Underrated records 2018

$320 for an original copy on discogs ugh

Hilary Woods - Colt

Jack Drag - 2018

the amen dunes guy kinda lost me with that new one, surprised people think it's his breakthrough. still think 'love' is their best

― global tetrahedron, Friday, December 7, 2018 1:55 PM (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm, i also think he's pushing the goat warble vocals to the breaking point and like i just can't vibe with it

not all the way through the record yet, but the debut full-length by the babe rainbow ("double rainbow") out of AUS is sounding very good to my ears! subdued, good hooks, mellow mood, interesting textures, less '60s worship-y than they get credit for, just very enjoyable, pleasant, MOR indie rock. which isn't a diss at all.

recommended if you are flappy bird

:)

https://thebaberainbow.bandcamp.com/

And on a totally different tip the Catherine christer hennix is a nice spooky slice of fucked up just intonation noodling

R.Seiliog - Megadoze is nice if you need a 'doze' of some ambient, minimal techno. I've been aware of hm for a couple years, but wasn't aware he had a new release in 2018--November 2018. Looks like it even got reviewed by a couple outlets. I think it's a pretty good record that could've hit a wider audience, but that name! I get some early MOM vibes from this, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4VnSt1BVVU

The Roves LP is flying way under the radar, but it's the best jangle-rock album I've heard in a long while:

https://theroves.bandcamp.com/album/the-roves-lp

And on a totally different tip the Catherine christer hennix is a nice spooky slice of fucked up just intonation noodling

― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Thursday, December 27, 2018 7:07 AM (four weeks ago)

Catherine Christer Hennix yes yes

the No Age record

Miss Red - K.O.

which I only found a couple of days ago. This album is amazing, surprised that there is almost no mention of it anywhere on ilx. I guess this is something like techno industrial dancehall, I don't know I've never been very good at adequately describing music.

I haven't heard that album yet, but I know one of her earlier mixtapes and that sounds about right. There should probably be a dedicated thread for mutant dancehall / descendants of The Bug; Gaika seems well liked out in the non-ilm world too

Big Kitty: "...A Legend in the Field of Entertainment" - https://letspretendrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/big-kitty-a-legend-in-the-field-of-entertainment-tape
La Mecanica Popular: "Roza Cruz" - https://nyctrust.bandcamp.com/album/roza-cruz
Koenjihyakkei: "Dhorimviskha" - https://koenjihyakkei.bandcamp.com/album/dhorimviskha
Jon Hassell: "Listening to Pictures" - https://jonhassell.bandcamp.com/album/listening-to-pictures-pentimento-volume-one
Hailu Mergia: "Lala Belu" - https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/lala-belu

oooh, that mecanica popular record is indeed good!