John Lefsky Poop 2021


It was the best of times, it was the worst…fuck me, it was just the worst of times, except for music!!! I’ve actually heard more great music, since losing my store, than I had in some time. There was so much music I couldn’t get to it all. Even today, the day before deadline, I am hearing some great stuff I’d like to investigate further. But at a certain point I just gotta give up. Don’t know if I’m gonna have any pithy remarks for my top 20; my pith is kinda undernourished this year. I will say that I probably listened to more punk, post punk, whatever, than I have in past years. How much will be in my top 20? I dunno yet, I’m just riffing.

PoOP 2021

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1. Amyl and the Sniffers – Comfort To Me
I did a lot of hiking and Amyl’s racket would knock about ten minutes off my usual time. Made me wanna smash shit up. In a friendly way.

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2. Megan Siebe – Swaying Steady
The opposite of the above. Sparse, rustic, etc. Probably my most played record of 2021.

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3. The Bevis Frond – Little Eden
No new sonic surprises, except that Nick is a shockingly consistent guy, putting out multi disc sets that don’t seem padded.

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4. Nunca Nada – Discordia
Spanish post-punk, kinda minimal. I’m losing the adjective war, so maybe I’ll just list.

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5. Lingua Ignota – Sinner Get Ready
Maybe my least listened to best record. Definitely sets a mood, or destroys one.

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6. ExBats – Now Where Were We
Maybe the most whimsical, fun record on my list.

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7. GG King – Remain Intact
Ex Carbonas member echoing Mission Of Burma, to my ears anyways.

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8. Meril Wubslin – Alors Quoi
More rustic, minimal, walking in the woods stuff. Don’t know what they are singing about, but sounds pagan to my ears.

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9. Low Life – From Squats To Lots: The Agony and the XTC of Low Life
More Australian punk.

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10. Les Conches Velasques – Celebración del Trance Profano
I should learn another language, but I think I spent my Ram.

11. Myriam Gendron ‎– Ma Délire – Songs Of Love, Lost & Found
12. Kiwi Jr. – Cooler Returns
13. Eleventh Dream Day – Since Grazed
14. Double Job – Ohne Tanzen Planen
15. Birds Of Maya – Valdez
16. Old Time Relijun – Musicking
17. Kuunatic ‎– Gate Of Klüna
18. Smoke Bellow – Open For Business
19. Senyawa – Alkisah
20. Night Beats – Outlaw R&B

And some close calls:

Aimee Mann – Queen Of The Summer Hotel
Mdou Moctar ‎– Afrique Victime
Circuit Des Yeux ‎– -io
Nick Shoulders – Home On The Rage
Rats On Rafts ‎– Excerpts From Chapter 3
The Mind Runs – A Net Of Rabbit Paths
The Orange Peels – Celebrate The Moments In Your Life
Richard Dawson & Circle ‎– Henki
Les Filles de Illighadad ‎– At Pioneer Works
Anders Parker – Wolf Reckoning
Eight Point Star – Eight Point Star
Shame – Drunk Tank Pink
Taraka – Welcome To Paradise Lost
William Parker – Mayan Space Station
Christian Fitness – Hip Gone Gunslingers
Alan Vega – After Dark
Onetwothree – Onetwothree
Low – Hey What
The Scientists – Negativity
Corsano, Maranha, Youngs – Corsano, Maranha, Youngs
Silver Synthetic – Silver Synthetic
Rosali – No Medium
The Holy Family – The Holy Family
Jim Ghedi – In The Furrows Of Common Place
Devin Hoff – Voices From The Empty Moor
The Courettes – Back In Mono

…also the many albums released by Billy Childish under his many guises, Daniel Romano under his one guise, and a boatload more, but I got things to do.

Some archives:
Neil Young – Way Down In The Rust Bucket
The Who – Sells Out Deluxe
Dale Jenkins – Undesirable Elements
…and more.

Some movies:
Titane
Pig
The Velvet Underground
Surge

…man I’m hungry. Later.