Author Topic: This year has been fricken' awesome for music so far... (Read 15490 times)

OskarSluring · « **Reply #175 on:** July 21, 2011, 12:18:44 PM »

What a great record, very atmosperic but with strong melodies and overall great songwriting. The vocals were great, but i actually thougth it was a woman singing at first

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Also, i'm almost certain Vincent(Anathema) sang on "Built To Last", but i couldn't find any info about it.

ariich · « **Reply #176 on:** July 21, 2011, 02:55:54 PM »

Clock's Don't Count is an amazing album, definitely one of my favourites of the year. His first was really nice, but CDC took the gorgeous melodies and made it exciting. Fantastic stuff!

Gorille85 · « **Reply #177 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:38:58 PM »

Quote from: Gorille85 on June 25, 2011, 04:25:42 PM

Top 12 so far in alphabetical order:

Bright Eyes - The People's Key
CunninLynguists - Oneirology
The Decemberists - The King is Dead
Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction
Devin Townsend Project - Ghost
dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
Eisley - The Valley
Jovanotti - Ora
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
Ulver - Wars of the Roses

Add to that: Fair to Midland, Bon Iver, Tesseract and Music for Money.

Zantera · « **Reply #178 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:40:49 PM »

Updated ranking of this year:

Petter Carlsen - Clocks Dont Count
The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum
Stateless - Matilda
Blackfield - Welcome to my DNA
Maybeshewill - I Was Here For A Moment, Then I Was Gone
Devin Townsend - Ghost
Ulver - Wars of the Roses
Eisley - The Valley
Amplifier - The Octopus
Swarms - Old Raves End
Unexpect - Fables of the Sleepless Empire
Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Sit, Resist
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
WU LYF - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
Sarah Fimm - Near Infinite Possibility
Codes In the Clouds - As the Spirit Wanes
Riverside - Memories In my Head
Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax Hypersleep Dialogues
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Buckethead - It's Alive
James Blake - James Blake
Cunninlynguists - Oneirology
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Thomas Giles - Pulse
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead
City and Colour - Little Hell
Adele - 21
Dredg - Chuckles and Mr.Squeezy
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
Explosions In the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Bright Eyes - The People's Key
Her Name is Calla - Maw
Destroyer - Kaputt
Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
The Decemberists - The King is Dead

zxlkho · « **Reply #179 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:42:29 PM »

PTH, The Decemberists, and Bon Iver near the bottom = fail.

Zantera · « **Reply #180 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:43:32 PM »

Quote from: zxlkho on July 26, 2011, 01:42:29 PM

PTH, The Decemberists, and Bon Iver near the bottom = fail.

Not with the competition they have, and honestly.. I don't care much for any of them, except for Bon Iver perhaps, though the closing song is rather bland.

Marvellous G · « **Reply #181 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:44:49 PM »

WU LYF's Go Tell Fire To the Mountain is definitely in my top 3 of the year, possibly top 1. Highly recommended for all fans of indie in general and Joy Division. Oh, and Sigur Ros.

zxlkho · « **Reply #182 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:45:44 PM »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe there's 9 other songs on the album. Also, I don't find Beth/Rest bland at all.

Quote from: Marvellous G on July 26, 2011, 01:44:49 PM

WU LYF's Go Tell Fire To the Mountain is definitely in my top 3 of the year, possibly top 1. Highly recommended for all fans of indie in general and Joy Division. Oh, and Sigur Ros.

I downloaded this but still haven't listened yet. I'll get right on that.

ghostnotes · « **Reply #183 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:46:54 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on July 26, 2011, 01:43:32 PM

Quote from: zxlkho on July 26, 2011, 01:42:29 PM
PTH, The Decemberists, and Bon Iver near the bottom = fail.

Not with the competition they have, and honestly.. I don't care much for any of them, except for Bon Iver perhaps, though the closing song is rather bland.

Beth/Rest = bland?!? My heart hurts.

Marvellous G · « **Reply #184 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:47:15 PM »

Yeah, I love Beth/Rest, and the rest of the album. Perth is one of my favourite tracks of year, as well.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #185 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:51:28 PM »

The new Decemberists is really really good. And Sigur Ros are releasing something soon??

zxlkho · « **Reply #186 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:52:26 PM »

I believe I read somewhere that Sigur Rós would be releasing something late this year or early next year.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #187 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:55:38 PM »

After listening to some samples from Bjork's upcoming album, I have very high expectations.

Marvellous G · « **Reply #188 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:55:54 PM »

Quote from: Gorille85 on July 26, 2011, 01:51:28 PM

The new Decemberists is really really good. And Sigur Ros are releasing something soon??

If that was addressed to me, sorry, I unclearly said that if you liked Sigur Ros you might like WU LYF. Sorry for getting people's hopes up.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #189 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:59:22 PM »

LOL my bad!

Ravenheart · « **Reply #190 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:59:44 PM »

Recommended to fans of Joy Division? Interest piqued.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #191 on:** July 26, 2011, 02:02:43 PM »

It's really hard to rank them... I only know that Unexpect is my AOTY so far.

bosk1 · « **Reply #192 on:** July 26, 2011, 02:13:26 PM »

Quote from: Ravenheart on July 26, 2011, 01:59:44 PM

Recommended to fans of Joy Division? Interest piqued.

You win a cookie.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #193 on:** July 26, 2011, 02:18:23 PM »

Quote from: bosk1 on July 26, 2011, 02:13:26 PM

Quote from: Ravenheart on July 26, 2011, 01:59:44 PM
Recommended to fans of Joy Division? Interest piqued.

You win a cookie.

They're one of my favorite bands, as is New Order. You a fan, Bosk?

Marvellous G · « **Reply #194 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:11:46 PM »

The guitar work on WU LYF's album is so, so Joy Division-y.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #195 on:** July 27, 2011, 03:56:59 PM »

Quote from: Sigz on July 06, 2011, 07:42:07 PM

Listening to So Hideous, My Love's debut album To Clasp a Fallen Wish with Broken Fingers: https://playtheassassin.bandcamp.com/album/so-hideous-my-love-to-clasp-a-fallen-wish-with-broken-fingers

Holy fucking shit.

Wow.

TheVoxyn · « **Reply #196 on:** July 27, 2011, 03:58:44 PM »

Quote from: OskarSluring on July 21, 2011, 12:18:44 PM

Also, i'm almost certain Vincent(Anathema) sang on "Built To Last", but i couldn't find any info about it.

He did.

Also glad he is getting some recognition here (Petter)

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Dellers · « **Reply #197 on:** July 27, 2011, 04:14:35 PM »

I've only bought one album so far this year, and ordered another. I think it'll be three or four in the end, not that much good stuff these days for someone into the more groovy side of music. Ole Børud, Lenny Kravitz and DT are three, Opeth may be a potentional fourth. That's pretty much it, unless there's something coming out that I haven't noticed.

Sigz · « **Reply #198 on:** July 27, 2011, 05:06:00 PM »

Rankings so far, excluding albums that I really didn't like, like the new EITS, PTH, BTBAM, etc:

Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
Eisley - The Valley
Grayceon - All We Destroy
VA - Trance Nation mixed by Andy Moor
Unexpect - Fables...
Fair to Midland - Arrows and Anchors
So Hideous, My Love - clasping Broken Fingers
VA - A State of Trance 500
The Human Abstract - Digital Veil
Polkadot Cadaver - Sex Offender
Ulver- War of the Roses
The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum
Battles - Gloss Drop
Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
Cunnilinguists - Oneirology
The Decemberists - The King is Dead
We Made God - It's Getting Colder
Sun Glitters - Everything Could be Fine
Venetian Snares - Cubist Reggae
Ponytail - Do Whatever You Want All the Time
Touche Amore - Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me
Devin Townsend - Ghost
Rolo Tomassi - Eternal Youth
Siriusmo - Mosaik
Windmills By the Ocean - II
This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket
Thomas Giles - Pulse

I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting, but whatevs.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #199 on:** July 27, 2011, 05:18:06 PM »

Awesome list there, Sigz!

Unexpect seems pretty high on most people lists from what I've read so far.

Ryzee · « **Reply #200 on:** July 27, 2011, 05:25:14 PM »

So I pretty much only acquire my music through legit means, and since I am a poor man I think the only albums I've gotten this year that were new this year are:

Adele- 21
Bright Eyes- The People's Key
My Morning Jacket- Circuital
Radiohead- The King of Limbs

Stunning list, I know. There might be more but I that's all I can think of off the top of my head at the moment.

Anyway, at the top of my list of things that have already come out that are must have are The Color Spectrum, Deconstruction & Ghost and the new Fair to Midland. I was also looking forward to grabbing the new BTBAM and Protest the Hero albums once I had some extra cash, as they're two of my favorite modern metal bands, but I'm hearing mixed things. Are they not worth picking up?

Zantera · « **Reply #201 on:** July 27, 2011, 05:31:01 PM »

New BTBAM is great, get it.
As for PtH, it's not bad, but it does not (IMO) stick out as being a REALLY good album or anything, solid all the way through, but I can't get into the singing, it's just... meh.
I have not heard Kezia or Fortress though, so can't compare it to their earlier work.
Scurrilous is solid, but not really a top30 album of 2011 this far, and this is only the first half.

Ryzee · « **Reply #202 on:** July 27, 2011, 05:42:29 PM »

Cool man, thanks for the input!

Zantera · « **Reply #203 on:** July 28, 2011, 05:46:20 AM »

Just compiled my personal top40 from the first half of 2011:

https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=538698&listid=78143

skydivingninja · « **Reply #204 on:** July 28, 2011, 05:59:22 AM »

All right, I'll play your ranking games.

Eisley-The Valley
Devin Townsend Project-Ghost
Fair to Midland-Anchors & Arrows
Bright Eyes-The People's Key
The Decemberists-The King is Dead
Devin Townsend Project-Deconstruction
The Dear Hunter-The Color Spectrum
Radiohead-The King of Limbs
Polkadot Cadaver-Sex Offender
Blackfield-Welcome to my DNA
My Morning Jacket-Circuital
Scale the Summit-The Collective
dredg-Chuckles & Mr. Squeezy

Haven't listened to the new Bon Iver enough to offer my thoughts on it.

Man, can't wait for September when DT, Opeth, Thrice, Mastodon, 3, and Steven Wilson are released. Also holding out hope that what Rush said turns out to be true and we'll see Clockwork Angels by year's end.

Zantera · « **Reply #205 on:** July 28, 2011, 06:07:33 AM »

September will be the best month ever in the history of music:

*Steven Wilson
*Opeth
*Björk
*Anathema
*Pain of Salvation
*Thrice

Marvellous G · « **Reply #206 on:** July 28, 2011, 06:14:37 AM »

My top 3 of the year are, at the minute:

WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

And I can't choose between them.

setrataeso · « **Reply #207 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:51:21 PM »

Just listened to the new albums by The Lonely Island, Symphony X, and Arctic Monkeys. Pretty disappointed by all 3 of them.

Couple those with dredg, Rise Against, and to some extent, Lady Gaga, and I'm feeling very underwhelmed by a bunch of the releases so far this year.

Only Protest the Hero, Scale the Summit, Foo Fighters, and Devin Townsend have really impressed me so far.

KevShmev · « **Reply #208 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:57:24 PM »

My top 10 so far this year (which is easy since I have heard a grand total of 10 albums):

1. Neal Morse - Testimony Two
2. Devin Townsend - Deconstruction
3. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
4. Death Cab - Codes and Keys
5. Devin Townsend - Ghost
6. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
7. Foo Fighters - Wasted Light
8. Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
9. The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
10. dredg - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy

Dark Castle · « **Reply #209 on:** July 28, 2011, 11:51:36 PM »

My Top Ten so far

1. Dark Castle - Surrender to All Life Beyond Form
2. Obscura - Omnivium
3. Decapitated - Carnival is Forever
4. Indian - Guiltless
5. Tombs - Path of Totality
6. Red Fang - Murder the Mountains
7. Engineer - Crooked Voices
8. Amorphis - The Beginning of Time
9. Death - Human (reissue) *with bass now audible, its that much better
10. In Solitude - The Flesh. The World. The Devil.

Mastodon and Opeth are gonna fuck with the top of the list but Dark Castle ain't budgin a single spot.

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Author Topic: This year has been fricken' awesome for music so far... (Read 15490 times)