Rolling Favorite Tracks + Albums 2017

Technically 2016 but this is lovely and Ghost Box-y
…and intheyearendpoll-y and gotonevotefromjustme-y

harrumph

;-)

Chromatics (no, not them, the hip-hop/Soca artist from Trinidad) - "Mapepire"

https://youtu.be/DtiAl2mOvPs

Jeff W all ahead of the curve-y

Still digesting the overt trop house vibes of the Wednesday Campanella album but I think it's good?

The Hardy Tree LP is wonderful. Best thing yet on Clay Pipe.

"Cave Me In" - Gallant, Tablo, Eric Nom: https://youtu.be/NQunCjYdAcU

This song has been ruling my world for the past couple of weeks

Little Dragon - High

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AsLISPht_M

"In a part of Dublin known as the Liberties, which is also where the Vikings settled 1000 years ago, there is a small community of rebel horse owners. And a few years ago, a travelling street musician who goes by the name, "The Musical Slave", accidentally crashed her van into the wall of one of their urban horse yards – and out came a horse and a few boys. One of them brought her for a spin with a horse and two-wheeler, and from that day on she was hooked. She ended up buying her own horse and moving him into the yard...

The Musical Slave is a street musician and storyteller from Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. She plays tropical punk, and sings about love, the forces of nature, and the world economy."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19A53SyAUak

Are all of those youtube comments trolling?

?

They're all saying it's the most beautiful thing ever / they cried/ they watch the video daily to feel inspired.

Im pretty certain theyre not trolling

ok holy heckin shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO769KQ_skE

getting some "Groove is in the Heart" vibes from that

"Slide" by Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos is a joyful tune

I'm really into the new Entrance album 'Book of Changes' which you can hear on bandcamp. Classic-sounding folk/pop kind of stuff. A couple of highlights: Molly, I'd Be a Fool

I cannot stop listening to the new Tinariwen. Desert Blues is all I need right now.

The new Bing & Ruth album. It's lovely.

Snail Mail - Habits album

Snail Mail's voice kinda reminds me of Pumpkin Wentzel from Guv'ner.

Landlady album reminds me quite a bit of Stump (posts v much in character sorry)

parts of the new jesca hoop album are wonderful

^ yes, there was a little bit of discussion about it on her dedicated thread; may still be available via the most recently updated threads links

February round-up:

Anna Wise - "Coconuts"
Stormzy - "Big For Your Boots"
Stormzy ft. Kehlani - "Cigarettes & Cush"
Jesca Hoop - "Cut Connection"
Ondatrópica - "Bogotá"
Nubian Mindz - "Somebody Else (Cavern of Anti-Matter remix)"
SiR ft. Anderson .Paak & King Mez - "New LA"
Jlin - "Nyakinyua Risa"
Fatima Yamaha - Araya EP
Sondre Lerche - "I Know Something That's Gonna Break Your Heart"
Emma Dewing - "Buttons"
Bugzy Malone - "Aggy Wid It"
Todd Terje - "Jungelknugen (Prins Thomas remix)"
Thundercat - "Friend Zone" (and some other bits and bobs from Drunk)
DJ Premier & Miguel - "2 Lovin U"
Jason Derulo ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign - "Swalla"
Bebe Rexha ft. G-Eazy - "F.F.F."
Belbury Poly & Moon Wiring Club - "The Music Room"

I love "Friend Zone" and "Them Changes" from the new Thudercat album although a lot of the rest is kinda clickbait Shuggie Otis, but I need a few more listens. I love the line "I'd rather play Mortal Combat anyway" on "Friend Zone"

it's Mortal Kombat dude c'mon

Its been a long time

Really digging on Austra - Future Politics and in particular the track Utopia. I'm bad at describing things like this, kinda reminds me of Kate Bush, or I suppose Dido? I dunno.

https://youtu.be/7rzmhbiKUo0

Michael Pisaro - Resting in a Fold of the Fog
Linda Catlin Smith - Drifter

Some of my favourites so far

Tracks

Lana Del Rey - Love
Charli XCX - Pull Up
Lowly - Not So Great After All
Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm
Lorde - Green Light
Todd Terje - Jungelknugen (Prins Thomas Remix)
Jens Lekman - What's That Perfume You Wear?
Jesca Hoop - The Lost Sky
Goldfrapp - Anymore
Stormzy - Big For Your Boots
Future Islands - Ran

Albums

Ronika - Lose My Cool
Lowly- Heba
Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now
Ibibio Sound Machine - Uyai
The XX - I See You
Rose Elinor Dougall - Stellular
Kehlani - Sweetsexysavage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRES6Af_Wyg

^^^ kind of what I was hoping the last Chairlift album to sound like

That Anna Wise track mentioned in this thread is dope

I'm loving this Greek Theatre album. Gorgeous psych-folk-country-rock from Sweden.

The Greek Theatre - Broken Circle
https://thegreektheatre1.bandcamp.com/album/broken-circle

http://i.imgur.com/vyJTMGL.jpg

Top 4 so far

Sleaford Mods - English Tapas
Migos - Culture
Thundercat - Drunk
Ibibio Sound System - Uyai

I wish I liked the Thundercat album more, but so much of it is just goofy shit.

I kinda love the goofy bits beacuse its amongst some very strong songs

Laura Marling - Semper Femina

^
I'm liking this so far. It's nice that she keeps taking her music in new directionsite. More polished and jazzy than Short Movie.

*directions

I really like it. The video for "Soothing" is a bit er, um.

I'm really loving Tennis - Yours Conditionally. Perfect for Sunday.

Still warming up to "Semper Femina" - "Don't Pass Me By" is a great track.

A couple days ago I thought I wasn't even going to be able to get through the album (LM is pretty outside my usual) but then I came back to it the next day with Wild Once, which really clicked; then came back around and listened to the whole thing.

Yeah it's outside my usual as well Rudipherous, tbh I like songs like "Soothing" and "Gurdijeff's Daughter" more than the other ones I've heard, which probably makes it clear I'm not familiar with her.

"Gurdjieff's Daughter" is my favorite song of hers. Maybe it is Laura Marling for people who aren't into Laura Marling. I've always wanted to like her though. She always seemed really solid, just making types of music I don't listen to much.

"Gurdijeff's daughter" is like a really solid Pretenders homage IMO

"Gurdjieff" definitely one of her catchier tunes. It's not my favorite on "Short Movie" any more though. That honor would go to the lovely "Easy". Of the three albums I have by her, they all have there fair share of keepers.

Mordy mentioned them upthread but the Sacred Paws album is great in an 'Electrelane play Vampire Weekend' kind of way. I really like the final track 'Getting Old'