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1. Geese – Getting Killed A real jump in maturity from these Brooklynites. The new sound of experimental art rock.
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2. Jeff Tweedy – Twilight It would be easy to dismiss this as just another Tweedy record. After 20+ years of crafting excellent pop tunes, he is still cranking them out.
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3. Water From Your Eyes – It’s a Beautiful Place Swirling energy right from the onset. classic indie rock; slightly off kilter.
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4. Cameron Winter – Heavy Metal This is the opposite of heavy metal; think The National meets Devandra Bernhardt.
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5. Jay Som – Belong Another gem. Beautiful harmonies, stop-starts, and atmosphere abound.
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6. They are Gutting a Body of Water – Lotto Dense, heavy experimental shoegaze/indie from Philly.
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7. Alex G – Headlights His major label debut is more polished than previous releases but still feels intimate.
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8. Wet Leg – Moisturizer Tightly wound, this is another strong selection of quirky pop tunes.
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9. Stereolab – Instant Holograms on Metal Film First new release in almost 15 years feels like it picks up right where they left off.
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10. Panda Bear – Sinister Grift As described by bandmate Josh Dibb, the album is a "sacred and warm return".
11. Sharp Pins – Radio DDR & Balloon Balloon Balloon Jangly pop at its best. Count REM and Guided By Voices as the template.
12. Blood Orange – Essex Honey Can a record feel both big and small at the same time? That’s what’s being attempted here and is pulled off.
13. Turnstile – Never Enough Hardcore at its finest. A real head-nodding journey. This record feels lyrically important from these heroes.
14. Horsegirl – Phonetics On and On Carrying the Matador Records torch. Classic indie-rock.
15. Good Flying Birds – Talulah’s Tapes Jangly guitar pop. Inspired lo-fi at its peak. Reminds me a lot of Apples In Stereo.
16. Car Seat Headrest – The Scholars So glad this band is in my life. It’s a big record, with a big sound.
17. Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unclouded Laid-back, perfect background sounds for a late night, smokey speakeasy.
18. Saint Etienne – International Their final album after 35 years together is a memorable way to go out.
19. The Mountain Goats – Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan Another solid release from Superchunk’s drummer.
20. Mt. Joy – Hope We Have Fun Campfire classics for the new age. Also works well for a road trip.
Experimental:
1. Los Thuthanaka – Los Thuthanaka Abstract, lo-fi noise rock.
2. Tortoise – Touch Deep grooves here.
3. Natural Information Society – Totality Hypnotic and dreamy.
4. Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith – Defiant Life Defiant for sure.
5. Yazz Ahmed – A Paradise In The Hold Tropical and distant sounds.
6. Ichiko Aoba – Luminescent Creatures Ethereal and peaceful.
7. Hayden Pedigo – I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away Beautiful instrumentals.
8. Shrunken Elvis – Shrunken Elvis Genre busting, rooted in experimental jazz.
9. Dirty Projectors / Dave Longstreth – Song of The Earth Very pretty sounds.
10. Nels Cline – Consentrik Quartet Don’t quit your day job but keep your night job!
Reissues:
1. Galaxie 500 – CBGB 12.13.88 I forgot how great these guys were. This is prime.
2. Hüsker Dü – 1985: The Miracle Year I always know how great these guys are.
3. Nick Drake – The Making of Five Leaves Left Comprehensive and mesmerizing.
4. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here [Deluxe Edition] Absolutely worth the listen.
5. Radiohead – Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) Hypnotic.
6. The Replacements – Let It Be [Deluxe Edition] Classics and more!
7. Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food [Deluxe Edition] Holds up.
8. Wilco – A Ghost Is Born [Deluxe Edition] I cannot get enough from this era.
9. Bob Dylan – Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18 Noteworthy
10. The Beatles – Anthology 4 Nothing too special but required for the completest.
Eric Fine