19:41
post-hardcore, progressive rock
Los Angeles, California
Independent
31:16
deathcore
Oslo, Norway
Independent
59:10
dark jazz
Germany
Ipecac
49:53
free jazz
Rhode Island
Independent
46:16
post-rock
Beverly
Triple Crown
Horse Lords are back! and they are stronger than ever! The band’s just intonation psychedelic rock is very cleverly written and played, with many interesting rhythmic-harmonic relationships used in songwriting and a lot of wild modulations keeping you on edge. It’s a brilliant and amazing record!
Starfruit is an avant-garde pop music band from Texas that includes a lot of cool people, including saxophonist Garrett Wingfield, who we already covered for his Octopod project. Wild West Combat is highly energetic and eclectic, it’s weird and frightening, … Read more
65:10
free improvisation, noise
Chicago, Illinois
Neutral Archive
39:46
jazz fusion, hip-hop
Atlanta, Georgia
Matador
60:13
world fusion
Zurich, Switzerland
Intakt
34:29
modern jazz
Washington, D.C.
Independent
48:40
doomgaze
Leicester, UK
Holy Roar
That’s it! This is the best! Those three albums are the absolute crème de la crème! I wouldn’t let any of those three fall down any further on the list. That’s just how intensely good they are, how gratifying to listen to, how aurally cathartic and heavenly gifted. These are my top 3 albums of 2019.
California’s Car Made of Glass is a peculiar thing indeed. Though it started as a sort of emoviolence, grindcore, and … Read more