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Thursday, 1 April
Big Chef – Split with Big Chef
32:23
brutal death metal
Australia
Independent
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32:23
brutal death metal
Australia
Independent
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13:56
progressive rock, post-rock
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Independent
17:37
neoclassical
Los Angeles, California
Independent
58:18
contemporary classical
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Independent
30:27
math rock
Japan
Independent
31:08
progressive metal
Lafayette, Indiana
Independent
A bit late to the party, but here we are, nonetheless.
Let’s get the obvious out the way first. 2020 was a bad year, and this did have a knock-on effect with the amount of music that was released as well. While I personally would not say we had any absolute gamechangers this year, that doesn’t mean the year was an absolute waste. (At least, not in this one regard…) It was enough to bring me back from the dead, after all.
I may not have the same mettle for metal as Matt, nor the same dedication to deathlessly digging … Read more
Well, twenty-twenty has been a year. I’m not here to cover what’s happened outside of music so don’t worry, but one thing COVID-19 couldn’t stop is the relentless tides of music. It did, however, slow them down somewhat, but people cope, adapt, create nonetheless, and, in the end, borne art into the world.
I reviewed, or rather recommended, 175 albums released in 2020; all formats included, I’ve tracked 2,853 releases! Compare this to 2019’s 2,589 and you can see how this is one domain almost untouched by the pandemic. Last year, I had the brilliant idea of putting together a … Read more
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21:55
mathcore
Brighton, UK
Independent
21:34
math rock
Chandler, Arizona
Independent
30:18
synthwave
England, UK
Independent
26:10
darkwave
UK
Independent
10:34
grindcore
Tampa, Florida
Independent