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4 votes
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Jack Kittel - Psycho (1973)
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Bells Fell Silent – Levi (2022)
2 votes -
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...
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:
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New Music Nordics – Album and EP releases for May 2022
Denmark Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Jada Elements Album 20/5/22 Pop lnk.tt Junkyard Drive Electric Love Album 13/5/22 Hard rock Bandcamp Lucer The New World Album 20/5/22 Hard rock...
Denmark
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Jada Elements Album 20/5/22 Pop lnk.tt Junkyard Drive Electric Love Album 13/5/22 Hard rock Bandcamp Lucer The New World Album 20/5/22 Hard rock Bandcamp Modest Friend Album 6/5/22 Indie rock Bandcamp Pil Kom Vi Flyver, Siger Du Album 13/5/22 Electropop Spotify Sonic Girl Confessions Album 23/5/22 Pop Spotify Commentary: A rock heavy selection coming out of Denmark for this month. So in typical fashion, I'm gonna skip over the generic guitar riffs and angsty lyrics this May and focus instead on the crisp pop voice of Sonic Girl. The track “hackerboy” is worth a listen just for the shoehorning in of antivirus and IP addresses!
Finland
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link I Am The Night While The Gods Are Sleeping Album 6/5/22 Black metal Bandcamp Madboiali 22 Album 27/5/22 Hip hop Spotify Mary Ann Hawkins Mary Ann Hawkins Album 20/5/22 Surf rock Bandcamp Commentary: Where Denmark failed with rock, Finland might just have delighted this month. The country is synonymous with death metal, so imagine my surprise to find a source of surf rock in the band Mary Ann Hawkins. Their track “Hawkinsmania” is an espresso shot of frenetiscism.
Iceland
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Bear The Ant Unconscious EP 26/5/22 Psychedelic pop Spotify LÓN Thankfully Distracted Album 15/5/22 Rock Spotify NEVERNEVER Glorious EP 11/5/22 Alternative rock Spotify Commentary: Iceland is a small place, with 366,000 people and counting, so sometimes pickings are low. But they do say quality over quantity, and that's what we have here. The names behind NEVERNEVER have some real pedigree in the music industry and are led by the strong vocals of Klara Elias.
Norway
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Humle Døgnvill Album 20/5/22 Pop Spotify Sigrid How To Let Go Album 6/5/22 Pop href+ TrollfesT Flamingo Overlord Album 27/5/22 Folk metal Bandcamp Commentary: In April Norway took the crown for the month's biggest and best release with Röyksopp's newest. They've done it again! Sigrid's follow-up to her debut album, “How To Let Go” is a real banger, with stand-out track “Mirror” destined for summer playlists all across the Nordics.
Sweden
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Bjorn Rydhog New Day Coming EP 20/5/22 Pop SoundCloud Friska Viljor Don't Save The Last Dance Album 13/5/22 Indie Rock Spotify Jens Lekman The Linden Trees Are Still In Blossom Album 4/5/22 Baroque pop href+ Jireel MOTY Album 6/5/22 Rap Spotify Karakou Via Dolorosa Album 13/5/22 Pop Spotify Lykke Li EYEYE Album 20/5/22 Indie pop Bandcamp Miynt Lonely Beach Album 6/5/22 Experimental pop Bandcamp Olof Wallberg We Album 27/5/22 Indie pop Spotify Omar Rudberg OMR Album 27/5/22 Pop Spotify Omni Of Halos Care Free EP 20/5/22 Rock SoundCloud Orkan Livsgaranti Album 13/5/22 Prog rock Spotify Paula Jivén The Duality In Me EP 6/5/22 Pop Spotify Sahara Hotnights Love In Times Of Low Expectations Album 6/5/22 Rock Spotify Svart Ridå 18 Minuter Av Ditt Liv EP 13/5/22 Experimental pop SoundCloud Tusse Happiness Before Love EP 20/5/22 Pop Spotify Vero Unsoothing Interior Album 6/5/22 Indie rock Bandcamp Commentary: Four years since the previous album, it's great to have Lykke Li back. “EYEYE” is a brutally melancholic album, with heart-felt lyrics taking centre stage. Margaret Farrell at Pitchfork had this to say: ‘Her music is a companion to sorrow in the same way the sun is a companion to the morning.’
5 votes -
I got this Omnichord for $10 at a thrift store
7 votes -
The woes of being addicted to streaming
9 votes -
Arny Margret – Akureyri (2022)
4 votes -
Noise Job – Sunken (2022)
9 votes -
The four members of ABBA made their first public appearance in fourteen years as they attended the premiere of their ABBA Voyage show in London
4 votes -
Ihsahn - Introspection (2012)
4 votes -
Crypto Boy - Salem Ilese et al. (2022)
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AlbumLove recommendations thread: May 2022
Choose one album that you love that you think deserves more love Tell us what it is, and why. Previous posts in series Additional Details What is this? It's a new post series I'm trying out! Each...
Choose one album
that you love
that you think deserves more loveTell us what it is, and why.
Additional Details
What is this?
It's a new post series I'm trying out! Each month people can use the AlbumLove thread to post an album they love and explore those posted by others.
I'm planning to put up a new AlbumLove thread on the first of each month for a few months to see how these go as a trial run. If people like it we can keep it going — if they don’t it’ll fizzle out and I’ll stop.
Why AlbumLove?
In this day and age, algorithmic recommendations for music are easy to come by, and it's trivial to seek out new music that interests you by searching online. AlbumLove offers an opportunity to sift through music loved by others, including those who might have divergent tastes from you. Think of this as an opportunity to listen outside of your comfort zone, with music that you know someone else adores, from a small pool of thoughtful hand-selected options.
What do I post?
Any album that you love and that you feel deserves more appreciation. There are no restrictions on genre, year, or anything else, and nothing is “too popular” or “too niche”. If you think it needs more love — for whatever reason — then it’s welcome in AlbumLove.
Name the artist and the album, and then, most importantly, share what you love about the album. It could be the music itself, but it could also be your associations with it -- maybe the album reminds you of someone you love, or you saw the band live and got a new appreciation for the studio songs.
Also, commenting on others' recommendations is encouraged! If you love something that someone else shared, let them know!
Do I have to listen to what everyone else posts?
Nope. You don't have to listen to anything if you don't want to. This is about creating a menu of options that people can explore as they wish.
Can I post more than one album in a month?
Nope. Limit one! This helps us be more selective about what we choose, as well as preventing the threads from getting flooded with too many contributions to keep track of.
Why albums and not songs/artists?
I like albums. :)
Seriously though, I feel like it's a very different thing to like an album as a whole versus a few songs or just an artist's general vibe. I like the idea of quantizing music for appreciation in the same way we might do with books or movies.
What about EPs?
Fair game!
12 votes -
Can ABBA really recreate the feel of a live concert using holograms forty-one years after their last set?
5 votes -
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...
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/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
6 votes -
DEATHNYANN - tarantula (2022)
3 votes -
Autoheart - Lent (2013)
4 votes -
F-Zero X OST (1998)
6 votes -
The Longest Johns - Bones in the Ocean (Live, 2022)
3 votes -
Embla Maria – False Awakening (2022)
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The Kiffness x Mariana Merenda - Feira de Mangaio (Live looping Brazilian coversong remix, 2022)
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Eurovision Song Contest 2022 discussion
With the semis behind us, we now have all the qualifiers for Saturday's grand final! Who's your favourite? Most entertaining stage show? Overall thoughts on this year's crop of songs? Which song...
With the semis behind us, we now have all the qualifiers for Saturday's grand final!
Who's your favourite? Most entertaining stage show? Overall thoughts on this year's crop of songs?
Which song do you think will win? And who (if any) will get the dreaded 0 points?
Who got robbed in the semis? Which songs should have rather won their national qualifications?
12 votes -
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...
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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4 votes -
Give me your party music!
I'm making a big fat party mix. Right now its mostly house and related genres Walker & Royce, VNSSA - Rave Grave Salvatore Ganacci - Horse Mikey Lion - Burn with Me I don't really know anything...
I'm making a big fat party mix. Right now its mostly house and related genres
I don't really know anything about these genres, so I'm tumbling down the rabbit hole and adding anything that seems alright.
Anyway, give me your party jams. I'm totally cool with more indie dancey stuff like Toro y Moi's Freelance or El Guincho's Bombay -- this is stuff I actually listen to, so there will be a bunch of this.
Any help is appreciated! If you're listing EDM stuff and can also include genres, that'd be super handy. This is still a cultural blindspot for me.
10 votes -
Little Moz onstage with Morrissey (San Luis Obispo, 05/12/22)
3 votes -
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (2022)
SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC | YOUTUBE MUSIC | TIDAL | DEEZER | AMAZON MUSIC | PANDORA Disc 1 United in Grief [prod. OKLAMA, Sounwave, J. LBS, Duval Timothy, Beach Noise & Tim Maxey] N95 [prod. Sounwave,...
SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC | YOUTUBE MUSIC | TIDAL | DEEZER | AMAZON MUSIC | PANDORA
Disc 1
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United in Grief [prod. OKLAMA, Sounwave, J. LBS, Duval Timothy, Beach Noise & Tim Maxey]
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N95 [prod. Sounwave, Jahaan Sweet, Boi-1da, Baby Keem]
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Worldwide Steppers [prod. Tae Beast, Sounwave, J. LBS]
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Die Hard (feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer) [prod. Baby Keem, Sounwave, J. LBS, Dahi, FNZ]
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Father Time (feat. Sampha) [prod. Sounwave, Dahi, Bekon, Beach Noise, Duval Timothy, Victor Ekpo]
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Rich - Interlude [prod. Duval Timothy]
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Rich Spirit [prod. Sounwave, Dahi, Frano]
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We Cry Together (feat. Taylour Paige) [prod. The Alchemist, J. LBS, Bekon]
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Purple Hearts (feat. Summer Walker & Ghostface Killah) [prod. Sounwave, DJ Khalil, Beach Noise, J. LBS]
Disc 2
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Count Me Out [prod. OKLAMA, Sounwave, Dahi, J. LBS, Tim Maxey]
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Crown [prod. Duval Timothy]
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Silent Hill (feat. Kodak Black) [prod. Sounwave, Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet, Beach Noise]
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Savior - Interlude [prod. OKLAMA, J. LBS, Sounwave]
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Savior [prod. OKLAMA, Sounwave, J. LBS, Cardo, Mario Luciano, Rascal]
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Auntie Diaries [prod. Beach Noise, Bekon & The Donuts, Craig Balmoris, Bekon, Sergiu Ghermanm, Tyler Mehlenbacher]
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Mr. Morale (feat. Tanna Leone) [prod. Pharrell Williams]
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Mother | Sober (feat. Beth Gibbons of Portishhead) [prod. J.LBS, Sounwave, Bekon]
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Mirror [prod. Bekon, Tyler Mehlenbacher, Sergiu Gherman, Craig Balmoris, Dahi, Sounwave, Tim Maxey]
OKLAMA is Kendrick's moniker for production credits
Formatting and content taken from r/HipHopHeads
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Kalush Orchestra - Stefania (Ukraine, Eurovision 2022)
7 votes -
Raymond Scott - Portofino 1 (1962)
6 votes -
Jukebox the Ghost - Everybody Knows (2012)
6 votes -
Polyphia - Playing God (2022)
5 votes -
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5 (2022)
12 votes -
How The Cure's Robert Smith created 'Pictures of You'
3 votes -
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...
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/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
6 votes -
Tove Styrke – YouYouYou (2022)
2 votes -
Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand (2022)
4 votes -
Is anyone enjoying being a pop star right now as much as Sigrid?
4 votes -
Tove Lo – No One Dies From Love (2022)
3 votes -
Have a Nice Life - Earthmover (2008)
3 votes -
Röyksopp feat. Susanne Sundfør – The Mourning Sun (2022)
3 votes -
New Music Nordics – Album and EP releases for April 2022
Denmark Artist Title Format Released Genre Link MALU Evergreen EP 8/4/22 R&B Spotify Nicklas Sahl Outside The Lines EP 8/4/22 Indie pop Spotify Sara Futtrup Jordens Åndedrag Album 29/4/22 Pop...
Denmark
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link MALU Evergreen EP 8/4/22 R&B Spotify Nicklas Sahl Outside The Lines EP 8/4/22 Indie pop Spotify Sara Futtrup Jordens Åndedrag Album 29/4/22 Pop SoundCloud Springer Sleepwalk EP 29/4/22 Pop rock Spotify Thorium Danmark Album 29/4/22 Death metal Bandcamp Throwe Forfald Album 29/4/22 Blackened hardcore Bandcamp Tina Dickow Bitte Små Ryk Album 1/4/22 Singer songwriter Spotify Where Did Nora Go Undivided EP 1/4/22 Indie pop Bandcamp Commentary:
Six additional Danish finds this month for our second-ever NMN. Bättre! Astrid Nora is the eponymous name behind Where Did Nora Go. “Under” is their fifth EP, written largely during Covid19 lockdown, with songs crafted to be beacons of hope in a time of fear.
Finland
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Ada Aik The Mysterious Life Of Ada Aik Album 29/4/22 Experimental pop Bandcamp Nelli Matula Kiltti Tyttö Album 1/4/22 Pop Spotify Stoned Statues Stoned Statues Album 22/4/22 Metal href+ Commentary:
Ada Aik is a Finnish experimental pop musician. Their debut concept album is imagined around the story of a dollhouse, with each room representing an emotional state such as depression or fear. These themes extend beyond the music into visual media which can be further explored on their website.
Iceland
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link MIMRA Finding Place Album 1/4/22 Electropop Bandcamp Seabear In Another Life Album 1/4/22 Indie folk Bandcamp Snorri Helgason Víðihlíð EP II EP 29/4/22 Indie folk Spotify Commentary:
Indie folk band Seabear hold a special place in the hearts of many Icelanders. Ten years have passed since their previous album, so the cozy and imaginative folk sound of “In Another Life” has been warmly embraced. Their music video to “Parade” was posted to Tildes last week.
Norway
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link The Good The Bad
And The ZuglyResearch And Destroy Album 8/4/22 Punk rock Bandcamp Gundelach ShapeShifter Album 29/4/22 Electronic Spotify Klossmajor Ordner Seg For Snille Jenter Album 8/4/22 Pop Spotify Lyse Netter Fra Diskolys Til Midnattssol Album 1/4/22 Pop SoundCloud Michelle Ullestad SOL EP 1/4/22 Indie pop Spotify Röyksopp Profound Mysteries Album 29/4/22 Electronic href+ Sondre Lerche Avatars Of Love Album 1/4/22 Indie rock Bandcamp UNDERGRUNN UNDERGRUNN Album 6/4/22 Hip hop Spotify Commentary:
For the big release this April we turn to Norway, where it doesn't get much bigger than Röyksopp. “Profound Mysteries” has been released to stellar reviews, with reference made to a darker, more haunting sound from the band. The visualizer music videos by Jonathan Zawada certainly amplify this feel.
Sweden
Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Arre! Arre! We Ride The Universe Album 8/4/22 Riot grrrl Bandcamp Clara Mae Learning Experience EP 8/4/22 Pop Spotify Hater Sincere Album 6/4/22 Shoegaze Bandcamp The Hellacopters Eyes Of Oblivion Album 1/4/22 Garage rock Bandcamp Henning Skymningsmusik För Dagdrömmare Album 8/4/22 Instrumental Spotify Hällas Isle Of Wisdom Album 8/4/22 Prog rock Bandcamp Jonas Lundvall Second Wind Album 29/4/22 Folk Spotify The Land Below Forgotten Dreams Album 29/4/22 Indie pop Spotify Slowgold Kärlek Album 22/4/22 Pop Spotify Swedish House Mafia Paradise Again Album 15/4/22 House href+ Weeping Willows &
Gävle SymfoniorkesterIn Concert Album 22/4/22 Pop rock Spotify Wolf Shadowland Album 1/4/22 Heavy metal Spotify Commentary:
We should really be talking about Swedish House Mafia's debut studio album, twelve years after the release of their debut single. But the real gem among the Swedish releases this month is the return of Slowgold. Their song “Väntar” from 2017 still sees regular rotation in our house...
Previous months: March
6 votes -
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...
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/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
3 votes -
Ada Aik – Luna (2022)
1 vote -
Two pieces of music news I heard about just today
The first regards a legend (amongst a certain genre) 33 cassette tapes were released, all accounted for, and the band don't want them released in another form. Then, against all odds or...
The first regards a legend (amongst a certain genre)
33 cassette tapes were released, all accounted for, and the band don't want them released in another form.
Then, against all odds or expectations, it gets leaked... and apparently it's official.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling
The second is the sad death of another legend, Klaus Schulz.
Timewind is probably his "classic" album
I heard his collaborations with Pete Namlook and Bill Laswell, The Dark Side of the Moog, and scoured soulseek for them - gotta get 'em all!.
This was during the nascent and formative time in my exploration of electronic music, which I think directed me away from the more commercial or mainstream side. I really liked the humour and seeming lack of ego or self-absorption they displayed.
8 votes -
Stardew Valley OST - Spring (It's a Big World Outside) (2016)
11 votes -
Lights - Prodigal Daughter (2021)
5 votes -
Alesso feat. Zara Larsson – Words (2022)
4 votes -
BAND-MAID - Choose me (2017)
5 votes -
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (prototype)
6 votes -
LittleVMills - Why Is It Always An Anime Avatar!? (2022)
8 votes -
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...
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:
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3 votes