not a bad thing at all.

    3 votes
  14. 0x29A
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    Dredg - Catch Without Arms An atmospheric/indie rock gem. I posted a bit more about it here Furnace Floor - S/T - https://furnacefloor.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-demo Was recently introduced to this...

    Dredg - Catch Without Arms
    An atmospheric/indie rock gem. I posted a bit more about it here

    Furnace Floor - S/T - https://furnacefloor.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-demo
    Was recently introduced to this free 3-track death/doom demo and enjoy it thoroughly

    Oromet - S/T - https://transylvaniantapes.bandcamp.com/album/oromet
    Transylvanian Recordings consistently releases good stuff and this funeral doom is no exception

    The new Ocean record is great - https://theocean.bandcamp.com/album/holocene

    Also discovered these two piano/indie/folk gems lately:
    https://giamargaret.bandcamp.com/album/romantic-piano
    https://nicoledollanganger.bandcamp.com/album/married-in-mount-airy

    3 votes
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    pathie
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    These are songs I know I've listened to more than once this week, in no particular order: AnnenMayKantereit - Barfuß Am Klavier grandson - Overdose Oomph! - Labyrinth mewithoutYou - "Tortoises All...
    3 votes
    1. [6]
      cfabbro
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      Whoa. You're the only other person (besides me) who I've ever seen mention AnnenMayKantereit on here. I'm a huge fan too (and I don't even speak German!). I just absolutely adore Henning May's...

      Whoa. You're the only other person (besides me) who I've ever seen mention AnnenMayKantereit on here. I'm a huge fan too (and I don't even speak German!). I just absolutely adore Henning May's voice. The first time I heard of them was 11 years ago when one of their improv busking videos went a bit viral, and I've been following them ever since.

      p.s. Some other of my favs of theirs:
      Roxanne cover (ft Milky Chance)
      Tom's Diner cover (ft Giant Rooks)
      Sometimes I like to lie (original song)
      And their Live in Berlin concert from a few years ago is great too.

      3 votes
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        pathie
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        That's a cool busking clip! I hadn't seen it before. Those covers are great-- Tom's Diner was how I found them. Sometimes I Like to Lie is definitely another one of my favorites. Es ist Abend is...

        That's a cool busking clip! I hadn't seen it before. Those covers are great-- Tom's Diner was how I found them. Sometimes I Like to Lie is definitely another one of my favorites. Es ist Abend is one I really like too. There's something about that session recording that I enjoy more than the studio version, but either are great.

        3 votes
        1. cfabbro
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          I know how you feel. I almost always opt for watching/listening to live recordings over studio albums. The imperfections are what give bands (and especially singers) their character. That, and...

          I know how you feel. I almost always opt for watching/listening to live recordings over studio albums. The imperfections are what give bands (and especially singers) their character. That, and most album tend to be way too overproduced for my tastes. Which is why I also tend to prefer stripped-down arrangements, and more intimate concert footage, like you normally see on NPR Tiny Desk and such.

          3 votes
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          cfabbro
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          Listening to one of my live music playlists while I send out invites... so came accross another AnnenMayKantereit song I love but didn't mention before, Ausgehen (Proberaum Session) And I thought...

          Listening to one of my live music playlists while I send out invites... so came accross another AnnenMayKantereit song I love but didn't mention before, Ausgehen (Proberaum Session)

          And I thought you might appreciate it too. :)

          2 votes
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            pathie
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            That is awesome, thank you! That playlist looks really good too.

            That is awesome, thank you! That playlist looks really good too.

            2 votes
            1. cfabbro
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              Thanks. I was hoping you would notice that and maybe explore it a bit. :P

              Thanks. I was hoping you would notice that and maybe explore it a bit. :P

              2 votes
  16. gpl
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    It finally feels like summer where I am, so Summertime by the incomparable Doc Watson has entered my rotation.

    It finally feels like summer where I am, so Summertime by the incomparable Doc Watson has entered my rotation.

    3 votes
  17. BreakfastCup
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    Bonobo - Tides I just can't get Jamila's voice out of my head.

    Bonobo - Tides

    I just can't get Jamila's voice out of my head.

    3 votes
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    Tchai-Hulud
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    After watching a YouTube video on the evolution of industrial music, I’ve been exploring some of the catalog from those early pioneers (Throbbing Gristle, Coil, etc.)

    After watching a YouTube video on the evolution of industrial music, I’ve been exploring some of the catalog from those early pioneers (Throbbing Gristle, Coil, etc.)

    2 votes
  19. corninmypoo
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    I went to the Blink 182 concert in Brooklyn last week so I've been hooked and listening to all the old albums since.

    I went to the Blink 182 concert in Brooklyn last week so I've been hooked and listening to all the old albums since.

    2 votes
  20. tmax
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    I’m listening to the posthumous album of a young french artist who died a few months ago, he was highly talented. here is an extract

    I’m listening to the posthumous album of a young french artist who died a few months ago, he was highly talented. here is an extract

    2 votes
  21. Rokeba
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    My husband just discovered Rogue Traders and Watching You is my favorite of theirs: https://youtu.be/rqvOMrYXd7A

    My husband just discovered Rogue Traders and Watching You is my favorite of theirs: https://youtu.be/rqvOMrYXd7A

    2 votes
  22. jckflash
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    Half Moon Run's latest album came out yesterday and I've been listening to it on repeat!

    Half Moon Run's latest album came out yesterday and I've been listening to it on repeat!

    2 votes
  23. Britimmer
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    I've been switching between 80s Japanese city jazz, Irish folk/punk, Meg Myers stays heavy in the rotation, and then whatever classic rock Spotify thinks I'll like lol

    I've been switching between 80s Japanese city jazz, Irish folk/punk, Meg Myers stays heavy in the rotation, and then whatever classic rock Spotify thinks I'll like lol

    2 votes
  24. Dextral_Slip
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    Been on a huge "angsty" kick lately with the music I've been jamming to. I think the songs in my top rotation so far are these: This isn't the Tenka-Ichi-Budokai by I Hate Myself start-crossed by...

    Been on a huge "angsty" kick lately with the music I've been jamming to. I think the songs in my top rotation so far are these:

    This isn't the Tenka-Ichi-Budokai by I Hate Myself

    start-crossed by foxtails

    You, In Weird Cities by Jeff Rosenstock

    Pale by Modern Color

    Something about it just makes me want to start a band and scream, semi-melodically, into a mic. lol

    2 votes
  25. taulover
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    I just went to a Plini, Sungazer, and Jakub Zytecki concert, mainly to see Adam Neely (got to meet him - he was manning the merch line!) but everyone there was absolutely killing it. I'm currently...

    I just went to a Plini, Sungazer, and Jakub Zytecki concert, mainly to see Adam Neely (got to meet him - he was manning the merch line!) but everyone there was absolutely killing it.

    I'm currently obsessed with Threshold by Sungazer as a result - been stuck in my head the past week as I try to make sense of it musically. It's conceptualized as 33bpm (slowest recognizable beat) with 19-tuplets (fastest recognizable notes), but because they normally split it up into 6-6-7 you can also feel almost like the very natural 3/4 at 100bpm. Adam Neely has a great video on it - The Psychology of Extreme Rhythms

    2 votes
  26. Fall
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    The new Avenged Sevenfold album just dropped Friday and I'm in love with it. It's a controversial release because it's far from a typical metal album but I've branched out to so many different...

    The new Avenged Sevenfold album just dropped Friday and I'm in love with it. It's a controversial release because it's far from a typical metal album but I've branched out to so many different genres in the last 3 years that it makes me appreciate it even more due to its diversity.

    I highly recommend it for any progmetal fans.

    2 votes
  27. CriticalBass
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    Been a lot of A State of Trance lately. Been trying to get back into Trance after taking nearly a decade off. But a lot of music has been synthwave, but even that I’ve taken a bit of a break from,...

    Been a lot of A State of Trance lately. Been trying to get back into Trance after taking nearly a decade off.

    But a lot of music has been synthwave, but even that I’ve taken a bit of a break from, so right now I’ll just list some of my favorites:

    Stranger Love - Ollie Wride

    Alone with You - Phaserland

    Sophie Teenage Dream - morgan willis this one is a full album because it’s amazing.

    Just a small sample size of my favorite synthwave track.

    2 votes
  28. SnowFox
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    Ever since the Youtuber ‚I did a thing‘ played this song I‘ve been obsessed with it. Rediscovered it this week and can’t stop listening once again. If anyone has recommendations for something that...

    Ever since the Youtuber ‚I did a thing‘ played this song I‘ve been obsessed with it. Rediscovered it this week and can’t stop listening once again. If anyone has recommendations for something that sounds similar, please I‘m begging you, let me know.

    https://youtu.be/6QTE1Qx-T5I

    I also fell into a Chinese 60s rabbit hole, mainly because I was looking for songs that sound like the one above. Give it a try, it‘s really good! And try Cambodian psychedelic rock aswell while you‘re at it, it’s fun!

    https://youtu.be/IEOjedaFvE4

    Other than that I‘m listening to my Synthwave/Chillwave playlist that I curated over the years. And I also just discovered the band ‚The Growlers‘ and particularly like Night Ride by them. I wish I knew where I heard it first.

    2 votes
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    RedHawk
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    Been listening to the new Foo Fighters album, But Here We Are, non-stop since it came out last Friday. It is definitely an emotional ride since its about the grieving of the loss of Taylor Hawkins...

    Been listening to the new Foo Fighters album, But Here We Are, non-stop since it came out last Friday. It is definitely an emotional ride since its about the grieving of the loss of Taylor Hawkins and Dave's mother, Virginia. It is similar but also very different from all their past albums and well worth a listen if you're a fan of the band or Rock in general.

    2 votes
    1. [2]
      Zwubb
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      I haven't payed much attention to them past Wasting Light, is it worth jumping back in? Sonic Highways really left a bad taste in my mouth..

      I haven't payed much attention to them past Wasting Light, is it worth jumping back in? Sonic Highways really left a bad taste in my mouth..

      2 votes
      1. RedHawk
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        There are a couple of decent songs from Concrete and Gold and Medicine at Midnight is pretty meh. This new album is probably their best album since Wasting Light. There was a ton of emotion put...

        There are a couple of decent songs from Concrete and Gold and Medicine at Midnight is pretty meh. This new album is probably their best album since Wasting Light. There was a ton of emotion put into this album and all of the songs reflect that. The most Foo Fighters sounding songs from it are probably Rescued, Under You, But Here We Are, and Nothing at All. The rest definitely sound different from traditional Foo Fighters music but are all very good. My biggest complaint is probably with the production as I am not a big fan of Greg Kurstin's production of Foo Fighters albums (he produced both Concrete and Gold and Medicine at Midnight).

        2 votes
  30. spacedragon
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    I recently rediscovered The Eels and I love his voice. Hombre Lobo is a fantastic listen

    I recently rediscovered The Eels and I love his voice. Hombre Lobo is a fantastic listen

    2 votes
  31. Gramage
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    I mostly listen to electronic music, and within that I mainly listen to Jungle and Drum & Bass. Everything from older choppy sounds to smooth modern rollers, I'm into it all: Photek - Rings Around...

    I mostly listen to electronic music, and within that I mainly listen to Jungle and Drum & Bass. Everything from older choppy sounds to smooth modern rollers, I'm into it all:

    Photek - Rings Around Saturn (1998)

    Big Bud - A Way of Life (1999)

    Rizzle - Paradise (2016)

    Sabre & Safire - Genie Method (2019)

    Black Barrel - New Era (2023)

    Gimme some shuffling drums, funky bass, nice atmospheric sounds and I'm happy d-_-b

    I tend to listen to music without vocals/lyrics, I often find human voices distract from the melodies and textures and rhythms I'm listening for.

    (First post on Tildes! I hope to see many more drum and bass folks here soon!)

    2 votes
  32. SpruceWillis
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    I've been listening to a lot of Earth is a Black Hole by Teenage Wrist. Really solid alt-rock/grunge album, the track Earth is a Black Hole is a stand out for me, had it on repeat through the last...

    I've been listening to a lot of Earth is a Black Hole by Teenage Wrist. Really solid alt-rock/grunge album, the track Earth is a Black Hole is a stand out for me, had it on repeat through the last few weeks.

    I've also been listening to Atum by the Smashing Pumpkins. It can't be overstated just how much I'm a fan of the Smashing Pumpkins. I've been a member of Smashing Pumpkins forums, groups and subreddits for years! Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness absolutely changed my life as a 15 year old (33 now, where have the years gone!)

    That said, I've had my issues with Billy Corgans SP output since the band split after releasing Machina II for free. There's been some great stuff and some really poor stuff but I'd put Atum in the former. There's 33 songs here that run the gamut of the Pumpkins entire sound from hints of the psychedelic dreamy-shoegaze rock of Gish and Siamese Dream to the beautiful angsty stadium rock of MCIS, the brooding goth tinged electro-acoustic of Adore to the high level industrial concept of Machina I&II. There's some filler and it's not a perfect album, the production isn't fantastic which comes from Billy recording and producing the album himself (his "love it or hate it" voice is too far up front).

    My stand ours from the album are below,

    • Harmageddon
    • The Good in Goodbye
    • Beyond the Vale
    • Empires
    • Moss
    • Steps in Time
    • Where Rain Must Fall
    • The Canary Trainer
    2 votes
  33. fanthrow
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    I've been listening to the PJ Harvey discography. She has a new album being released in July. A couple videos from it are on youtube. Every album of hers has its own identity, and all her songs...

    I've been listening to the PJ Harvey discography. She has a new album being released in July. A couple videos from it are on youtube. Every album of hers has its own identity, and all her songs take you on an unexpected journey. She's vastly underrated as a songwriter, and her live performances (going from present day all the way back to her beginning in the 90s) are extremely compelling. She's just so wildly intelligent and talented, I feel fortunate to have been enjoying her work for years, as we are about the same age. Everything she's done is gold for me, and her new tracks are mysterious, beautiful, eternal.

    2 votes
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    I've been on a Liquid Drum & Bass roll this past week, but I've been listening to Sleep Terror's Railroad to Dystopia this evening, pretty fun wild west themed instrumental Technical/Progressive...

    I've been on a Liquid Drum & Bass roll this past week, but I've been listening to Sleep Terror's Railroad to Dystopia this evening, pretty fun wild west themed instrumental Technical/Progressive Metal album.

    2 votes
    1. Bakethatham
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      Both of these are winners - I love them. Thank you for sharing!

      Both of these are winners - I love them. Thank you for sharing!

      2 votes
  35. ObliviousToObvious
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    I had a weird sense of nostalgia and have been binging Especially in Michigan from The Red Hot Chili Peppers. It rocks decently (not as much as their old stuff) but then shifts to a beautiful chorus.

    I had a weird sense of nostalgia and have been binging Especially in Michigan from The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

    It rocks decently (not as much as their old stuff) but then shifts to a beautiful chorus.

    1 vote
  36. BirdyPB
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    Went to a Dead & Company show last week so I’ve been listening to them along with some Bob Weir, Miles Davis and revisiting some lounge music with Martin Denny.

    Went to a Dead & Company show last week so I’ve been listening to them along with some Bob Weir, Miles Davis and revisiting some lounge music with Martin Denny.

    1 vote
  37. the-boy-sebastian
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    new (to me) artists/songs I've been listening to are half man half biscuit and blur's new single. also been listening to a lot of tom lehrer, dexys midnight runners and buzzcocks

    new (to me) artists/songs I've been listening to are half man half biscuit and blur's new single. also been listening to a lot of tom lehrer, dexys midnight runners and buzzcocks

    1 vote
  38. Votterbin
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    I've been listening to the new Sleep Token album Take Me Back To Eden and I really like it. It does have a couple forgettable ones for me but the title track is easily my favorite, just because of...

    I've been listening to the new Sleep Token album Take Me Back To Eden and I really like it. It does have a couple forgettable ones for me but the title track is easily my favorite, just because of how empty it makes me feel.

    1 vote
  39. m-p-3
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    The Ocean - Holocene, which came out recently. I'm mostly into post-rock and I liked their previous work. And I've always been attracted to sad/melancholic music since forever.

    The Ocean - Holocene, which came out recently. I'm mostly into post-rock and I liked their previous work.

    And I've always been attracted to sad/melancholic music since forever.

    1 vote
  40. Dotz0cat
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    What I listen to is usually as I describe a mixture between j-pop, hardcore, and denpa. What I listen to everyday changes, I take all the music I like and put it on Musi and throw it on shuffle....

    What I listen to is usually as I describe a mixture between j-pop, hardcore, and denpa. What I listen to everyday changes, I take all the music I like and put it on Musi and throw it on shuffle. Like today I remember listening to dx choseinou full metal shojo, marenol, and nhelv. Along with others. Earlier in the week I remember listening to leica (yamada) and raika (nanawoakari)

    1 vote
  41. Lasco
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    I like to dance, so I've been listening to salsa and regueton. A little bit of Tame Impala, as well.

    I like to dance, so I've been listening to salsa and regueton. A little bit of Tame Impala, as well.

    1 vote
  42. [5]
    Bakethatham
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    King Gizzard and the lizard wizard mostly: I am seeing them for the first time at the Salt Shed this weekend!

    King Gizzard and the lizard wizard mostly: I am seeing them for the first time at the Salt Shed this weekend!

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      zhanteimi
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      What's your favorite Gizz release this year?

      What's your favorite Gizz release this year?

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        Bakethatham
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        I am going to be honest with you, I am late to the party on Gizz so I've started listening to their earlier stuff first. I'm only at 12 Bar Bruise, but that said Gila shreds- love it. Any suggestions?

        I am going to be honest with you, I am late to the party on Gizz so I've started listening to their earlier stuff first. I'm only at 12 Bar Bruise, but that said Gila shreds- love it. Any suggestions?

        2 votes
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          zhanteimi
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          No suggestions. I despise the Gizz. Just wondering what you like among their 825 albums over the past decade.

          No suggestions. I despise the Gizz. Just wondering what you like among their 825 albums over the past decade.

  43. allhailswampass
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    Gnaw Their Tongues. I have passively listened to them in the past but this last week it’s been a deep dive into the band’s discography. Absolutely hooked.

    Gnaw Their Tongues.

    I have passively listened to them in the past but this last week it’s been a deep dive into the band’s discography. Absolutely hooked.

  44. ramen
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    Been hooked on Oh Wonder's No One Else Can Wear Your Crown album. The acoustic versions of the songs are so good.

    Been hooked on Oh Wonder's No One Else Can Wear Your Crown album. The acoustic versions of the songs are so good.

  45. AgnesNutter
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    I’ve been reading this excellent book (I know this is a music thread, just bear with me) called Who They Was, an autobiography of a guy living in a rough housing estate in London. It’s written in...

    I’ve been reading this excellent book (I know this is a music thread, just bear with me) called Who They Was, an autobiography of a guy living in a rough housing estate in London. It’s written in slang, like Trainspotting or A Clockwork Orange, so it’s been reminding me of a lot of the UK hip hop I used to listen to in the early 2000s - so to the point, I’ve been listening to a lot of Taskforce, Skitz, Skinnyman, Braintax etc this week.

    I don’t usually listen to an appropriate music genre for the book I’m reading, but when it works it can really enhance the experience and give you full immersion!

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    thecardguy
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    I wouldn't quite call myself a metalhead- my brother does, and he listens to stuff that's even harder than what I personally like. Though to be fair, it depends on whether you consider Metallica...

    I wouldn't quite call myself a metalhead- my brother does, and he listens to stuff that's even harder than what I personally like.

    Though to be fair, it depends on whether you consider Metallica to be metal or not. I'm not going to get into THAT discussion, but I've been listening to both the Hardwired album, and their new on 72 seasons. 72 seasons is pretty good, but I like Hardwired just a little bit more.

    In addition, there's a Japanese band (all girls) called Band-Maid, and they are excellent. Not sure how fair it is to compare them to Babymetal though.

    1. zaktmt
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      The thing about metal that's great is that it is actually pretty eclectic with the sub-genres. While there are some gatekeepers that won't consider them "true metal" nowadays (whatever that...

      The thing about metal that's great is that it is actually pretty eclectic with the sub-genres. While there are some gatekeepers that won't consider them "true metal" nowadays (whatever that means). Metallica is definitely metal. They just stopped being a thrash metal band more or less IMO. Some parts of Death Magnetic still have that thrash sound. But Load/Reload are metal albums just not necessarily heavy ones throughout.

      You can say the modern crossover metal scene is heavily influenced by bands like Metallica and their contemporaries. While I'm a bit of a classic Metallica fan (...And Justice For All and earlier), I will almost always try whatever they put out at least once.

      Except Lulu, I could not finish that album. I genuinely tried.

  47. zaktmt
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    I'm a pretty big metalhead but I listen to a bunch of genres. Here are a few: *Foo Fighters - But Here We Are (Rock) *Cloak - Black Flame Eternal (Blackened Death Metal) *Omnerod - The Amensal...

    I'm a pretty big metalhead but I listen to a bunch of genres.

    Here are a few:
    *Foo Fighters - But Here We Are (Rock)
    *Cloak - Black Flame Eternal (Blackened Death Metal)
    *Omnerod - The Amensal Rise (Progressive Death Metal)
    *VHS - Quest for the Might Riff (Crust/Death Metal)
    *Metro Boomin - Across the Spider-Verse (Rap/Hip-Hop)

  48. BreakfastCup
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    I've been really loving Ordos, especially their album House of the Dead. It scratches that I hate life, the universe and everything itch just right for me.

    I've been really loving Ordos, especially their album House of the Dead.

    It scratches that I hate life, the universe and everything itch just right for me.

  49. swives
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    In no particular order (or new-ness): El Bueno Y El Malo - Hermanos Gutiérrez Do You Want More?!!!??! - The Roots 13 - Blur Live at Electric Lady - Denzel Curry NOIR - Blue Sky Black Death...

    In no particular order (or new-ness):
    El Bueno Y El Malo - Hermanos Gutiérrez
    Do You Want More?!!!??! - The Roots
    13 - Blur
    Live at Electric Lady - Denzel Curry
    NOIR - Blue Sky Black Death
    Chulahoma - The Black Keys