Some of my favorite releases from the year.
Listed only in ‘ooh that sounds nice next to each other in the playlist’ order.
(Artists are only featured in one of the two lists so please check out the accompanying albums from my single picks too!)
ALBUMS
I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME – Razzmatazz
Featured Track: Razzmatazz
Creeper – Sex, Death & The Infinite Void
Featured Track:Cyanide
Miley Cyrus – Plastic Hearts
Featured Track: Night Crawling (feat. Billy Idol)
Lady Gaga – Chromatica
Featured Track: 911
Morrissey – I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
Featured Track: Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know?
HMLTD – West Of Eden
Featured Track: Blank Slate
Tempesst – Must Be A Dream
Featured Track: Mushroom Cloud
Badge Époque Ensemble – Self Help
Featured Track: Unity (It’s Up To You)
The 1975 – Notes On A Conditional Form
Featured Track: The Birthday Party
Neil Young – Homegrown
Featured Track: Vacancy
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Vicerals
Featured Track: Crazy in Blood
Marilyn Manson – WE ARE CHAOS
Featured Track: PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE
Steve Kilbey – Eleven Women
Featured Track: Birdeen
Jyoti – Mama, You Can Bet!
Featured Track: Our Joy (Mercedes)
Bruce Springsteen – Letter To You
Featured Track: Janey Needs A Shooter
Damaged Bug – Bug On Yonkers
Featured Track: Thunder Speaks
Billy Nomates – Billy Nomates
Featured Track: Supermarket Sweep
The Weeknd – After Hours
Featured Track: Blinding Lights
HAIM – Women In Music Pt. III
Featured Track: Don’t Wanna
Yves Tumor – Heaven To A Tortured Mind
Featured Track: Dream Palette
SINGLES / TRACKS
(because honestly who even knows the difference anymore)
Mark Fernyhough – Waves
Famous – Nice While It Lasted
The Smashing Pumpkins – Starrcraft
Unify Separate – Solitude & I
In This Moment – Lay Me Down
Poppy – BLOODMONEY
Minnie-Oh – Oh, Gabriel
Woodkid – Goliath
Haiku Hands – Suck My Cherry
Sarah Sunday – Ink
Nothing But Thieves – Moral Panic
Bright Light Bright Light; Andy Bell – Good at Goodbyes
The Dead Freights – Fever and the Thunder
Alanas Chosnau; Mark Reeder – I Can’t Share This Feeling
Peach Blood – Kindred Soul
Kylie Minogue – Supernova
Youth Sector – Teeth
Cherry Glazerr – Rabbit Hole
Lauren Moon – Edge Of The Moon
Caroline Rose – I Took A Ride
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All words by Susan Sloan.