So, it's that time of year again. That time to scrounge and scramble to listen to all music that was put out in the past year that you never got around to initially, but have to now properly construct your end-of-year best-of list. So, to make life easier, I figured I'd compile all the links for albums released this year in one massive post. This way if there's anything you missed or want to revisit, bam, it's right here. I will be posting my own best-of list soon, but for now feel free to share some of your favourites album and such, I'm really curious to know!
ALBUMS
Backtrack - Lost In Life
Bane - Don't Wait Up
Bayside - Cult
Capacities - ST
Code Orange - I Am King
Cruel Hand - The Negatives
Cutters - We Are The Quarry
Dads - I'll Be The Tornado
Dikembe - Mediumship
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - You Will Eventually Be Forgotten
Expire - Pretty Low
Fireworks - Oh, Common Life
Frameworks - Loom
Free Throw - Those Days Are Gone
Full Of Hell & Merzbow
Gnarwolves - Gnarwolves
Handguns - Life Lessons
Have Mercy - A Place Of Our Own
Hightide Hotel - Naturally
Hostage Calm - Die On Stage
The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There
I Am The Avalanche - Wolverines
Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
La Dispute - Rooms Of The House
The Menzingers - Rented World
Michael Cera - true that
Modern Baseball - You're Gonna Miss It All
More Than Life - What's Left Of Me
My Iron Lung - Relief
Neck Deep - Wishful Thinking
New Found Glory - Resurrection
Nothing - Guilty Of Everything
Pianos Become The Teeth - Keep You
Prawn - Kingfisher
Punch - They Don't Have To Believe
Real Friends - Maybe This Place Is The Same And We're Just Changing
Seahaven - Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only
Single Mothers - Negative Qualities
Sorority Noise - Forgettable
Such Gold - The New Sidewalk
Tigers Jaw - Charmer
Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
Tiny Moving Parts - Pleasant Living
Transit - Joyride
Trap Them - Blissfucker
Trash Talk - No Peace
United Nations - The Next Four Years
Warren Of Ohms - The Wolf And The Fox
Weatherbox - Flies In All Directions
Xerxes - Collision Blonde
You Blew It! - Keep Doing What You're Doing
Young And In The Way - When Life Comes To Death
EP'S/DEMOS/SPLITS/COMPILATIONS
Adventures/Pity Sex
Alcoa - Thank You
American Football - Deluxe Edition
Animal Faces - Half Asleep
Balance And Composure - Tiny Raindrop B-Side
Basement - Further Sky
The Beautiful Ones - Flowers Are Forever
Brave Bird - T-Minus Grand Gesture
Calculator/Innards/Capacities/Ittō
Citizen - Silo
Cloakroom - Lossed Over
Cloud Rat - Blind River
Converge - Live At The BBC
Crywank - Shameless Valentines Money Grab
Crywank - Embarassing Early Recordings
Dangers - Five O'Clock Shadow At The Edge Of The Western World
Daisyhead/Have Mercy
Drifter - Demo 2014
Droughts/Frameworks/Kittyhawk/Prawn
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)/Joie De Vivre
Flowers Taped To Pens - Flowers Taped To Pens
Four Year Strong - Go Down In History
Frameworks/The Saddest Landscape
Full Of Hell/Psywarfare
Gnarwolves - Chronicles Of Gnarnia
Ivy League TX/Turnover/Maker/Such Gold
Joie De Vivre/Prawn
Joyce Manor/Toys That Kill
Jon Kohen - The Heart of The Machine
Knuckle Puck - While I Stay Secluded (2014)
Man Overoard - Passing Ends
Mat & Chris Kerekes - Winter Split
Mat Kerekes - EP
Mat Kerekes - The Midnight
Modern Baseball - Techiques
Neck Deep/Knuckle Puck
Nohealth - Faux Pas on the Train Tracks Led to Starlight Damage (Part I Deathrattle)
Nothing - In Metal
Old Gray/Tiny Moving Parts
Prawn - Settled
Seahaven - Silhouette (Latin Skin)
Slow Bloom - Slow Bloom
Somos/Sorority Noise
Sorority Noise/Radiator Hospital
State Champs - The Acoustic Things
The Story So Far - Songs Of
Such Gold - Choosing Cages
Touché Amoré - Live On BBC Radio 1: Vol 2
Turnover - Blue Dream
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Between Bodies
TWIABP - The Distance
TWIABP/Rozwell Kid/Kittyhawk/Two Knights
Twitching Tongues - World War Live
You Blew It! - You Blue It
Saturday, 13 December 2014
Slow Bloom
Slow Bloom are a four-piece punk/post-hardcore band from Santa Rosa, California. They just released their debut self-titled EP, which is a seminal piece of work. Slow Bloom have garnered a lot of immediate attention since most of their members also play in State Faults (who you should also definitely check out if you haven't already). However, the minute you hear Slow Bloom, that relationship can easily be forgotten, since they immediately stand out as their own entity. For one, Slow Bloom have got ENERGY. The first track, "Teeth Marks" features a blistering riff, with vocals being shouted with such punk grit, but somehow come off as catchy. The band makes full use of dissonant chords as well, harkening back to post-hardcore greats At The Drive-In. The next two songs continue to punch out this formula, without getting repetitive. The band also incorporates tonalities from atmospheric/gothic post-punk, making them sound like a cross between Self Defense Family and Creative Adult, while still retaining an unmistakable originality. Overall, Slow Bloom manage to knock out three absolutely stellar tracks, which make me look forward to what they have to do next. This is a great punk EP, which is such a simple thing to say, but also a massive compliment, since too many bands settle on being derivative instead of trailblazing down their own path, which is exactly what Slow Bloom does here. Enjoy.
1. Teeth Marks
2. Heaven
3. Deep Space
1. Teeth Marks
2. Final Heaven
3. Vermiforms
4. Phantom Tantrum
5. Obscura Vision
6. Deep Space
Monday, 8 December 2014
Full Of Hell
Full Of Hell are a four-piece hardcore/noise/experimental band from Maryland and Pennsylvania formed in 2009. They are known for their insane blend of punk, sludge, grindcore, powerviolence, noise, and electronic experimentation into their sound, which makes them stick out as one of the most blistering acts modern hardcore has to offer. They also put on a crazy live show, so be sure to take advantage of that if the opportunity is ever presented. Their sound is incredibly dark and dissonant, and can at times be droning, and others completely frenzied. So far, they've put out two crushing full-lengths, as well as numerous splits with other great bands. Most recently, they released a collaborative album with the legendary Merzbow, which has been getting a ton of attention, and for good reason. As the year ends, I'm sure it'll slide into a lot of best-of 2014 lists very soon. Enjoy.
1. Intro/Lead Tongue
2. Black Iron
3. Horus
4. The Inevitable Fear of Existence
1. there is a beginning...
2. a dream
3. walking dissonance
4. and an end...
1. Full Of Hell - Vessel Deserted
2. Full Of Hell - Kopf Meines Vaters
3. Full Of Hell - The Void Awaits
4. Full Of Hell - Rat King
5. Goldust - Entrails
6. Goldust - Ruine
1. Pile Of Dead Horses
2. Endless Drone
3. The Bed Is Burning
4. Rat King
5. The Mare
6. Dregs Of Pluto
7. Black Iron
8. Roots Of Earth Are Consuming My Home
9. Pisces Legs
10. The Oars Are Broken
11. Affirmation of Nothing
1. Deafening Echoes
2. ...Of A Vacant Dwelling
1. Full Of Hell - Fox Womb
2. Full Of Hell - Damp Reeds In A River, Dry
3. Code Orange Kids - IV (My Mind Is A Prison)
4. Code Orange Kids - V (My Body Is A Well)
1. Dead Mudlark In Thames
2. Output 1-2 6
3. Atmosphere
1. The Guilt Of - Election Of The Severed Hand
2. Full Of Hell - Attrition of The Elm Claw
1. Full Of Hell - Return To The Mines
2. Full Of Hell - Kopf
3. Full Of Hell - The Lonely Path Of The Cestoda
4. Full Of Hell - Molluck
5. Calm The Fire - Paralyzed
6. Calm The Fire - We'll Be Fine
2. Framecode (Orchid cover)
1. Passed Past
2. Airstrike #304 : Civilians Become Soot
3. Secular Form
4. Birth Of Trog
5. Paint Peels Listless From Every Wall
1. Dichtomoy
2. Vessel Deserted
3. Coven of The Larynx
4. Throbbing Lung Fiber
5. Indigence And Guilt
6. Embrace
7. The Lord is My Light
8. Bone Coral And Brine
9. Rudiments of Mutilation
10. In Contempt of Life
1. Dichotomoy / Vessel Deserted
2. Coven of The Larynx
3. Return To The Mines / Throbbing Lung Fiber
4. Fox Womb
1. Full Of Hell - Thee Unsurmountable Wall
2. Psywarfare - The Exotic Sounds Of...
1. Burst Synapse
2. Gordian Knot
3. Humming Miter
4. Blue Litmus
5. Raise Thee, Great Wall, Bloody And Terrible
6. Thrum in The Deep
7. Shattered Knife
8. Mute
9. High Fells
10. Ljudet Av Gud
11. Fawn Heads And Unjoy
Sister Fawn
1. Ergot
2. Merzdrone
3. Aphid
4. Crumbling One
5. Litany Of Desire
1. Halogen Bulb
2. Amber Mote
3. Barb And Sap
4. Oven (The Melvins cover)
1. One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
2. Fleshworks
3. The Butcher (Leonard Cohen cover)
4. Gehorwilt
5. World Of Hope And No Pain
6. Himmel und Hölle
7. Bottled Urn
8. The Little Death
9. Cain
10. Abel
Note: Collaborative album between The Body & Full Of Hell
1. Halogen Bulb
2. Pile Of Dead Horses
3. Vessel Deserted
4. Burst Synapse
5. Humming Miter
6. Amber Mote In The Black Vault
7. Thrum In The Deep
8. Shattered Knife
9. Mute
10. The Lonely Path (of the Cestoda)
11. Barb And Sap
1. Nails - No Longer Under Your Control
2. Full of Hell - Thy Radiant Garrote Exposed
3. Full of Hell - Bez Bólu
1. Deluminate
2. Branches of Yew
3. Bound Sphinx
4. The Cosmic Vein
5. Digital Prison
6. Crawling Back To God
7. Fractured Quartz
8. Gnawed Flesh
9. Ashen Mesh
10. Trumpeting Ecstasy
11. At The Cauldron's Bottom
1. The Body & Full of Hell - Light Penetrates
2. The Body & Full of Hell - Earth is a Cage
3. The Body & Full of Hell - The King Laid Bare
4. The Body & Full of Hell - Didn't The Night End
5. The Body & Full of Hell - Our Love Conducted With Shields Aloft
6. The Body & Full of Hell - Master's Story
7. The Body & Full of Hell - Farewell, Man
8. The Body & Full of Hell - I Did Not Want To Love You So
1. Full of Hell - Loom Of Jewels
2. Full of Hell - Collateral Damage
3. Full of Hell - Latched And Snared
4. Intensive Care - Diprivan
5. Intensive Care - Cancer Causes Rats
1. Burning Myrrh
2. Haunted Arches
3. Thundering Hammers
4. Rainbow Coil
5. Aria of Jeweled Tears
6. Downward
7. Armory of Obsidian Glass
8. Silmaril
9. Angels Gather Here
10. Ygramul The Many
11. Cellar Of Doors
Craft
Craft are a four-piece black metal band from Dalecarlia, Sweden. They formed in 1994 under the name "Nocta" before changing it to Craft in 1998. I know I don't usually post bands within this realm of music, but this is a band that has to be heard by any fan of extreme/aggressive music. As far as black metal goes, Craft are pretty accessible (I use this word very loosely). The tremolo-picked guitars, shrieked vocals, fast-paced songs and visual aesthetic are still all present, but with a few unique touches. For one, Craft's production is pretty clear and solid, especially on their last album. They also incorporate a lot of more straightforward heavy metal influence, especially in their riffs. I think a lot of people will be into this band, so give them a try. A good starting point is Void, especially if this genre is new to you. And let me know if you'd be interesting in seeing more bands similar to this on here.
1. Horizons
2. I Am Messiah
3. Destroy The Signs
4. Total Eclipse
1. World of Plague
2. Death To Planet Earth
3. (Desolation) Death
4. Kill Everything
5. Ultimate Satan
6. Past, Present, Dead
7. Total Soul Rape
8. Vile
9. Outro
1. Ablaze
2. The Silence Thereafter
3. Reaktor 4
5. Hidden Under The Skin
6. False Orders Begone
7. 616
8. Terror Propoganda
1. Earth A Raging Hell
2. Thorns In The Planet Side
3. Fuck The Universe
4. Assassin 333
5. Demon Speed
6. Terni Ezusta Queen Reaper
7. Xenophobia
8. The Suffering Of Others
9. Destroy All
10. According To Him
11. Principium Anguis
1. Intro (John's Nightmare)
2. Serpent Soul
3. Come Resonance Of Doom
4. The Ground Surrenders
5. Succumb To Sin
6. Leave The Corporal Shade
7. I Want To Commit Murder
8. Bring On The Clouds
9. Void
Nothing
Note: Some links removed for copyright issues
1. Last Day In Bouville (Julian Grefe Edit)
1. Last Day In Bouville
2. B&E
3. Phantom
1. Suns And Lovers
2. Carnival
3. Last Day In Bouville (Eisold/Lapke Edit)
1. The Dives (Lazarus In Ashes)
2. Downward Years To Come
3. Mine Is Clouds
4. If Only
5. The Rites Of Love And Death
6. Suns And Lovers
7. B & E
Guilty Of Everything (2014)
1. Hymn To The Pillory
2. Dig
3. Bent Nail
4. Endlessly
5. Somersault
6. Get Well
7. Beat Around The Bush
8. B&E
9. Guilty of Everything
1. In Metal (Low cover)
1. Whirr - Ease
2. Whirr - Lean
3. Nothing - Chloroform
4. Nothing - July the Fourth
12. Something In The Way (Nirvana cover)
Note: Full comp here
1. Leave Me Alone
Tired Of Tomorrow (2016)
1. Fever Queen
2. The Dead Are Dumb
3. Vertigo Flowers
4. ACD (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder)
5. Nineteen Ninety Heaven
6. Curse Of The Sun
7. Eaten By Worms
8. Everyone Is Happy
9. Our Plague
10. Tired Of Tomorrow
Friday, 5 December 2014
Whirr
Whirr (originally Whirl) are a five-piece shoegaze band from San Francisco, California, that formed in 2010. Since they began, they've been getting a lot of attention, for numerous reasons. They attract attention from the Run For Cover-and-affiliates section of modern music because of their work with that label and their shows with other associated bands. They've also garnered some attention from the more indie-oriented camp because of their genre and social media presence (for better or for worse). But aside from all that, the main focus is the music itself. Whirr blend shoegaze, post-rock, and dream pop into one, and have put out numerous releases that perfect this sound. The obvious influence derivatives are My Bloody Valentine, Ride, and Slowdive, but a ton of others could also be in that mix, such as Hum, Black Tambourine, and alternative rock greats Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth. Whirr's sound is never tiring, since they employ numerous techniques that continue to make their music as dynamic as possible. They drench their songs and instruments in reverb and chorus, and make their way from slow, delayed, quiet echoes, to hard-hitting, fast-paced bouts of distortion and soft, melodic vocals. They feature a heavy bass sound, courtesy of Nick Bassett (formerly of Deafheaven). Whirr are a band that needs to be on everyone's radar, and seem to already be judging by the amount of requests they get, so enjoy!
1. Leave
2. Meaningless
1. Preface
2. Leave
3. Blue
4. Ghost
5. Meaningless
6. Child
7. Sandy
1. Junebouvier
2. Sundae
1. Reverse
2. Junebouvier
3. Bogus
4. Flashback
5. Formulas And Frequencies
6. Home Is Where My Head Is
7. Toss
8. Hide
9. Wait
10. Reverie
1. Whirr - Twist
2. Whirr - Between Asleep And Awake
3. Anne - Pet Names
4. Anne - Occasional Lovers
1. Whirr - Color Change
2. Monster Movie - Flatlining
1. Blue
2. Flashback
3. Junebouvier
4. Twist
1. Drain
2. Sweep
3. Keep
4. Around
9. Pennyroyal Tea (Nirvana cover)
Note: Full comp here
1. Press
2. Mumble
3. Dry
4. Clear
5. Heavy
6. Sway
7. Lines
8. Feel
1. Whirr - Ease
2. Whirr - Lean
3. Nothing - Chloroform
4. Nothing - July the Fourth
1. Mellow
2. Wavelength
3. Younger Than You
4. Rose Cold
5. Before You Head Off
6. How Time Stretches
7. Rental
8. Vividly
9. Play The Slow Ones
10. Under The Same Now
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